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2 days ago
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Alex Lutky dreamt of walking off Franklin. The King Philip senior did so in the Division 1 quarterfinals
With a swift motion, Lutfy caught the pitch with the end of his bat, lifting it the opposite way to left, and the ball was not handled, dropping in to lift the fourth-seeded Warriors to a frenetic 2-1 win. Fairy-tale ending! Alex Lutfy lifts a bases-loaded single over Franklin's left fielder, who barely caught a piece of the ball but didn't manage to haul it in. Unreal. — Graham Dietz (@graham_dietz) KP (20-4) will take on No. 8 Braintree (15-8) in a state semifinal (TBD). 'You can't make that feeling up,' said Lutfy, who was 3 for 4 in the designated hitter spot. 'It's like Christmas morning. I don't know how else to put it. Probably the greatest thing I've ever done.' Advertisement 'We battle Franklin every year and they've had our number for quite a while,' King Philip coach Jeff Plympton Jr. said. 'This year, we got two wins against them [in the regular season] probably [for the first time] since 2016. If we won those two, we needed to win this one.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The game was a duel into the seventh, with Cam Hasenfus and Franklin's Zach Winer matching pitch for pitch. Winer yielded two hits over six innings, fanning seven, allowing an unearned run. Hasenfus scattered seven hits in a complete-game effort, walking one and striking out four. 'Unbelievable. MVP of the Hockomock, and it's not an easy thing to do — pitch like that in front of this environment,' Plympton Jr. said. 'Anytime he takes the mound, this team has tremendous energy, and they want to play for him … It felt like a basketball atmosphere there at the end.' Advertisement The Arlington Catholic baseball team shows off its new banner after advancing to the Division 3 state semifinals. Graham Dietz Division 3 State Arlington Catholic 5, Foxborough 3 — In the bottom of the sixth inning, in a bases-loaded, two-out jam, Arlington Catholic senior Matthew Toland saw his pitch ricochet off the bat of Foxborough's Ben Angelini. His reaction? 'Oh no.' A trip to the semifinals, the first in program history, was on the line. 'You know, this could be a bases-clearing double,' Toland said. 'But [Ryan Tarello]'s the fastest kid I know. He covers ground so well.' By the time Angelini's moonshot to center field reached its apex, Tarello was already perched under it with his mitt open. The ball landed safely into his glove, and 11th-seeded Arlington Catholic (16-6) was on its way to the victory in a game that was suspended Saturday (with AC on top, 3-1) because of rain. Toland put away all but one batter in the seventh, who walked, and recorded the final out himself by tossing a short grounder to first. 'Toland, he's the [Catholic Central] league MVP two years in a row,' Arlington Catholic coach Chris Hall said. 'We have confidence in all our pitchers, but he's been the central core. And it's ironic that when Matt pitches, Ryan goes to center, and he maybe made the catch of the program on that play.' In addition to pitching the final five innings, Toland also had two RBIs — one Saturday, and another in the top of the fourth when play resumed. Coleman O'Neill, Tyler Valente, Pat Clair and Trey Flaherty all collected hits, with Clair's RBI double to left-center in the top of the fifth increasing the lead to 5-1. Advertisement Aidan Stow had an RBI double for Foxborough in the fifth. 'It's obviously easy to pitch coming in with the lead,' Toland said. 'We just knew we had to come in here and get on them early, because we had to keep up the momentum and couldn't let them get anything.'
Boston Globe
08-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Nine high school sports takeaways from a Wednesday that showcased some of the state's best strikeout artists
On a night of big strikeout totals, nobody could compete with Westwood's Bridget Mulkeen , a Holy Cross-bound senior who not only fired a no-hitter to beat Medfield, 6-0, but surpassed 700 career strikeouts. A pair of juniors have a shot of crossing 700 next spring, but had to make do with reaching 500 career strikeouts Wednesday. Tyngsborough junior Kiley Hogan picked up her 500th career whiff while striking out 10 in a 7-0 blanking of Oakmont, and King Philip junior McCoy Walsh also joined the 500K club in a 16-0 win over Canton. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Not far behind is Abington junior Elsie Testa , who notched her 400th career strikeout while striking out 11 in both ends of a doubleheader, finishing the day with a total of 22 punch outs despite getting swept by Middleborough. Chelmsford senior Jillian Martin won her 300th career draw control in an 18-4 win over Groton-Dunstable, Stoughton freshman goalie Joe Toupin passed the 200-save mark on the season with 10 in a 17-4 loss to King Philip, Arlington Catholic junior Stephen Constantine netted his 200th career point in a 16-8 win over St. Mary's, Taunton sophomore Bella Bourque recorded her 100th career hit in a 12-0 win over Oliver Ames, and Winthrop senior Timmy Vargus spun an 11-strikeout no-hitter to beat Swampscott, 2-0. Advertisement Congratulations Jill Martin on this great milestone! — CHS Girls Lacrosse (@Girls_CHS_Lax) 2. Walk-off wins We usually focus on walk-off hits or goals in this space, but Needham senior Maricel Pucillo provided another type of walk-off win when she made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and runners on second and third, preserving a 5-4 win over Milton. Watertown's first Middlesex League win in four years came via a double-overtime winner from senior Caleb Mayhew , who also netted the tying goal in the final two minutes of regulation, lifting the Raiders to a 9-8 victory vs. Stoneham. Triton freshman Ginger Thompson's bases-loaded walk-off single provided a 7-5 win over Hamilton-Wenham, Liam Connelly's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh pushed Canton past King Philip, 2-1, and Austin Prep's Luciana Igoe lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh for a 6-5 win over BB&N. 3. Three stars Jackie Giordano , Brooks — The senior from Andover fired a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts while also stepping up to the plate and delivering three hits, two runs, and an RBI in a 12-0 drubbing of Milton Academy. Mylee Ramer , Bishop Feehan — The senior did it all for the Shamrocks in a 9-0 win over Arlington Catholic, striking out 18 in a two-hitter, while collecting three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer to set the tone in the first inning. Andrew Cox and Shawn Laduke , Methuen — Cox, a junior, smashed 21 kills, and Laduke, a senior, doled out 47 assists in a 3-1 win over North Andover. Advertisement 4. Going, going, gone Hogan left the yard twice with solo shots for Tyngsborough, joining Brooks' Sophia Florencio with two longballs. King Philip got homers from Ali Gill , Liv Petrillo , and Cheyenne Murray in a 16-0 win over Canton and Marblehead's Lyla McGovern launched a grand slam in the seventh inning to beat Peabody, 10-7. The rest of the day's round-trippers belonged to Dighton-Rehoboth's Haleigh Kelley , Taunton's Cate Larson , Bishop Feehan's Caitlyn Deveney , Newton North's Ella Fahey , Tyngsborough's Katie O'Keefe , Bedford's Alyx Rossi , and Conor Secrist of St. John's (Shrewsbury). 5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Caleb Mayhew , Watertown, 6 Colin Fuller , Newburyport, 5 Maddy Lubov , Ursuline, 5 Caroline Nozzolillo , Westwood, 5 Neil Sullivan , Archbishop Williams, 5 Allie Wile , Ipswich, 5 Abby Bradley , Apponequet, 4 Thomas Donovan , Mansfield, 4 Gunner Hanna , Abington, 4 Corey Herbert , Bridgewater-Raynham, 4 Kendall Herrick , Medfield, 4 Cole Hogencamp , Mansfield, 4 Jayleigh Howart , Apponequet, 4 Kenny Wisniewski , Apponequet, 4 Points Meera Raskin , Ursuline, 8 Lubov, Ursuline, 7 Meghan Daley , North Andover, 6 Donovan, Mansfield, 6 Mayhew, Watertown, 6 Fuller, Newburyport, 5 Matt Grafton , Abington, 5 Hogencamp, Mansfield, 5 Julianna Lanzillo , Chelmsford, 5 Nozzolillo, Westwood, 5 Isa Robinson , North Andover, 5 Eli Sirota , Newburyport, 5 Sullivan, Archbishop Williams, 5 Wisniewski, Apponequet, 5 6. Daily strikeout leaderboard Mylee Ramer , Bishop Feehan, 18 Alyx Rossi , Bedford, 16 Sharlotte Stazinski , Walpole, 16 Akiira'Ley Vazquez , Greater New Bedford, 14 Kayla Shaw , Wakefield, 13 Devon Blair , East Bridgewater, 12 Nora Hamel , Newton North, 12 Zahgros Tanner , Newton North, 12 Connor Gavin , Waltham, 11 Jackie Giordano , Brooks, 11 Cate Larson , Taunton, 11 Elsie Testa , Abington, 11 (twice) Timmy Vargus , Winthrop, 11 Aliza Crean-Oviedo , St. Mary's, 10 Colin Ducie , Plymouth South, 10 Advertisement Nolan Gordon , Foxborough, 10 Kiley Hogan , Tyngsborough, 10 Brian Mancinelli , St. John Paul II, 10 7. MIAA lacrosse committees The boys' and girls' lacrosse committees met virtually and confirmed the timeline for the upcoming state tournament. Brackets should be released on May 28, tournament games can begin May 29 and will run until the state finals on June 13-14. Tournament director Dan Brothers said the goal is to finish the finals before Father's Day, June 15, but weather could cause postponements that would push some games back to that date. Brothers said the search is ongoing for different neutral sites for the boys' lacrosse championships, but top options such as Bentley, Boston University, Harvard Stadium, and Quincy's Veterans Stadium have been ruled out. It is likely that a high school will once again play host to the boys' lacrosse finals, as Burlington has hosted the past two years. The girls' lacrosse finals will once again be held at Babson. Longtime committee members attended their final meeting. Darrell Benson , the president of the World Series of Lacrosse and a longtime MIAA official, was on his final call with the boys' lacrosse committee. Officials representative Teri Riggs attended her final meeting with the girls' lacrosse committee, and advocated for splitting all JV and varsity games into quarters for injury purposes. Both committees discussed the implementation of a shot clock in upcoming seasons, citing reasons it improves the game. Since the MIAA plays under National Federation of High School rules, the committee will hold off on further discussion until the NFHS addresses shot clock rules this summer. 8. MIAA soccer committee No votes were held at the MIAA soccer meeting, but the committee made it clear they are not interested in a Super 8/Division 1A tournament. Advertisement Canton athletic director and committee chair Danny Erickson , Nipmuch AD Chris Schmidt , Monomoy AD Karen Guillemette , Agawam coach Laura Ramos , and Wayland coach Dave Gavron all expressed a lack of appetite for an additional tournament. 'I think our tournament runs great the way it is,' Erickson said. St. Mary's athletic director Jeff Newhall , the MIAA soccer tournament director, noted that 419 teams participated in the 2024 postseason, with 8,400 players taking the field, 4,600-plus tickets sold, and revenue of about $380,000, leading to a net profit of around $131,000, which was down slightly from the previous year due to the extra expense of holding finals at Worcester State and Curry College instead of Doyle and Manning fields. 'To have 8,400 kids participate in a tournament that makes money, I think is pretty good,' Newhall said. There was lengthy discussion on the lack of officials for sub-varsity games, with new officials liaison Matt DeNapoli stating that almost half the sub-varsity games he schedules have just one official. Several members expressed interest in expanding the 'The older generation of referees would certainly appreciate some help from young legs,' DeNapoli said. Related : The biggest hurdle is liability insurance, as well as some additional costs for Arbiter, the referee assigning portal. 9. Odds and ends Junior Maggie Berleth of St. Paul's (N.H.) was the winner of the 2025 A Shot For Life Boston Bruins Foundation award after raising more than $7,000 for cancer research. Congratulations to Maggie Berleth of St. Paul's on being the winner of the 2025 ASFL - Boston Bruins Foundation Award! The award is given each year to the top fundraiser in the MA ASFL Classic. Maggie raised well over $7,000 for cancer research! We can't say thank you enough to… — A Shot For Life™ (@ASFL_Shoot4Cure) Braintree senior Francesca Spadorcia committed to Salve Regina, where she plans to play both basketball and volleyball. Advertisement We are going to miss our captain. So proud of all her accomplishments. Excited to see her play at the next level! — Braintree GBBall (@BraintreeGBBall) Pembroke senior Sadie Nugent will play women's soccer at Arcadia. — Pembroke Athletics (@PHS_Titans) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Wednesday's eight high school takeaways include long bombs, transfer portal, and a coach stepping down
1. The milestones Apponequet senior Kenny Wisniewski enjoyed an 11-point afternoon, not unusual for the Lakers' prolific scorer, who also netted his 300th career point while scoring six goals with five assists in a 13-2 win over Somerset Berkley. Advertisement Arlington Catholic's Ryan Constantine notched his 100th point in a 4-point effort in a 9-6 win over Archbishop Williams, Norton's Andrew Strojny recorded his 500th kill in a 3-1 win over Norwood, and Methuen senior captain Kiera Fitzpatrick netted her 200th career goal with four in a 9-8 nonleague setback to Masconomet. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : The Stoughton boys' lacrosse team topped Taunton, 9-3, marking its first Hockomock League victory since 2018 and fourth since joining the league in 2017. 2. Walk-off winners The most dramatic finishes of the day came from Marblehead, Malden, and Lincoln-Sudbury. The Marblehead softball team beat Beverly, 1-0, when Tessa Francis drew a walk and courtesy runner Keliane Salem stole second and third before racing home on a passed ball. Related : Freshman Davante Layne roped a walk-off hit, scoring pinch-runner TJ Lynch , after Malden rallied from down 3-1 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Revere, 4-3. Advertisement No. 11 Lincoln-Sudbury walked off Concord-Carlisle, 6-5, on Ben Clarkin's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. 3. Six stars Cate Larson , Taunton — A senior bound for Georgetown, Larson threw five perfect innings with 11 strikeouts to annihilate Sharon, 24-0. Molly LeBel , Pentucket — After reaching 600 career strikeouts in her last outing, the senior threw five no-hit innings to beat Rockport, 21-0. Related : Jackie Giordano , Brooks — The Andover resident, a senior, tossed a 15-strikeout no-hitter to defeat Governor's, 2-0. Kate McLeish , Archbishop Williams — Stunningly not the only hitter to leave the yard thrice Wednesday, McLeish plated six runs for the Bishops, who blasted six home runs in a 26-5 demolition of Arlington Catholic. Related : Liv Petrillo , King Philip — The senior Providence commit blasted three home runs for King Philip, finishing with six RBIs in a 12-0 win over Milford. Ridty Tauch and Liam Quinn , Chelmsford — Tauch, a sophomore, had 26 kills and 10 digs, while Quinn, a senior, posted a nearly identical line of 25 kills and 10 digs, willing the Lions to a comeback win over Winchester after trailing, 2-0. 4. Going, going, gone If there was a ballpark, there was a ball leaving it Wednesday afternoon. No less than 44 home runs were hit, led by three each from Petrillo and McLeish. Normally, Holliston would lead this section after Sam Schoenberg (6 RBIs), Evan Engel (4 RBIs), and Ben Maiorano (4 RBIs) all blasted two home runs in a 15-2 win over Millis. Related : But they weren't even the same teammates to homer multiple times each. Bishop Feehan's Mylee Ramer (4 RBIs) and Maddie Coupal (3 RBIs) launched two shots apiece, and Gwen Camara sent one out for the Shamrocks. Advertisement Emma Penniman and Jillian Giusto went back-to-back for Triton, Maddie Grant went yard twice for Georgetown, which also got a homer from Ava Fair , and Shane Smith (5 RBIs) launched a pair of blasts for Revere. Related : Taunton's Aniyah Bailey (5 RBIs), Bella Bourque (4 RBIs), and Madison Crowley ripped round-trippers in a five-inning win over Sharon. Teammates Regen Parr and Taylor Putnam homered for Archbishop Williams, while Riley Davis and Lily Fabiano cranked moonshots for North Andover. Also homering Wednesday: Southeastern's Becca Hornung , West Bridgewater's Haylee Krakowski , Oliver Ames's Taylor Marino , Bishop Fenwick's Alyssa Butler , Newton South's Riley Cabrera , East Bridgewater's Riley Egan , Dighton-Rehoboth's Emma Horrocks , Milton's Scott Longo , Apponequet's Kate Suneson , Greater New Bedford's Lily Enos , Central Catholic's Gabrielle Del Gaizo , Tewksbury's Lila Areias , Methuen's Colleen McNamara , St. Mark's Jack DeFusco , and Nobles's Addy Keaveny . 5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Karina Bosco , Dighton-Rehoboth, 9 Chase Russo , Swampscott, 8 Emily Keefe , Bridgewater-Raynham, 6 Makenzie McDevitt , King Philip, 6 Kenny Wisniewksi , Apponequet, 6 Shannon Balfe , Whitman-Hanson, 5 Abby Bradley , Apponequet, 5 Eamon Haley , South Shore, 5 Ryan Hill , Minuteman, 5 Emelie Jonsson , Barnstable, 5 Shelby Locascio , Barnstable, 5 Clare O'Keefe , Archbishop Williams, 5 Ben Tondorf , South Shore, 5 Avery Valicenti , Archbishop Williams, 5 Points Russo, Swampscott, 11 Wisniewski, Apponequet, 11 Bradley, Apponequet, 10 Bosco, Dighton-Rehoboth, 9 Tondorf, South Shore, 8 Maddie Forbes , Marblehead, 7 Gia Papa , Dighton-Rehoboth, 7 Haley, South Shore, 6 Mario LaRosa , South Shore, 6 McDevitt, King Philip, 6 O'Keefe, Archbishop Williams, 6 Nathan Riley , Pembroke, 6 Sean Rockwood , Stoughton, 6 Jason Rothwell , Swampscott, 6 Valicenti, Archbishop Williams, 6 6. Daily strikeout leaderboard Jackie Giordano , Brooks, 15 Becca Hornung , Southeastern, 15 Advertisement Ryan O'Leary , Foxboreough, 15 Maddie Grant , Georgetown, 14 Jack Reyes , Weymouth, 14 Dom Bellia , Revere, 12 Nicolas Bonasera , Triton, 11 Kiley Hogan , Tyngsborough, 11 Cate Larson , Taunton, 11 Yan Tejada Ruiz , Salem, 11 Cameron Hohmann , Norwell, 10 Julia Walsh , Dedham, 10 7. Commitment corner Central Catholic girls' basketball star Aniela Kwo announced her commitment to Division 2 Southern New Hampshire. The 5-foot-10-inch senior averaged 14.7 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. I am excited to announce my official commitment to play division 2 basketball at SNHU. I am grateful for all my family members, friends, and coaches who helped me get here! 🙏🏾 — aniela (@anielakwo) Former Bishop Fenwick star Cecilia Kay , a 2024 Globe Player of the Year from Melrose, announced she will transfer from American to Saint Joseph's. The 6-foot-2-inch freshman averaged 11.5 points and 8.9 rebounds while playing 33.2 minutes and starting all 30 games for the Eagles. Former Elite finisher who can do it all and makes everyone around her better — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) Former New Bedford wide receiver and safety Shahid Barros announced he will enter the transfer portal with one season of eligibility left after four years at South Dakota. The 6-foot-1-inch, 195-pound defensive back has 91 tackles, nine passes deflected, one sack, one forced fumble, and three interceptions in three seasons with the Coyotes. Thank You South Dakota ❤️ — Shahid Barros (@sha_barros) Former Randolph wide receiver Jamarii Robinson , who played at Monroe University at Northern Colorado, has entered the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. He last played at UNC in 2023, catching 42 passes for 490 yards and two touchdowns, adding a third score on the ground. I'll be Available in May with 2 years of eligibility remaining. Ready to get back to work. — Jamarii Robinson (@showtime812) West Bridgewater's Abby Matta signed to continue her field hockey career at Worcester State, where she will pursue a degree in nursing. At the same signing ceremony, teammate Ava Harkins committed to play field hockey and study business management at Keene State. Congrats to Abby Matta and Ava Harkins! Abby will be continuing her field hockey career at Worcester State while pursuing a degree in Nursing , and Ava is headed to Keene State to study Business Management. Best of luck to both on their exciting journeys ahead! — WBMSHS Athletics (@WBMSHSAthletics) Bishop Fenwick senior Owen Jackson , who also played boys' soccer in high school, announced his commitment to run track and field at Curry. Advertisement Big congrats to Owen Jackson on his commitment to continue his athletic career in Track & Field 🏃💨 — Bishop Fenwick Boys Soccer (@FenwickBVSoccer) North Andover's Quinn Bennet is headed to Anna Maria to continue her hockey career after posting a 15-18--33 line as a senior, finishing in the top 10 in program history for points. Quinn Bennet went from limited playing time as a frosh to topping our team in points this year (15-18-33) and finished in the top 10 in points for her career. She's not done yet, Quinn is headed to Anna Maria to continue her hockey career while majoring in Elementary Education — HPNA Ice Hockey (@HPNAICEHOCKEY) 8. Coaching carousel After six seasons at the helm at Xaverian, Ryan Sheehan has stepped down as boys' basketball coach to focus more time on his family, which includes a young daughter. 'We would like to thank Ryan for turning our program around and building a culture that is second to none,' the school wrote on social media. The Hawks went 10-11 last season after finishing 17-7 in 2023-24, their best mark under Sheehan, who was 51-63 in six seasons. 'Thank you to all of the players & coaches in our program for their commitment, hard work and coach-ability,' Sheehan wrote on social media. 'I love each and every one of you. I'll be back on the sideline soon.' Thank you to Needed to step down for this: — Ryan Sheehan (@RPShee) 9. Try something new Debuting Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Game On Sports and Performance Center in Fitchburg is 360 Hoops, a free event that welcomes basketball players of all ages and skill levels to experience the fast-paced excitement of a new sport. With hoops set up at 7, 8, and 9 feet, and dunking encouraged, fans can take part in a slam dunk and shootout contest with prizes and giveaways. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
