The Independent School League has become a two-team race (or maybe even a three-team race, if Lawrence is permitted a vote). There is definitely a three-team race in the Founders League. Also in the Lakes Region League. There’s still a lot to settle in New England’s major prep school girls soccer … [Read more...]
ISL Girls: How Thayer has emerged as a contender, other takeaways
In winning six of its first seven games (and tying the other), the Thayer Academy girls have controlled play for long stretches, scoring 15 goals of their own while only conceding three. But in some games the Tigers have had to get creative. With a 1-0 halftime lead at Tabor on Saturday, they moved … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls Power Rankings: Which teams are keeping pace with BB&N?
The calendar has flipped to October and that means these next few weeks in prep school girls soccer will be a jam-packed ride. Due to weather and postponements, some teams in the region have only played three games to this point. The fixtures will come fast and furious throughout the rest of the … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls: Which teams impressed over the past week?
What have we learned from the first two weeks of the prep school girls soccer season? Plenty. For starters, we know that the Founders League is shaping up to be every bit as good as we thought it was, with the league’s four "teams to beat" -- Choate, Miss Porter’s, Westminster and Loomis Chaffee -- … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls: Takeaways from an eventful opening week
The New England prep school girls soccer season is underway, if just barely. A week of off-and-on rain postponed some early matchups, and delayed some teams playing their long-anticipated first games of the 2023 campaign. But some teams got a chance to make early statements, including one that … [Read more...]
ISL Girls Preview: Teams to watch in 2023, predictions, preseason Best XI
Last year was another banner season for the Independent School League in girls soccer. The NEPSAC Class A title was claimed by Buckingham Browne & Nichols for the third season in a row, and Lawrence Academy reached the championship game in Class B. Both those teams have question marks as the new … [Read more...]