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Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
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MIAA boys' lacrosse tournament: Favorites, sleepers, players to watch, Divisions 1-4
St. John's Prep is looking to win a fifth straight Division 1 title, but rival BC High has secured the top seed in D1. The field is wide open in Division 2 with red-hot Billerica checking in as the top seed ahead of defending champion Longmeadow. Medfield is the prohibitive favorite to repeat in Division 3 and Cohasset has a good shot to win a seventh state title by running through the Division 4 bracket this spring. Advertisement Here is a deeper dive on all four brackets: Division 1 Favorite: No. 2 St. John's Prep. Sleepers: No. 8 Bishop Feehan, No. 9 Xaverian Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Players to watch: attack Nick Emsing (BC High), long-stick midfielder Flynn Baker (Franklin), midfielder Cooper Masso (Bishop Feehan), attack Ryan Martin (Winchester), long pole Jack Weissenburger (St. John's Prep). Best first-round matchup: Monday, No. 19 Newton North (10-8) at No. 14 Natick (13-5), 7 p.m. Longest first-round road trip: Saturday, No. 25 Barnstable at No. 8 Bishop Feehan — 69.5 miles. Analysis: While St. John's Prep is not the top seed, the defending champions will still have home field advantage until the tournament moves to predetermined sites in the state semifinals. BC High arguably draws a tougher side of the bracket with capable sleepers Bishop Feehan and Xaverian vying for a state quarterfinals bid against the top seed. Prep returned 22 seniors from last year's state title team and boasts a nearly impenetrable defense to go along with another faceoff specialist (junior Will Crawford) who is among the best in the region. After Needham made a run to the state finals last year, Lincoln-Sudbury, Andover, and Acton-Boxborough stand out as the public schools capable of crashing the party with a deep tournament run. The last public school to win the title in 2019, L-S went 12-4 against the hardest schedule in the state this season per the MIAA power rankings. New head coach Chris Baker leads Franklin in the tournament for the first time, Jon Smith makes his state tournament debut as Concord-Carlisle coach, and Adam Pascal is steering the ship at Catholic Memorial after helping Belmont Hill win the ISL last spring. George Jenkins, the new head coach at Newton North, spent nine years coaching at Natick, and those Bay State rivals face off in the first round. Advertisement Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Billerica, No. 2 Longmeadow Sleepers: No. 6 Reading, No. 10 Westwood Players to watch: midfielder Charlie Carroll (Marshfield), attack Tommy Farrell (North Andover), midfielder Brayden Mattera (Walpole), attack Cole Hogencamp (Mansfield), long-stick midfielder Aedan Milligan (Hingham). Best first-round matchup: Sunday, No. 26 Masconomet (13-5) at No. 7 Marshfield (12-5), 4 p.m. Longest first-round road trip: Monday, No. 18 West Springfield at No. 15 Plymouth South — 131 miles. Analysis: This division is sure to present fascinating matchups in June with at least eight teams clearly capable of navigating a minefield for a state title. Billerica enters the fray on a 17-game win streak, Longmeadow has won two of the past three titles, Reading has won two of the past five titles, Hingham has been a powerhouse in D1 and D2 depending on alignment, Duxbury is looking to get back to the mountaintop after losing in the state final two years ago, Mansfield's star-studded young roster is taking the program to new heights, Walpole's offense is explosive, and Marshfield has a strong core led by senior Charlie Carroll and junior Jon Sullivan. Advertisement Beyond those top eight seeds, No. 9 King Philip managed to defeat Franklin in May for the first time in nine years, and No. 12 North Andover boasts a dangerous offense. Westwood hosts Tri-Valley League rival Hopkinton in the first round a couple weeks after winning that matchup, 11-8. Coming off the program's first Northeastern Conference title, Masconomet is much better than your typical No. 26 seed, and the depth of contenders in this bracket continues down the line with No. 17 Silver Lake, No. 21 Grafton, and No. 33 Whittier capable of surprising foes. Division 3 Favorite: No. 1 Medfield Sleepers: No. 6 Newburyport, No. 8 Wakefield Players to watch: goalie Zach Coelho (Nauset), long-stick midfielder Ben Lusby (Medfield), midfielder Willy Robinson (Scituate), attack Carter Scott (Newburyport), midfielder Travis Smith (Falmouth). Best first-round matchup: No. 22 Apponequet (14-3) at No. 11 Shawsheen (17-1), TBA Longest road trip: Friday, No. 21 Bishop Stang at No. 12 Dover-Sherborn — 58.3 miles. Analysis: Medfield has taken down some of the top D1 and D2 programs in the state and lost close ones late to Longmeadow and Reading. That sets the stage to focus on winning a second straight title and the program's ninth championship over the past two decades. Most of their challengers come from the south, with No. 5 Scituate, and No. 2 Nauset and No. 3 Falmouth bringing back key pieces from their final four teams. Newburyport is loaded offensively and getting healthy at the right time. Wakefield is a strong program from the Middlesex League and No. 10 Burlington surged after rough first half of the season. Dover-Sherborn looks to make a run under new head coach Dan Morris and No. 18 Bedford can lean on the postseason experience of longtime Concord-Carlisle coach Tom Dalicandro, now an assistant under first-year coach Brad Sylvester. By sheer coincidence, Shawsheen hosts Apponequet in a great first-round rematch after Apponequet took down the visiting Rams, 13-11, in a first-round matchup last spring. Advertisement Division 4 Favorites: No. 1 Cohasset, No. 3 Norwell Sleepers: No. 9 Lynnfield, No. 11 Abington Players to watch: midfielder Kelan Cardinal (Lynnfield), attack Liam Keaney (Swampscott), attack Quinn Gary (Weston), midfielder Jack McCavanagh (Manchester Essex), attack Finn Wright (Ipswich). Best first-round matchup: Friday, No. 23 South Shore Vo-Tech (16-2) at No. 10 Pentucket (12-6), 4:30 p.m. Longest road trip: Saturday, No. 29 Lenox Memorial at No. 4 Nantucket — 219 miles. Analysis: Shane Mulcahy netted the overtime winner in Cohasset's 12-11 victory over Norwell May 19 in a South Shore League clash that could have been a state final preview. Both programs won titles in 2023, as Norwell clinched a second straight D3 championship before shifting down to D4 in 2024. A few Cape Ann League programs are capable of breaking up the South Shore showdown with No. 5 Ipswich, No. 7 Manchester Essex, and No. 9 Lynnfield boasting impressive resumes. Don't leave out No. 2 Weston, which closed the season with impressive wins over Masconomet, Concord-Carlisle, and Manchester Essex. Plus there is defending champion and fourth-seeded Nantucket, which closed last season on an 18-game win streak. Down the table, No. 15 Swampscott and No. 16 Winthrop have been battle-tested against bigger programs in the Northeastern Conference, and No. 23 South Shore Vo-Tech is undefeated aside from two close nonleague losses to No. 11 Abington. Advertisement Nate Weitzer can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA baseball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
Top-seeded Taunton, which last won in 2023, carries a 16-6 record while second-seeded St. John's (Shrewsbury) is 15-5. Related : Advertisement In Division 3, top-seeded St. Mary's is arguably the favorite after Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pittsfield sits atop the D4 bracket, but English High made history as Here's a breakdown of each division. Division 1 Favorites : No. 1 Taunton (16-6), No. 5 Xaverian (15-5) Sleepers : No. 9 Weymouth (16-6), No. 13 Lawrence (13-7) Players to watch : INF Joey Benoit (Taunton, Jr.), P/DH Max Boehm (Wellesley, So.), INF Jack Forgues (St. John's-S, Sr.), P Cam Hasenfus (King Philip, Sr.), P/OF Chris Jaillet (Andover, Sr.), P/DH Luke Joyce (Braintree, So.), P Paul McCarthy (Xaverian, Sr.), P Jack Reyes (Weymouth, Sr.), P/SS Will Shaheen (St. John's Prep, Sr.), P/DH Andrew Shute (Bishop Feehan, Jr.), P/1B Matt Stuart (Chelmsford, Sr.) Advertisement Best first-round matchup : Monday (4:30 p.m.), No. 20 North Andover (16-6) at Longest road trip: Monday (5 p.m.), No. 25 Springfield Central (14-6) at No. 8 Braintree (12-8), 95 miles Analysis : Among the top 15 seeds are four Hockomock teams, four from the Catholic Conference, three Bay State, and three Merrimack Valley teams. Only No. 3 Bishop Feehan, which closed the year winning 11 of 12, isn't from those four conferences. Taunton is no stranger to deep tournament runs, having won Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Plymouth North (16-4), No. 2 Reading (17-3). Advertisement Sleepers: No. 8 Duxbury (15-5), No. 15 Hopkinton (14-7). Players to watch: SS/3B Matthew Nardone (Plymouth North, Sr.), P Ethan LeBovidge (Reading, Sr.), P/OF Brady Paradis (North Attleborough, Sr.), P Andrew Burke (Walpole, Sr.), P/OF/C Brady Wilson (Duxbury, Sr.), C Drew Donegan (Westwood, Sr.), P/OF Scott Longo (Milton, Sr.), OF Nick Pedroli (Hopkinton, Sr.), INF/OF/P Jacob Getchell (Whitman-Hanson, Sr.) Best first-round matchup: Sunday (6 p.m.), No. 18 Whitman-Hanson (12-8) at No. 15 Hopkinton (14-7). Longest road trip: Friday (3:30 p.m.), No. 36 Lynn Classical at No. 29 Minnechaug — 97.5 miles. Analysis: From opening day, top-seeded Plymouth North manufactured seven consecutive wins before falling, 4-1, to one of the D1 favorites, Xaverian, then launched another seven-game win streak. Three of the Eagles' four losses came in the last five games, which could be a team slumping at the wrong moment, or motivation to get back on track. No. 2 Reading has good pitching across the board — which helps now that the schedule gets tight. Brady Paradis has that clutch factor coaches rely on in the postseason, and he is complemented in No. 3 North Attleborough's lineup by Lucas Crovo and Nick Torres. The trio are a nightmare for opposing pitchers, and the Hock repeatedly produces winners. No. 9 Westwood, the Tri-Valley Large champion, has sound leadership, starting with Drew Donegan, and No. 8 Duxbury is deep beyond measure and is enjoying one of the program's most successful seasons in recent years. Division 3 Favorites : No. 1 St. Mary's (19-3), No. 2 Norwell (16-4). Sleepers : No. 8 Weston (15-5), No. 12 Hanover (12-6). Players to watch : P/OF Josh Doney (St. Mary's, Sr.), P/SS Patrick Higgins (Norwell, Sr.), P/OF Jack Shapiro (Latin Academy, Jr.), P/IF Ryan O'Leary (Foxborough, Sr.), OF Will Forman (Dighton-Rehoboth, Sr.), SS Dyllon Pratt (Shawsheen, Sr.), P/IF Owen Jurajuria (Weston, Sr.), SS Brock Winslow (Bishop Stang, Jr.), P/SS Brayden Francis (Gloucester, Sr.), SS Jason Curran (North Reading, Sr.). Advertisement Best first-round matchup : Monday (3:30 p.m.), No. 18 Latin Academy (17-6) at No. 15 Dighton-Rehoboth (14-6). Longest road trip : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Taconic (11-8) at No. 16 Apponequet (10-10), 163 miles Analysis : The runner-up a year ago, St. Mary's returned its entire team and have thrived Division 4 Favorites: No. 1 Pittsfield (16-4), No. 3 Hamilton-Wenham (17-3) Sleepers: No. 6 Seekonk (12-8), No. 9 Uxbridge (15-5) Players to watch: SS/3B/OF Jack Abel (Pittsfield, Sr.), P/3B Walter Radulski (Lynnfield, Sr.), OF Gian Gamelli (Hamilton-Wenham, Sr.), P/1B Brian Mancinelli (St. John Paul II, Jr.), P/OF Cole Arruda (Seekonk, Jr.), P/1B Devon Blair (East Bridgewater, Sr.), SS/P Charlie Criscola (Uxbridge, Sr.), P/OF JP Bolduc (Northbridge, Jr.) Advertisement Best first-round matchup: Monday (5 p.m.), No. 17 Old Colony (13-5) at No. 16 Frontier (12-8). Longest road trip: Monday (4 p.m.), No. 21 Monomoy at No. 12 Monument Mountain – 203 miles. Analysis: The best player in the D4 bracket, with no hesitation, is No. 3 Hamilton-Wenham's Gian Gamelli, Division 5 Favorites : No. 1 Pioneer Valley Regional (20-0), No. 2 English High (17-5) Sleepers : No. 7 Charlestown (13-5), No. 16 Georgetown (10-10) Players to watch : P/SS Armanis Romero (English High, Sr.), 2B Ethan Quinn (Pioneer Valley Regional, Sr.), SS Brendan Loewen (Georgetown, Jr.), 2B Brayan Pimentel (Boston International, Jr.), P/3B Connor Hinkell (Drury, Jr.) Best first-round matchup : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Lenox (12-7) at No. 16 Georgetown. Longest road trip : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Lenox at No. 16 Georgetown, 157 miles. Advertisement Analysis : Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
Boston Globe
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for May 14-20
Related : Nolan Jennings , Burlington — The Bentley-bound senior racked up 13 points (8 goals, 5 assists) as the Red Devils captured 16-5 wins over Keegan and Cooper Masso , Bishop Feehan — The brothers were pivotal for the Shamrocks in wins over Scituate ( Advertisement Brothers Cooper (left) and Keegan Masso were instrumental in a 2-0 week for Bishop Feehan. aferreiraphoto Kam Tremblay , Billerica — The junior attack totaled 11 goals and four assists across a 3-0 week, which included thrilling one-goal triumphs over Andover ( Jacoby Patterson and Bray Carbone , Shawsheen — A junior attack, Patterson combined for 10 goals and two assists in wins over Sharon (15-13) and Haverhill (19-11). Carbone, a senior attack, notched nine goals and three assists over the same stretch.
Boston Globe
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 softball poll: Amid rankings tumult, Taunton holds tight to No. 1
Tewksbury clinched a least a share of the Merrimack Valley Conference 1 title and picked up Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 softball poll The Globe poll as of May 21, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Taunton 17-0-0 1 2. Silver Lake 14-2-0 2 3. King Philip 16-3-0 4 4. Bedford 15-1-0 7 5. Lincoln-Sudbury 14-4-0 5 6. Dighton-Rehoboth 18-2-0 3 7. Bishop Feehan 16-2-0 6 8. Walpole 12-4-0 9 9. Bridgewater-Raynham 11-6-0 12 10. Joseph Case 14-5-0 13 11. Central Catholic 12-4-0 8 12. Norton 17-2-0 10 13. Attleboro 15-3-0 14 14. Marblehead 15-2-0 15 15. Pentucket 16-2-0 11 16. Hopkinton 14-3-0 16 17. Tewksbury 16-3-0 19 18. Apponequet 15-5-0 17 19. Middleborough 14-5-0 18 20. Abington 14-5-0 – Cam Kerry can be reached at
Boston Globe
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll: A high 5 for Medfield
Franklin tumbles six spots after Related : Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll The Globe poll as of May 15, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's Prep 14-1-0 1 2. BC High 15-1-0 2 3. Billerica 14-1-0 4 4. Medfield 14-2-0 6 5. Lincoln-Sudbury 11-3-0 3 6. Acton-Boxborough 12-3-0 5 7. Hingham 14-2-0 7 8. Walpole 13-2-0 8 9. Duxbury 11-5-0 12 10. Concord-Carlisle 12-2-0 9 11. Reading 12-3-0 13 12. Mansfield 14-1-0 11 13. Winchester 11-4-0 14 14. Andover 9-3-0 15 15. Bishop Feehan 12-3-0 19 16. Franklin 12-2-0 10 17. Scituate 11-4-0 17 18. Westford 11-4-0 18 19. Newburyport 12-1-0 20 20. Cohasset 14-2-0 – Nate Weitzer can be reached at
