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2 days ago
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With bat and glove, freshman Alyana DeJesus seals a Division 4 three-peat for Joseph Case softball
Then, with two outs and the tying run on second in the top of the seventh, DeJesus secured the final out at shortstop to seal Case's 7-6 win in the Division 4 softball championship game at Worcester State. For a third-straight season, Joseph Case was hoisting a trophy. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe The win gave the Cardinals (19-6) their third consecutive state championship, and marked their second-straight year topping Tyngsborough in the final. 'This definitely was the hardest of the three [to win],' said Case coach Shannon Silva. 'This entire season was a grind. We had some young players fill some important roles this year, and it took a little bit to figure it out . . . today's game, with a freshman coming up with a game-winning home run, it's just a testament to them never giving up.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up D4 FINAL: Joseph Case 7, Tyngsborough 6. After Tyngsborough plated one run in top of the 7th, Syndney Haslam grounds out with the tying run in scoring position to end it. In an absolute thriller, Case has won their third consecutive D4 state championship. — Matty Wasserman (@Matty_Wasserman) Advertisement Fresh off a one-hit gem in Thursday's semifinal win over Hampshire, Case sophomore Lila Alvarez allowed four earned runs and stuck out 12 against the talented Tigers (20-5). Tyngsborough opened the scoring in the second on junior Kaelyn DiMento's two-out, two-RBI single, and went back in front 3-2 in the fourth on sophomore Carly Smith's solo home run. But each time the Tigers punched, the Case offense answered against Hogan, a junior committed to Boston University. Related : Advertisement With two outs in the fourth, Cardinals senior Breanna Fontes gave Case a 4-3 lead with a two-run single to center. Two pitches later, junior Meghan Pereira doubled to bring Fontes home and put the Cardinals ahead, 5-3. 'The thing about our team that is so extremely special, is we are never down,' Fontes said. 'You can never count us out, no matter how bad we are playing or how bad you think we are. We are always about to come back.' Joseph Case center fielder Meghan Pereira was fired up after her second diving catch of the game. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Down by two runs in the seventh, Tyngsborough freshman Adrianna Arsenault narrowed the gap with a two-out RBI to make it 7-6. But with the championship hanging in the balance, Alvarez induced a groundout to DeJesus at shortstop to end it with a runner in scoring position. 'It felt great to come through for my team and pick them up throughout the game,' DeJesus said. 'We just all worked so hard for this.' Sophomore Lila Alvarez struck out 12 for Joseph Case. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Joseph Case center fielder Meghan Pereira (right) celebrates an inning-ending diving catch with teammate Skye Dupre. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Joseph Case's Alyana DeJesus watches her go-ahead home run leave the field at Worcester State. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Kiley Hogan, who is committed to Boston University, took the loss for Tyngsborough. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Matty Wasserman can be reached at
Boston Globe
27-03-2025
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- Boston Globe
Six high school takeaways as Fall River's Joson Sanon enters portal and lands with Rick Pitino and St. John's
Related : St. John's is coming off a resurgent year in which it went 31-5 and won the Big East regular-season title. But the second-seeded Red Storm were upset by John Calipari and No. 10 Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 2. Commitment corner Advertisement Jack Millward , who lit it up for Wakefield boys' basketball this winter, has opted to reclassify into the Class of 2027 and play his final two seasons at Rivers. The 6-foot-5-inch, 185-pound guard averaged 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals per game and reached the 1,000-point mark this season. Newly reclassed 2027 Jack Millward just lit up the MIAA this year at Wakefield Memorial High School. The '27 guard is a difficult shotmaker with pop towards the basket that is primed to make noise. Catch Millward at — Dylan Thayer (@DylanThayer0) Marshfield's Charlotte Perreault signed to compete in cross-country and track at Assumption. Congratulations to Charlotte Perreault signing her Letter today to continue her athletic and academic career at Assumption College. He will be competing in Track/Field and Cross Country. — Marshfield Athletics (@GORAMSathletics) Taunton's Carlos 'CJ' Ramos , a 6-foot, 250-pound senior two-way lineman, announced he will play at Husson next season. Happy to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at Husson University. 100% Committed💚 Go eagles 🦅 — Carlos 'CJ' Ramos (@cjraamoss) The Malden Catholic to Endicott pipeline emerged this week with senior Quinn Matthews committing to the Gulls' golf team, while classmate Richard Avery committed to play football. St. Mary's girls' hockey captain Audrey Zinck will play club hockey at Air Force. 3. Coaching carousel ▪ Just nine wins shy of joining the 400-win club, Mike Crowley has resigned after five seasons as girls' basketball coach at Chelmsford. Crowley was 67-30 with the Lions, giving him an overall mark of 391-148. Most of those wins came at Lowell, his alma mater ('87) and where his father, also named Mike , coached in the 1960s and 70s. The younger Crowley is the program's all-time winningest coach with a 238-111 record over 16 seasons. He also spent four years at Tyngsborough, coaching both the boys' and girls and compiling an 86-10 record. He has won eight league titles and reached the state final with Tyngsborough. Related : Advertisement ▪ Tabor Academy has a new basketball coach and he comes from our neighbors up north. Scott Willard , who replaces Coke Whitworth after seven seasons, comes from the Tilton School in New Hampshire, which he led to its first NEPSAC championship. He has also coached at Christ School, winning three Carolina Association Conference titles in a row, and at Miller School of Albemarle, which he led to the Division 1 semifinals in Virginia. He served as a collegiate assistant at Lesley and Wyoming and spent two seasons assisting the USA Basketball U-18 team. 'His experience at both the high school and collegiate levels provides our student-athletes with top-tier coaching and mentorship,' said Tabor director of athletics Kelly Walker in a statement. 'In addition to his coaching expertise, Coach Willard has a strong background in player development, having worked with numerous athletes who go on to play at the collegiate level. His emphasis on fundamentals, strategic gameplay, and character development is invaluable as he leads the program into the future.' Willard will also teach math at the Marion school, where he will live with his wife, Rachel , and three daughters. 4. Scholarship for Schluntz A group of his former athletes at Brookline High will recognize Edward Schluntz's four decades as their teacher, coach, and mentor through the establishment of a scholarship fund in his name. Schluntz, for whom the high school gymnasium is named and is also enshrined in its Athletic Hall of Fame, was also a guiding force in the creation of the Massachusetts High School Super Bowls in 1972. Advertisement ``He instilled in me a work ethic that has carried me through life not only in athletics, but also throughout my business career,'' said scholarship committee chairperson Joe Davis ('60), captain of Northeastern University's undefeated football team in 1963. The scholarship recipient will be chosen by a committee and will be presented with their $1,000 gift at a ceremony in May. 'Going forward our goal is to create a fully endowed scholarship fund — through the Brookline Community Foundation — that will lead to a significantly larger award in future years," Davis said. An English teacher at BHS, Schluntz is also an inductee to the Tufts and Massachusetts Football Coaches Association Halls of Fame. He also played in the College World Series with Tufts in 1950. Contributions can be made via check made out to 'The Edward Schluntz Scholarship Fund,' and mailed to: The Edward Schluntz Scholarship Fund, c/o Jack Heavey, chairman, Brookline High Hall of Fame, 25 Holmes St., Needham, MA 02492. Donations are tax deductible. 5. Odds and ends ▪ During its convention on Cape Cod, MSSADA announced its 2024-25 Scholar-Athlete Scholarship winners: Olivia Fong of Millis and Wyllys Ames of Scituate. They will both represent Massachusetts in Section 1 for the NIAAA Scholar/Athlete of the Year award. Related : ▪ Registration is open for the 14th annual 'Wally' Seaver High School Invitational, the largest interscholastic high school tournament in the northeast, and there will be a new event this year. The tournament regularly attracts more than 130 high school teams from six states. The main event will be held July 26-27 at Mass Premier Courts in Foxborough and Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton. The new 'North' competition will be June 28-29 at St. John's Prep. Advertisement Returning as defending boys' champions will be Franklin, Whitman-Hanson, Oliver Ames, Hanover, Fitch (Conn.), Abington, Quabbin, Wellesley, and Sharon. Returning girls' champions are Whitman-Hanson and St. Mary's. 6. It's preview season And we've published our initial looks at girls' lacrosse and softball, with boys' lacrosse coming Thursday morning, baseball on Friday, and boys' volleyball on Friday. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
