Most teams in New England have played five games as mid-September rolls around, providing a large enough sample size to assess how 2019 could go. From that, New England Soccer Journal has its first power rankings of the region's Division 1 teams. We've ranked them No. 1 through No. 22, and also … [Read more...]
Berkshire balancing high standard, new puzzle in 2019
Berkshire head coach Charlie Bour has no problem calling it the “elephant in the room.” After last year’s Class A title, the Bears’ fifth in seven years, how would the level stay so high? After all, the nation’s No. 1 prep program has lost high-end talent all over the field. Nine months after … [Read more...]
Valeo FC to enter NPSL for 2020, Boston City voices concern
Valeo FC is set to begin playing in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2020 season, as originally reported in New England Soccer Journal and announced Thursday by the NPSL. The club, based out of Newton, Mass., will be coached by former Southern New Hampshire player Corlton Simmond and play … [Read more...]
Weekend preview: Providence vs. Brown highlights busy Sunday slate
In a flash, most Division 1 women's soccer teams have logged at least a half-dozen games in their 2019 season. Across the Division 2 and Division 3 spaces, Northeast-10 and NESCAC play is already underway. We're not even halfway through September, but New England's college soccer scene is flipping … [Read more...]
Weekend preview: Massive tests await Boston College, SNHU, Tufts
Another jam-packed weekend of college soccer is here, and there are plenty of high-profile matches just around the corner. As that nears, we've sorted through what you can expect across all three divisions. We've highlighted five Division 1 games, three Division 2 games and five Division 3 … [Read more...]
Northfield Mount Hermon taking measured, patient approach in 2019
A fair number of prep school soccer programs, especially those in Class A and Class B, take preseason trips away from campus. They bring teams together, start laying the foundation for the fall and give coaches a clearer sense of what progress their players have made. But Northfield Mount Hermon … [Read more...]