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Boston Globe
6 days ago
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- Boston Globe
Playing for the second time in 24 hours, No. 27 Taunton boys' volleyball shocks No. 6 Nipmuc in D1 first round
3-1 win for — AJ (@aj_traub) 'Two games in 18 hours, we're asking a lot of our guys,' Chaperon said. 'We had some guys cramping up, and a little tired, a little hungry, but they pushed through and were able to beat a very, very good team today. So happy to move on.' Senior Travis Johnson (16 kills, 6 digs) worked opposite junior Donny Providence (9 kills, 10 digs) to power the pins, with senior Ike Asiegbunam and sophomore Syre Duverna each smacking 12 kills in the middle. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'We live in Taunton and we're always going to get a low seed and disrespect like that,' said Freitas, who finished with 45 assists, 3 digs, and 2 kills. 'So honestly, it brings us up and we all come together to show them who really is, who really deserves the high seed.' Related : Advertisement The Division 1 tournament has seen an historic amount of upsets, and with the Tigers (17-4) about to face No. 22 Milford (Tuesday, 6 p.m.), with which it split the season series and Hockomock title, after the Scarlet Hawks took down No. 11 Chelmsford. No. 21 Weymouth and No. 23 St. John's (Shrewsbury) are still standing in the second round after eliminating No. 12 Wellesley and No. 10 Springfield Central, respectively. Advertisement 'We have talented players that could probably compete with anybody in the state,' Chaperon said. 'That's what we believe. That's what we tell our kids. If you're in the state tournament, if you don't believe that, you don't even belong. So we tell our kids we're in every match and we have to execute . . . As far as the seed thing, I don't really pay too much mind to it.' Related : Freitas played club with a lot of the Warriors, and saw them posting about their victories en route to an 18-3 season. It made for another wrinkle in what the Tigers accomplished. 'I'm going to remember this probably for the rest of my life,' Freitas said. 'Especially since I love these guys on Nipmuc.' AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 baseball poll: Meet the new No. 1, same as the old No. 1
There was limited movement in the top 10, with North Andover joining the top half of the poll and Weymouth moving up to No. 9. Andover, St. John's Prep, and Wellesley all rise two spots in the back half of the rankings. Related : New entrants include Attleboro, which is off to an 11-3 start and an 8-2 mark in the Hockomock, and Chelmsford, which returns to the poll after a week away. Records based on scores reported to the Globe. Advertisement The Globe's Top 20 baseball poll The Globe poll as of May 9, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's (S) 13-2-0 2 2. Xaverian 12-3-0 1 3. Plymouth North 12-1-0 3 4. BC High 9-5-0 4 5. Taunton 11-3-0 5 6. St. Mary's 14-1-0 6 7. King Philip 12-2-0 7 8. Braintree 8-4-0 8 9. Weymouth 10-5-0 10 10. North Andover 9-3-0 12 11. Andover 8-1-0 13 12. St. John's Prep 7-5-0 14 13. Wellesley 9-4-0 15 14. Lincoln-Sudbury 9-5-0 9 15. Walpole 6-6-0 11 16. Bishop Feehan 10-3-0 16 17. Duxbury 12-2-0 18 18. Attleboro 11-3-0 – 19. Lawrence 8-4-0 17 20. Chelmsford 8-6-0 – Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. softball: Globe Players of the Week for April 14-22
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Taryn Leonard , Whitman-Hanson — Raising her career homer total to 20, the senior clubbed a pair of long balls, knocking in six runs during an 18-5 Patriot League triumph over Hingham. Leonard kicked off her week with a home run and a double in a 7-6 league win against Pembroke. Advertisement Liv Petrillo , King Philip — The senior slugged six homers in three games, all wins. Petrillo mashed three two-run blasts in a 12-0 Hockomock win over Milford. She launched another two-run blast, finishing with three RBIs and two runs scored in a 12-0 league victory vs. Oliver Ames. In a top-10 matchup vs. Bishop Feehan, the Providence-bound Petrillo belted a grand slam in a 5-1 win. Related : Advertisement Alyx Rossi , Bedford –– The Boston College-bound southpaw struck out 16 in six innings Thursday, cracking a pair of home runs in an 18-1 nonleague victory against Natick. Her effort Tuesday at Abington was jaw-dropping, 26 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout during a 10-inning, 2-0 nonleague victory.
Boston Globe
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for April 8-15
Brayden Mattera , Walpole — The 'quarterback' of Related : Cullen O'Brien , Canton — The junior racked up 17 goals and six assists while lifting the Bulldogs (4-2) to Hockomock wins over Oliver Ames (15-6) and Taunton (16-0), plus a 12-5 nonleague victory at Wayland. Advertisement Nathan Tremlett , Medford — The senior captain led the Mustangs (3-1) to consecutive Greater Boston League wins over Somerville and Revere with four goals and three assists in both contests, and is now up to 17 goals and 14 assists through four games. Travis Smith , Falmouth — After going 9 for 14 on faceoffs in Friday's 6-5 win at Norwell, the junior went 18 for 19 at the X and netted a hat trick in Tuesday's 16-5 win over Barnstable. Nate Weitzer can be reached at
