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2 days ago
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Olivia Araujo crushed her first varsity homer, blasting Greater New Bedford softball off to Division 3 final
With the 10th-seeded Bears trailing No. 6 Foxborough by a run in the top of the sixth inning, the sophomore crushed a two-out, two-run homer to left, launching the Bears into their third state final in eight years with a 3-2 Division 3 semifinal win at UMass Dartmouth. 'I love big moments,' said Araujo. 'I love the pressure. There's not a better situation you can be in.' Did she know it was gone off the bat? 'Absolutely not,' she said. How about her coach, Craig Soares? 'Never expected that from Olivia,' he said. 'She's a gamer. She hits the ball. But I wasn't expecting that.' 10th seeded — Brendan Kurie (@BrendanKurie) Araujo's blast complemented Akiira'ley Vazquez's big day. The freshman homered in the first inning and pitched a complete game, striking out eight while working around seven hits and three walks, including escaping a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth. Advertisement 'I wanted to win it for my team,' Vazquez said. 'They do so much to help me. When I put people on or when someone gets on, I try super hard not to let them score.' What a defensive play from Mid 4th — Brendan Kurie (@BrendanKurie) Foxborough (15-9) went ahead in the bottom of the fifth when Emma Callahan grounded an RBI single up the middle and Mackenzie Crockford raced home on a wild pitch for a brief, 2-1, lead. In the title game, the Bears (18-8), who won it all in 2018 and 2022, will take on the winner of top-seeded Dighton-Rehoboth (22-2) and No. 5 Nipmuc (21-2), who play Thursday. Advertisement Greater New Bedford's Hayden Gomes (15) takes a rip against Foxborough. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Greater New Bedford's Emma Machado (5) celebrates after reaching second against Foxborough. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe The Greater New Bedford softball players were in a celebratory mood after edging Foxborough, 3-2, in the Division 3 semifinals. BRENDAN KURIE Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
16-03-2025
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Nolan Dawson delivers Billerica double-OT triumph in Division 2 boys' hockey final
Billerica's Daniel Viscione skates down and centers it to Nolan Dawson, who buries the one-timer at the 3:22 mark of the second overtime to give Billerica the Division 2 bots hockey championship! First for the Indians since 1977. — Brendan Kurie (@BrendanKurie) Initially, Billerica coach Jim Egan said he was preparing his team for another 4-on-4 period before the second extra session. Still, it was a pleasant surprise when he learned it would be 3-on-3, believing it played more to his team's strengths. 'We like a little more space on the ice,' Egan said. 'When the 2-on-1 formed, I said, 'There go our two best players, so it could be it.' And it was.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Billerica team captians (from left) Nolan Dawson, Owen Fitzmaurice, James Columbus, and Tim Murphy celebrate with the Division 2 state championship trophy Sunday at TD Garden. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Advertisement Twice, the top-seeded Indians (23-1-1) trailed the third-seeded Bulldogs (23-2-1), a program which had advanced to the Division 2 final five times since 2019 (wins in '19 and '23, co-champs in '20). Senior Travis Thomas opened scoring for Canton on the power play at 12:22 of the first period, which Billerica countered at 3:17 of the second period on a power play of its own. Daniel Viscione knots it at 1-1 for Billerica just 7 seconds into a power play at the 11:43 mark of the 2nd period. — Brendan Kurie (@BrendanKurie) The 1-all score held until there were less than 3 minutes to play in regulation, at which point sophomore Ryan Elrick put home an offering from Thomas set up behind the net. What a pass from Travis Thomas to Ryan Elrick who puts Canton up 2-1 with 2:56 left in the game. — Brendan Kurie (@BrendanKurie) Again, Viscione responded, this time a mere 28 seconds later with his 40th and final goal of the season. 2:28 left: Billerica 2, Canton 2 Danny Viscione's second of the game knots it, 28 seconds after Ryan Elrick put Canton ahead. What a game! — Cam Kerry (@camkerry7) 'We've had so much support throughout the whole week getting ready for this game, and we saw it in the crowd,' Viscione said. 'We're so happy to get it done for them.' The loss for Canton was its first since its season opener, a 5-2 setback vs. Barnstable on Dec. 14; the Bulldogs' lone tie came in their fourth game, 2-2 vs. Milton, before running off 21 straight wins. Canton's Travis Thomas (22) celebrates his goal with teammate Joey Ryan (20) and their fans Sunday at TD Garden. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff 'We had some chances, we just couldn't land it,' Canton coach Brian Shuman said. 'If you give their top guns enough chances, they're going to bury one eventually.' Advertisement Senior Steve MacIntosh made 41 saves in the win for Billerica, receiving the game puck from the team. Senior Connor Geoghan made 27 stops for Canton. Billerica goalie Stephen MacIntosh makes one of his 41 saves in Sunday's double-overtime victory over Canton to win the Division 2 state title. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Billerica 3, Canton 2 (2 OTs) at TD Garden, Boston Canton (23-2-1) 1 0 1 0 0 — 2 Billerica (23-1-1) 0 1 1 0 1 — 3 1, C, Travis Thomas (Joey Ryan, Ryan Elrick) 12:22 (pp). 2, B, Danny Viscione (Nolan Dawson) 3:17 (pp). 3, C, Ryan Elrick (Travis Thomas, Joey Ryan) 13:04. 4, B, Danny Viscione (Nolan Dawson) 13:32. 5, B, Nolan Dawson (Danny Viscione) 3:22. Saves: C, Connor Geoghan, 27; B, Steve MacIntosh, 41. It's the golden moment, as Billerica's Nolan Dawson (9) fires the game-winning goal just under the glove of Canton goalie Connor Geoghan (30). Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff As Billerica's High's Nolan Dawson (top) celebrates his game-winner, Canton's Will Young (28) collapses on the TD Garden ice. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Canton netminder Connor Geoghan sprawls out to deny Billerica's Tim Murphy (2) in the third period of Sunday's Division 2 state final. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
Boston Globe
13-02-2025
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- Boston Globe
Your complete guide to the MIAA winter playoffs
Swimming and diving Girls' South Sectional: Boys' South Sectional: Girls' North Sectional: Advertisement Boys' North Sectional: Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Girls' state championship Saturday, Feb. 15 at Boston University Division 2 at 1:20 p.m. Division 1 at 6:30 p.m. Boys' state championship Sunday, Feb. 16 at Boston University Division 2 at 1:20 p.m. Division 1 at 6:30 p.m. Skiing Nordic championship: Alpine championship: Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Berkshire East, Charlemont Indoor track and field All meets held at 4:30 p.m. at Reggie Lewis Center Division 1: Wednesday, Feb. 12 Division 2: Thursday, Feb. 13 Division 3: Friday, Feb. 14 Division 4: Saturday, Feb. 15 Division 5: Sunday, Feb. 16. All-State: Saturday, Feb. 22 New Englands: Saturday, March 2 (10:30 a.m.) Wrestling Sectionals Saturday, Feb. 15 Division 1 North: St. John's Prep Division 1 South: Xaverian Division 1 Central/Metro: Malden Division 1 West/Central: Franklin Division 2 North: Woburn Division 2 South: Stoughton Division 2 Central: Bellingham Division 2 West: Algonquin Division 3 North: Gloucester Division 3 South: Cohasset Division 3 South: Wayland Division 3 West: Mount Greylock State championships Friday-Saturday Feb. 21-22 Division 1: North Andover Division 2: Salem Division 3: Foxborough All-State championship Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-29 Advertisement At Methuen High New Englands Friday, March 7 at Providence Technical and Career Academy Gymnastics Sectionals Saturday Feb. 22 North: Algonquin, 10 a.m. South: Algonquin, 3 p.m. All-State championship Saturday, March 1 At Algonquin, 2 p.m. Ice hockey Regular season ends: Thursday, Feb. 20 Bracket release: Saturday, Feb. 22 Tournament begins: Monday, Feb. 24 (games are allowed on Sunday, Feb. 23) State finals: March 16 Basketball Regular season ends: Thursday, Feb. 20 Bracket release: Saturday, Feb. 22 Tournament begins: Monday, Feb. 24 (games are allowed on Sunday, Feb. 23) State finals: March 14-16 Brendan Kurie can be reached at
