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 Boys: 5 storylines that would have shaped the 2020 season
Nobles forward Michael Balleani sidesteps South Kent midfielder Eujin Chae. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)We've known for nearly three weeks that the 2020 Independent School…
Lawrence Academy midfielder Marley Chappel verbally commits to Arizona
Marley Chappell attends prep school at Lawrence Academy and plays club for FC Stars. (Paul Rutherford/Lawrence Academy)Lawrence Academy and FC Stars midfielder Marley Chappel is…
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 girls: Top local players in new recruiting cycle
Oakwood center back Logan Jacobs clears the ball upfield. (Courtesy of Oakwood SC)Another life cycle of college recruiting is underway, as June 15 marks when…
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…
Guide: Every MLS player from New England to watch for in 2020
Former Boston Bolts center back Miles Robinson took a quantum leap forward in 2019. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)The 2020 Major League Soccer season is upon…
Top 15: BB&N, Miss Porter’s lead final NEPSAC rankings of 2019
Buckingham Browne and Nichols midfielder Sarah Sullivan keeps things moving. (Burt Granofsky/New England Soccer Journal)Back in preseason, we conducted a preseason coaches poll for NEPSAC…
Class B tournament predictions: Pingree, Rivers the teams to beat
Rivers forward Summer Pierson presses high up the field against Loomis Chaffee. (Maddie Malhotra/New England Soccer Journal)The draw is out for the NEPSAC Class B…
What’s driving increased depth, parity in ISL soccer?
Milton Academy forward Aidan Farwell drives past a Belmont Hill defender. (Evan Scales/New England Soccer Journal)Heading into the final two weeks of the Independent School…
Siad Haji: From refugee to Generation adidas deal in MLS
Siad Haji was named to the First Team All-Southeast Region Team as a junior. (Credit: VCU Athletics)At the 2018 MLS Combine, Virginia Commonwealth coach Dave…
