It was the opening weekend of the Northeast 7 on 7. The North Regional was played at Exeter High School in Exeter, New Hampshire. The South Regional was played at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, Massachusetts. The North Regional featured some of the top programs in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This year’s tournament also features a new format. There are now two champions crowned in each regional. An…
High School: Kurkjian’s Northeast 7 on 7 North and South Recap
Over the weekend, we took in a heaping helping of 7-on-7 at the Northeast 7v7 North and South regionals. Milton coach Steve Dembowski does a phenomenal job running the tournament, and the event was a success again. On Saturday, it took place at Exeter High School in New Hampshire, while Sunday was at Oliver Ames. The only blip was for about an hour when it poured down rain on Sunday….
Patriots: Rookies will need to make an impact this season if the Patriots plan on contending
Patriots rookies report for the start of training camp tomorrow. The Patriots selected 10 rookies in April’s draft and will have several other rookies that come to training camp as undrafted free agents. After finishing 10-8 last season, expectations are once again high in New England. The fans expect a team that can contend for a Super Bowl but the reality is, the Patriots are not a Super Bowl contender…
UMass: Minutemen keep rolling with a commitment from EDGE Donovan Dyson out of Maryland
UMass continues to rack up the 2023 commitments. Don Brown and his staff picked up a commitment from Donovan Dyson out of Baltimore, Maryland yesterday. https://twitter.com/8maxin1/status/1548372463863472131?s=21&t=jWWJv2FJfB5JWRa00iYz1w Dyson plays EDGE. At 6-2 220, he is tightly packed and has good pop on the snap. He can play along the line of scrimmage and he makes a ton of backside pursuit plays. His versatility will make him a good fit in Brown’s…
NFL: Lindstrom ready to make an impact at his first training camp with the Dallas Cowboys
Photo: Dallas Cowboys Aside from a different kind of heat and less traffic, Texas isn’t all that different from Massachusetts. At least, that’s what former Boston College offensive lineman and current Dallas Cowboys rookie Alec Lindstrom jokingly said in a recent phone interview ahead of his first NFL training camp next week. Lindstrom was back home for a bit earlier this past week visiting some familiar faces at BC and…
Pirates Preview: San Diego Strike Force (3-12) at Massachusetts Pirates (10-5)
The Pirates wrap up the regular season at home tonight against the San Diego Strike Force. The Pirates have secured a home playoff game next week in the first round of the IFL playoffs. Before they get there however, they need to beat the Strike Force. The Pirates won the first match up between these two teams in Week 7 51-30. Here are three keys for the Pirates tonight. 1….
College: 14 Division One New England draft prospects are featured in the East-West Shrine Game 1000 for 2023
The East-West Shrine Game announced their top 1,000 draft eligible prospects list for 2023 yesterday. 14 players from New England made the list. Here is who made the list and from which school: Boston College Josh DeBerry, CB Jaelen Gill, WR Zay Flowers, WR Elijah Jones, CB Phil Jurkovec, QB Jaiden Woodbey, S Holy Cross Liam Anderson, ILB Merrimack Darion McKenzie, CB UConn Jackson Mitchell, LB UMass Ellis Merriweather, RB…
Patriots: The Patriots Best Memories at Heinz Field
By Mason Sousa With the Heinz Field era coming to an end I thought it would be fitting to revisit some of the best times had in that stadium. Bane blowing it up as Hines Ward took an opening kickoff to the house comes to mind. But let’s focus on the top 3 times the New England Patriots went in there and had their best games against the Steelers. Week…
Boston College: Boston College and UNH schedule a game for 2028
The Eagles will be hosting UNH on September 9th 2028 in a game that was made official today. Boston College will be paying New Hampshire $400,000 dollars to play the game according to FBSchedules.com. Boston College adds New Hampshire to 2028 football schedulehttps://t.co/OZ8DXu9rwO pic.twitter.com/DLQ0y5G0SG — FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) July 13, 2022 The two schools will be facing for the 12th time but for the first time since 1936. Boston College won…
Boston College: Entering 17th season, ‘Voice of the Eagles’ Jon Meterparel is still enjoying the ride
There’s been quite a bit of change in and around the BC football program over the last few years. Whether it’s been new athletic directors, head coaches or staff members, there just isn’t as many familiar faces in and around the program as there used to be. One guy that’s seen it all over the last 16 seasons and remains arguably the most recognizable person within the program, is radio…