St. Sebastian's Lax Takes Down Rival Belmont Hill in Premier ISL Clash

Arrows and their fans celebrate first win over Belmont Hill since 2012

By Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7)

BELMONT, Mass. -- Over the last four seasons, Belmont Hill boys’ lacrosse has dominated the Independent School League, winning three titles while compiling a 47-5 overall record during that span.

Yet on a rainy afternoon at Belmont’s Gerald Jordan Field, the St. Sebastian’s Arrows asserted their claim to the ISL throne with a 14-11 victory, taking down their archival for the first time since 2012. 

“It means a lot because Belmont Hill is the standard by which the rest of the [ISL] measures itself,” St. Sebastian’s first-year coach Adam White said after the win. “They do everything the right way and that’s really challenged us as a program to up our game. They’re our rivals and it feels good because we have so much respect for them.”

Massachusetts Lacrosse Recruiting Database

Tyngsboro senior middie and UMass-Lowell commit Kyle Laforge.

Compiled by Marisa Ingemi (@Marisa_Ingemi) and Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

Lacrosse season is upon us, so SuiteSports has compiled a list of every college lacrosse commitment with ties to Massachusetts that we could find. As always, if we've made a mistake or left somebody off, Tweet editor Joe Parello here.

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Ed. Note- If a player has "Ivy League" listed as their commitment, they are in the process of being admitted to an Ivy League program, but have not made public which one (at least as far as we can find). The Ivy League recruiting process is a bit different, and you can read all about it here. Of course, if we have a player listed as "Ivy League" and you specifically know where they are going, Tweet at editor Joe Parello and he will update the listing.

Also note that for out of state prep schools featuring Massachusetts natives, we have listed the player's home town in parentheses after their commitment.

La Salle Academy (R.I.) Handles BC High Boys' Lacrosse

La Salle Academy senior captain Logan Liljeberg locks up defensively

BOSTON – The La Salle Academy (R.I.) boys' lacrosse program has enjoyed an unprecedented run of success since Steve O’Donnell took over as head coach 12 seasons ago.

O’Donnell led the Rams to their first state title in 2012 before winning four more consecutive Rhode Island Division 1 championships, and on Saturday afternoon at BC High, the former Providence College coach earned his 125th high school victory, as his experienced team ran away from the Eagles for an 11-5 victory.