Seasons are reaching and passing their midpoints in New England prep school girls soccer, which means the games are getting more meaningful, and league and NEPSAC tournaments are coming into view. In the Founders League, the contenders are beginning to play head-to-head games and knocking one … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls: Why Maggie Warner is a major presence for Pingree
Maggie Warner was a sixth-grader when goalie Holly Stam backstopped Pingree to a NEPSAC championship in 2016 before taking her game -- and her 6-foot frame -- to Duke, where she would eventually be voted a team captain. "She was like 6-foot-5 to me," recalled Warner. "She was huge, she was loud and … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls Power Rankings: Which teams made a move in our Top 10?
The first three weeks of the prep school girls soccer season had a heavyweight clash mixed in with a slew of largely predictable out-of-conference results. In a rematch of last year’s NEPSAC Class A championship game last week, defending champ Buckingham Browne and Nichols slugged it out with … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Girls: 5 games to keep an eye on this week
The region’s prep school girls soccer season moves into a higher gear this week. While there has been an early result or two that raised eyebrows -- preseason No. 1 Worcester Academy dropped its opener, 1-0, to a Noble and Greenough team coming off a non-playoff season -- the drama will intensify in … [Read more...]
ISL Girls Preview: Who are the teams, players to watch in 2022?
When it comes to girls soccer in the Independent School League, there are a series of annual givens. Talented players. Strong coaching. Competitive matchups across the schedule. This fall there’s a wild card, too. The 13 teams in the ISL are coming off a 2021 season that saw one of their members … [Read more...]
Founders League Girls Preview: Who are the teams, players to watch in 2022?
The depth and quality of the Founders League was evident again when last year’s season rolled into November. Five of the league’s nine teams -- Westminster, Miss Porter’s, Choate, Hotchkiss and Loomis Chaffee -- were picked for the NEPSAC Class A tournament, with Westminster advancing to the … [Read more...]