A day that started in the main conference room at MIAA headquarters in Franklin with a Board of Directors meeting wrapped up about 12 hours later with more than 200 games played across Eastern Mass, plus a first career save for former BC High standout Mike Vasil, now with the White Sox.
The day’s theme? Falling school records.
But first, the recaps: Scoreboard|Baseball|Softball|Boys’ lacrosse|Girls’ lacrosse|Boys’ volleyball|Girls’ tennis|Boys’ tennis
1. Milestones and moments
The school record books at Beverly, Weymouth, South Shore Voke, and Stoughton were re-written on Wednesday.
Senior Joselyn Silva became the first girls’ lacrosse player in Beverly history to reach 300 career points after scoring four goals in a 12-8 win over Peabody. With 302 career points, Silva is the Panthers’ all-time leader.
Weymouth senior Andrew Daley stroked a first-inning double in a 4-0 win over Braintree, marking his 96th career hit, passing former teammate and 2024 graduate Gill Dolan for the most in program history.
Senior Ben Tondorf set a new South Shore Vo-Tech record when he netted his 180th career goal during a 10-6 win over Upper Cape.
A freshman got in on the record-book re-writing when Stoughton goalie Joe Toupin made eight saves in a 16-7 win over Hull, giving him a single-season school record of 238, and counting.
There were plenty of landmarks reached as well, with Tewksbury’s Abby Tower recording her 100th career hit in a 6-1 win over Chelmsford, Lynnfield’s Morgan Hubbard posted her 100th career hit, Saugus’s Lily Ventre rapped her 100th career RBI in a 5-2 win over Salem, King Philip’s Liv Petrillo also delivered her 100th career RBI, Ipswich’s Lucy Winthrop reached 100 career points with two assists in a 13-2 win over Georgetown, Melrose’s Finn Alpers notched his 100th career point, and Tri-County’s Ava Gill and Kaleigh Stenstrom both notching their 100th career goals in an 8-4 win over Southeastern.
2. No-no tracker
Wednesday saw four no-hitters completed, and one that nearly came to fruition.
Seekonk junior Cole Arruda threw one (2 walks, 10 strikeouts) against beat East Bridgewater, 7-0; Triton senior Emma Penniman (walk, 13 strikeouts) handed Pentucket its first loss of the season, 1-0; Lincoln-Sudbury’s Kelsey Blanchette (6 strikeouts) produced a five-inning version, and Joseph Case ace Lila Alvarez tossed a six-inning no-hitter with 15 strikeouts, including the final six batters she faced.
Hingham senior captain Bilyana Wilkin nearly joined the party before losing her no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning of a 4-0 win over Plymouth North.
3. Walkoff wins
Trailing, 7-6, in the bottom of the seventh, Cristo Rey/Cathedral’s Presley Arias ripped an inside-the-park, walkoff grand slam for a shocking 10-7 win over Maimonides.
Breaking a scoreless the in the bottom of the eighth inning, Bishop Feehan’s Bella Silva singled home Maddy Coupal as the No. 6 Shamrocks beat No. 12 Bridgewater-Raynham, 1-0.
Triton’s Maggie Rennick drove home Audrina Owens to hand Pentucket its first loss of the season, 1-0.
Dover-Sherborn’s Grant Sullivan potted a rebound with less than a minute remaining in overtime for a 7-6 boys’ lacrosse win over Foxborough.
4. Going, going, gone
Where to start with the balls that left the house? How about all the grand slams.
Scituate’s Grayson Foley hit one in a 6-5 loss to Plymouth South and Archbishop Williams’s Ashley Caruso blasted one with the bases loaded, but none were bigger than Arias’s walk-off inside-the-park grand slam.
The rest of the day’s 14 homers belonged to: Durfee’s Ben Sherry, Weymouth’s Jill Ondrick, Hanover’s Gio Naples and Abby Hanna, Saugus’s Lily Ventre, Joseph Case’s Breanna Fontes, Haverhill’s Brandon Piraino, Tewksbury’s Julianna Cappiello, Silver Lake’s Delaney Moquin, Central Catholic’s Amelia Ovalles, Hamilton-Wenham’s Bianca Fredrickson, Oliver Ames’s Katie Berg, Abbey Sousa of St. Mary’s, and Grady Bishop of St. Mark’s.
5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Ty Curry, St. Sebastian’s, 7
Avery Laundry, Swampscott, 7
Caitlyn Naughton, Walpole, 7
Louisa Beni, Nantucket, 6
Lila Leander, Rockland, 6
Mia Radzik, Rockland, 6
Colten Russo, Masconomet, 6
Kenny Wisniewski, Apponequet, 6
Lexi Davos, Norwell, 5
Thomas Donovan, Mansfield, 5
Maddie Lubov, Ursuline, 5
Olivia Melanson, Medway, 5
Sasha Miller, Beverly, 5
Ben Tondorf, South Shore, 5
Points
Laundry, Swampscott, 10
Wisniewski, Apponequet, 9
Russo, Masconomet, 8
Nick Doherty, Southeastern, 7
Will Levrault, Apponequet, 7
Lubov, Ursuline, 7
Miller, Beverly, 7
Naughton, Walpole, 7
Meera Raskin, Ursuline, 7
Andrew DeGirolamo, Mansfield, 6
Sophia Fruci, Walpole, 6
Victoria Pierro, Swampscott, 6
Tondorf, South Shore, 6
6. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Lila Alvarez, Joseph Case, 15
Jackie Giordano, Brooks, 15
Elizabeth McDonnell, Wellesley, 15
Jill Ondrick, Weymouth, 14
Cole Hambly, Worcester Academy, 13
Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake, 13
Emma Penniman, Triton, 13
Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 13
Will LaBrie, Durfee, 12
Talia Beer, Hanover, 11
Thurston Kiefer, Natick, 11
Scott Longo, Milton, 11
Mylee Ramer, Bishop Feehan, 11
Cole Arruda, Seekonk, 10
Ben Freedman, Hanover, 10
Drew Mello, Billerica, 10
John Paone, Lawrence Academy, 10
Addy Walls, Hopkinton, 10
McCoy Walsh, King Philip, 10
7. Commitment central
Osiris Lopez, the 6-foot-2-inch Leominster junior quarterback, announced in a ceremony Wednesday that he has committed to Coastal Carolina over James Madison, UConn, Syracuse, and Old Dominion.
“I just want to thank everyone for coming out today, my friends and family, my coaches who helped me through the recruiting process,” he said. “This is the moment, here we go . . . for the next three to four years I will be going to the University of Coastal Carolina.”
Lopez is a three-star recruit who threw for 1,762 yards and 26 touchdowns with six interceptions last year, while rushing 98 times for 1,100 yards and 10 touchdowns.
CHANTS UP
#BALLATTHEBEACH #TEALNATION #FAM1LY pic.twitter.com/5qZBmdxWUX
— Osiris Lopez ‘26 (@OsirisLopez_) May 14, 2025
Haverhill’s Cale Wood has committed to wrestle at Roger Williams.
Cale Wood has committed to the wrestling program at Roger Williams University. Congratulations Cale!!! pic.twitter.com/AFhPYzc5ww
— Haverhill Athletics (@GoHillies) May 14, 2025
North Quincy celebrated three baseball signings: Max Gaudiano is headed to UMass Dartmouth, Aidan McCarthy is bound for Gordon and Nick DePalma is committed to Colby-Sawyer.
Proud to celebrate 3 of our guys heading to the next level!
Max Gaudiano – UMass Dartmouth
Aidan McCarthy – Gordon College
Nick DePalma – Colby-SawyerYour hard work, leadership, and love for the game got you here. Can’t wait to see what’s next!@NQRaiders @Coach_Edge30 pic.twitter.com/3ctwdHJE6D
— N. Quincy Baseball (@NQbaseball) May 14, 2025
8. MVC football showcase expands
May means showcase season for high school football stars in Massachusetts. Multiple Independent School League programs hosted showcase days on Tuesday and the Catholic Conference will host its annual showcase Thursday at Xaverian.
New Andover coach Jason Fielding is looking to bring more attention to public school athletes by ramping up the Merrimack Valley Conference showcase this year. On May 21, Andover will host approximately 120 student-athletes from the classes of 2026 and 2027 representing 11 programs from the MVC, with representatives from 40 colleges expected to attend, including UMass Amherst.
As the founder of Pact Performance training program and a former assistant at his alma mater, Central Catholic, Fielding is no stranger to working across team lines with talented athletes. The former Raiders linebacker and preseason All-American at Westfield State has helped organize showcase events throughout the state.
“I’ve really got my finger on the pulse when it comes to recruiting,” said Fielding. “For our league, this will help keep kids home at their school, and offer them another tool for exposure. It also takes some of the walls down between all the coaches and brings us together for the kids to help them get looks.”
— Nate Weitzer
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
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