Defense paid dividends for No. 1 Malden Catholic this season. That was readily apparent in the Division 1A Tournament as the Lancers yielded a mere four goals in five games, becoming the tournament’s second five-time winner with a 2-1 OT win against 2015 champion St. ...
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 »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. D1 Boys North Preview: Middlesex Liberty squads will be tough to beat
The top two teams — Arlington and Reading — return to the Sectional following Division 1A play-in game defeats, meaning the top three seeds all hail from the Middlesex League’s Liberty Division . Overall, eight of the 14 teams in the draw were under consideration for the ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D1 Tourney Preview: All roads point to the Garden
A total of 25 teams will begin play this week in the 2016 MIAA Girls Division 1 Tournament. Arlington Catholic (18-1-1) and Austin Prep (17-2-1), the top two teams in the division all year, grabbed the top two seeds and a preliminary round bye. Also ...
Read More »Mass. D1 Boys Poll: BC High cements its No. 1 status
If anyone retained even a scintilla of doubt about No. 1 B.C. High’s top billing, it certainly must have dissipated last week as the Eagles shredded three opponents at the Ferreira Classic – host Falmouth and Catholic Central Large foes Austin Prep and Arlington Catholic – ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D1 Poll: Arlington Catholic makes statement
Arlington Catholic (17-1-1) returns to the #1 spot in this week’s HNIB News Mass. Girls D1 Top 10 in an emphatic way. The Cougars beat #2 Austin Prep (16-2-1) in their second showdown of the year Saturday, taking a solid 4-0 win to sweep the ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D1 Poll: Busy week culminates in Austin Prep-AC, Part II
Top-ranked Austin Prep and Arlington Catholic continued their winning ways this week, as they head to their second showdown of the season this Saturday, February 20 at Ed Burns Arena. The winner will get the Catholic Central League title. #1 Austin Prep (14-1-1) had wins ...
Read More »Mass Girls D1 Poll: Top-ranked AC stunned by St. Mary’s
The question arises. If the #1 team loses and the #2 team wins, does the #2 team automatically take over the top spot? Even if said #2 team lost earlier this season against the #1 team? That’s the dilemma today after top-ranked Arlington Catholic was ...
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