Friday was a powerful day, and not just because the Globe’s 2024-25 Winter All-Scholastics were released online, but because of the 25-plus home runs launched across Eastern Mass., including multiple grand slams, game-winners, multi-homer efforts, and inside-the-park efforts.
First, more than 100 recaps to peruse: Scoreboard | Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ volleyball | Girls’ tennis | Boys’ tennis
1. Winter’s wonders
Make sure you grab a copy of Sunday’s Globe, which features a special 14-page section with nearly 300 Globe All-Scholastics picks from basketball, hockey, wrestling, swimming, indoor track, gymnastics, and skiing.
You can read about all the selections here.
2. Milestones
Monomoy senior Tamer Khalil’s hat trick in a 10-9 win over Mashpee included his 200th career goal. Winthrop senior Talia Martucci netted the 100th goal of her career in a four-goal performance to beat Northeast, 9-7, and Bourne senior attack Ryan Haden notched his 100th career goal while leading the Canalmen past Somerset Berkley, 16-10.
With five strikeouts in a 5-4 win over Danvers, Beverly sophomore Lidia Miedema surpassed 100 for her young career. Woburn senior captain Hannah Niemszyk tossed a five-inning no-hitter, striking out nine in a 20-0 win over Melrose.
3. Walk-off wins
There weren’t many Friday, but senior Anthony Miele will always remember driving in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Silver Lake to a 4-3 win over Pembroke. Ryan Tullish also delivered a walk-off RBI single for Middleborough in a 2-1 win over Mashpee.
A moving ceremony before today’s baseball game celebrated the legacy of the late Buddy Teevens (SL ’74) while reminding us of the enduring bonds between Silver Lake and Buddy’s hometown of Pembroke. It also set the stage for a great game! pic.twitter.com/DBYZN6Icyb
— SL Athletics (@SLakeathletics) May 2, 2025
It wasn’t a walk-off, but Beverly was down to its final out in the top of the seventh before rallying to beat Danvers behind a two-run double from Meredith Johnson.
4. Four stars
Shawn LaDuke, Methuen — The senior setter was everywhere, dishing 55 assists to lead the 18th-ranked Rangers to a win over No. 15 Chelmsford.
Luisne McCusker, Cristo Rey/Cathedral — The junior posted the highest single-game RBI total reported to the Globe this season, plating 11 on four hits, including two home runs, falling a triple shy of the cycle with 11 total bases.
Liam Meehan, Somerset Berkley — The senior made the most of his three hits, collecting six RBIs with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, a two-run single in the second, and another RBI single in the fifth to beat Joseph Case, 9-0.
Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake — The senior righthander did it all in a 13-0 win over Pembroke, firing a perfect game, striking out 11 while going 2 for 4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs,
5. Going, going, gone
We’ve already noted two homers from McCusker and one each from Meehan and Moquin and we’re only getting started on a day that saw no less than 26 home runs.
Dighton-Rehoboth’s Haleigh Kelley joined McCusker in the two-blast club, as Falcons teammates Emma Horrocks, Cam Cloonan, and Zoe Fortin also homered in a 15-5 win over Old Rochester.
Another Falcon, baseball player Gavin Salera, launched a two-run go-ahead shot in the seventh inning to help his own cause and beat Dighton-Rehoboth, 3-2.
The day’s grand slams belonged to Monica Kelley of Archbishop Williams and Amirah Rodrigues of Cristo Rey/Cathedral.
Dennis Yarmouth’s Brooke Chicoine and Charleigh Hicks, as well as Upper Cape’s Kaiya Thomas, scampered around the bases for inside-the-park homers, while the rest of the days round-trippers belonged to: Braintree’s Luke Joyce, Hingham’s Will Jones, Medway’s Priya Bedard, Pentucket’s Kam Bonneau, Norwell’s Patrick Higgins, Waltham’s Emmett Moynihan, Norwell’s Patrick Higgins, Tyngsborough’s Kiley Hogan and Kristin Deschenes, and Woburn’s Avery Simpson and Olivia Lounsbury.
6. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Henri Barriere, Archbishop Williams, 7
Vince Cuzzi, Southeastern, 7
Cece Levrault, Apponequet, 7
Peyton Volz, Southeastern, 7
Will Levrault, Apponequet, 6
Jason Kane, Burlington, 6
Emily Keefe, Bridgewater-Raynham, 6
Jared Cripps, Methuen, 5
Dana Hanafin, Burlington, 5
Dylan Lane, Lexington, 5
Jackson Malio, Bedford, 5
Colin McKay, Apponequet, 5
Harry Michaud, Monomoy, 5
Fiona Rexford, Shawsheen, 5
Isa Robinson, North Andover, 5
Points
Levrault, Apponequet, 9
Volz, Southeastern, 8
Cuzzi, Southeastern, 7
Hanafin, Burlington, 7
Kane, Burlington, 7
Keefe, Bridgewater-Raynham, 7
Lane, Lexington, 7
Julianna Lanzillo, Chelmsford, 7
Levrault, Apponequet, 7
Colin McKay, Apponequet, 7
Kenny Wisniewski, Apponequet, 7
7. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Emma Penniman, Triton, 15
Brynn Kew, Nauset, 14
Kasey Pomfret, Dartmouth, 14
Kiley Hogan, Tyngsborough, 12
Akiira’Ley Vazquez, Greater New Bedford, 12
Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake, 11
Alyx Rossi, Bedford, 11
Anna Gardner, Manchester Essex, 10
Hannah Niemszyk, Woburn, 9
Cate Larson, Taunton, 9
Ian Carter, Milford, 8
Henry Healey, Hingham, 8
Molly LeBel, Pentucket, 8
Kinsey Lister, Monomoy, 8
Cole Mullen, North Andover, 8
8. Coaching carousel
Chelmsford announced the promotion of boys’ basketball coach Adam Daniels from JV to the head job. Daniels is a Lions alumni, a teacher at the school, and brings years of youth coaching experience. He replaces Mike Crowley.
Chelmsford HS is excited to announce the hiring of Adam Daniels as the new Girls Basketball Coach! Coach Daniels is a CHS alum, a teacher in the building and brings years of HS/Youth Coaching Experience to the Lions
@LowellSunSports @CHS_Tundra @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS pic.twitter.com/pCdZXGc4CH
— Chelmsford HS Athletics (@_LionsAthletics) May 2, 2025
9. Commitment corner
Former Norwood hockey player Myles Kidd, who has been playing with the Express Hockey Club of the EHL, announced his commitment to play at Worcester State.
Myles Kidd Commits to Worcester State University
Express All Star Forward Climbs Ladder of Development, will join Lancers for 2025-2026 season.
: https://t.co/nw6mn1DDL5#WherePlayersComeFirst pic.twitter.com/rt2N60Lfy2
— Eastern Hockey League (@EHL_Hockey) March 11, 2025
Lynnfield senior Gia Marotta made it official that she will continue her field hockey career at Wheaton. She had announced her commitment last month.
Congratulations to Gia Marotta on her commitment to continue her academic and athletic career at Wheaton College!! #pioneerpride pic.twitter.com/A3fCPbudrV
— Lynnfield Athletics (@Lynnfield_AD) May 2, 2025
10. Bringing the Funk
The recipients of the first annual Dr. Paul Funk Memorial Athletic Scholarship was announced by the Cape & Islands League. Nauset senior Isaiah Robinson and Nantucket senior Madeline Lombardi were honored with $1,000 scholarships in honor of the late Funk, a longtime coach and principal at Dennis-Yarmouth. The scholarship recognizes well-rounded seniors who “embody leadership, dedication, and a strong commitment to personal growth in both their athletic and academic pursuits.” Applicants must have played at least two high school sports for all four years of high school and be accepted to a college, university, vocational program, or the military.
Press Release from the Cape & Islands League announcing the winners of the inaugural Paul Funk Athletic Scholarship. Congratulations to Senior
Maddie Lombardi! pic.twitter.com/qRPCnRFHxv
— Nantucket Athletics (@nhswhalers) May 2, 2025
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
The WIAA state track and field championships continue June 7 at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse.
AI-assisted summaryKimberly’s Hunter Sprangers won the Division 1 boys shot put title with a throw of 61 feet, 3.5 inches.Neenah’s Celia Gentile won the Division 1 girls triple jump with a jump of 40 feet, 2.5 inches.Little Chute’s Calvin Van Rossum earned silver in the Division 2 boys high jump.Appleton North’s Brooke Waddell took silver in the Division 1 girls pole vault, setting a school record.LA CROSSE − A little self-reflection and alone time went a long way for Hunter Sprangers on June 6 at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field championships at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
Neenah’s Gentile captures gold in triple jumpIt was an interesting hour or so as Neenah’s Celia Gentile was seemingly all over the main track area.The uber-talented Rockets sophomore was leading the D1 girls triple jump event when the call went out for the 400 relay teams to assemble for the prelims. Gentile raced over to her spot as anchor and then helped the relay team qualify for the final.As soon as the race was over, Gentile celebrated with her teammates briefly before heading over to the triple jump pit to compete in the finals. She ended up recording her best jump of the afternoon — a leap of 40-2.5 — to win the title.”I mean, I just left it all out there,” Gentile said. “It was the last meet of the year for the triple. Knowing that I could leave it all out and jumping 40 on my last jump was great.”Gentile, who also qualified for the 100-meter dash finals earlier in the day, said her personal-best jump was 40-4. She added being the leader throughout the triple jump event wasn’t necessarily ideal.”I’d rather be chasing,” she said. “But knowing that I can have the last jump and leave it all out — I like having the last jump — but knowing that someone can pass you is very stressful.”
North’s Waddell, Little Chute’s Van Rossum earn silverLittle Chute junior Calvin Van Rossum took home the silver medal in the Division 2 boys high jump and also set a goal for next season.“I really want to tap into that 6-8, 6-9 height,” he said. “And I feel like next year I really have a good chance of making a run.”Van Rossum placed second in the event with a leap of 6-6. Edgerton’s Breck Anderson won the title with a jump of 6-9.“I was going for 6-7,” Van Rossum said. “I had some really good looks and I could have given extra effort to give the first-place guy a run for his money.”Van Rossum’s goal heading into the meet was to finish in the top three.“I felt like I met my expectations,” he said. “First place was just out of reach.”Waddell set the school record for the pole vault, finishing with a leap of 12-6 to tie her with Arrowhead’s Elise Schroeder and Sun Prairie East’s Alexa Wornson.
Waddell took second with Schroeder eclipsing the 12-6 mark in fewer attempts to take the gold.”I felt really good,” Waddell said. “My coaches were telling me the whole year that there were a lot of signs and that I was going to PR at state, and it happened. I felt really good during warmups. I got on my biggest pole and just did it.”Waddell, who’s heading to UW-La Crosse to compete in track in college, said the fact that it was her final high school meet was on her mind.”I just wanted to give it all I had and knew that it was my last high school track meet and wanted to put my school record as high, that way my name could stay up at my school for longer,” she said.The top three finishers attempted 12-9, which would have tied the D1 record.”Two of my attempts were really close,” Waddell said. “And it kind of sucked, but I’m close. I knew I could do it. I have four years left.”Neenah’s Olkowski leads third-place finishersNeenah senior Mazie Olkowski admits she’s a little “salty” about not having a faster time in the D1 3,200 girls run.But she did end up finishing third, which wasn’t so bad. Especially after she placed fifth in the same event last season as a junior.”Coming into the meet my PR had me ranked second in the state so I was really kind of hoping for that win,” Olkowski said. “But I’ll take it. It’s been kind of a long day, so I’ll take the third place.”
Olkowski finished with a time of 10:45.68 for her third-place finish. Muskego’s Ella Anschutz placed first in 10:33.91.”The time is just off my PR, so I’m a little salty about that,” Olkowski said. “But I’ll take it. Happy to be third. Better than last year.”Waupaca’s Owen Lencki was third in the D2 boys 1,600 with a time of 4:17.07. Jack Hefty of Whitewater won the event (4:13.78) with Notre Dame’s Joseph Hunt second (4:15.74).WIAA state track fourth-place finishersLittle Chute’s girls 3,200 relay team of Ashley Wilson, Campbell DeBoth, Sami Miller and Lauren Wegand placed fourth in Division 2 with a time of 9:26.89.Also taking fourth in the 3,200 was St. Mary Catholic in D3 with the team of Audrey Wanless, Maria Marti, Lauren Ripley and Claire Higgins (9:51.69).Manawa’s Olivia Santos was fourth in the D3 discus (129-3), as was Wrightstown’s Cailey Peterson in the D2 pole vault (11-9).Winneconne’s Grant Wenzelow was fourth in the D2 800 (1:54.48) with Hortonville’s Hailey Falbo fourth in the D1 3,200 run (10:50.35).Neenah’s Emma Severson, a freshman, was fourth in the D1 discus (135-9).WIAA state track podium finishersFifth-place finishers included Winneconne’s Hudson Samolinski in the D2 shot put (54-9.25) and Weyauwega-Fremont’s Broc Billington in the D3 high jump (6-4).Sixth-place finishers included Xavier’s Caroline Basehoar in the D2 pole vault (11-6) and Appleton North’s D1 3,200 relay team of Eva Busch, Ava Helmbrecht, Sophie Busch and Elise Brazzale (9:13.52).
The Indiana High School Athletic Association boys track and field state meet was Friday at North Central.
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