NEEDHAM – If you love the game of lacrosse, St. Sebastian’s was the place to be on Friday night. The top two teams in the ISL and the state met for a massive regular season showdown with a week left in the regular season when Belmont Hill took on the Arrows. The game lived up to the hype with a massive crowd, two raucous student sections and a game with ferverent action from start to finish. Belmont Hill took sole possession of first place in the league with a 14-12 win. The Sextants had 11 different goal scorers, led by two each from John Lynch, Ben DiBattista and Preston Evans. James Mullo ..read more

Well, this is it. The moment we’ve been counting down towards for about a month now with our 2024 Top 100 Players reveal. Belmont Hill senior LSM/defenseman and Princeton commit Peyton ‘Finn’ Fox is our top player in Massachusetts this season. Fox is a game changer in every sense of the word. Size, speed, toughness, relentless pursuit of the ball and the ability to score, Fox has it all. He’s also got a very high lax IQ and is one of the main reasons why Belmont Hill is right back in the hunt for the top seed in the ISL playoffs with a week left in the regular season. Congrats to Finn and ever ..read more

By Mike Flanagan (@flano0) DEDHAM – It was almost the exact same storyline as last season’s classic between Belmont Hill and Nobles when the teams met again on Wednesday. With both teams chasing the ISL regular season title in 2023, Belmont fell behind early and rallied to win by three behind big performances by Will DiBattiista (Lafayette) and Preston Evans (Virginia). History repeated itself on Wednesday afternoon in Dedham, but this time with some added dramatics. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-1 lead and led for the entirety of the first half before DiBattista (3 goals, 6 assists) and Eva ..read more

The final two days of the 2024 Top 100 Player countdown are upon us. Coming in at No. 2 is arguably the most elite scorer and one of the best all around athletes in the state, St. John’s Prep senior midfielder and Princeton commit, Jake Vana. Vana is one of the biggest reasons the Eagles have won three straight D1 titles and are currently unbeaten against MIAA competition. A clutch player in multiple sports, Vana simply brings a winning DNA to the SJP program and he’ll carry that into the Tigers’ locker room too. Here’s our interview with Jake: What made you want to commit to Princeton? “I am ..read more

Then there were three. Our 2024 Top 100 Players countdown continues with the No. 3 player in the state this season, senior LSM Jimmy Kenney of Needham. Kenney is heading to Notre Dame to bring his all around game to South Bend after finishing his stellar career with the Rockets. Lasers in transition on offense or from a set play up top, sick stick checks on defense, big ground late in a game. Whatever you need, Kenney’s got it covered. Here’s our interview with Jimmy: What made you want to commit to Notre Dame? “I chose Notre Dame because of the phenomenal coaching staff and the brotherhood in ..read more

By Owen Hart Boston Lax Correspondent DORCHESTER – The last time BC High and St. John’s Prep met in the 2023 D1 state championship, there were 30 goals scored with Prep winning in a wild affair. It was a much different story this time around on Tuesday, but the same result. A slow and methodical defensive battle ensued when the teams met for the first time after having an initial meeting postponed by rain a few weeks ago, with the defending champs grinding out a 7-4 win. Both goalies were outstanding. Prep’s Max Putney (8 saves) and Mattheus DuPlessis (6 saves) split the duties each half while ..read more

It’s down to the Final Four. Our last four players in the 2024 Top 100 Players countdown will be revealed between now and Friday. Coming in at No. 4 is St. Seb’s senior attackman and Denver commit, Chris Merageas. Merageas is currently fourth in the ISL in scoring (53 points, 38 goals) and one of the main reasons why the Arrows are tied for first place with Belmont Hill with two weeks left in the regular season. Here’s our interview with Chris: What made you want to commit to Denver? “What made me want to commit to Denver University was the coaches and the school itself. The  coaches care ..read more

We’ve reached the final week of our 2024 Top 100 player countdown. Today, we’ve got the No. 5 player in the state, Andover senior attackman John Paul Guinee. Guinee is a prolific scorer and can dish it with the best of the best as well. Andover is one of the Top 10 teams in the state (by our rankings) and he’s a huge reason why. Guinee is also a leader on and off the field and is making quite a commitment during these uncertain times, joining the U.S. Army. Here’s our interview with JP: What made you want to commit to Army? “I have always wanted to serve my country. I come from a long line of ..read more

Two weeks to go. Final day of the regular season is May 11th and as we’ve been saying, the ISL is seemingly wide open this season… 1. St. Sebastian’s (9-3, 7-0) – Blew out Groton and took down Middlesex in OT in what might have been the Game of the Year. Tabor and a showdown for the top seed with Belmont Hill on Friday. 2. Belmont Hill (10-1, 7-0) – Tough road win against a good RL team then put up 23 on St. Mark’s. Statement week with Nobles & Seb’s up next. 3. Middlesex (7-2, 5-2) – Nearly took down Seb’s in OT and blew out St. Mark’s. Home games against Groton and Thayer this week. 4 ..read more

Jumping right into it this week… 1. St. John’s Prep (8-1, 8-0 MIAA) – Took care of SJS, a gritty Xaverian team and won an emotional game over Billerica. Three straight on the road this week with BC High on Tuesday night before CM Thursday and Staples on Saturday. 2. Hingham (9-0) – Blowout wins over Plymouth and Silver Lake and a grind-it-out win over Pinkerton. Huge week coming up with Duxbury, Marshfield and Needham. 3. Duxbury (9-1) – Dominant week, outscoring Plymouth and Cohasset by a combined score of 25-5. Much tougher week ahead with Hingham, Pembroke and L-S. 4. Acton-Boxbor ..read more