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Boston Globe
11-07-2025
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Congratulations to the Globe's All-Scholastics! Meet the 2025 spring athletes and coaches of the year.
Related : Over the course of the 2024-25 school year, no school had more combined athletes and coaches of the year than Concord-Carlisle, which was represented seven times (three athletes, four coaches) across three seasons. Norwell had six total selections and no other school had more than five. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Advertisement Meet the Boston Globe Spring 2025 All-Scholastic teams ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Advertisement Meet the athletes of the year for Spring 2025 The 28 Spring 2025 athletes of the year hail from 23 schools. Westford is Academy represented three times (Kassidy Carmichael, girls' lacrosse; Ryan Kyle, boys' track; and Abigail Hennessy, girls' track). Norwell (Oliver Rice, boys' lacrosse; Holly Panttila, girls' lacrosse), St. John's Prep (Will Shaheen, baseball; Rudr Malayya, boys' tennis), and Wayland (Bella Camacho, girls' tennis; Finn Bell, boys' volleyball) each received two selections. For the entire 2024-25 school year, 106 Athletes of the Year were chosen from 74 schools, with Westford and Norwell leading the way with four selections each. Chelmsford, Concord-Carlisle, Needham, St. John's Prep, and St. John's (Shrewsbury) had three each. Athletes of the year: baseball Tyler Adamo, Lynnfield; Brayden Mercier, St. John's (Shrewsbury); Will Novak, Plymouth North; Will Shaheen, St. John's Prep; Matt Stuart, Chelmsford; Matt Toland, Arlington Catholic Athletes of the year: softball Bre Fontes, Joseph Case; Cate Larson, Taunton; Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake; Holly Paharik, Hopkinton; Lola Ronayne, Attleboro; Alyx Rossi, Bedford Athletes of the year: boys' lacrosse D1: Nick Emsing, BC High; D2: Kam Tremblay, Billerica; D3: Willy Robinson, Scituate; D4: Oliver Rice, Norwell Athletes of the year: girls' lacrosse D1: Kassidy Carmichael, Westford; D2: Caitlyn Naughton, Walpole; D3: Reese Bromby, Newburyport; D4: Holly Panttila, Norwell Athletes of the year: boys' track Field: Alex Jackson, Peabody; Track: Ryan Kyle, Westford Advertisement Athletes of the year: girls' track Track: Abigail Hennessy, Westford; Field: Gabrielle Pierre, Lincoln-Sudbury Athletes of the year: boys' volleyball D1: Kris Vaivars, Brookline; D2: Finn Bell, Wayland Athlete of the year: boys' tennis Rudr Malayya, St. John's Prep Athlete of the year: girls' tennis Bella Camacho, Wayland Meet the coaches of the year for Spring 2025 The 39 coaches of the year hail from 36 schools, with Billerica (Scott Arsenault, girls' track; Shaun Corum, boys' track), Lexington (Chris Pugliese, boys' tennis; James Hall, boys' track), and Manchester Essex (Wes Chittick, boys' lacrosse; Robert Bilsbury, boys' tennis) represented twice. The 115 coaches of the year from the 2024-25 school year hailed from 82 schools, with Billerica and Concord-Carlisle leading the way with four selections apiece. Hamilton-Wenham, Lexington, Medfield, Newton North, Wellesley, and Westwood had three honorees each. Coaches of the year: baseball D1: Lou DiStasi, Chelmsford; D2: Chris Costello, Walpole; D3: Eric Archambault, North Reading; D4: John O'Brien, Lynnfield; D5: Mayron Ramirez, Charlestown Coaches of the year: softball D1: Bill Milot, Bishop Feehan; D2: Tony Pina, Silver Lake; D3: Eric Archambault, North Reading; D4: John O'Brien, Lynnfield; D5: Mayron Ramirez, Charlestown Coaches of the year: boys' lacrosse D1: John Pynchon, St. John's Prep; D2: Todd Zahurak, Westwood; D3: Mark Puzzanghara, Scituate; D4: Wes Chittick, Manchester Essex Coaches of the year: girls' lacrosse D1: Erin Cash, Concord-Carlisle; D2: Rachel Monroe, Reading; D3: Dave Nicholson, Ursuline; D4: Laura Callahan, Norwell Coaches of the year: boys' tennis D1: Chris Pugliese, Lexington; D2: John Bunar, Duxbury; D3: Andy Crane, Latin Academy; D4: Robert Bilsbury, Manchester Essex Advertisement Coaches of the year: girls' tennis D1: Rob Miller, Wellesley; D2: John Tassinari, Wayland; D3: Ashley Tuccillo, Dover-Sherborn; D4: Joe Maher, Hamilton-Wenham Coaches of the year: boys' track D1: James Hall, Lexington; D2: Dennis Sheppard, Marshfield; D3: Shaun Corum, Billerica; D4: Ruben Reinoso, Wakefield; D5-6: Sean Medeiros, Old Rochester Coaches of the year: girls' track D1: Kathy Fleming, Natick; D2: Rick Dellechiaie, North Andover; D3: Scott Arsenault, Billerica; D4: Shannon Kane, Melrose; D5-6: Sean Medeiros, Old Rochester Coaches of the year: boys' volleyball D1: Lexi De La Cruz, Brookline; D2: Nate Howe, Greater Lowell Related : Related : Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Girls' lacrosse All-Scholastics for Spring 2025
Westford, MA- 6/3/25- Westford Academy's Kassidy Carmichael (19) plays against King Philip in the second half of the Division 1 girls' lacrosse second-round game on June 3, 2025 in Westford. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff
Boston Globe
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Seven high school sports takeaways from Tuesday, when 10 teams punched their MIAA state final tickets
Related : While the D3 girls' lax final is still to be determined, Thursday's D4 title game (5 p.m.) will pit third-seeded Norwell and No. 1 Cohasset, both of whom won going away in the semifinals. Advertisement Over in boys' volleyball, top-seeded Brookline rallied after dropping the first set to take down defending Division 1 champion Newton North and set up a showdown with third-seeded Needham, a Bay State Conference rival, in Friday's final at Xaverian (6:30 p.m.). Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Division 2 will pit No. 3 Wayland against top-seeded Agawam, which survived a five-set battle with neighboring West Springfield in the semifinals, in Thursday's championship match at Shrewsbury High (6:30 p.m.). 1. The reading list 2. Three stars Kassidy Carmichael, Westford — The Ohio State-bound senior scored nine of her team's 11 goals, Girls' lax final: Westford Academy 11, Wellesley 10 Another day, another fourth-quarter comeback, another winner for Kassidy Carmichael — this one with 1 second left for her ninth goal. Absolutely unbelievable. What a game — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) Finn Bell, Wayland — The junior, who reached 1,000 career kills last week, dominated at the net with 27 kills, adding five digs to help the third-seeded Warriors reach the Division 2 final with a 3-1 win over Westfield in the semis. Advertisement After 2: Wayland 2, Westfield 0. 25-23, 25-19 the set scores thus far. After a back and forth opening frame, Wayland took control early in the second and never relented, with Finn Bell putting away the final point. — Matty Wasserman (@Matty_Wasserman) Scarlett Mirak, Concord-Carlisle — The standout sophomore learned the game from her three older sisters, Gabrielle, Audrey, and Eliza, and will now be the first of her siblings to play for a Division 1 championship after she netted six goals in a 13-6 semifinal win over Chelmsford. Half: Concord-Carlisle 10, Chelmsford 4 The Patriots won each quarter by a 5-2 score to seize command. Sophomore Scarlett Mirak has 5 goals and Karleigh Mutch 3 for the Patriots. Four scorers for the Lions — Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) 3. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Kassidy Carmichael , Westford, 9 Scarlett Mirak , Concord-Carlisle, 6 Charlie Cox , Norwell, 5 Avery Regan , Cohasset, 5 Elisabeth Stutzman , Sandwich, 5 Abby Beggans , Wellesley, 4 Reese Hansen , Cohasset, 4 Karleigh Mutch , Concord-Carlisle, 4 Caitlyn Naughton , Walpole, 4 Molly Campbell , Cohasset, 3 Olicia Comella , Wellesley, 3 Sophia Fruci , Walpole, 3 Emily Hagan , Walpole, 3 Holly Panttila , Norwell, 3 Emily Regan , Cohasset, 3 Molly Trahan , Reading, 3 4. Bedford's Rossi honored With a spectacular senior season for Bedford, Alyx Rossi has been named Gatorade Massachusetts Softball Player of the Year. 'Rossi is such a talented pitcher and hitter as well,' said Westford Academy coach Gina Mustoe in a statement. 'She dominates on the mound and has such control over all of her pitches.' The Boston College-bound Rossi has the Buccaneers in the Division 2 semifinals and has posted a 0.35 ERA with 276 strikeouts in 120 innings. She is hitting .543 with a .614 OBP, seven home runs, 26 RBIs, 31 runs, and six steals. The 5-foot-9-inch lefthander, who was named the Globe's Division 2 Player of the Year as a junior, has 958 career strikeouts. A member of the Spanish National Honor Society and Bedford's Academic Hall of Fame, Rossi volunteers with the town's club of social concern and was a member of Bedford's Model UN team. Advertisement 5. Commitment central ▪ St. Mary's sophomore Bella Owumi will be transferring to the Tilton School in New Hampshire. Owumi, who has been a varsity starter since seventh grade, already has 1,224 career points and was named Catholic Central MVP after averaging 17.1 points per game while leading the Spartans to the Division 3 state title. Owumi will be joined by her Spartans and MCW Starz teammate Lily Norton in Tilton's 2027 class, which also features Kam Derba , who grew up in Easton and played at Dexter Southfield. Thank you to Coach — Bella Owumi (@BellaOwumi24) ▪ Northfield Mt. Hermon junior Olivia Fleming has committed to play women's basketball at Lehigh. The 5-foot-7 guard from Wyndham, N.H., was named NEPSAC Class AA Player of the Year and also plays for Rivals. Next 4! 🤎🤍 — Olivia Fleming (@_OliviaF_21) ▪ Quarterback Dante Reno (Sturbridge), who attended Loomis Chaffee and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, will transfer from South Carolina to play for his father, Tony , at Yale. The 6-foot-2-inch, 214-pound redshirt freshman will have four years of eligibility remaining. He threw for 2,358 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior for Cheshire. Tony Reno has coached Yale since 2012 and has won four Ivy League championships. For god, for country, for Yale. — Dante Reno (@dantereno10) 6. Coaching carousel ▪ North Andover announced Ben Murphy as its new boys' hockey coach. Murphy, who played at Cushing before winning a Hockey East championship and reaching two national title games at Maine, brings 19 years of collegiate coaching experience. Most recently, Murphy was an associate head coach on the women's staff at Providence. Prior to that he had stints with RPI, Bentley, St. Lawrence, and Castleton State. He began his coaching career with the Wichita Thunder of the CHL. Advertisement Murphy replaces Scott Greene , who led the Scarlet Knights since 2021. 🚨NEW BOYS HOCKEY COACH🚨 North Andover High School is excited to announce Ben Murphy as our new Boys Varsity Hockey Coach. — Scarlet Knights (@NA_Athletics) ▪ North Andover didn't stop with its boys' hockey program, also announcing the hiring of Don Viselli as girls' basketball coach. Viselli most recently served as an assistant at Derryfield School in Manchester, N.H., and he has 25 years coaching experience, from fifth grade to high school. He started and coached the Merrimack Valley Roadrunners AAU program and has also coached with MassRivals. 🚨NEW GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH🚨 North Andover High School is excited to announce Don Viselli as our new Girls Varsity Basketball Coach. — Scarlet Knights (@NA_Athletics) ▪ Essex Tech announced the hiring of Liv Robles as its girls' basketball coach. Robles spent last season as an assistant at Emmanuel after graduating from Saint Anselm in 2024 after a four-year career for the Hawks. From Connecticut, she was a three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection at Mark T. Sheehan School. We are excited to welcome Liv Robles as our Head Girls Basketball Coach. Most recently, Liv was an assistant at Emmanuel College. She was also a 4 year player at St. Anselm College. — Essex Tech Athletics (@ETAthletics) ▪ After coaching Somerset-Berkley boys' basketball to Bob Slater is hanging up his whistle. The 1987 Attleboro graduate volunteered at his alma mater and was on staff for a state championship run in 1998. He joined Somerset-Berkley's staff in 2002, becoming JV coach in 2005, and varsity head coach in 2009. Slater led the Blue Raiders to the D2 state semifinals in 2023 and was given Globe Coach of the Year honors. This winter he led the Blue Raiders to a 24-1 record capped with a stunning 65-44 win over three-time defending champion Malden Catholic in the state championship. 'It's a good way to go out,' Slater said. 'It's special to go out with this group after the successes we've had the past few years.' Advertisement 7. College corner ▪ Will Jones , Jordan Gottesman , and Charlie Walker were among five Northeastern baseball players named to the Northeast All-Region First Team, while Aiven Cabral earned second team recognition. Jones, a graduate student and Hamilton-Wenham graduate, went 11-1 with a 2.62 ERA over 15 starts, striking out 75 in 72 innings and setting a program record for wins in a season. Gottesman, a graduate student and Acton-Boxborough graduate, was 9-2 with a 2.27 ERA over 16 appearances, striking out 97 in 83 1/3 innings. Walker, a junior and Milton graduate, was 4-0 with seven saves and a 1.29 ERA in 16 appearances, striking out56 in 48 2/3 innings. Cabral, a junior and St. Mary's graduate, went 10-3 with a 2.92 ERA over 16 starts, striking out 74 in 89 1/3 innings. Three pitchers were named to the First Team with one on the Second Team. The whole rotation plus Charlie Walker 😎 🧵 (2/2) — Northeastern Baseball (@GoNUbaseball) ▪ Dartmouth senior rower Jenna Martin , a Wayland graduate, was named an honorable mention CRCA All-American. Martin was a member of the Big Green's varsity eight that finished fourth at the Princeton Chase, beating Virginia and Harvard. Dartmouth teammate and fellow Wayland resident Aine Ley , who attended the Groton School, was also a CRCA honorable mention All-American following her junior season. Congratulations to Jenna and Áine, who have been named CRCA All-Americans! 📰 | — Dartmouth Women's Rowing (@DartmouthWRow) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA girls' lacrosse tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-4
Favorites: No. 1 Concord-Carlisle, No. 2 Wellesley. Sleepers: No. 7 Franklin, No. 11 King Philip. Related : Players to watch: midfielder/attack Kassidy Carmichael (Westford, Sr.), midfielder Allie Collins (Lincoln-Sudbury, Sr.), attack Olivia Comella (Wellesley, Sr.), midfielder/attack Kerri Finneran (Central Catholic, Sr.), midfielder Karleigh Mutch (Concord-Carlisle, Sr.). Best first-round matchup: Friday (5 p.m.), No. 17 Bishop Feehan at No. 16 Peabody. Longest road trip: Thursday (5 p.m.), No. 28 Barnstable at No. 5 North Andover; 99.1 miles. Analysis: The Division 1 champion is going to earn it. With star power at the top and depth all over, this field is a particularly impressive one. The University of Denver-bound Mutch (64 goals, 111 draw controls) will look to steer the top-seeded Patriots to their first state title. Comella (86 goals), who will play at Arizona State, and the No. 2 Raiders may be their biggest challenger. No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury, No. 4 Chelmsford, and No. 5 North Andover are also dangerous, and Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Notre Dame (Hingham), No. 2 Walpole, No. 3 Westwood. Sleepers: No. 6 Duxbury, No. 7 East Longmeadow. Players to watch: midfielder Caroline Haggerty (NDA, Sr.), midfielder Grace Maroney (Hingham, Sr.), midfielder Caitlyn Naughton (Walpole, Sr.), midfielder/attack Caroline Nozzolillo (Westwood, Sr.), midfielder Megan Shanahan (Reading, Sr.). Best first-round matchup: Friday (5 p.m.), No. 17 Hopkinton at No. 16 Methuen. Advertisement Longest road trip: Monday (5 p.m.), No. 20 Dartmouth at No. 13 West Springfield; 119.1 miles. Analysis: Division 2 is just as stacked as Division 1 at the top, with each of the top eight seeds capable of making a deep run. Both North Carolina-bound senior Emma Connerty of NDA and Quinnipiac-bound senior Emilie DeMaio of Westwood are sidelined with ACL tears, but both rosters are loaded with talent. Shanahan, Libby Quinn, and Molly Trahan Related : Division 3 Favorites: No. 1 Medfield, No. 2 Newburyport. Sleepers: No. 9 Bishop Fenwick, No. 11 Ursuline. Players to watch: attack Reese Bromby (Newburyport, Sr.), midfielder Izzy Kittredge (Medfield, Jr.), midfielder Maddy Lubov (Ursuline, Jr.), midfielder/attack Cece Levrault (Apponequet, Sr.), midfielder/attack Cate Noone (Foxborough, Sr.). Best first-round matchup: Thursday (5 p.m.), No. 17 Archbishop Williams at No. 16 Nauset. Longest road trip: Thursday (4 p.m.), No. 33 Martha's Vineyard at No. 32 Groton-Dunstable; 132.2 miles. Analysis: This year's field features the same top two seeds as last year, as Related : Division 4 Favorites: No. 1 Cohasset, No. 2 Ipswich, No. 3 Norwell. Advertisement Sleepers: No. 7 Pentucket, No. 8 Nantucket. Players to watch: goalie Brigid Carovillano (Manchester Essex, Sr.), attack Lyla Greenleaf (Ipswich, Jr.), midfielder Reese Hansen (Cohasset, Sr.), midfielder/attack Mayson Lower (Nantucket, Sr.), midfielder Holly Panttila (Norwell, Sr.). Best first-round matchup: Friday (5:30 p.m.), No. 20 Mashpee at No. 13 Tyngsborough. Longest road trip: Saturday (1 p.m.), No. 25 Wahconah at No. 8 Nantucket; 232.8 miles. Analysis: Related : Trevor Hass can be reached at
Boston Globe
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
A clutch closer, Kassidy Carmichael is the catalyst for a Westford girls' lacrosse team racking up goals
The catalyst is senior captain Kassidy Carmichael (58 goals, 79 points, 80 percent draw-control rate), a force with 500 career points who is committed to play both ice hockey and lacrosse at Ohio State. Her experience playing for the US Under-18 women's national team, and scoring two goals in the gold medal match win in 2024, has translated to her readiness in clutch moments on the field. Advertisement 'I always loved [ Jonathan ] Papelbon ,' Westford coach Julie Olivier said of the former Red Sox shutdown closer. '[Kassidy] to me is sort of that closer. She doesn't crumble under pressure; she actually gets better.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Her poise was on display in a 15-13 win at league rival Concord-Carlisle, an opponent the Ghosts hadn't beaten in at least six years. On a rainy day that prompted a half-hour delay, Carmichael notched two goals in the final minute to give the Ghosts the victory, capping an eight-goal, 17-draw control night. 'Coach had me explain how to keep your composure in big situations,' Carmichael said. 'So we talked about what we needed to work on and came up with a game plan.' Concord-Carlisle was the team's toughest challenge yet, but the Ghosts did not let the bright lights affect their vision. Advertisement Carmichael's sister, sophomore Kiley (53 goals, 89 points), followed with four goals. She pointed to earlier this season, in a 13-11 loss to Newton North, in which the Ghosts trimmed an eight-goal deficit to two. It's already bad enough dealing with one Carmichael on Westford Academy, but two?!? Senior Kassidy Carmichael (right) has teamed up with sophomore sister Kiley to form a scary tandem in Ghost-land. Barry Chin/Globe Staff 'That shows as a team that we don't give up,' Kiley Carmichael said. 'If there's something in our way, we can push past it if we put our mind to it.' The compete level does not end with the sisters. Senior captain Erin Keefe holds down the defense, junior captain Evelyn Weber has returned this year after missing all of last season with an ACL tear, and sophomore goaltender Ava Preysnar is a formidable shot-stopper. Weber spent all of last season by Olivier's side, learning a lot about the mental part of the game to get her in the right headspace after a difficult injury. 'I got the coach's perspective,' Weber said. 'Going in this year, I felt like I had a greater sense of insight into the game of lacrosse and being able to see things differently.' Keefe has grown with the program alongside Carmichael, both in the toughest times and the brighter ones, like its 11-9 win at Belmont this year. 'I think that one was definitely a game where defensively we kind of realized that we could be legit,' Keefe said. In the back, Preysnar is just in her second season in goal, but has quickly shown her confidence and desire to improve. 'It's kind of a life sport now,' Preysnar said. 'I got used to it.' The Ghosts have only won one DCL championship in their program's history, in 2013. This year, they have the chance to make history in the league and beyond. Advertisement 'All along the way, I knew they were capable of it,' said Olivier. 'But to actually see it happen is just another confirmation that we have an opportunity for a good run.' Behind the strength of sisters Kiley (9) and Kassidy Carmichael (19), Westford Academy is gunning for its second Dual County League title, the first coming in 2013. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Quick sticks ▪ When Westwood senior goalie Kathryn Donnellan made one final save as time expired Wednesday, it was a fitting end to an impressive 14-11 triumph over Cohasset. Donnellan plays with the composure of a longtime goalie, but in reality she first latched onto the position sophomore year. A defender growing up, she embraced a new role on junior varsity that spring and hasn't looked back since. She became the varsity starter last year and is now a standout on one of the state's best teams. Donnellan, who has worked with assistant and goalie coach Hayley Barner , has 100 saves and a .520 save percentage for the No. 1 Wolverines (15-1). 'Her focus on the technical aspects of the position has allowed her teammates to be confident in her abilities, thus creating a really strong and cohesive defensive unit,' Westwood coach Margot Spatola said. ▪ After finishing last season with an 8-13 record on a senior-less squad, Archbishop Williams has bounced back convincingly with a 12-3 mark. With the vast majority of the team back, and a strong core of six seniors, the Bishops have vaulted to No. 14 in the Division 3 power rankings. 'There's been a lot of stepping up on the field this season,' third-year coach CeCi Hodgkins said. 'We jelled as a group and grew.' Avery Valicenti (62 goals), Emily Fleming (31 goals), and Clare O'Keefe (29 goals) are all catalysts, and goalie Aliya Greenwood has helped the defense make major strides. Advertisement ▪ Apponequet (11-2) has continued its winning ways — highlighted by wins over New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Dighton-Rehoboth — and is up to No. 9 in Division 3. The Lakers' top three scorers are junior Cece Levrault (33 goals, 13 assists), senior Abby Bradley (36 goals, 25 assists), and senior Jayleigh Howarth (18 goals, 18 assists). Senior goalie Ally Arruda has 68 saves. 'The girls are working very hard and are determined to do well,' Apponequet coach Cindy Cuthbertson said. Games to watch Tuesday, Weston at No. 8 Lincoln-Sudbury, 4:15 p.m. — The Weston has won four straight and will look for its most impressive victory to date against a strong Warriors squad. Wednesday, No. 11 Hingham at No. 4 Cohasset, 3:30 p.m. — Hingham continues to challenge itself with a very tough schedule, hoping it pays dividends long term. Wednesday, No. 2 Notre Dame (Hingham) at No. 1 Westwood, 4 p.m. — In one of the more captivating matchups of the regular season, the top two teams in the Globe Poll battle in a nonleague clash and potential Division 2 tournament preview. Wednesday, No. 18 King Philip at No. 3 Walpole, 6 p.m. — The upset-minded Warriors will try to keep it rolling against one of the state's best. Thursday, No. 10 Reading at No. 13 Medfield, 5:30 p.m. — This will be a great test for both teams as they prepare for what they hope will be deep postseason runs in their respective divisions. Correspondent Trevor Hass contributed to this story. Aiden Barker can be reached at
