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It was a meaningful day for Bourne boys lacrosse player Charlie Seitz. In the Canalmen’s 19-7 win over Greater New Bedford on Wednesday, Seitz had six goals and three assists to achieve the 100th-point mark in his career. Ryan Haden (three goals, four assists), Brady Banks (three goals, two assists), Ty Hawkes (two goals, two […]

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It was a meaningful day for Bourne boys lacrosse player Charlie Seitz.

In the Canalmen’s 19-7 win over Greater New Bedford on Wednesday, Seitz had six goals and three assists to achieve the 100th-point mark in his career.

Ryan Haden (three goals, four assists), Brady Banks (three goals, two assists), Ty Hawkes (two goals, two assists), Sean Kelley (two goals, three assists), Brody Haden (one assist), Max Ridl (one goal), Henry Bonzagni (one goal), and Mycah Hingston (one goal) all factored in the scoring for the Canalmen (6-5).

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Boys Lacrosse 

Blue Hills 10, Upper Cape 9: The Rams (4-7) lost their second in a row.

Cape Tech 10, Westport 1: The Crusaders (2-10) ended a four-game losing streak.

Girls Lacrosse

Upper Cape 16, Cape Tech 3: The Rams (7-6) beat the Crusaders (0-7) for their fourth straight win.

Softball

Nantucket 20, Sturgis 6: The Whalers (3-8) beat the Storm (8-4) for their second straight win.

Monomoy 9, Barnstable 0: The Sharks (12-0) defeated the Red Hawks (2-11) to stay perfect. Kinsey Lister struck out 11 batters, with no walks, two hits allowed, and no runs.

Bella Bellefeuille and Kiley Mawn each drove in two runs for the Sharks. Liv Sanford, Bellefeuille, Kate Huse, Willa Leighton, and Lister all had one hit for the Sharks.

Madison Flynn struck out six in the circle for the Red Hawks.

South Shore 29, Cape Tech 11: The Crusaders (1-7) lost for the sixth straight time.

Rising Tide 21, Mashpee 8: The Falcons (0-11) remained winless. Addison Losh had two RBIs for the Falcons.

Norfolk Aggie 14, Upper Cape 13: The Rams (8-5) lost to end a two-game win streak. Leading the offense for the Rams were Rosalie Neville, Meadow Diede, Kenley and Kaiya Thomas, Jaelynn Harraden, Lucy Pesta, and Taysia Lopes. 

Baseball 

Martha’s Vineyard 10, Barnstable 7: The Vineyarders (4-7) beat the Red Hawks (2-9) to halt a two-game losing streak.

Hunter Johnson was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI for Martha’s Vienyard. Joe Medeiros had a double and two RBIs. Lathrop Keene was 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base.

Boys Tennis

Cape Cod Academy 5, St. John Paul II 0: The Seahawks (11-0) beat the Lions (0-10) to stay unbeaten.

At first singles, Cape Cod Academy’s Ayden Naydenov defeated Zach Jones (6-0, 6-1). At second singles, Cape Cod Academy’s Garrett Wilson defeated Ben Kobbal (6-0, 6-0). At third singles, Cape Cod Academy’s Declan Livingston defeated Leon Kamber (6-0, 6-0).

At first doubles, Cape Cod Academy’s Henry Daigle and Rowan Lewison defeated Will Sutton and Michael Maynard (6-3, 6-1). At second doubles, Cape Cod Academy’s Cooper Hall and Declan Johnson defeated Alden Krieg and Brian Cannon (6-2 6-0)

Monomoy 5, Dennis-Yarmouth 0: The Sharks (11-2) beat the Dolphins (4-8) for their second straight win.

At first singles, Monomoy’s Roman Pavluchenko defeated Landon Richter (6-1, 6-1). At second singles, Monomoy’s Ryan Casey defeated Collin Caron (6-0, 6-0). At third singles, Monomoy’s Zach Shields defeated Michael O’Reilly (6-2, 6-1).

At first doubles, Monomoy’s Ethan Seufert and Blake Noonan defeated Aiden Carras and Ryan Clarke (6-2, 6-1). At second doubles, Monomoy’s Nick Hadden and Thomas Hereford defeated Matt Anderson and Ben Solaris (6-1, 6-1). 

Sandwich 5, Mashpee 0: The Blue Knights (8-4) beat the Falcons (5-7), and won their second straight.

At first singles, Sandwich’s Andrew Emmel beat Colin Burdge (6-2, 6-2). At second singles, Sandwich’s Joey LaScola beat James Benners (6-4, 6-1). At third singles, Sandwich’s Kallen Kestenbaum beat Liam Assad (6-0, 6-0).

At first doubles, Sandwich’s Liam McLaughlin and Finn Whelden beat Colby Rogers and Coti Wieden (6-7, 6-1, 10-7). At second doubles, Sandwich’s Andrew Morrison-Sheppard and Oakley Gully beat Mait Duvall and Ryan Hough (6-0, 6-1).

Girls Tennis 

Martha’s Vineyard 5, Barnstable 0: The Vineyarders (8-0) stayed perfect with a win over the Red Hawks (1-11). The senior pair of Ella Moran and Sophie Winters took a close match at second doubles over Barnstable’s Dana Edwards and Emily Thompson (4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (11)).

Falmouth 3, Nauset 2: The Clippers (5-6) beat the Warriors (5-5) for their second win in the last three matches.

At first singles, Falmouth’s Maia Ledwell beat Anjali O’Brien (6-0, 6-1). At second singles, Falmouth’s Genevieve Maranchie beat Sophie Votteler (6-4, 6-3). At first doubles, Falmouth’s Alexis Christian and Phoebe Hodgson beat Faye Adams and Cait Murphy (6-4, 7-6 (8-6)).

At third singles, Nauset’s Haley Jackson beat Victoria Chbarbi (6-4, 6-3). At second doubles, Nauset’s Elexa Malouth and Chloe Hand beat Kirkland O’Leary and Phoebe Corner (6-1, 6-4).

Mashpee 4, East Bridgewater 1: The Falcons (10-2) won their fifth straight.

At first singles, Mashpee’s Mariele Henley beat Olivia Connors (6-0, 6-2). At second singles, Mashpee’s Hannah Rogers beat Llewelyn Gaffney (6-0, 6-0). At third singles, Mashpee’s Esme Milde beat Olivia Figueroa (6-1, 6-1).

At first doubles, Mashpee’s Emily Doolan and Hayden Shvonski beat Haylie McPerthia and Chloe Wiger (6-3, 7-5).

Adam Kurkjian covers high school sports for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at akurkjian@gannett.com and follow him on X at @AdamKurkjian.

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Butler vs Baber

SHAWNEE, Kan. — The Battle of the Billies highlighted the first day of the Top Gun Invitational, a series of elite youth softball tournaments taking place through Sunday across Johnson County. Former Royals All-Star Billy Butler’s USA Explosion 18U team from Idaho squared off against former Chiefs tight end Billy Baber’s BC Peppers Jeff Wallace […]

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SHAWNEE, Kan. — The Battle of the Billies highlighted the first day of the Top Gun Invitational, a series of elite youth softball tournaments taking place through Sunday across Johnson County.

Former Royals All-Star Billy Butler’s USA Explosion 18U team from Idaho squared off against former Chiefs tight end Billy Baber’s BC Peppers Jeff Wallace squad at the Mid-America Sports Complex in the marquee opening-day matchup — at least from a friends-talking-lighthearted-smack perspective.

Billy Butler - Coach USA Explosion, former Royal

Billy Butler – Coach USA Explosion, former Royal

“There’s definitely a case of Yuengling on this,” Butler said.

Billy Baber - Coach BC Peppers, former Chief

Billy Baber – Coach BC Peppers, former Chief

“For sure, or two,” Baber added.

During eight seasons with the Royals, Butler slugged 127 home runs, 276 doubles and posted a .295/.359/.449 slash line, while Baber played in 29 games for the Chiefs during the Dick Vermeil era. Both found their way to softball as girl-dads.

“I have three of them — 16, 12, and 9 — just got the bug after I was done playing,” Butler said.

His oldest daughter, Kenley, plays up on the Explosion 18U squad, while Baber, who was picked in the baseball draft coming out of high school, but chose football, also has three daughters. His oldest, Riley, just finished her freshman season at Missouri State.

Jeremy McDowell - Top Gun Events

Jeremy McDowell – Top Gun Events

“That fire is still there,” Jeremy McDowell said.

McDowell owns Top Gun Events, whose invitational has become one of the summer softball circuit’s must-attend events.

“We’ve got 330 teams present from 31 different states,” he said. “About 290 of those 330 teams are hotel teams and probably about 100 of those teams flew into Kansas City, so it’s a very big event. Over 400 college coaches are present.”

The Top Gun Invitational started in 2013 with around 80 teams and has grown into one of the top handful of recruiting showcase tournaments, but McDowell still recognized a fun opportunity to pit Butler’s team against Baber’s bunch.

“I’ve known Billy and Billy for a while and, when this came, they both texted me and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got to play each other,’” McDowell said. “I was like, ‘This is classic,’ so it’s worked out well. They’re really good friends.”

They enjoyed the chance to meet on the field — as coaches, anyway.

Slick-fielding Explosion first baseman Kaci Kiblen admitted that she didn’t know about Butler’s MLB exploits before joining his club.

Kaci Kiblen - USA Explosion

Kaci Kiblen – USA Explosion

“I didn’t,” she said, “but I heard from a friend, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is a really cool opportunity.’”

Visits to Kansas City, including trips to Kauffman Stadium for Royals games, reinforced the legend of Billy Butler.

“Oh, yeah, he’s a hometown hero, for sure,” Kiblen said. “It’s fun, because every time we go to the Royals game … they always put them on the big screen. It’s just a really good time.”

Butler and Baber were introduced by a mutual friend, former Chiefs linebacker Shawn Barber. They have remained friends, including an annual fantasy football league rivalry.

Baber said it’s “not even a question” who the better fantasy football player is.

“Oh, he has been of late,” Butler said before stressing “of late.”

“Big time,” Baber shot back. “Butler’s usually around the bottom.”

Apparently, Butler tends to favor Washington Commanders players, which hasn’t been a winning strategy in recent years.

Baber also won bragging rights Thursday as the Peppers prevailed 6-0.

The Top Gun Invitational continues through Sunday at fields across Johnson County.

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod.

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Big Red spring sports highlights

Coach Mike Deegan was thrilled so many alums attended the NCAA regional and super regional wins that sent the Big Red to their first Division III College World Series. “This was a program victory,” said Deegan, who has guided the Big Red to seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. “This is part of being really good […]

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Coach Mike Deegan was thrilled so many alums attended the NCAA regional and super regional wins that sent the Big Red to their first Division III College World Series.

“This was a program victory,” said Deegan, who has guided the Big Red to seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. “This is part of being really good for a long time, and a lot of guys got to share in the moment.”

The Big Red, who won one game in the double-elimination World Series, finished the season with a 41-7 record. They broke a school record with 20 consecutive victories.

Deegan lauded the work of a deep pitching staff led by senior Nick Falter, a who went 12-0 with a 2.52 earned run average. Falter was named second-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com.

Junior Erik Sundgren, an ABCA first-team All-American, paced the offense with a team-high 17 home runs and 81 runs batted in. Senior Eric Colaco was an ABCA third teamer and sophomore Sam Larson was a D3baseball.com third-team selection.

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Daktronics Helps Assumption High School Expands Sports Media Opportunities for Young Women

The new video display provides female students with hands-on experience in sports media and event production, fields that have traditionally been male-dominated. The school is investing in this opportunity for its female students with a large expansion of a new broadcast room as well. Students can take their event production to a broadcast stage. The […]

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Daktronics Helps Assumption High School Expands Sports Media Opportunities for Young Women

The new video display provides female students with hands-on experience in sports media and event production, fields that have traditionally been male-dominated. The school is investing in this opportunity for its female students with a large expansion of a new broadcast room as well. Students can take their event production to a broadcast stage.

The Daktronics 14-foot-high by 25-foot-wide, 10-millimeter resolution video display with a multisport fixed-digit scoreboard was installed in August 2024, just in time for the field hockey and soccer seasons. AHS athletes and fans are already embracing the enhanced capabilities it brings to their athletic events.

“The video board has made our games so exciting because after we score, they will show photos or videos, and when we are announcing the lineup, they show our media day photos, which helps build excitement when something fun happens,” says AHS student Sophie Rousseau, a Junior field hockey player.

Students Gain Hands-On Experience

As an all-female school, AHS is dedicated to providing opportunities for young women to pursue careers in sports and related fields. The new video display has not only enhanced game-day experiences but also provided educational opportunities that are particularly impactful for students.

The school has started a sports media club to work with its video LED technology, with 30 students signing up immediately to learn about event production and live video feed integration.

This club will integrate into a class during the school day in the upcoming Fall 2025 school year, during the time known as ‘Rockets Taking Initiative’ (RTI) time. RTI time provides students with real-world experience during the school day.

AHS Athletic Director Lisa Pinkston says the technology has changed how students engage with events. “This generation loves technology,” she explains. “They love seeing themselves on video. The sound system is unbelievable, and integrating a live video feed has elevated our events, making them feel like performances on a bigger stage. It’s great for the kids and the community.”

Parents of students are also benefiting from the new display. Mom and fan April Laframboise comments, “The new video board truly takes Assumption athletics to the next level. The game-day experience is interactive and exciting, and the girls love it! As a spectator, it feels more like a college game day. Videos, player highlights, sponsors – it’s really impressive and even further elevates the AHS athletic program.”

Technology Opens Pathways to Media Careers

The technology also allows AHS to showcase various outdoor sports such as flag football, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and track, as well as youth sports. Athletes and fans can all benefit by viewing stats, results and action on the big screen.

Pinkston emphasizes, “As an all-girls school, we’re providing opportunities for girls to pursue career interests and creating entertaining, memorable game-day experiences for the community.”

By broadening their game-day production, AHS aims to secure more sponsors to support these initiatives. Pinkston also highlights the enrichment sessions offered at AHS, including mental performance training, leadership training and study skills sessions. These sessions provide valuable experiences that go beyond traditional classroom learning, preparing young women for various career paths.

Enhancing Game-Day Atmosphere

The video display, sound system and student production come together to provide a stadium feel to the school, enhancing the overall experience for students and spectators alike.

AHS’s new video display has created a dynamic and engaging environment for students and the community. By focusing on empowering young women and providing them with unique opportunities in sports media and event production, AHS is set to continue providing memorable and entertaining experiences.

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Tennessee High School Sports Shakeup! Girls Flag Football Officially Sanctioned

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SPORTS BUZZ

The Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association created a new award this year to honor the top senior male and female high school athletes. It was a way to honor interscholastic student-athletes whose resumes have come up short of the organization’s “Athlete of the Year” award criteria in recent years due to an overwhelming presence of Delawareans […]

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SPORTS BUZZ

The Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association created a new award this year to honor the top senior male and female high school athletes. It was a way to honor interscholastic student-athletes whose resumes have come up short of the organization’s “Athlete of the Year” award criteria in recent years due to an overwhelming presence of Delawareans playing in college and at the professional level.

Jordyn Hollamon of Delmar High School, a national field hockey team member and Second Team All-State softball player was the female recipient. The male recipient was a local kid from Bear, who was a rare three-sport All-State athlete who took great pride in competing in three completely different sports.

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Five takeaways from Thursday, as champions were crowned, coaches hired, TMC met, and …

For the first time in school history, Concord-Carlisle girls’ lacrosse was No. 1 in the state.Barry Chin/Globe Staff Championship weekend is upon us, with four teams getting a head-start on the celebrating Thursday night. Over at Babson College, Concord-Carlisle girls’ lacrosse claimed its first state championship in the Division 1 title game, and Norwell beat […]

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For the first time in school history, Concord-Carlisle girls’ lacrosse was No. 1 in the state.Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Championship weekend is upon us, with four teams getting a head-start on the celebrating Thursday night.

Over at Babson College, Concord-Carlisle girls’ lacrosse claimed its first state championship in the Division 1 title game, and Norwell beat its old coach to capture the Division 4 belt, its first state title in seven years.

And in Shrewsbury, top-seeded Agawam bounced back after dropping the second set to win the last two in commanding fashion against Wayland and secure its second Division 2 title in three seasons.

While not an MIAA sport, St. Mary’s captured the 2025 girls’ flag football title.

With the conclusion of the softball and tennis semifinals, every championship match is locked in, and with a shift in softball to put every game on Saturday, that means 23 champions will be crowned that day, weather permitting.

You can find out when every championship game is with our title tracker, and you can revisit every game from the last two rounds with our playoff guide.

The rest of Thursday’s coverage:

1. Commitment corner

Holland (formerly Burke) senior Jay’von Depina has committed to play at Northern Essex Community College, making it five of the six Bulldogs seniors who are going on to play collegiately.

▪ Dartmouth College announced an incoming women’s soccer class that includes two Massachusetts products: Brookline defender Anna Leschly, a two-time EMass All-Star and Bay State Conference All-Star, and BB&N’s Maeve Theobald, who made the All-NEPSAC and All-ISL first teams.

2. Coaching carousel

▪ Methuen football coach Tom Ryan will be the athletic director at the school after serving on an interim basis last year. Longtime offensive coordinator Ryan Dugan will be promoted to interim head coach.

Ryan went 81-48 in 12 seasons coaching the Rangers. Dugan has been the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, where he teaches math, for 12 years.

▪ Nipmuc has promoted Britt Kahler from assistant to head girls’ basketball coach. Kahler was formerly the head coach at Blackstone Valley Tech.

▪ Tabor Academy announced the promotion of 2014 graduate Lydia Caputi from assistant to head girls’ basketball coach.

Caputi takes over for Will Becker, who she coached under the last two years. An All-New England player while at Tabor, she went on to play at Babson, where she was a three-year starter.

She has coached at Trinity College and Dartmouth and was head coach at Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn.

▪ Westwood athletic director Matt Gillis announced he will be retiring next week after 33 years with the school district. The Blue Hills graduate has served as the Wolverines’ AD for 13 years.

3. Milton Academy’s Partal wins Gatorade boys’ soccer award

Milton Academy senior Josh Partal has been named the Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

The midfielder from Bangor, Maine, notched seven goals and eight assists, leading the Mustangs to the NEPSAC Class A championship game. A United Soccer Coaches High School All-American selection, he participated in the High School All-American Game and will play at Stanford.

“Josh just controls the game from minute one to minute 90,” said BB&N coach Joe Campbell in a release. “He never plays a bad pass and is silky smooth on the ball. His game awareness is uncanny for such a young player.”

Partal volunteers as a youth soccer coach and is a member of the Milton Academy Science Olympiad team and co-head of the MicroFinance Club.

5. TMC talks big picture, tweaks wrestling postseason

The MIAA’s Tournament Management Committee discussed two big-picture topics and made a slight change to wrestling during its Thursday meeting.

The only vote of the day was to reduce the number of wrestlers who qualify for All-States from six to five per weight, which was recommended by the wrestling committee.

“They’re trying to get their arms around the number of people who are wrestling,” said TMC chair Shaun Hart, the Burlington AD. “The events are so huge.”

Two athletic directors, Newton North’s Mike Jackson and Franklin’s Karrah Ellis, proposed that basketball quarterfinal games be held at neutral locations instead of home gyms.

“It’s definitely difficult to host an Elite Eight game in basketball,” Ellis said. “From turning people away at the door because tickets sold out, to locking down your facility. We had people break in through our loading dock trying to sneak into a game. That’s an unreasonable expectation of your event staff.”

The committee decided to add the issue to a future agenda when they have more data, with Paine noting that only three quarterfinal games in 2025 sold more than 1,000 tickets.

“We understand Newton North and Franklin had a problem, but we need to look at the numbers and look at the ticket sales,” Hart said.

Hart also noted that while hockey quarterfinals were moved to neutral locations last season, it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison.

“Everyone owns their own basketball gym and less than half the hockey teams play at a venue that is theirs,” Hart said. “They’re not the same.”

The committee also discussed the need to make the alignment process, which just wrapped up for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, less arduous and acrimonious.

“We have to seriously consider what we are doing and why we are doing this work,” Hart said. “My hope is no person needs to do alignments again. We put the formula together and it runs the state and where you land is where you are.”

A sub-committee was discussed to look at alternate methods for settling alignments.

Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.

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