On a typical November fall day late in the semester, Benjamin Campbell-Reide was at his off-campus house alone in his room when he suddenly collapsed. One of his housemates and teammates, Alex Dawallu, heard a loud noise from the fall and ran into the neighboring bedroom to check on his teammate, only to find Campbell-Reide passed out and unresponsive. Over the next four weeks Campbell-Reide would have a number of similar episodes as doctors raced to find out the cause of Ben’s episodes. Twenty-six blood transfusions, 16 endoscopies and two laparoscopic surgeries later, he was released from the hospital and sent home to England just before the holidays with a new outlook on life. 

What Campbell-Reide endured and his resiliency in the face of the unknown is why he was named the 2025 Syracuse 8 Courage Award recipient at the annual ‘Cuse Awards on Tuesday night presented by former Football player, Greg Allen. 

His teammates, coaches and Syracuse rowing community rallied around him and his family during the scary and uncertain time. After several weeks at Crouse Hospital, Campbell-Reide was transferred to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston where it took the gastrointestinal doctors another 10 days to discover the lesion that was causing Ben’s spells. The doctors ultimately found the lesion by putting him on a high-dose of blood thinners and watch him around the clock to force his lesion to start bleeding so they could locate it and preform an emergency surgery to heal the bleed. 

At the annual ‘Cuse Awards, Campbell-Reide was given the opportunity to thank those who were by his side during his medical emergencies including his medical team, coaches, teammates and roommates, Jennifer Street — the mother of his teammate Anders Erlandsen, and his mom to traveled from England to be with him. He ended his acceptance speech with these words of encouragement; “Adversity can stop you or it can reveal you. You get to choose. Believe in yourself, take control and keep pushing. Because you cannot win if you do not believe you can.”

Today, Campbell-Reide is back on the water competing with the Syracuse men’s rowing team. He’s helped the Second Varsity Eight to wins over Boston U, Georgetown, Navy and Cornell this spring and his parents were able to make a trip to the U.S. this season to see him race at the Lake Morey Invite. 

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Earlier today, Marion County Middle/High School held a signing ceremony for a standout athlete.

Zaviyon Barkley signed his name on the dotted line to take his talents to Aurora University in Illinois.

Barkley thanked his family, teammates, and coaches for helping him take his talents to the next level.

Congrats to the Barkley family and the entire Marion County community!

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Frankenmuth earned walk-off win in the most literal sense.

Aliyah Sprowl drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth, forcing in the winning run for an 8-7 win over Essexville Garber to complete Frankenmuth’s Tri-Valley Conference softball sweep after winning the opener, 7-4.

Chloe Compau, who earned the win with eight strikeouts in eight innings, led the Frankenmuth offense in Game 2 with three hits, including a homer. Sienna Bosco and Izzy Bernthal added two hits each.

Compau also earned the win in the first game, striking out 14 and allowing two earned runs. She also led the offense with three hits. Bernthal and Bosco followed with two hits, while Emma Sprowl drove in two runs.

Bri Barker added a homer for the Eagles, who are 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the Tri-Valley Conference. Frankenmuth is ranked seventh in the state in Division 2.

Softball

Freeland 13-8, Bay City John Glenn 9-5: Jenna Kowalski sparked Freeland’s Game 1 win in the Tri-Valley Conference doubleheader. Kowalski had four hits, including a homer, with five RBIs. Grace DeShone, Brynn Jaime and Abby Smith added two hits each, with Madeline McDonald driving in two runs. Sophia Price earned the win, striking out nine. Jaime led the offense in Game 2 with three hits and two RBIs. Brielle Coffey struck out four for the win.

Swan Valley 15-12, Durand 0-1: Swan Valley ran its winning streak to six games with a non-conference sweep, holding Durand hitless in each game. Mia Robinson struck out 12 in four innings for the win in the opener. Shiloh Charboneau led the offense with four hits, while Chloe Bryce, Alivia Guilbeaux and Layla Shanks added two hits each. Bryce, Hannah Koch and Violet Boehler drove in two runs each for the Vikings. Shanks struck out 10 in five innings in the nightcap, with Robinson leading the offense with three hits. Izzy Coffel and Guilbeaux added two hits and two RBIs each.

Benzie Central 11-12, Coleman 2-9: Klaira Sysak and Isabelle Lewis had two hits each for Coleman in the first game, with Benzie Central scoring 11 unearned runs for the win. Isabelle Lewis led the Coleman offense in Game 2 with three hits and four RBIs.

Baseball

Freeland 4-4, Bay City John Glenn 1-1: Connor Lasceski saw his scoreless streak end, but a doubleheader TVC sweep over Bay City John Glenn took some of the sting away for the Freeland starter. Lasceski completed the sweep with a five-hitter, giving up a lone run in the seventh inning. Lasceski and Nic Hass had a hit and RBI each, with Karson Worth scoring twice for the 13-3 Falcons. Carter McLaren struck out nine and allowed five hits in six innings to earn the Game 1 win, with Tucker Hileman throwing a perfect seventh inning for the save. Liam Rump led the offense with three hits and two RBIs, while Worth and Kaden Gerzseny added two hits each. Gerzseny also drove in two runs.

Girls Soccer

Standish-Sterling 3, Bullock Creek 1: Claudia Moses scored Bullock Creek’s lone goal in the Jack Pine Conference loss with an assist from Emma Debolt. Audrie Stoltenberg made 13 saves for Bullock Creek (4-3-3). Standish-Sterling held a 16-2 advantage in shots on goal.

Memphis 6, Millington 1: Memphis took a 3-0 halftime lead before Millington broke up the shutout with a second-half goal by Makayla France, with an assist from Emmaleigh Peters. Kendra Peterson made 12 saves for the Cardinals.

Boys Lacrosse

Heritage 12, Bay City Western 1: Elden Wideman scored four goals with two assists to lead Heritage to the Senior Night win. Logan Boettcher added three goals, while John Ryan followed with two goals and three assists. Kalen Hood-Davis and Gavin Garcia led the defense with six ground balls, while Josh Larsen made 18 saves for the win for Heritage (8-3, 5-2).

Girls Lacrosse

Heritage 9, Grand Blanc 7: Lily Huffman and Breeghan Hamilton scored three goals and added one interception each as Heritage edged Grand Blanc in a Saginaw Valley League match. Claire Starke added two goals with Payton Colley scoring one. Molly Baldwin made 16 saves for the Hawks.

Boys Golf

Birch Run 165, Webberville 191: Martin Reiss earned medalist honors for Birch Run in its non-conference win at Oak Lane Golf Course in Webberville. Reiss, a sophomore, shot a 2-over 36, with Garett Martinus second with a 39 and Cole Beldyga third with a 43. Karter Knight and Hayden Adams shot 47s.

Girls Tennis

Midland Dow 8, Saginaw United 0: Dow did not lose a game, claiming all eight flights in a Saginaw Valley League match against United. Singles winners included Dalton DeBoer, Nishi Narayan, Ruby Macheso and Anya Narayan. Doubles winners were Juana Gutierrez-Norah Lacher, Tessa Wood-Adelyn Wolford, Alexa Leiti-Elisa Costeux and Lauren Yao-Evie Samocki.

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ROUNDUP

BOYS LACROSSE

In a Northeastern Conference game, Colin Driscoll notched five goals and one assist to lead Masconomet to a 22-5 victory over Gloucester. … Chase Russo’s two goals and an assist anchored Swampscott in a 5-3 win against Danvers.

Luke Faletra erupted for eight goals and Chase Akstin added two goals with five assists to power Central Catholic past Chelmsford, 17-8, in Merrimack Valley Conference action.

GIRLS LACROSSE

In a Northeastern Conference matchup, Maddie Forbes finished with six points (five goals, one assist) while Ramona Gillett and Kathryn Commoss both added four points (three goals, one assist) to lead Marblehead to a 16-2 victory over Salem. … Ashley Wallace had five goals and two assists as Beverly rolled to a 20-2 win over Saugus. … Avery Laundry netted six goals and five others scored twice for Swampscott (8-2) in an 18-2 win over Danvers.

In Bay State League action, Bella Duffy scored seven goals and added three assists while Ella MacDonald added four goals and an assist to boost Braintree past Framingham, 16-6.

In a Commonwealth Athletic Conference contest, Emma Finch (five goals, two assists) and Addison Carbone (three goals, two assists) paced Greater Lowell to a 15-6 victory over Nashoba Tech.

In a Cape and Islands contest, Julia Kipperman and Zoe Labdon both finished with four goals while Norah Swanson made 20 saves as Nauset edged Barnstable, 11-10.

Senior captain Kiera Fitzpatrick with five goals and two assists broke the school record of 215 career goals and now currently holds it at 219 while senior captain Elizabeth Descheneaux added five tallies and an assist as Methuen (9-3) rolled over Merrimack Valley Conference opponent Haverhill 21-4. … Catherine Craig, Caroline Pitts, Julianna Lanzillo and Jill Martin all scored twice as Chelmsford (7-3) edged Central Catholic 9-7.

In nonleague play, sophomore Molly Campbell collected five tallies as Cohasset snapped Notre Dame Academy of Hingham’s 58-game in-state unbeaten streak 11-10.

With five goals and four assists, Izzy Kittredge tallied her 200th career point for Medfield in a 20-5 Tri-Valley League win over Norton. Maeve Kelly had four goals and two assists, and Kendall Herrick notched a hat trick with two assists alongside her.

Evie Bernard showed out with nine goals, Maisie Leland and Jane Boardman each scored twice, and Hamilton-Wenham found just enough offense to hold off Cape Ann League for Lynnfield, 15-12.

BASEBALL

Travers Moodie went the distance, fanning seven for his third win of the season, as Medford defeated Somerville 6-1 in the Greater Boston League.

Cole Pellegrino scattered five hits in 6 ⅔ innings for his third win as Shawsheen (11-0) defeated Lowell Catholic 4-1 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.

In the Cape Ann League, Walter Radulski recorded a pair of singles, two RBI and earned the save on the mound to lift Lynnfield past Ipswich, 6-4.

Will Novak finished 3-for-4 with a two-run triple to power Plymouth North (9-1) to a 10-5 victory over Quincy in the Patriot League.

SOFTBALL

In a nonleague game, Molly Burns (two hits, two RBI), Chloe Seto (two hits, one RBI) and Bella Burns (RBI) paced the offense behind a no-hitter from Kathryn Sliski as Wakefield blanked Billerica, 5-0. … Lindsay Stuart fanned nine in a complete game, backing a solo homer from Zoey Moscato and two-hit games from three batters to lift Chelmsford over Lexington, 8-6.

In the Commonwealth Athletic Conference, Paige King’s first-inning grand slam got Minuteman off and running on its way to a 15-3 win over Nashoba Tech.

In a South Shore League game, Elsie Testa struck out 12 and added an RBI as Abington (8-2) defeated East Bridgewater, 6-4.

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Mary’s (Lynn) named Josh Keilty as its new varsity boys basketball coach. Keilty comes to St. Mary’s from Georgetown, where he guided the Royals to the Division 4 state championship last winter. In his eight years at Georgetown, he compiled a record of 100-61 (.621), recording his 100th career win in the state final.

“We are very pleased to have Josh lead our boys basketball program and join the St. Mary’s family,” said athletic director Jeff Newhall. “He is a proven commodity who has established himself as one of the top coaches in the state. We are confident that success will continue at St. Mary’s.”

Keilty’s Georgetown teams qualified for the MIAA tournament six straight years (there was no tournament in 2021 due to the pandemic) and averaged more than 16 wins the last four seasons, culminating in the state championship run this year.

“I’m very grateful for the opportunity Georgetown gave me and I will always treasure the experience I had there,” Keilty said in a school release. “There were a lot of people who helped make that work. For me, the best part about coaching is the relationships you build. I feel fortunate to have coached so many highly motivated players who helped us achieve the success we had.”

SCORES

BASEBALL

East Bridgewater 17, Abington 4

Hamilton-Wenham 23, Essex Tech 3

Lynnfield 6, Ipswich 4

Madison Park 12, Excel 2

Medford 6, Somerville 1

Nashoba Tech 9, East Boston 6

North Reading 18, Rockport 2

Plymouth North 10, Quincy 5

St. John Paul II 8, Bridgewater-Raynham 5

Sandwich 7, Cohasset 6

Shawsheen 4, Lowell Catholic 1

Triton 9, Georgetown 0

Walpole 5, Wellesley 0

GOLF

Braintree 6, Framingham 0

Duxbury 5, Hingham 1

Quincy/North Quincy 3.5, Scituate 2.5

Ursuline 6, Notre Dame (T) 0

Wellesley 3.5, Walpole 2.5

BOYS LACROSSE

Berwick 22, Landmark 7

Central Catholic 17, Chelmsford 8

Masconomet 22, Gloucester 5

Medford 15, Beverly 3

St. John’s Prep 7, BC High 6 (ot)

Swampscott 5, Danvers 3

Weston 17, Bedford 3

Xaverian 16, St. John’s (S) 4

GIRLS LACROSSE

Billerica 14, Groton-Dunstable 3

Braintree 16, Framingham 6

Chelmsford 9, Central Catholic 7

Cohasset 11, NDA (H) 10

Greater Lowell 15, Nashoba Tech 6

Hamilton-Wenham 15, Lynnfield 12

Lincoln-Sudbury 19, Newton South 4

Marblehead 16, Salem 2

Marshfield 16, Whitman-Hanson 4

Medfield 20, Norton 5

Methuen 21, Haverhill 4

Nauset 11, Barnstable 10

Newton North 15, Needham 5

Plymouth North 17, Quincy 11

Swampscott 18, Danvers 2

Tewksbury 12, Lowell 10

Tyngsboro 15, Oakmont 8

Walpole 13, Wellesley 8

Westford 21, Boston Latin 8

Weston 13, Bedford 12

SOFTBALL

Abington 6, East Bridgewater 4

Central Catholic 13, Tewksbury 9

Chelmsford 8, Lexington 6

Cohasset 12, Sandwich 0 (5i)

Dartmouth 15, Barnstable 0

Chelmsford 8, Lexington 6

Cristo Rey/Cathedral 9, Maimonides 9

East Boston 24, Excel Charter 0

English 19, TechBoston 15

Excel 23, New Mission 3

Falmouth 22, Nantucket 5

Fenway 16, EMK 9

Latin Academy 17, O’Bryant 0 (5i)

Madison Park 16, Brighton 14

Minuteman 15, Nashoba Tech 3

Muniz 21, Match Charter 19

Notre Dame 19, Dennis-Yarmouth 3 (5i)

Sturgis 33, Mashpee 9

Wakefield 5, Billerica 0

BOYS TENNIS

Bishop Feehan 3, Xaverian 2

Ipswich 5, Rockport 0

Latin Academy 5, Maimonides 0

Marblehead 4, Swampscott 1

Mashpee 5, Middleboro 0

Medfield 4, Holliston 1

Monomoy 5, Nantucket 0

North Reading 3, Mystic Valley 2

Plymouth North 4, Quincy 1

Wakefield 4, Watertown 1

GIRLS TENNIS

Bishop Feehan 3, Notre Dame Academy 2

Ipswich 5, Rockport 0

Plymouth North 5, Quincy 0

Rising Tide 3, Wareham 2

Scituate 3, Duxbury 2

BOYS TRACK

Chelsea 76, Lynn English 52

Silver Lake 80, Duxbury 54

Somerville 106, Chelsea 30

Somerville 110, Lynn English 25

GIRLS TRACK

Chelsea 86, Lynn English 49

Somerville 74, Chelsea 61

Somerville 89, Lynn English 56

VOLLEYBALL

Attleboro 3, King Philip 0

Braintree 3, Framingham 0

Natick 3, Milton 0

Newton North 3, Wellesley 0

Winchester 3, Belmont 0

Woburn 3, Burlington 1