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Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eight high school takeaways from Friday as the MIAA playoffs ramp up
Next stop, Friday night's roundups, featuring recaps of more than 70 games: 1. Milestones Scituate senior Kate Stone notched her 150th career goal and 200th career point while recording a hat trick in a 10-8 Division 2 girls' lacrosse first-round win over Algonquin. Methuen junior goalie Meghan Terry made 16 saves in a 17-9 Division 2 prelim win over Hopkinton, including the 300th of her career. Greater Lowell senior Emma Finch finished her senior season with 54 goals, and she will graduate as the program's all-time leader in goals with 153. 2. Upset central The highest-ranked teams to be eliminated Friday were Oxford softball — ranked No. 12 in Division 4, the Pirates fell, 5-4 to No. 21 Lynnfield — and Wesborough girls' lacrosse, also ranked 12th in Division 2, which lost, 8-7, to No. 21 Northampton. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Other seeds in the teens that were toppled: No. 13 Norton boys' volleyball, which fell, 3-2, to No. 20 Lynn Classical in the Division 2 first round; No. 13 Notre Dame (Worcester), which suffered an 8-6 loss to No. 20 Monty Tech in the Division 3 first round; No. 14 Sturgis East girl's tennis, which lost, 3-2, to No. 19 Palmer, and No. 15 Arlington boys' tennis, which fell, 3-2, to No. 18 Andover. The largest upset of the day, by difference in seedings, was No. 39 Greater Lawrence softball taking down No. 26 North Reading, 7-3, in the Division 3 preliminary round. Advertisement 3. Walkoff wins Boy, were there some dramatic ones. It doesn't get much more intense than a 0-0 game in the bottom of the seventh, but that's what No. 23 Triton faced against No. 42 Ursuline in the Division 3 softball preliminary round. Ava Johnson was hit by a pitch, stole two bases, and with two outs raced home on Izze Turner's single up the middle for a 1-0 walkoff win. Giving that finish a run for its money, No. 31 Sturgis East softball trailed, 2-1, in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded when Sam Orcutt , who had homered earlier for the team's first run, launched a grand slam for a 5-2 walkoff win over No. 34 Mystic Valley in the preliminary round of the Division 5 tournament. No. 25 Tantasqua baseball survived an upset bid from No. 40 Lowell Catholic when Brandon Phillips managed an RBI infield single in the bottom of the seventh for a 3-2 Division 3 preliminary-round win. In the Division 3 softball tournament, No. 31 Blackstone Valley's Julia Trujillo tied the game with a triple in the bottom of the ninth, then came around to score the winning run on Payton Smith's walkoff single, completing a 3-2 preliminary-round victory. This one wasn't technically a walk off, and maybe we need a new category for these types of games, but No. 33 Martha's Vineyard baseball won an epic 12-inning Division 3 preliminary-round matchup, 4-3, over No. 32 Ashland on Eli Bryant's sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th. 4. Three stars Mackenzy Ponte , Westport — The senior, in her sixth year on varsity and fifth as the Wildcats' starter, struck out 10 in a five-inning no-hitter to beat English High, 23-0, in the Division 5 preliminary round. Advertisement Dakota Vaudreuil , Bartlett — The senior struck out 17 in a five inning no-hitter to defeat Kennedy Academy, 24-0 in the preliminary round of the Division 5 softball tournament. Bella Mara , St. Paul — The senior did it all, striking out eight without allowing a run and going 3 for 3 with a double and two home runs in a 10-3 first-round win for the No. 7 Knights. 5. Going, going gone We mentioned Mara's two home runs for St. Paul, and Orcutt's walkoff grand slam for Sturgis East, but there was plenty of notable power displays across the Bay State. Wakefield's Jackie Sullivan blasted a grand slam, Hudson got back-to-back blasts from Lauren O'Malley and Taylor Attaway , Lynnfield got homers from Olivia Kelter and Morgan Hubbard , and Westport's Lauryn Souza and Upper Cape's Jaelynn Harraden both raced to inside-the-park round-trippers. Also homering were Wakefield's Chloe Seto , Chelmsford's Jenna Nigro , and Sutton's Kaila Wheeler . 6. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Bella Young , North Middlesex, 8 Mac Cole , Pentucket, 7 Sal Brogna , St. Mary's, 6 Kiera Fitzpatrick , Methuen, 6 Mason Gadbois , Essex Tech, 6 Lillian Gikas , Tyngsborough, 6 Addie Hajj , North Reading, 6 John Powers , Lynnfield, 6 Finn Racki , St. Mary's, 6 Kelan Cardinal , Lynnfield, 5 Casey Collins , Essex Tech, 5 Alexis Deschenes , Tyngsborough, 5 Kate Fitzpatrick , Methuen, 5 Cassie Gallagher , Billerica, 5 Daniel Hanafin , Foxborough, 5 Nate Stys , Pentucket, 5 Points Young, North Middlesex, 9 Gadbois, Essex Tech, 8 Gikas, Tyngsborough, 8 Timothy Tavares , Essex Tech, 8 Cole, Pentucket, 7 Alexis Deschenes , Tyngsborough, 7 Ki. Fitzpatrick, Methuen, 7 Gallagher, Billerica, 7 Advertisement Nolan Jennings , Burlington, 7 Stys, Pentucket, 7 Cardinal, Lynnfield, 6 Nevin Maher , Essex Tech, 6 Powers, Lynnfield, 6 Michael Torrisi , Pentucket, 6 7. Daily strikeout leaderboard Dakota Vaudreuil , Bartlett, 17 Emma Penniman , Triton, 16 Tessa Francis , Marblehead, 11 Mackenzy Ponte , Westport, 10 Sophie Baker , Medfield, 9 Molly Abdella , Tahanto, 8 Bella Mara , St. Paul, 8 8. Coaching carousel Mike Scammon has doubled his duties at North Andover, where he will take over as the girls' volleyball coach in the fall. Scammon has served as the Scarlet Knights' boys' volleyball coach for the past five seasons, winning a Merrimack Valley Conference title in 2021, when he was named MVC Coach of the Year. The Methuen native and teacher at Methuen High also serves as the program director for the New England Storm volleyball club. NEW GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH Excited to announce Mike Scammon as our new Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach! — Scarlet Knights (@NA_Athletics) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
No. 18 Burlington girls' lacrosse erases a three-goal deficit in Division 2 victory over No. 15 Marshfield
'We did not stop, at all,' said Burlington senior CJ Tremblay. 'Even when we were down, we just kept fighting. We had a great fourth quarter. Everyone was putting their body on the line. That's all you can ask for in a game like this, especially with such a young team.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Tremblay, junior Ava Robitaille, and sophomore Emma Steiner paced Burlington with three goals apiece. Junior Mairin Condon made 12 saves, including a critical one with 22 seconds left, and fearless freshman Georgia Bilodeau battled on the draw with Marshfield junior Julia O'Brien all night. Advertisement Clara McGrath converts for Marshfield to trim Burlington's lead to 14-13 with 3:10 left — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) Junior Clara McGrath fueled the 15th-seeded Rams (12-7) with five goals, and senior Noelle Finucane tallied four. Marshfield, hosting its first non-preliminary-round tournament game in program history, displayed plenty of fight as well in a physical, well-played battle. 'Burlington is such a talented program,' said Marshfield coach Sabrina Santaniello. 'We were matched up pretty well for this. It just came down to literally the last 10 seconds. I'm proud of my team this entire season. What a ride. I'm proud of my seniors. I couldn't have asked for a better team this season.' Advertisement Marshfield led, 3-2, through 1, 8-6 at halftime, and 11-8 late in the third, behind a steady diet of Finucane and McGrath and well-timed cuts. Gabby Colozzi made it 11-9 through 3, then Robitaille notched three timely goals in the first six minutes of the fourth to vault the Red Devils in front, 14-12. McGrath added one more with 3:10 left before Condon and her teammates secured one final stop. Girls lacrosse final: Burlington 14, Marshfield 13 18th-seeded Red Devils storm back and outlast the 15th-seeded Rams in a thriller. Huge save from Mairin Condon late. A truly outstanding game — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) The Red Devils ran out the clock, with Steiner hoisting her stick in the air, letting out a scream, and joining her teammates for the celebration near the Burlington net. 'I told them to just keep playing our game,' said Burlington first-year coach Maddy Skiff. 'Be patient, do what we do best, work together. We did that, and we came out on top.' Burlington's Emma Steiner (No. 9) exults in her team's 14-13 victory over host Marshfield in a Division 2 girls' lacrosse matchup. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Burlington learned from close regular-season losses to Lexington, Bedford, North Andover, and Ipswich. The setbacks yielded a deceiving record, as this was not a typical No. 18 seed. Tremblay, whom Skiff described as 'one tough cookie,' said it was her favorite lacrosse game ever. 'Honestly, my mind went blank,' Tremblay said. 'It's just such an amazing feeling. As a senior, I don't have many games left, so I'm taking it all in, but it's the best one I could ask for.' Trevor Hass can be reached at
Boston Globe
4 days ago
- 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
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Sault police collision reporting services move downtown
Northern Ontario Watch Sault police's collision reporting centre has moved to the new Division 2 satellite site on Brock Street downtown, open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Early lead vanishes for Fountain Valley baseball in CIF semifinals
SANTA ANA — Fountain Valley High baseball coach Gerardo Gonzalez has been around long enough to know that high school sports are about more than just the wins and losses. Gonzalez, three years into his second stint as Barons head coach, smiles when he talks about senior leadoff hitter Anthony Zamora, for example. 'He was a little kid and grew up,' Gonzalez said of Zamora, who played on the junior varsity team last year as a junior. 'He just kept his head down, worked his rear end off, worked out in the weight room and just had a fantastic year.' Zamora hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday, blasting the first pitch he saw over the fence in left-center field. Mater Dei rallied late, however, earning a 5-4 home win in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs to end Fountain Valley's season. The Monarchs (19-13) advanced to play West Ranch in the Division 2 title game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton. Fountain Valley (18-14) was trying to make its first CIF final since 1996. Zamora's solo shot gave the Barons a 4-1 lead in the top of the second inning, but they couldn't hold it. 'We didn't add to our runs and we gave them that opportunity,' Gonzalez said. 'Kudos to them. That's a good ball club. At this point, everybody's a good ball team. They're a good Trinity League team, and we're a really strong Sunset League team. I just feel that at the end of the day, when we walk away from this game, our kids aren't very happy and I'm not very happy because I think we should be playing in the championship.' Fountain Valley took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, with Zamora and Mikey Patterson lacing back-to-back singles. After Zamora scored on an errant pickoff move, Tyler Peshke was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Starting pitcher Josh Grack then helped his own cause, roping a triple to deep center to score two more runs. Grack was out at home plate on the play. 'It was a very good feeling just to do your job and see your team just roll with it,' Zamora said. 'It's absolutely insane, honestly. Everybody just giving you compliments because you started it, there's nothing like it, man.' The offensive outburst didn't last, though. Mater Dei senior pitcher Landon Gordon, who came on before Grack's triple, landed the win in relief. He retired the side in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth. 'Landon is a guy we trust,' Mater Dei coach Richard Mercado said. 'He's a four-year varsity guy, and he was Trinity League Rookie of the Year his freshman year with a 0.8 ERA. He's been through everything, he's got ice water in his veins and he's just a guy we would trust in any big moment. That's why we had him out of the pen, because we know we can rely on him to come in and throw strikes and be competitive for us as a team. That's what he did today.' Fountain Valley still led 4-2 headed into the bottom of the sixth. Barons reliever Logan Hunt got the first out before the hosts began to rally. Dylan Wetzel drew a full-count walk, then Brandon Thomas was plunked by a pitch. Bradley Beaudreau's dribbler in front of the plate went for an infield single for Mater Dei, loading the bases. After Brady Guth's run-scoring groundout, CJ Ciampa hit a sharp grounder to shortstop, but the throw was dropped to allow another run to score and tie the game. Mater Dei senior catcher Lawson Olmstead followed with the eventual game-winning single to left, scoring Beaudreau. Thomas, normally the Mater Dei No. 1 pitcher, earned the save in the seventh, working around a two-out single by Patterson. Junior catcher Ethan Cortez was two for three for the Barons, while junior outfielder Isaac Lomeli added a hit. Gonzalez said his Barons went through adversity this season, with the starting shortstop quitting the team two weeks into the year and Patterson missing much of the year with an injury. They came together at the end, however, to help fuel a memorable run. 'First and foremost I told them that I love them,' Gonzalez said when asked his post-game remarks to the team. 'It's all about relationships here for us. We have a moniker at our school, 'Barons for Life,' and they know that they're always welcome back. Even as the game was going on, I had 50 ex-players right there watching the game, which was awesome to see.'
