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NEPSAC seniors: Celebrating Class of 2021 standouts around the region

Northfield Mount Hermon midfielder Peyton Pettiford-Rowan on the dribble against Kimball Union Academy. (Glenn Minshall)NEPSAC soccer in November tends to have a different feeling. Champions…

ISL Girls: How a 2020 season Best XI would’ve looked

Summer Pierson pulls the strings in midfield for Rivers, the defending Class B champions. (Rivers School)Even without an Independent School League season in 2020, we…

Recruiting: Biggest commitments from around New England this summer

Oakwood center back Logan Jacobs dribbles upfield during a Development Academy match. (Courtesy photo)Summer is officially over, though the past few months hardly slowed down…

Rankings: Who would’ve paced NEPSAC boys soccer in 2020?

South Kent celebrates scoring a goal during the 2019 season. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)The 2020 NEPSAC soccer season will always include unanswered questions. Would…

ISL Boys: How a 2020 season Best XI would have looked

Milton Academy forward Aidan Farwell looks to dribble past Belmont Hill defender Cole Matthews. (Evan Scales/NESJ)Even without an Independent School League season in 2020, we…

ISL Girls: 5 storylines that would have shaped the 2020 season

Buckingham Browne & Nichols and Nobles clash during a 2019 ISL match. (Burt Granofsky/New England Soccer Journal)We’ve known for nearly three weeks that the 2020…

ISL cancels league slate, schools could still play later this fall

Rivers and Middlesex, two ISL schools, meet during the 2018 NEPSAC Class B title game. (Mike Gridley/NESJ)The traditional Independent School League season won’t take place…

Class of 2022 boys: Top local players in new recruiting cycle

Berkshire and Black Rock FC right back Joey Belenardo passes upfield. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)Another life cycle of college recruiting is underway, as June…

Prep Girls: Who’s joining which programs for 2020-21?

Nobles and Pingree players meet as a cross is whipped into the 18-yard box. (Maddie Malhotra/New England Soccer Journal)By the time mid-April rolls around, most…

Prep Boys: Year-end awards announced from the 2019 season

Milton Academy forward Oliver Clarke holds off Berkshire midfielder Emmanuel Roldan. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)It's been roughly a month since the NEPSAC season wrapped…

Prep Boys: 5 parting thoughts from the 2019 season

South Kent wide player Pierre Spiegel surveys his options. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)As the holiday season approaches, we wanted to devote a story to…

Prep Boys: First, Second, Third Best XIs named from 2019 season

Worcester Academy striker Jose Lolas scored in the Class A title game. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)Which players were the best of the best? New…

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