Back in the pre-season, Austin Prep coach Stephanie Wood was pretty straightforward when assessing her team’s prognosis for the upcoming 2015-2016 campaign. She fully expected her club to be there at the end, fighting for a state title. After Sunday’s 5-1 win over Hingham, the ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D1 Semifinal: AC downs Westford, sets up showdown with Austin for state crown
With its Catholic Central League rival having already done its part in the first semifinal game at O’Brien Rink, it was up to top-seeded Arlington Catholic to get the job done against upstart Westford Academy to set up the game on Boston Garden ice most ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D2 Quarterfinals: Explosive Notre Dame sinks Red Rangers
Notre Dame of Hingham, ranked #1 in the final regular season HNIB News Mass. Girls D2 Top 10, showed why, taking down the tournament’s top seed, Tewksbury/Methuen, 8-2, in a quarterfinal matchup Saturday at Gallo Arena. Caroline Hocking‘s three goals led six different goal scorers ...
Read More »Mass. D1 Girls Quarterfinals: Hingham, Austin Prep round out semifinal field
Two of the more storied programs in Massachusetts Girls high school hockey faced off Wednesday in a semifinal contest and when it was over, it was Hingham that would advance to the semifinals, beating St. Mary’s 2-0. Kenzie Hunt was the offensive star for the ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D1 Quarterfinals: AC, Westford Academy win 2-1 thrillers
There have been precious few times this season that the Arlington Catholic girls hockey team has been behind in a game, but Tuesday night the Cougars entered the third period of their quarterfinal matchup with #9 Duxbury trailing 1-0. Enter Nicole Amato. The junior forward ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D2 First Round: Pembroke, Matignon advance with 5-4 wins
Second seeded Pembroke moves on to the quarterfinals with a 5-4 overtime win over defending D2 champion Falmouth in a wild one at Gallo Arena. Shea Coady notched the OT game-winner for the Titans, after Falmouth’s Brooke Bowman scored to tie the game in the ...
Read More »MIAA Girls D1 First Round: Season ends for #3 Needham, #4 Billerica, #6 HPNA
Top-seeded Arlington Catholic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over #17 Barnstable. After a scoreless first period, the Cougars got goals from Nicole Amato and Mickey McLaughlin. The Red Raiders scored late in the third period on a goal by Brynn Mendes. Arlington ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D2 First Round: Top seed Tewksbury/Methuen impressive in win
It was two weeks to the day since the last time top-seeded Tewksbury/Methuen played a real game, so when the Red Rangers took to the ice in their first round matchup with Longmeadow, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if they showed some rust. If ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D2 First Round: Notre Dame survives Winchester
With the seeding process that way it is, two of the state’s top teams met in this D2 first round contest. It was unfortunate one of them had to lose. Notre Dame of Hingham, top ranked in Girls Division 2 circles for most of the season, ...
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