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North Andover Athletic Director Jon Longley announced this morning the hiring of its new varsity soccer coaches. Lisa Rasanen takes over the girls program, while Kyle Wood takes over the boys. Rasanen is a graduate of North Andover High School and...

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) has announced its recipients in each sport for its Coach of the Year awards. Each coach will be recognized at the third annual MIAA Coach of the Year/Student--Athlete of the Month banquet...

In its 28th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Mac Steeves of Needham High School as its 2012-13 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player...

Last Friday, principals from the Northeastern Conference member schools voted to allow Saugus High to leave the conference, effective for the 2013-14 schools year, for the Cape Ann League. Saugus High athletic director first confirmed the news Fr...

The Division 1 state champions, the Needham Rockets, take over the No. 1 spot in the final ESPN Boston MIAA boys' soccer Top 20 poll for 2012. Needham was described by each opposing coach as the best team that they had faced this season and with a 1-...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Nate Pomeroy's seventh and eighth goals of the postseason helped fire the Groton-Dunstable Crusaders to their second straight MIAA Division 2 boys' soccer state title. The Crusaders beat South sectional champions Medway 2-0 on Sat...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The brothers Rothermich, Justin and Kevin, each scored a goal on Saturday afternoon to lead Sutton to a 2-1 state title victory over Watertown, Sutton's second consecutive Division 3 state championship. Watertown junior James G...

FIELD HOCKEY Division 1 Acton-Boxborough 3, Shrewsbury 0 The Colonials took a 2-0 halftime lead, and added insurance with seven minutes to go, to capture their third state title in six seasons, and fourth in program history. Division 2 Water...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Steeves family has a history with Worcester State University's Coughlin Field. While he was a player for Needham, Jay Steeves, who currently serves as an assistant coach with the Rockets, lost a state final in the dying se...

BOLTON, Mass. -- In the traditional sense, something had to give. In Wednesday's boys' soccer Division 1 state semifinal between Amherst and Leominster, a mix of history and destiny were in question. The Hurricanes had never been there, running pa...

QUINCY, Mass. -- As the round of penalty kicks began, Watertown goalkeeper Greg Koutroukas walked off to the corner of the turf at Veterans Memorial Field, crouched, bowed his head, closed his eyes and softly prayed. "I was just trying to get myse...

(Highlights courtesy of The Needham Channel) LYNN, Mass. -- Mac Steeves scored two first-half goals, including one from the penalty spot, to bring Needham back from a goal down in a 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Somerville on Wednesday nigh...

BRAINTREE, Mass. -- The Needham Channel's Michael Dermody passes along highlights from last night's Division 1 South boys soccer final between Needham and Weymouth. Needham took down the Wildcats, 2-0, on goals from Nolan Brady and Brandon Miskin, an...

LYNN, Mass. -- The incredible tournament run of the Beverly Panthers continued on Sunday afternoon at Manning Field in Lynn. The No. 4 seed Panthers took home the girls' Division 1 North sectional title, 2-1 (4-1 in penalties), over No. 3 seed Ce...

TAUNTON, Mass. -- There are certain points in a game when a goal will have the biggest impact on an opponent. Early goals, goals just before halftime, or goals coming out of the break can be devastating to the mental state of the opposing team. ...

BOYS' SOCCER DIVISION 1 NORTH Madison Park 5, Methuen 1 Masconomet 3, East Boston 0 Somerville 1, Westford Academy 0 St. John's Prep 1, Acton-Boxborough 0 DIVISION 1 SOUTH Dartmouth 5, Nauset 0 Needham 3, Marshfield 0 Oliver Ames 2, Walpol...