The letter of the day is “S,” the number of the day is 100, and the themes from Wednesday’s slate were inside-the-park home runs and no-hitters.
An absolutely packed slate featured more than 250 games in Eastern Mass. and we wrote up more than 110 of them, so find all the highlights, stats, and streaks in our sport-specific roundups: Scoreboard | Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ volleyball | Girls’ tennis | Boys’ tennis
1. Milestones and moments
We declared the number of the day was 100, but we have to start with a 400, as in Whittier boys’ lacrosse senior Conor Walsh, who netted his 400th career point by posting three goals and four assists in a 13-11 win over Triton.
Now on to the 100s. Let’s begin with Seekonk sophomore Evelyn Crane, who netted her 100th career goal in a 20-8 win over Somerset Berkley. See what we meant about the letter ‘S’?
Congratulations to @SeekonkHS sophomore lacrosse player, Evelyn Crane! She scored her 100th career goal just minutes ago in the game vs. Somerset Berkley. Way to go, Evelyn! pic.twitter.com/QTSKJ9LMF2
— Seekonk High School Athletics (@SeekonkWarrior) April 30, 2025
But we’re not done. Sandwich senior Cole Rodgers scored twice, including his 200th varsity goal, in a 13-5 loss to Norwell. Southeastern’s Rebecca Hornung recorded her 100th career strikeout by sitting down 14 batters in a 12-6 win over Blue Hills. Weymouth’s Jill Ondrick also recorded her 100th strikeout, but hers was of the season (43 innings), as she fanned 15 Framingham batters.
Franklin senior Sarah Boozang recorded her 100th hit against Milford.
Congratulations to Sarah Boozang on 100 career hits!! @FHSSoftballBoos @FHSPantherbook @FHSSports @HockomockSports pic.twitter.com/ujjoqiBh4n
— Coach Shaffer (@CoachShafferFHS) May 1, 2025
Before we go on to the walk-off winners, there were a couple of significant results Wednesday that need mentioning. Latin Academy handed English High baseball a 4-3 defeat, marking English’s first Boston City League loss since 2022.
The top-ranked St. John’s (Shrewsbury) baseball team fell, 4-3, to a Catholic Memorial team that improved to 3-7 behind big offensive showings from Liam McKinney and Carson McCarthy.
Over at St. John Paul II, Logan Our (3 innings, 6 strikeouts) and Colin Buckley (2 innings, 3 Ks) combined for a five-inning no-hitter in a 19-0 demolition of Sturgis West.
2. Walk-off wins
It wasn’t a big day for sudden victories, but there were a few worth noting: Caine Allen hit into the walk-off error that scored Preston George and gave Whitman-Hanson a 4-3 victory over Silver Lake, Isabella Briones singled home Macy Ingraham from second in the eighth inning during a 2-1 Millis victory over Dedham, and Logan Shannon netted the overtime winner for Norton boys’ lacrosse in a 10-9 win over Dedham.
3. Five stars
There were too many impressive performances to limit our star count to three, so we’re expanding.
Tessa Francis, Marblehead — Her second no-hitter of the season featured a whopping 19 strikeouts among the 23 batters she faced during a 4-0 win over Salem.
Jackie Giordano, Brooks — The senior from Andover was an error away from a perfect game, striking out 16 while allowing no hits or walks to beat Lawrence Academy, 1-0.
Cate Larson, Taunton — Stepping up as the top-ranked Tigers’ ace this season, Larson fired her first no-hitter to silence No. 2 King Philip, 4-0. Larson struck out 13 in a rematch of last year’s Division 1 title game.
Jordan O’Malley, Salem — The 6-foot-3-inch senior righthander tossed six one-hit innings, striking out six, and added three hits and three RBIs in a 14-0 win over Marblehead.
Luke Rogan, Mansfield — The Nichols-bound senior could have been listed under the walk-offs, as he single in the bottom of the seventh finished a 4-3 Hockomock win over Foxborough. But Rogan did so much more, allowing just one earned run in six innings with seven strikeouts and collecting two hits, including a double.
Speaking of Mansfield, one of the most impressive web gems of the season came from Hornets second baseman Brendan Vokey, who dove to his right to knock down a sharply hit ball, then flipped it to second for the force out.
If this isn’t a @sctop10, I don’t know what is!! @bjvokey26 knocks it down full extension, picks it up for a BEHIND THE BACK flip for the force out at second!!!! @espn @GlobeSchools @HockomockSports @SCMansfield pic.twitter.com/zNffllQQo0
— Mansfield HS Hornets Baseball (@MHSHornetBASEBL) April 30, 2025
4. Going, going, gone
Did we mention the inside-the-park home run theme? It starts with Dennis-Yarmouth sophomore Brooke Chicoine, who laced a pair of four-baggers that didn’t leave the park, accounting for eight RBIs in a 26-19 loss to Falmouth. Braintree’s Kate Fosco and Medway’s Katie Anderson also skedaddled around the bases for inside-the-parkers.
Olivia Guarino put on her own power display, blasting a pair of home runs in Peabody’s 14-run fourth inning during a 23-4 destruction of Winthrop. Lizzy Bettencourt and MacKenzie Landry both homered for the Tanners.
Hopkinton’s Caroline Ozmun launched a pair of blasts, including a grand slam, in a 12-0 win over Medfield, and teammate Holly Paharik added a shot of her own. Swampscott’s Caden Ross also delivered a grand slam, and King Philip’s Aniyah Bailey christened Taunton’s updated Jack Tripp park with a first-inning three-run homer to beat the Tigers in a battle of the top two teams in the state.
The rest of the day’s longballs belonged to Bishop Feehan’s Olivia Abren, Apponequet’s Brianna Fontes, St. John’s Prep’s Will Shaheen, Braintree’s Lexi Donahue, Wilmington’s Eva LaClair, Holliston’s Ben Maiorano, Beverly’s Elsa Reulet, Lynnfield’s Angelina O’Hara and Morgan Hubbard, and Brooks’s Shayne King.
5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Avery Valicenti, Archbishop Williams, 8
Emelie Jonsson, Barnstable, 6
Colin Fuller, Newburyport, 5
Cole Hogencamp, Mansfield, 5
Amanda Linteris, Newburyport, 5
Finn Wright, Ipswich, 5
Points
Matthew Grafton, Abington, 12
Jonsson, Barnstable, 10
Valicenti, Archbishop Williams, 10
Abby Bradley, Apponequet, 8
Hogencamp, Mansfield, 8
Shane Mulcahy, Cohasset, 8
Tim Donovan, Cohasset, 7
Gus Greene, Cohasset, 7
Gunner Hanna, Abington, 7
Connor Walsh, Whittier, 7
Wright, Ipswich, 7
6. Daily strikeout leaders
Tessa Francis, Marblehead, 19
Jack Zimmerman, Archbishop Williams, 17
Jackie Giordano, Brooks, 16
Kiley Hogan, Tyngsborough, 14
Rebecca Hornung, Southeastern, 14
Sara Keck, Wilmington, 14
Lila Alvarez, Joseph Case, 13
Cate Larson, Taunton, 13
Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake, 11
Nick Ambroult, North Quincy, 10
Stef Alexandrov, Cambridge, 10
7. College corner
Fontbonne senior Maggie Bedard made it official, signing her commitment to play basketball at Curry College, while teammate and classmate Jess Laflamme inked her name to hoop at Johnson and Wales.
So proud
Go be great Maggie and Jess!! @CurryCollegeWBB @jwupvdwbb pic.twitter.com/uYRes9WySW
— Fontbonne Basketball (@Fontbonnehoop) April 30, 2025
Cohasset senior Nathan Askjaer is headed to the Naval Academy, where he plans to run track.
Congratulations to @CohassetSports sports Nathan Askjaer as he officially signs with Naval Academy and will run track. Great to see people like Nathan excel at what they do. He will make a fine Naval Officer. Leadership of the future!@CohassetTweet @cohasset143 @BConn63 pic.twitter.com/iQraLG5jVi
— William Wassersug (@scifisportsguy) April 30, 2025
Waltham 6-foot senior guard Jace Meader is bound for WPI to play basketball.
Congrats Jace Meader! @WPIMBasketball gets as good of a kid as I’ve ever coached!! Left his mark! @WHawkSAthletics pic.twitter.com/E3HXDwqlvw
— WalthamHawksHoop (@WalthamHoop) April 30, 2025
Wabissa Bede, who played at North Andover before winning a NEPSAC title at Cushing Academy, is following coach Buzz Williams to Maryland where he will serve as an assistant coach. Bede, who played under Williams at Virginia Tech, spent the last four years on Williams’s staff at Texas A&M.
Maryland has announced the first four assistants under Buzz Williams, all of whom followed Williams from Texas A&M to Maryland:
– Devin Johnson
– Lyle Wolf
– Steve Roccaforte
– Wabissa Bede https://t.co/JgsfQiuxWG pic.twitter.com/bdtGwG7Icp— Inside Maryland Sports (@Terrapins247) April 28, 2025
For Saint Anselm women’s lacrosse, senior Elizabeth Driscoll, a Marblehead graduate, was named Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time in three seasons, becoming the fourth player in conference history to claim the award twice. She posted a .541 save percentage and was second in the league with 10.06 saves per game.
Hawks freshman Ayla McDermod, a Hanover High graduate, was dubbed NE-10 Rookie of the Year after posting 44 goals, including three game winners.
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.