18-05-2025
Seven high school sports takeaways from Saturday, including track relays and Norwell's Maddie Oliver committing
1. Milestones
It was a quiet day on the milestone front, but North Reading sophomore
Cara Ward
did notch her 100th career save in a 14-3 win over Latin Academy, while Stoughton freshman
Joe Toupin
made 10 saves in a 15-7 loss to Southeastern to put him over 250 for the season.
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Final:
North Reading 14 - Boston Latin Academy 3
Congratulations to Cara Ward on her 💯 career save! Best of luck to Boston Latin Academy!
— North Reading Girls Lacrosse (@GLaxNRHS)
2. Walkoff wins
There were plenty of these, most notably senior
Kelsey Blanchette's
solo home run in the bottom of the seventh for Lincoln-Sudbury brought an end to a scoreless pitcher's duel against Silver Lake. Blanchette's walkoff blast gave No. 5 L-S a 1-0 win over No. 2 Silver Lake, which had won 12-0 in their April 25 matchup. Blanchette was also one-half of that pitching duel, striking out nine.
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Holy Cross-bound senior
Brady MacCutchen
delivered a walkoff hit to lift BB&N to a 4-3 win over Middlesex in the semifinals of the second division of the ISL Tournament.
On the lacrosse field, North Reading junior LSM
Gavin Wesley
recovered a turnover and raced down the field for a 9-8 overtime win over Methuen, and Lexington freshman
Ethan Wang
netted the OT winner in a 9-8 victory over Newton North.
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3. Going, going, gone
In addition to Blanchette's walkoff blast, Dighton-Rehoboth senior
Emma Horrocks
, a Holy Cross commit, sent one out, while Hanover senior
Abby Hanna
, who is committed to Johnson & Wales, launched a round-tripper for the fourth consecutive game.
4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Owen Quinn
, Scituate, 7
Lyla Greenleaf
, Ipswich, 6
Tyler Moody
, Winthrop, 5
Meera Raskin
, Ursuline, 5
Janice Bouchard
, Old Colony, 4
Nick Doherty
, Southeastern, 4
Anthony Ferreira
, Stoughton, 4
Maeve Kelly
, Medfield, 4
Maddy Lubov
, Ursuline, 4
Cooper Masso
, Bishop Feehan, 4
Sophia Zeppieri
, Medfield, 4
Points
Greenleaf, Ipswich, 8
Raskin, Ursuline, 8
Kelly, Medfield, 7
Quinn, Scituate, 7
Greenleaf, Ipswich, 6
Lubov, Ursuline, 6
Katie Maheu
, Ursuline, 6
Kendall Herrick
, Medfield, 5
Moody, Winthrop, 5
Zeppieri, Medfield, 5
5. Daily strikeout leaders
Akiira'Ley Vazquez
, Greater New Bedford, 14
Aidan Murphy
, Weston, 12
Abigail Noble
, Gloucester, 11
Ty Southall
, Georgetown, 10
Blanchette, Lincoln-Sudbury, 9
Edy Latour
, Dighton-Rehoboth, 7
Tyrin Macdonald
, South Shore, 7
Luke Joyce
, Braintree, 6
6. ISL finals set
The Independent School League will hold its baseball, boys' lacrosse, and girls' lacrosse championship games Sunday.
The baseball final will see No. 4 seed Lawrence Academy host No. 6 Belmont Hill at 1 p.m.
The boys' lacrosse final will pit No. 6 Tabor and top-seeded Belmont Hill in Belmont at 3:30 p.m.
And the girls' lacrosse title games will feature top-seeded Governor's Academy and No. 2 Nobles at noon at Thayer Academy.
7. Commitment central
Norwell senior
Maddie Oliver
announced she will be playing at James Madison next winter. The 5-foot-11-inch shooting guard was named South Shore League MVP after averaging 18.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 3 assists per game and taking the Clippers to back-to-back state finals.
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James Madison University '29! Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. Go Dukes!
— Madison Oliver (@maddieoliver00)
Chelmsford senior
Maggie Luke
, a 5-2 setter and libero who plays with Mill City Volleyball Club, announced her commitment to Worcester State.
🚨Congratulations to Maggie Luke on continuing her volleyball career committing to Worcester State University!🚨
We are all proud & excited for your next phase next year when you are at Worcester State!
You will always be a Lion🦁🏐🏹🎉
— CHS Volleyball (@CHSBVolleyball)
Fellow Lions senior
Liam Quinn
, a 6-3 opposite hitter who plays with the NE Storm, signed his letter of commitment to play men's volleyball at Division 1 Merrimack.
🚨Congratulations to Liam Quinn on continuing his volleyball career with his commitment to Division 1 Merrimack College! We are proud & excited for your next phase of your playing career next year at Merrimack College! Let's keep it going at CHS for as long as possible🦁🏐🏹🎉🚨
— CHS Volleyball (@CHSBVolleyball)
The Massasoit Community College baseball team announced its incoming freshman class, which includes Brockton righthanded pitcher/infielder
Nick Genatossio
, Dighton-Rehoboth righthanded pitcher/outfielder
Aidan Melo
, Bridgewater-Raynham lefthanded pitcher/first baseman
Vincent Tavares
, and fellow Trojans senior
Shamus Barrett
, a catcher/infielder.
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