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Boston Globe
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
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. Advertisement 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. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Nine high school sports takeaways from a Wednesday that showcased some of the state's best strikeout artists
On a night of big strikeout totals, nobody could compete with Westwood's Bridget Mulkeen , a Holy Cross-bound senior who not only fired a no-hitter to beat Medfield, 6-0, but surpassed 700 career strikeouts. A pair of juniors have a shot of crossing 700 next spring, but had to make do with reaching 500 career strikeouts Wednesday. Tyngsborough junior Kiley Hogan picked up her 500th career whiff while striking out 10 in a 7-0 blanking of Oakmont, and King Philip junior McCoy Walsh also joined the 500K club in a 16-0 win over Canton. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Not far behind is Abington junior Elsie Testa , who notched her 400th career strikeout while striking out 11 in both ends of a doubleheader, finishing the day with a total of 22 punch outs despite getting swept by Middleborough. Chelmsford senior Jillian Martin won her 300th career draw control in an 18-4 win over Groton-Dunstable, Stoughton freshman goalie Joe Toupin passed the 200-save mark on the season with 10 in a 17-4 loss to King Philip, Arlington Catholic junior Stephen Constantine netted his 200th career point in a 16-8 win over St. Mary's, Taunton sophomore Bella Bourque recorded her 100th career hit in a 12-0 win over Oliver Ames, and Winthrop senior Timmy Vargus spun an 11-strikeout no-hitter to beat Swampscott, 2-0. Advertisement Congratulations Jill Martin on this great milestone! — CHS Girls Lacrosse (@Girls_CHS_Lax) 2. Walk-off wins We usually focus on walk-off hits or goals in this space, but Needham senior Maricel Pucillo provided another type of walk-off win when she made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and runners on second and third, preserving a 5-4 win over Milton. Watertown's first Middlesex League win in four years came via a double-overtime winner from senior Caleb Mayhew , who also netted the tying goal in the final two minutes of regulation, lifting the Raiders to a 9-8 victory vs. Stoneham. Triton freshman Ginger Thompson's bases-loaded walk-off single provided a 7-5 win over Hamilton-Wenham, Liam Connelly's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh pushed Canton past King Philip, 2-1, and Austin Prep's Luciana Igoe lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh for a 6-5 win over BB&N. 3. Three stars Jackie Giordano , Brooks — The senior from Andover fired a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts while also stepping up to the plate and delivering three hits, two runs, and an RBI in a 12-0 drubbing of Milton Academy. Mylee Ramer , Bishop Feehan — The senior did it all for the Shamrocks in a 9-0 win over Arlington Catholic, striking out 18 in a two-hitter, while collecting three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer to set the tone in the first inning. Andrew Cox and Shawn Laduke , Methuen — Cox, a junior, smashed 21 kills, and Laduke, a senior, doled out 47 assists in a 3-1 win over North Andover. Advertisement 4. Going, going, gone Hogan left the yard twice with solo shots for Tyngsborough, joining Brooks' Sophia Florencio with two longballs. King Philip got homers from Ali Gill , Liv Petrillo , and Cheyenne Murray in a 16-0 win over Canton and Marblehead's Lyla McGovern launched a grand slam in the seventh inning to beat Peabody, 10-7. The rest of the day's round-trippers belonged to Dighton-Rehoboth's Haleigh Kelley , Taunton's Cate Larson , Bishop Feehan's Caitlyn Deveney , Newton North's Ella Fahey , Tyngsborough's Katie O'Keefe , Bedford's Alyx Rossi , and Conor Secrist of St. John's (Shrewsbury). 5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Caleb Mayhew , Watertown, 6 Colin Fuller , Newburyport, 5 Maddy Lubov , Ursuline, 5 Caroline Nozzolillo , Westwood, 5 Neil Sullivan , Archbishop Williams, 5 Allie Wile , Ipswich, 5 Abby Bradley , Apponequet, 4 Thomas Donovan , Mansfield, 4 Gunner Hanna , Abington, 4 Corey Herbert , Bridgewater-Raynham, 4 Kendall Herrick , Medfield, 4 Cole Hogencamp , Mansfield, 4 Jayleigh Howart , Apponequet, 4 Kenny Wisniewski , Apponequet, 4 Points Meera Raskin , Ursuline, 8 Lubov, Ursuline, 7 Meghan Daley , North Andover, 6 Donovan, Mansfield, 6 Mayhew, Watertown, 6 Fuller, Newburyport, 5 Matt Grafton , Abington, 5 Hogencamp, Mansfield, 5 Julianna Lanzillo , Chelmsford, 5 Nozzolillo, Westwood, 5 Isa Robinson , North Andover, 5 Eli Sirota , Newburyport, 5 Sullivan, Archbishop Williams, 5 Wisniewski, Apponequet, 5 6. Daily strikeout leaderboard Mylee Ramer , Bishop Feehan, 18 Alyx Rossi , Bedford, 16 Sharlotte Stazinski , Walpole, 16 Akiira'Ley Vazquez , Greater New Bedford, 14 Kayla Shaw , Wakefield, 13 Devon Blair , East Bridgewater, 12 Nora Hamel , Newton North, 12 Zahgros Tanner , Newton North, 12 Connor Gavin , Waltham, 11 Jackie Giordano , Brooks, 11 Cate Larson , Taunton, 11 Elsie Testa , Abington, 11 (twice) Timmy Vargus , Winthrop, 11 Aliza Crean-Oviedo , St. Mary's, 10 Colin Ducie , Plymouth South, 10 Advertisement Nolan Gordon , Foxborough, 10 Kiley Hogan , Tyngsborough, 10 Brian Mancinelli , St. John Paul II, 10 7. MIAA lacrosse committees The boys' and girls' lacrosse committees met virtually and confirmed the timeline for the upcoming state tournament. Brackets should be released on May 28, tournament games can begin May 29 and will run until the state finals on June 13-14. Tournament director Dan Brothers said the goal is to finish the finals before Father's Day, June 15, but weather could cause postponements that would push some games back to that date. Brothers said the search is ongoing for different neutral sites for the boys' lacrosse championships, but top options such as Bentley, Boston University, Harvard Stadium, and Quincy's Veterans Stadium have been ruled out. It is likely that a high school will once again play host to the boys' lacrosse finals, as Burlington has hosted the past two years. The girls' lacrosse finals will once again be held at Babson. Longtime committee members attended their final meeting. Darrell Benson , the president of the World Series of Lacrosse and a longtime MIAA official, was on his final call with the boys' lacrosse committee. Officials representative Teri Riggs attended her final meeting with the girls' lacrosse committee, and advocated for splitting all JV and varsity games into quarters for injury purposes. Both committees discussed the implementation of a shot clock in upcoming seasons, citing reasons it improves the game. Since the MIAA plays under National Federation of High School rules, the committee will hold off on further discussion until the NFHS addresses shot clock rules this summer. 8. MIAA soccer committee No votes were held at the MIAA soccer meeting, but the committee made it clear they are not interested in a Super 8/Division 1A tournament. Advertisement Canton athletic director and committee chair Danny Erickson , Nipmuch AD Chris Schmidt , Monomoy AD Karen Guillemette , Agawam coach Laura Ramos , and Wayland coach Dave Gavron all expressed a lack of appetite for an additional tournament. 'I think our tournament runs great the way it is,' Erickson said. St. Mary's athletic director Jeff Newhall , the MIAA soccer tournament director, noted that 419 teams participated in the 2024 postseason, with 8,400 players taking the field, 4,600-plus tickets sold, and revenue of about $380,000, leading to a net profit of around $131,000, which was down slightly from the previous year due to the extra expense of holding finals at Worcester State and Curry College instead of Doyle and Manning fields. 'To have 8,400 kids participate in a tournament that makes money, I think is pretty good,' Newhall said. There was lengthy discussion on the lack of officials for sub-varsity games, with new officials liaison Matt DeNapoli stating that almost half the sub-varsity games he schedules have just one official. Several members expressed interest in expanding the 'The older generation of referees would certainly appreciate some help from young legs,' DeNapoli said. Related : The biggest hurdle is liability insurance, as well as some additional costs for Arbiter, the referee assigning portal. 9. Odds and ends Junior Maggie Berleth of St. Paul's (N.H.) was the winner of the 2025 A Shot For Life Boston Bruins Foundation award after raising more than $7,000 for cancer research. Congratulations to Maggie Berleth of St. Paul's on being the winner of the 2025 ASFL - Boston Bruins Foundation Award! The award is given each year to the top fundraiser in the MA ASFL Classic. Maggie raised well over $7,000 for cancer research! We can't say thank you enough to… — A Shot For Life™ (@ASFL_Shoot4Cure) Braintree senior Francesca Spadorcia committed to Salve Regina, where she plans to play both basketball and volleyball. Advertisement We are going to miss our captain. So proud of all her accomplishments. Excited to see her play at the next level! — Braintree GBBall (@BraintreeGBBall) Pembroke senior Sadie Nugent will play women's soccer at Arcadia. — Pembroke Athletics (@PHS_Titans) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Caroline Doherty's final addition to the Hingham girls' hockey record book is a Division 1 state championship
'I knew that third goal was probably going to be my last goal ever at Hingham,' said Doherty, who plans to play Division 1 hockey at Holy Cross. 'So I had to rep the Hingham jersey, because it's so special.' Advertisement Doherty is the sixth player to score a hat trick in an MIAA girls' hockey championship game. The only player to score more in a title game was former Hingham star Chrissie Bowler (2008 vs. Milton), who held the program points record until Doherty passed it this season. Doherty has 234 career points. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'She just fulfilled her legacy here and really cemented it in the record books,' third-year coach Courtney Turner said. 'She's the finisher, but it's a full team effort that wins the game.' After Bishop Stang (18-6-1) took an early lead through Isa Rioux, Hingham (24-1-1) scored the next five goals. Hannah Lasch evened the score two minutes later, then Doherty took over. Hannah Lasch ties it up for Hingham! Great crash to the net for a rebound, and she buries her 15th goal of the season. Assisted by Callie Crean and Alexa Harris. 1-1 late in the first. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) She broke in on a rush from her own end in the opening minute of the second, deking past Stang goalie Vivienne Melo and sliding in a backhand to put the Harborwomen on top. A minute and 51 seconds later, she ripped in a point shot on the power play to double the lead. Caroline Doherty gives Hingham the lead 56 seconds into the second! What a rush starting in her own end, then deking to the backhand and sliding it in low. Assist to Shea Richardson. 2-1 Hingham — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) It's Caroline Doherty again and it's 3-1 Hingham! 1:51 after her goal earlier in the period, the Holy Cross-bound senior blasts a missile from the point on the power play for her second of the day. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) Her 152nd career strike sealed it. Classmate Addy Garrity, who added the Harborwomen's fifth in the game's final minute, assisted Doherty's second – a fitting connection for a duo that has combined for 347 career points in their four years together. Addy Garrity makes it 5-1 Hingham! A deserved goal at the Garden for the senior, who has had another great game today and nets one in the final minute. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) 'We're pushing each other to get to where we want to be, and pushing each other to work harder.' Garrity said. 'I'm not playing hockey in college, but I'm so excited to watch Caroline, because all of the work has just paid off.' Advertisement Izzi Puleo stopped 16 of 17 shots she faced in goal for Hingham before a late goalie change. After 14 years away, Hingham returned to the top of Division 1. 'Being able to end it with Addy, on the ice together, as seniors graduating, it's so special to look up at the crowd knowing they've been with us for four years,' Doherty said. 'It's amazing, especially doing it with Addy by my side.' Hingham 5, Bishop Stang 2 at TD Garden, Boston Bishop Stang (18-6-1) 1 0 1 — 2 Hingham (24-1-1) 1 2 2 — 5 1, B, Isa Rioux (Olivia Medeiros, Evelyn Crane) 9:50. 2, H, Hannah Lasch (Callie Crean, Alexa Harris) 11:51. 3, H, Caroline Doherty (Shea Richardson) :56. 4, H, Caroline Doherty (Addy Garrity) 2:47. 5, H, Caroline Doherty (CC Flynn, Ellie Bellew) 10:43. 6, H, Addy Garrity 14:14. 7, B, Ashley Smith (Allyson Smith) 14:35. Saves: B, Vivienne Melo, ; H, Izzi Puleo, 16, Izzy McGarr, 1. Photos from the game The Hingham girls' hockey team defeated Bishop Stang, 5-2. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Hingham goalie Izzy Puleo blocked a shot. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Hingham won the state title for the first time since 2011 Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Bishop Stang's Madison Lewis (center) falls while following the puck during the title game. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Hingham celebrates a goal in the state final. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Hingham's Caroline Doherty (right) scores one of her three goals in the championship game. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
