Now that the 2017 boys prep soccer season has come and gone, it’s time to roll out year-end awards. And as is typically the case in a league that routinely sends players to top Division 1, 2 and 3 schools based on academic and athletic merit, picking just one for each honor is a difficult endeavor. … [Read more...]
Prep, high school players to give Development Academy sides springtime boost
Almost like a mid-season trade or free agency deadline, academy teams in New England sometimes receive a boost once the high school season comes to a close. Since clubs hand out a select amount of waivers, allowing players to suit up with their classmates in the fall, the spring portion of the … [Read more...]
Berkshire’s Mo Omar talks college soccer, Canadian roots and more
The prep soccer season, by this stage next week, will be all wrapped up. The NEPSAC Tournament will conclude on Sunday at Northfield Mount Hermon school, with Class A, B, C and D title games being decided then. Before that point, we caught up with another elite prep soccer player in Mohamed Omar, a … [Read more...]
Gabriel Meireles, Boston Bolts midfielder, pursuing pro dream
Gabriel Meireles makes no two bones about it: He wants to be a professional soccer player. While that’s still a distant dream for the attacking midfielder, he’s shown well for the Boston Bolts’ U-19 team this fall. Playing for head coach Dan Colwell, Meireles has racked up six goals and 10 assists … [Read more...]
Dylan Maxon proving worth of trek to Oakwood from Albany
Oakwood’s U-17 academy team has shown well in the first half of the 2017-18 season, with midfielder Dylan Maxon standing out in particular. Due to his roots in the Albany, New York area, Maxon travels nearly two hours each way for practice in Connecticut, all with the hopes of landing a college … [Read more...]
Vermont’s Brooke Jenkins Not Taking Anything for Granted
There’s a saying that lightning doesn’t strike the same spot twice. But don’t tell Brooke Jenkins that. Now a junior midfielder and captain at the University of Vermont, she’s torn her right ACL — twice. "I never in a million years thought I would tear my ACL in the first place," Jenkins said. "I … [Read more...]