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Boston Globe
09-05-2025
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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
25-04-2025
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Globe Top 20 baseball poll: St. John's (Shrewsbury) reclaims the top spot and Weymouth enters Top 10
Risers in the top 10 include No. 7 Plymouth North, No. 8 King Philip, No. 9 Lincoln-Sudbury, and No. 10 Weymouth, which enters the top 10 for the first time. Related : New entrants include No. 17 Andover, which is off to a 3-1 start in the Merrimack Valley Conference, and No. 20 Hopkinton, which has battled through a tough schedule to a 6-3 mark that includes two tight losses to top-10 teams. Records based on scores reported to the Globe. Advertisement The Globe's Top 20 baseball poll The Globe poll as of April 25, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's (S) 9-1-0 2 2. BC High 6-2-0 4 3. Taunton 8-2-0 3 4. Xaverian 8-2-0 1 5. Braintree 6-1-0 5 6. St. Mary's 7-1-0 6 7. Plymouth North 6-0-0 8 8. King Philip 10-0-0 9 9. Lincoln-Sudbury 7-2-0 10 10. Weymouth 5-3-0 12 11. North Andover 5-1-0 13 12. Walpole 3-5-0 7 13. Wellesley 7-1-0 15 14. Westford 5-2-0 14 15. St. John's Prep 3-4-0 11 16. Chelmsford 5-3-0 17 17. Andover 3-1-0 – 18. Duxbury 7-1-0 18 19. North Quincy 6-3-0 19 20. Hopkinton 6-3-0 – Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
Boston Globe
11-04-2025
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Globe Top 20 baseball poll: There's a new No. 2, plus the return of Chelmsford
Other risers include No. 10 King Philip, which enters the Top 10 for the first time and No. 12 North Andover, which jumps three spots. No. 19 Chelmsford re-enters the poll after a strong win over No. 13 St. John's Prep. North Quincy makes its debut at No. 17 after a 3-0 start, including a win over No. 14 Weymouth, and the early top spot in the Patriot League standings. Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 baseball poll The Globe poll as of April 11, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's (S) 4-0-0 1 2. BC High 4-0-0 4 3. Taunton 4-0-0 3 4. Xaverian 3-1-0 2 5. Walpole 3-0-0 6 6. Braintree 0-1-0 5 7. St. Mary's 3-0-0 8 8. Westford 2-0-0 9 9. Plymouth North 2-0-0 10 10. King Philip 3-0-0 13 11. Lincoln-Sudbury 2-2-0 11 12. North Andover 1-0-0 15 13. St. John's Prep 1-2-0 7 14. Weymouth 2-1-0 14 15. Milford 2-1-0 12 16. English High 3-0-0 17 17. North Quincy 3-0-0 – 18. Wellesley 2-1-0 18 19. Chelmsford 1-2-0 – 20. Franklin 0-3-0 16 Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
Boston Globe
16-03-2025
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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
Boston Globe
28-02-2025
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With a determined finish, Kacey Curran carries Bishop Stang girls' hockey to its first postseason victory
With a burst of speed through center ice, the senior captain put the 15th-seeded Spartans ahead with five minutes to play at Hetland Arena in New Bedford, taking down No. 18 Winthrop, 4-2, in a Division 1 first-round win — the program's first in the postseason. 'Every single shift, especially in the third period, I got on the bench and I'm like, 'no, I'm not doing another close game in the third period again,' Curran said. 'I just had that drive. I had it on my mind, and I did it. 'It just feels so great to do it and move on.' Kacey Curran gives Stang the lead with five minutes to go! Great acceleration through traffic and she picks her spot high to put the Spartans up, 2-1. First lead of the day. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) The Spartans (15-5-1) will face No. 2 Notre Dame (Hingham) in a second-round matchup Saturday at Rockland Arena (7:50 p.m.). Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Sophomore Isa Rioux hit the empty net twice in a wild finish in which the Spartans surged ahead by a pair, then let up a power-play goal from Amelia Spencer as the Vikings (14-4-1) fought back before Rioux found the net again. Advertisement Chaos in the final minutes! Isa Rioux hits the empty net to put Stang up 3-1. Then after the Spartans take a penalty, Amelia Spencer scores for Winthrop to cut it back to one. Then Rioux hits the empty net AGAIN! 4-2 Stang in the final minute — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) Angela Coscia put the Vikings ahead in the opening minutes before Avery Frias scored a coast-to-coast power-play goal to tie it in the second period. From there, the game continued to grow in physicality before Curran shot the Spartans ahead. Angela Coscia goes bardown to give Winthrop the early lead! Just two and a half minutes in, Coscia rips this one high to put the Vikings on top. 1-0 with over 12 to go in P1 — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) Stang ties it on the power play! Great rush all the way through from Avery Frias, and she slides it in to tie the game at one midway through the second. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) 'It's very gratifying,' Theodore said. 'These girls have worked so hard all year. We've had our ups and downs, so many one-goal games, but they just battle.' Division 1 State Notre Dame (Hingham) 6, Newton North/South 0 — In a balanced offensive effort, Kaitie Ryan, Chase Harmon, Emma Burke, Jocelyn Gray, Morgan Brady, and Emily Coughlin scored to propel the second-seeded Cougars (14-3-3) to a dominant first-round victory over No. 31 Newton (10-9-1) at Rockland Ice Rink. Division 2 State Marshfield 2, Hanover 0 — Kayla Leonard netted both goals for the seventh-seeded Rams (12-7-2) in a first-round victory over the No. 26 Hawks (8-11-2) at The Bog in Kingston. Advertisement Pembroke 3, Martha's Vineyard 2 — Freshman Grace Kazolias netted the overtime winner and sophomore Hannah D'Angelo buried both goals in regulation to power the No. 21 Titans (9-11-1) to a first round triumph over the No. 12 Vineyarders (11-9-1) at Martha's Vineyard Arena in Oak Bluffs. D'Angelo's first goal of the afternoon also marked her 100th career point, and the victory also was the 150th for head coach Bill Flynn. Sandwich 4, Melrose 1 — Elisabeth Stutzman lit the lamp twice, Darby Rounseville racked up a goal and two assists, and Casey Pestilli added a goal and an assist to lead the No. 10 Blue Knights (13-9-1) to a first-round win over the No. 23 Red Hawks (11-9-1) at Gallo Arena in Bourne. Boys' hockey Division 1 State Hingham 7, Lincoln-Sudbury 1 — Cam McKenna, Nick Bigelow, and Conal Mulkerrin racked up two goals each and Colin Lasch added a shorthanded score to power the third-seeded Harbormen (17-4-2) to a rout of the No. 30 Warriors (8-14) in a first-round matchup at Pilgrim Arena in Hingham. Division 2 State Tewksbury 7, Westfield 1 — Tyler Bourgea and Peter Civitarese fired in two goals apiece and Jack Ryan, Anthony DiFranco, and Jake Cunha also tallied for the fourth-seeded Redmen (16-4-1) in a first-round triumph over No. 29 Bombers (12-5-3) at Breakaway Ice Center in Tewksbury. Division 3 State Danvers 4, Nashoba 3 — Josh Henry, Cooper Dunham, and Keegan Crowley struck consecutively in the second period and Seamus Cary added a tally in the third frame to lift the 16th-seeded Falcons (8-11-2) to a tight victory over the No. 17 Wolves (12-7-2) in a first-round clash at McVann-O'Keefe Memorial Rink in Peabody. Advertisement Division 4 State Northeast 2, Martha's Vineyard 1 — After jumping ahead 1-0 in the first period on an own goal, Cash Kearney doubled the lead in the second period on a wrister from the high slot which proved to be the difference for the No. 19 Golden Knights (14-7) in a first round triumph over the No. 14 Vineyarders (9-10-2) at Martha's Vineyard Arena in Vineyard Haven. Norwell 4, Abington 3 — Joe Perniola put up two goals and and assist for the No. 12 Clippers (12-8-1) to direct a first-round win at The Bog in Kingston. Knox Poulin and Matt Cerruti added goals. Sandwich 3, Greenfield 2 — Reece MacKinnon broke the seal in double overtime on a feed from Ty Creighton to vault the No. 16 Blue Knights (9-10-2) to a thrilling first-round win over the No. 17 Green Wave (12-8-1) at Gallo Arena in Bourne. Both of Sandwich's regulation goals came in the opening period, with MacKinnon and Connor Reid finding the back of the net 40 seconds apart. Stoneham 4, Worcester 1 — Trailing 1-0 in final minute of the second period, Mike Taranto delivered the equalizer with 15 seconds remaining in the middle frame and Jacob Minsk (2 goals) and Sonny Saporito (goal) built the lead in the third period to secure a first-round win for the top-seeded Spartans (15-6) over the No. 32 Patriots (11-10-1) at Stoneham Arena. Worcester captain Joey Fisher made 56 saves in the losing effort. Wilmington 4, South Shore Voc-Tech 1 — Jake Tucker, Isaac Tavares, Brennan Walsh and Ryan Archer netted one goal apiece to propel the eighth-seeded Wildcats (5-16) to a first round victory over the No. 25 Vikings (14-6-1) at Breakaway Ice Center. Advertisement Matty Wasserman also contributed to this story. --
