Growing the Game: Middleboro's New Lacrosse Team is Ready to Compete

By Tom Joyce (@TomJoyceSports)

There were Sachems playing lacrosse before the Pilgrims came to America, but it wasn’t until this year that Middleboro High School Sachems began playing varsity lacrosse.

The several hundred-year-old sport - which also happens to be one of the nation’s fastest growing- found its way to Middleboro High two seasons ago as a JV team. At first, it was an experiment based off a school survey, which asked students the types of programs they like the school to offer.

Now, even if the sport is unfamiliar to Middleboro's student body, the Sachems are relishing the opportunity to compete against the best competition possible.

BC High Lax Tops Needham in Season Opener

By Marisa Ingemi (@Marisa_Ingemi)

If Boston College High School was worried about life after A.J. Kucinski, the Eagles can feel confident about their offensive depth after soaring past the Needham Rockets in a 12-10 victory on Tuesday afternoon.

Defender Will Bowen scored once and shut down prolific scorer Jason Child in a season opening victory for the Eagles.

Your 2017 MIAA Lacrosse Primer: Division 1

By Marisa Ingemi (@Marisa_Ingemi)

It's lacrosse time in Massachusetts, and over the next few days we're going to be rolling out previews of all three MIAA divisions. We begin today with the state's largest division, where powerful Lincoln-Sudbury is going for a historic three-peat.