Connect with us

High School Sports

Eight high school sports takeaways from Thursday, including milestones, walk

Pentucket girls’ lacrosse coach Todd Conover was all smiles before defeating Dracut, 16-3, to improve to 7-3.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Vacation week is winding down, but there were still plenty of noteworthy performances Thursday, including a 21-strikeout outing, multiple walk-off wins, a 200th goal and more. Before we dive into it all, check out all of […]

Published

2 weeks ago

on

Eight high school sports takeaways from Thursday, including milestones, walk

Pentucket girls’ lacrosse coach Todd Conover was all smiles before defeating Dracut, 16-3, to improve to 7-3.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Vacation week is winding down, but there were still plenty of noteworthy performances Thursday, including a 21-strikeout outing, multiple walk-off wins, a 200th goal and more.

Before we dive into it all, check out all of Thursday’s results: Scoreboard | Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ volleyball | Girls’ tennis | Boys’ tennis

1. Walk-off wins

Junior Sophia Cappiello lofted a walk-off sacrifice fly that scored Kayleigh Martin and gave Tewksbury a 7-6, 11-inning win over Chelmsford. Scituate junior Matt Monahan provided a walk-off single to beat Martha’s Vineyard, 2-1, in the JL Murphy Tournament.

On the lacrosse field, Emily Berube provided the overtime winner for Bishop Feehan, battling crosstown rival Attleboro to a 10-9 victory.

Technically there was still a second left on the clock, but Marshfield essentially walked off Westwood, 7-6, on Brody Jordan’s goal with one second remaining. That followed Nate Cochran’s equalizer with under a minute remaining, both of which came off Charlie Carroll assists that followed Sam O’Brien faceoff wins.

2. Milestones

Joselyn Silva became Beverly’s all-time leading girls’ lacrosse scorer by notching her 196th career goal in a 13-3 win over Masconomet. The senior captain scored four times with two assists three days after teammate Madeline Reynolds, a junior, set the school’s career saves record with 436 in a 13-12 double-overtime win over Swampscott.

North Andover’s Isa Robinson enjoyed a six-goal day in a 16-4 win over Natick, pushing her past 200 goals for her career.

North Andover’s Isa Robinson poses after scoring her 200th career goal in a win over Natick.Courtesy

Medfield’s Izzy Kittredge and Greater Lowell’s Emma Finch both recorded their 100th goal. Kittredge scored four goals in a 17-7 win over Algonquin and is just 6 points away from 200, while Finch scored seven times in a 13-4 win over Monty Tech.

3. Three stars

Jayla Jones, North Andover — The 5-foot-3-inch sophomore shortstop, who moved from South Texas, delivered six RBIs in a 14-0 win over Lawrence.

Tuto Sampaio and Julien He, Winchester — The duo combined for 36 kills, with Sampaio providing 21 and He adding 15, to beat Greater New Bedford, 3-1, in the ALS One Invitational.

Ryan Solimini, Abington — The junior chipped in everywhere, making two diving catches, pitching 4 2/3 innings of relief with seven strikeouts to pick up his fifth win, and driving in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning triple to beat Millbury, 6-5.

4. Going, going, gone

It was not a day for power, but those with wheels did deliver a pair of round-trippers as Revere’s Caleigh Joyce and Medway’s Bryanna Frauton both raced to inside-the-park homers.

5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard

Goals

Julia Kipperman, Nauset, 8

Reese Bromby, Newburyport, 7

Emma Finch, Greater Lowell, 7

Kyla Darmon, Sandwich, 6

Nick Emsing, BC High, 6

Isa Robinson, North Andover, 6

Seamus Cable, Wakefield, 5

Nick Hitchman, Melrose, 5

Nico Smith, Mansfield, 5

Elisabeth Stutzman, Sandwich, 5

Charlie Thurlow, Manchester Essex, 5

Points

Desmond Csizmadia, Methuen, 8

Kipperman, Nauset, 8

Cooper Masso, Bishop Feehan, 8

Robinson, North Andover, 8

Smith, Mansfield, 8

Bromby, Newburyport, 7

Darmon, Sandwich, 7

Thomas Donovan, Mansfield, 7

Finch, Greater Lowell, 7

Dillon Albert, Canton, 6

Meghan Daley, North Andover, 6

Emsing, BC High, 6

Cole Hogencamp, Mansfield, 6

Izzy Kittredge, Medfield, 6

Sara MacLeod, Billerica, 6

Thurlow, Manchester Essex, 6

6. Daily strikeout leaderboard

Jill Ondrick, Weymouth, 21

Rebecca Hornung, Southeastern, 12

Sam Luekens, Newburyport, 12

Elsie Testa, Abington, 12

Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 11

Jack Mangone, Mystic Valley, 9

Max LaMonica, North Quincy, 8

7. College corner

Drew Bourdeau, a former Newburyport boys’ lacrosse star and assistant coach at Marblehead and North Andover, led Saint Anselm to its first outright Northeast-10 regular season title with a perfect 8-0 record in his first season with the Hawks. Bourdeau, a Saint Anselm’s graduate (’18), was hired away from coaching Bedford High, where he was named 2024 US Lacrosse New Hampshire Coach of the Year, to replace Mike Sciamanna, who left for Merrimack.

8. Commitment central

Originally from Lynn, Jason Asemota is returning close to home by committing to Boston College basketball. The 6-foot-8-inch, 205-pound power forward played one season at Baylor after attending Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Ariz. Asemota played in 24 games last year, averaging 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Dante Reno (Sturbridge), who attended Loomis Chaffee and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, is entering the transfer portal after one year at South Carolina. The son of Yale coach Tony Reno, the 6-foot-2, 214-pound redshirt freshman will have four years of eligibility remaining. He threw for 2,358 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior for Cheshire.

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

9
Related Topics:
Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

High School Sports

Athletes of the Month

The Catholic Star Herald highlights the Diocese’s student athletes who stood out during the month of April.     Marissa Gras Marissa Gras Holy Spirit High School, Absecon Lacrosse Marissa Gras’ raw athletic ability helped her become not only a steady goaltender on the Holy Spirit High School girls lacrosse team, but also the program’s all-time leader […]

Published

3 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

Athletes of the Month

The Catholic Star Herald highlights the Diocese’s student athletes who stood out during the month of April.    

Marissa Gras

Marissa Gras

Holy Spirit High School, Absecon

Lacrosse

Marissa Gras’ raw athletic ability helped her become not only a steady goaltender on the Holy Spirit High School girls lacrosse team, but also the program’s all-time leader in saves.

Gras, a soccer player by trade, took up lacrosse during her sophomore year when the team had an opening at goalie. Since then, the Spartans senior has been tremendous, making her 200th career save on senior night against our Lady of Mercy Academy on April 14. Two games later, Gras made nine saves in a tight 9-8 victory over Lenape to break Piper Martin’s record of 209, which was set in 2022.

Through April, Gras made 61 saves as Holy Spirit was 7-4, and she had 223 saves for her career. Gras will play soccer next year at Rowan College of South Jersey, Cumberland Campus.

Sophia Greenwood

Sophia Greenwood

Paul VI High School, Haddonfield

Golf

Make it back-to-back championships for the Paul VI High School girls golf team as the Eagles bested the field for the second straight year at the 26th annual Camden County Commissioners Cup on April 29.

Held at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood, Sophia Greenwood of Paul VI won the individual girls title by shooting a 90, leading the Eagles to the team title.

Greenwood started her season strong by carding a 48 at the nine-hole Moorestown Invitational on March 24. She finished the month even stronger by shooting a season-best 41 (five-over-par) on March 30 in a win over Lenape to give Paul VI a 7-1 record.

Greenwood, a senior from Medford, will attend Lehigh University next year.

Anthony Hermenau

Anthony Hermenau

Holy Spirit High School, Absecon

Lacrosse

A steady goal-scorer since he was a freshman, Anthony Hermenau became the latest addition to Holy Spirit High School’s 100-goal club in boys lacrosse.

Hermenau needed just six goals to reach the milestone entering the 2025 season, and he accomplished the feat in just his third game on April 4 with a hat trick in an 8-7 victory over Clearview.

Hermenau has posted five hat tricks on the season, including a five-goal game against Lenape on April 24, which matched a career high. Hermenau scored 25 goals and assisted on 11 more in the month of April and stood at 119 career goals heading into May. He will play Division II lacrosse next year at Coker University in South Carolina in the South Atlantic Conference.

                  

Braeden Lipoff

Braeden Lipoff

Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester

Baseball

Braeden Lipoff’s season started red-hot. The junior catcher hit .655 in the month of April as the Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team began its quest for a third consecutive state title.

In his first 10 games of the 2025 season, Lipoff hit safely in every game, contributing 20 hits and 15 RBIs while scoring 12 times. The East Carolina University commit uncorked a 5-for-5 effort April 26 against Saint Augustine Preparatory School at the Downbeach Coaches vs. Cancer showcase in a battle of the two top-ranked teams in the state. Lipoff homered twice that game and drove in seven runs in a 14-5 victory to help keep the Rams rolling on an undefeated season.

Jack Kelly Lyons

Jack Kelly Lyons

Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill

Golf

The Camden Catholic High School boys golf team had a fantastic showing at the 26th annual Camden County Commissioners Cup thanks to stellar shooting by junior Jack Kelly Lyons.

Kelly Lyons fired an eight-over-par round of 80 at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood on April 29 to capture second place individually while helping the Irish take second place in the team standings in a field of 17 schools.

In nine-hole matches this season, Kelly Lyons has posted a score of 39 on several occasions, including back-to-back games on April 24 and 28. His 39 against Pennsauken on April 28 was the best score of the match.

Kristen Wareham

Kristen Wareham

Wildwood Catholic Academy, North Wildwood

Softball

Kristen Wareham’s hot bat at the top of the order has helped Wildwood Catholic Academy surge up the standings this season.

The senior catcher carried a .606 batting average into May, hitting safely in all of the Crusaders’ first 10 games. With a small bench, Wareham’s defensive play has been a crucial part of Wildwood Catholic’s game plan each outing as she forms the battery with pitcher Emma Johnson.

Wareham has helped lead the Crusaders to a 5-5 record by driving in 14 runs through April 30. She started the season with a bang with nine hits in her first two games, including a career-high five-hit effort in a 23-0 win over Pleasantville.

0
Continue Reading

High School Sports

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy. All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were ”free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora […]

Published

7 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were ”free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole.

”It was special for me because I share that heritage and so do many of my friends who are Catholic here in New Orleans,” said Honora, a historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter.

Honora and others in the Black and Creole Catholic communities say the election of Leo — a Chicago native who spent over two decades in Peru including eight years as a bishop — is just what the Catholic Church needs to unify the global church and elevate the profile of Black Catholics whose history and contributions have long been overlooked.

Leo, who has not spoken openly about his roots, may also have an ancestral connection to Haiti. His grandfather, Joseph Norval Martinez, may have been born there, though historical records are conflicting, Honora said. However, Martinez’s parents — the pope’s great-grandparents — were living in Louisiana since at least the 1850s, he said.

Andrew Jolivette, a professor of sociology and Afro-Indigenous Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, did his own digging and found the pope’s ancestry reflected the unique cultural tapestry of southern Louisiana. The pope’s Creole roots draw attention to the complex, nuanced identities Creoles hold, he said.

”There is Cuban ancestry on his maternal side. So, there are a number of firsts here and it’s a matter of pride for Creoles,” said Jolivette, whose family is Creole from Louisiana. ”So, I also view him as a Latino pope because the influence of Latino heritage cannot be ignored in the conversation about Creoles.”

0
Continue Reading

High School Sports

HIGHLIGHTS

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane Indians allowed six runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-1 loss to the Vancouver Canadians. The Indians and Canadians are now tied 2-2 through four games of the six-game homestand. The Canadians got on the board first in the first inning as a fielding error brought […]

Published

7 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

HIGHLIGHTS


SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane Indians allowed six runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-1 loss to the Vancouver Canadians. The Indians and Canadians are now tied 2-2 through four games of the six-game homestand.

The Canadians got on the board first in the first inning as a fielding error brought home Adrian Pinto to make it 1-0 Vancouver.

The Indians responded in the bottom of the fourth, when a pickoff attempt by Grant Rogers sailed into center field, allowing EJ Andrews Jr. to take third and turn the corner toward home, where the throw to the plate was not in time and the Indians tied the game 1-1.

The tie was short-lived, as Vancouver scored two runs in the fifth inning off a Sean Keys home run. The Indians threw a bullpen game and had seven different pitchers in the game, with Austin Becker throwing 2.2 innings in relief of Jordy Vargas, the longest of any pitcher for Spokane.

One more run scored in the sixth inning for Vancouver before Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit a home run to left-center field, which scored two runs and made the score 6-1 in favor of the Canadians.

An Adrian Pinto single scored another run, and the next batter, Aaron Parker, blasted one to left field for a three-run homer to put the Canadians up 10-1. Grant Rogers earned the win for Vancouver, going 5.0 innings, allowing four hits and one run while striking out seven.

The Indians look to win Game 5 of the series on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

You learned about it on SWX.
Now talk about it on Chord!
Click to join the Spokane Indians Dugout Group.
Learn More

More from this section

1
Continue Reading

High School Sports

Winnett

GREAT FALLS — District track meets rolled into Friday at Great Falls Memorial Stadium, as schools across 10C and 8C hit the field and rubber for their respective meets. WATCH THE VIDEO: Winnett-Grass Range’s Jace Bantz sets new district javelin record among best marks in district 10C, 8C meets Notable results include Winnett-Grass Range’s Jace […]

Published

7 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

Winnett

GREAT FALLS — District track meets rolled into Friday at Great Falls Memorial Stadium, as schools across 10C and 8C hit the field and rubber for their respective meets.

WATCH THE VIDEO:

Winnett-Grass Range’s Jace Bantz sets new district javelin record among best marks in district 10C, 8C meets

Notable results include Winnett-Grass Range’s Jace Bantz setting a new district record in javelin with a throw of 175 feet, 1 inch, while Cascade’s Tyler Lane recorded his first 800-meter run time of the spring and qualified for state with a 2:01.36 clocking.

For full District 8C results, click here. For full District 10C results, click here. Highlights of the meets can be viewed in the above video player.

0
Continue Reading

High School Sports

Prep highlights

Nick Wilcox scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, then the sophomore made it stand up on the mound. Legend Haskew got the RBI single in the first, then Wilcox pitched a one-hit shutout as the Mountain View baseball team beat the Highclimbers 1-0 on Friday in the […]

Published

8 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

Prep highlights

Nick Wilcox scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, then the sophomore made it stand up on the mound.

Legend Haskew got the RBI single in the first, then Wilcox pitched a one-hit shutout as the Mountain View baseball team beat the Highclimbers 1-0 on Friday in the 3A bi-district play-in game.

The Thunder, the No. 3 team in the 3A Greater St. Helens League, now advance to face Kentlake on Tuesday in Kent in a loser-out game to open the 3A bi-district playoffs.

J Taylor led off the bottom of the first by reaching on an error for Mountain View, and Wilcox followed by reaching on a fielder’s choice.

Wilcox went to third on a single by Brendon Lawson. Then Haskew delivered a two-out single to right to score Wilcox.

Wilcox held Shelton to a two-out double in the fourth inning. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.

HOCKINSON 5, WASHOUGAL 1 — Skyler Liddie held Washougal to one run on four hits as the Hawks secured the No. 5 seed to the 2A district playoffs.

To reach the double-elimination portion of the bracket, Hockinson will host Centralia at 4 p.m. Saturday in a loser-out game.

Noah Tadema went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI for the Hawks. Anthony Cline and Chase Bonife also went 2 for 4.

RIDGEFIELD 8, WOODLAND 3 — Wyatt Hemmelman had a three-run triple as part of a six-run second inning as the Spudders wrapped up the No. 3 seed to next week’s district playoffs with the win.

ELMA 6, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON 0 — The Bruins saw their season with a loss at home in a 1A district play-in game.

Kai Brasuell pitched six solid innings, but the Bruins could only manage three this off the Eagles.

Softball

PRAIRIE 13, HERITAGE 1 — Mackenzie Moore struck out 10 over six innings and went 3 for 4 with a double as the Falcons remained in first place in the 3A Greater St. Helens League.

The Falcons are 6-1, tied with Kelso, with one league game to play.

Kylie Moore went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI. Jaila Ellis went 2 for 2 with a home run for Heritage.

Track and field

Spudders, Rapids win Spudder Classic — McKenna Calkins won both the 100 and 200 meters to lead the Ridgefield girls to a narrow win over Columbia at the Spudder Track and Field Classic in Ridgefield.

Calkins won the 100 in 12.24 seconds and the 200 in 25.52 seconds as the Spudders edged River 95-91 in the team standings.

Danica Allen posted wins in the 1,600 (5:15.10) and 3,200 (11:15.49) for the Spudders. Tyler Merlock won the javelin (114-6).

Other local winners included Casie Kleine of Castle Rock (400, 58.43), Sojourner Yokum (800, 2:24.06) and Peyton Dukes (long jump, 16-2.75) of Columbia River, Shaylie Haij of King’s Way Christian (100 hurdles, 15.18), Elsie Herold of Mark Morris (300 hurdles, 46.70).

In the boys meet, Revac Banfield raced to wins in the 100 (10.82) and 200 (21.67) as the River boys easily outdistanced Ridgefield for the team title.

River also got dual wins from Lucas Fish in the shot put (51-8.5) and discus (149-10) and John Reeder in the long jump (21-6) and triple jump (44-2).

Other local winners included Madsen Richardson of Hockinson (400, 50.85), Carter Sherry of La Center (800, 1:57.66), Davis Sullivan of Ridgefield (1,600, 4:22.29), Niel Valerio of Woodland (110 hurdles, 15.60), Joe Callerame of Seton Catholic (javelin, 173-10), Caleb Silva of King’s Way Christian (high jump, 6-4) and Christan Sternagel of Mark Morris (pole vault, 13-0).

0
Continue Reading

High School Sports

PLAYOFFS

Here are some scores and highlights from North Half Championship games. (WTVA) – These are scores and highlights from North Half Championship games on Friday night. BASEBALL East Union 4, Hamilton 0 (East Union leads series 1-0) Mooreville 14, East Webster 0 (Mooreville leads series 1-0) Myrtle 8, West Union 4 (Myrtle leads series 1-0) SOFTBALL […]

Published

9 hours ago

on

May 10, 2025

By

PLAYOFFS

Here are some scores and highlights from North Half Championship games.


(WTVA) – These are scores and highlights from North Half Championship games on Friday night.

BASEBALL

East Union 4, Hamilton 0 (East Union leads series 1-0)

Mooreville 14, East Webster 0 (Mooreville leads series 1-0)

Myrtle 8, West Union 4 (Myrtle leads series 1-0)

SOFTBALL

Myrtle 3, West Union 2 (Myrtle wins series 2-1)

East Union 12, Sebastopol 1 (East Union wins series 2-0)

Booneville 5, Nettleton 2 (Booneville wins series 2-0)

Itawamba AHS 4, Choctaw Central 1 (Itawamba wins series 2-0_

New Hope 1, Lafayette 0 (series tied 1-1)

0
Continue Reading

Most Viewed Posts

Trending