Tuesday's six high school sports takeaways, starting with a mind-blowing strikeout total
1. Milestones
Burlington's
Jason Kane
netted his 100th career goal in a two-goal performance to help beat Swampscott, 11-10.
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From Monday: Abington baseball coach
Steve Perakslis
won his 339th game, making him the
Karina Bosco
scored the 300th goal of her career.
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2. Three stars
Kiley Hogan
, Tyngsborough — The junior not only struck out 12 in seven innings of one-run ball, but she added three hits and two RBIs in a 6-1 win over Beverly.
Rossi, Bedford — Not only did she strike out 26 batters, but she took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with a one-hitter in which the only damage against her was a bunt. She is up to 107 strikeouts in seven outings this season.
Maggie Schlossberg
, East Bridgewater — The Vikings' starter did most of her damage at the plate, crushing a three-run homer as part of a five-RBI day that also saw the junior strike out four in the circle during a 10-1 win over Oliver Ames.
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3. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Mia Flaherty
, Weymouth, 10
Kendall Rogers
, Weymouth, 9
Ben Campbell
, Danvers, 7
Zoe Labdon
, Nauset, 7
Kam Tremblay
, Billerica, 7
Isa Robinson
, North Andover, 6
Julia Kipperman
, Nauset, 6
Charlie Carroll
, Marshfield, 5
Ethan Fennel
, Acton-Boxborough, 5
Emelie Jonsson
, Barnstable, 5
Ryan Martin
, Winchester, 5
Michael Reilly
, Abington, 5
Timothy Tavares
, Essex Tech, 5
Sean Rockwood
, Stoughton, 5
Points
Cooper Dunham
, Danvers, 10
Flaherty, Weymouth, 10
Tremblay, Billerica, 10
Martin, Essex Tech, 9
Rogers, Weymouth, 9
Matt Grafton
, Abington, 8
Braden Martin
, Billerica, 8
Tyler Moody
, Danvers, 8
Sam Rizza
, Waltham, 8
Carroll, Marshfield, 7
Fennel, Acton-Boxborough, 7
Lily Krawciw
, Weymouth, 7
Labdon, Nauset, 7
Robinson, North Andover, 7
Jon Sullivan
, Marshfield, 7
4. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Alyx Rossi
, Bedford, 26
Emma Penniman
, Triton, 17
Kiley Hogan
, Tyngsborough, 12
Cole Kelleher
, Middleborough, 12
Sharlotte Stazinski
, Walpole, 11
Jack Cooke
, Hamilton-Wenham, 9
Delaney Moquin
, Silver Lake, 9
Elsie Testa
, Abington, 9
Jasen Thomas
, Cambridge, 9
5. Going, going, gone
As we noted, it was a day for the hurlers, not the hitters, but we still had a few who managed to get ahold of one, led by three-run shots from Hamilton-Wenham's
Caden Schrock
, Foxborough's
Ben Angelini
, and Schlossberg. Also homering were Latin Academy's
Maddie Andrade
, Silver Lake's
Elise Tartaglione
, Walpole's
Sydney Bissonnette
, Plymouth North's
Will Novak
, and Franklin's
Zach Winer
.
6. Tragedy in Florida
While we fill most of this space highlighting athletic achievements, occasionally a truly devastating moment enters the high school sports world, and that was the case Monday night when Concord-Carlisle seniors
Jimmy McIntosh
,
Hannah Wasserman
, and
Maisey O'Donnell
Related
:
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O'Donnell was the Globe's Diver of the Year in 2023-24, and had already been selected as the 2024-25 recipient after going undefeated for two seasons, winning a pair of MIAA North sectional crowns and capturing two Division 1 titles
The All-Scholastic teams will be published online on May 1 and in print on May 4.
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