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Dec 10, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
Boston University had a roller-coaster of a season last year, peaking with a victory over Army, which was then the top-ranked team in the country. BU would vanquish Army again in the Patriot League semifinals, 11-10 in overtime, before ultimately falling to Lehigh in the championship game by the same score. As a result, the Terriers were unable to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
The 2024 season for UMass got off to a pretty promising start. Following a one-goal loss to Army, the Minutemen crafted a four-game win streak that included a victory over rival UMass Lowell. UMass eventually ended its season on a three-game losing streak, culminating with a first-round defeat at the hands of Saint Joseph's in the Atlantic 10 tournament.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
BC High's senior class in 2023 was a star-studded one that led the team to the MIAA Division 1 final and produced numerous college players. After graduating all the top-notch talent, the Eagles went into 2024 fielding a more inexperienced team. Despite the inherent negatives arising from fielding a young roster, some positives came out of it. A lot of young players got a learn-on-the-job type of season, letting them come out stronger on the other side.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
Sometimes the term “glue guy” can be viewed in a patronizing light, but when you cause a turnover on defense, run through everyone on a clear and then tag a corner to finish the possession, that's the ultimate glue guy. And that is what Tripp Schuhwerk (Hingham, Mass.) provides and the type of spark he’ll be looking to give Rutgers in two seasons. Schuhwerk was predominantly a D-middie for BC High (Mass.) during his freshman season.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
You can tell Emmett Goodrich is a Winchester kid by how he plays the game: mean, physical and relentless. Goodrich (Winchester, Mass.) is a player whose checks and hits are sure to have opponents reaching for ice the next morning. After spending some time at Winchester High School, Goodrich transferred to Middlesex School in the Independent School League, where he took his game -- and physical Winchester play-style -- to the next level.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
There are countless factors and moving parts that go into getting recruited to play college athletics. It's not just having a good game in the playoffs with the coach in the stands holding a clipboard, like we see in so many sports movies. For Vermont native Harrison Hutton (Essex, Vt.), it was an interesting path, which included changing high schools, as well as clubs, on the way to his commitment to Stony Brook last month. For players at any level, fit can matter more than anything.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
The rising junior summer club season is often called the pressure season because it is the first time that college coaches can start communicating with high school players. Out of St. Sebastian's, numerous players were making noise with colleges this summer, including attackman Ty Curry, who's successfully made the journey from a St. Sebs middle-schooler to a Notre Dame commit.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
In a state that doesn't have the lacrosse numbers of some others in the region, Maine still produces some top-tier players who go on to play college lacrosse at all levels. This past spring, perennial Maine powerhouse Falmouth took home the Class A championship behind the efforts of several commits from its ‘25 class. Joey Guerrette (UMass), Indi Backman (Merrimack) and Giovanni Guerrette (Quinnipiac) were also named high school All-Americans by USA Lacrosse.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
laxjournal.com | Owen Hart
Some great professional athletes have made huge position changes that have benefited their careers immensely. Most famously, in this region, Julian Edelman went from being a college quarterback to a star with the New England Patriots. You see it in regularly lacrosse, but mainly it's just a long-stick midfielder switching from close defense, or an attackman playing midfield every now and then. You rarely see a player switch which side of the ball he plays on, and at a high level no less.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Mary Ray |Pip Jones |Sara Ogilvie |Owen Hart
Rock appreciation is bound to start early thanks to this surprisingly emotional guide. Stones and pebbles have plenty to teach us. Ray hands out life advice using the framework of observing and caring for rocks. After all, “it’s hard to ignore a rock.” This observation is true whether they’re the big ones that invite you to climb upon them or the small ones you stuff in your pockets. You can do lots of things with rocks, from stacking them to lining them up.
