Boys Prep

Just one month into the 2015-2016 Boys Prep hockey season and there has already been an upheaval in the HNIB News Top 15 poll. Five of the teams in this first in-season poll were not ranked in our preseason poll, while the latest #1 team ...

Founders League rivals Avon Old Farms and Westminster were impressive in their holiday tournament appearances this past weekend. The Winged Beavers won their own Avon Christmas Classic in convincing fashion, blasting Kent, 10-1, in the title game, while the Martlets rallied to nip Kimball Union, ...

Expect a great battle again in the Eberhart Division, which saw two of its teams – Brooks (Large School) and St. Mark’s (Small School) win New England prep titles last March. For Brooks (21-5-4) to have a similar type season, the Bishops will need to ...

A good group returns to the fold for Belmont Hill (17-7-8), which advanced to the New England Large School title game last winter. Senior leadership will be a key for the Hillies. Coach Jeremiah McCarthy will build his offense around a quartet of returning forwards ...

From the east, expect Cushing, Dexter and Phillips Exeter to be strong once again...

Albany Academy, Berkshire Will Pose Fits For Opponents In year one of his tenure, coach Brett Riley put together a solid season for Albany Academy (16-12-2). All signs point to the potential for an even better campaign in 2015-2016. Returning senior Kevin O’Neill (55 pts), ...

Kimball Union went undefeated in Lakes Region play last winter, and the Wildcats have to be considered a favorite again this year

Coming off a pair of down years, at least by their standards, Avon Old Farms (14-12-0) looks like it will be back with a vengeance this winter, as veteran coach John Gardner returns a ton of talent, bolstered by an impressive incoming group. The Winged ...

The toughest thing to do in sports is to repeat as champion, so what Salisbury School has done, win the last three New England Prep Elite tournaments, is nothing short of remarkable. Can the Crimson Knights make it four in row this coming March? They ...