We’re always in the content game here at Globe Schools. But Thursday took it to another level.
With every spring MIAA tournament underway, plus the divisional track championships, we had you blanketed with previews, coverage, roundups, and more.
It started this morning with Michael Silverman’s look at the challenges of coaching in this era. Give it a read and weigh in via the comments.
Then we published five playoff primers dissecting the favorites, sleepers, players to watch, longest road trips, and best matchups in the boys’ volleyball, boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse, baseball, and softball tournaments.
- MIAA boys’ lacrosse tournament: Favorites, sleepers, players to watch, Divisions 1-4
- MIAA girls’ lacrosse tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-4
- MIAA baseball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
- MIAA softball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
- MIAA boys’ volleyball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, players to watch for Divisions 1-2
In the afternoon, Globe correspondents Matty Wasserman and Aiden Barker were dispatched to the first day of the Division 1 and Division 2 track and field championships.
- Westford’s Ryan Kyle makes quick work of 400-meter hurdles during first day of Division 1 track and field championship
- Arlington’s Bryn Ryan goes out in style during Day 1 of Division 2 track and field championship
As the evening rolled around, it was all about the playoff action. The baseball game of the night was in Triton, where the Vikings appeared to knot the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh on a home run, but a successful appeal left two-time defending state champion Oakmont advancing. Read about that game and peruse the rest of our playoff roundups:
- Triton’s Nick Bonasera hit a massive home run to tie Oakmont in the bottom of the seventh. So why didn’t it count?
- Baseball roundup: Boston Latin puts its best foot forward, opening tournament with four-run first to roll Diman
- Softball roundup: Milton’s Victoria Fish sticks it to Masconomet with home run in preliminary-round win
- Boys’ volleyball roundup: Getting in the swing, Cassius Costabile carries Medfield past O’Bryant in Division 2
- Tennis roundup: Sophomore pair nets clincher as Bishop Fenwick girls’ tennis takes Division 3 match at Norwell
Now, onto the highlights.
1. Milestones
Before we get to some highlights from the end of the regular season, on Thursday North Andover’s Isa Robinson netted her 100th career goal in a 16-5 Division 1 first-round win over Barnstable.
Earlier, Winchester junior Ryan Martin became the school’s all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing Jake Mabardy’s mark of 151 goals.
Congrats to Ryan Martin the new all time leading goals scorer at Winchester High School. https://t.co/hRcVeKwCv1@GlobeSchools@BostonHeraldHS@bostonlaxnet@NELaxJournal@LXCMinutemen@BConn63 @nweitzer7
— winchesterbvlax (@winchesterbvlax) May 29, 2025
Newburyport senior Reese Bromby became the program’s all-time leading scorer with 263 goals, moving past Molly Rose Kearney’s total of 261, set in 2018. Bromby is fourth in Clippers history with 324 points, six behind Lilly Pons (’24) for third.
In boys’ volleyball, Braintree senior Deon Li surpassed 1,000 career assists last week and Norton junior outside hitter Andrew Strojny was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week for May 12-18 after posting 86 kills, 31 digs, 6 aces, and 3 blocks.
Congrats to Andrew Strojny for being named AVCA Player of the Week
Keep up the great work! @NHSLancersports pic.twitter.com/aaw6PKj0NF
— Meg Hardiman (@megmroo) May 27, 2025
Walkoff wins
West Bridgewater’s Allie Edgerly laid down a suicide squeeze bunt with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and Haylee Krakowski raced home for a 6-5 win over Old Colony in the preliminary round of the Division 4 tournament.
In the Division 5 baseball preliminary round, No. 29 Hull walked off Avon, 4-3, on Logan Griffin’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
2. Going, going, gone
It wasn’t a big day for offensive fireworks, and we already read about Nick Bonasera’s would-be blast for Triton.
Mohawk Trail got a trio of homers from Bella Brown Stratton, Sadie Wilcox, and Riley Dyer, Milton’s Victoria Fish sent one out against Masconomet, and Will Ferguson launched one for Millis in a 2-1 win over Madison Park.
3. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Julia Kipperman, Nauset, 12
Robbie DeGasperis, Milford, 6
Nick Emsing, BC High, 5
Murphy Belvin, BC High, 4
Meghan Daley, North Andover, 4
Ema Luczkow, Dover-Sherborn, 4
Allie Wile, Ipswich, 4
Points
Kipperman, Nauset, 12
DeGasperis, Milford, 7
Emsing, BC High, 6
Isa Robinson, North Andover, 6
Luke Allen, BC High, 5
Belvin, BC High, 5
Daley, North Andover, 5
Sophia Fina, North Andover, 5
Lyla Greenleaf, Ipswich, 4
Luczkow, Dover-Sherborn, 4
Wile, Ipswich, 4
4. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Regan Bryant, West Bridgewater, 15
Charlie Mallett, West Bridgewater, 12
Grace Stevens, Mohawk Trail, 12
Zahria Daley, Milton, 11
Dani Jameson, Mansfield, 10
Ted Hipp, Hull, 10
Andrew Morse, Millis, 7
Josh Roberts, Amesbury, 7
5. Coaching carousel
Millis named Connor Moroney as its boys’ basketball coach. Moroney has served as an assistant at Franklin and is an assistant football coach at Norton. The New Hampshire graduate teaches physical education at Callahan Elementary in Norwood and has served as camp director of the Sarah Behn Basketball Camps since 2022 and has worked at the Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton.
— Millis Athletics (@MillisAthletics) May 28, 2025
Billerica football brought back 2009 Gatorade Player of the Year Nick LaSpada to coach its quarterbacks. The former Merrimack quarterback has served as an assistant at Phillips Exeter.
Nick needs no Introduction to the Billerica community. Billerica High legend and Merrimack College grad will work with the quarterbacks. The 2009 Gatorade player of the year is one of the area’s all time great players and leaders. @BMHS_Athletics pic.twitter.com/VeQlMfinX8
— Shawn Theriault (@TheriaultShawn) May 28, 2025
Andover High is bringing back Matt Silva as its offensive coordinator. Silva was the Golden Warriors’ OC from 2017-21 and has remained on staff coaching Andover’s quarterbacks. The two-time Globe All-Scholastic enjoyed a record-setting career at Framingham State before returning to coach at Andover in 2016.
Introducing Coach Matt Silva to the 2025 Andover High School Football staff. Coach Silva is no stranger to Andover and we are excited to bring him back. He knows how competitive the MVC is and he brings a lot of experience as both a collegiate player and a former OC and… pic.twitter.com/hlHsqrFKXQ
— Pact Performance (@PactPerformance) May 27, 2025
6. Commitment central
Milton senior Ryan O’Donnell has committed to play men’s soccer at Mass. Maritime.
Congratulations to Ryan O’Donnell has he intends to play soccer at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Well Done….Go ‘Cats! pic.twitter.com/mswicIQVRA
— Milton HS Athletics (@MHS_Wildcats_) May 29, 2025
Holland (formerly Burke) basketball star Yassine Amghar committed to play at Framingham State. The 6-foot point guard averaged 21 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals after transferring from Excel Academy.
Congrats to our guy @Yassine02128 on his commitment to FSU! Great player, even better person! FSU is getting steal! @JoeAlmeida07 @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @NERRHoops pic.twitter.com/JfFQHB4UbU
— Burke Boys Basketball (@Burke_MBB) May 29, 2025
His Bulldogs teammate, senior Jayden White, a 6-4 wing, announced his commitment to Cerro Coso Community College.
The hard work, the ups and downs, the sacrifices — it’s all worth it. Blessed to commit to Cerro Coso Community College!!! pic.twitter.com/BHLUBnrFp7
— Jayden White (@jaydenxwhitee) May 27, 2025
The Greater Lawrence boys’ basketball program enjoyed three college commitments in less than 24 hours, with Ebe Efosa and Ellis Macea committing to play at Southern Maine Community College and Darialdy “Tahko” Lara announcing he will play at Plymouth State.
7. College corner
UConn women’s lacrosse senior Riley Daly, an Ipswich graduate, was selected to play in the IWLCA Senior All-Star game on Saturday at the USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. Daly was a unanimous All-Big East first team selection after leading the Huskies with 103 draw controls and finishing her career fourth in program history with 151 draw controls.
Congratulations to Riley Daly on being selected to play in the @IWLCA Senior All-Star Game this Saturday (5/31) at the USA Lacrosse Headquarters!
pic.twitter.com/HFUkjeml6g
— UConn Lacrosse (@UConnWLAX) May 28, 2025
Joson Sanon, a Fall River native who played one season at Durfee before transferring to Vermont Academy, has withdrawn from the NBA Draft process, according to the New York Post, and will spend his sophomore season at St. John’s, where he transferred to after one season at Arizona State.
8. Lastly…
And here’s your feel-good moment of the day:
An unforgettable day. Our team headed in to Mass General to watch our team manager Brady Cullen “Ring the Bell”. The strength and spirit he has show throughout this process has been absolutely remarkable -an inspiration to us all. @nrtranscript @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS pic.twitter.com/Q9HUQ1hQkR
— North Reading Baseball (@NRHSBaseball1) May 30, 2025
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
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