Valley Lutheran claimed a pair of relay titles, vaulting the Chargers to the boys title Friday at the Hurd Invitational at Vassar.

Hayden Stout claimed a win in the high jump for the Valley Lutheran, clearing 6 feet. He also ran legs on the Chargers’ winning 800-meter relay and 1,600 relay.

The relays helped lift Valley Lutheran to first place with 95 points. Birch Run was sixth (45.5), Vassar seventh (45), Millington 11th (35) and Reese 12th (22).

Trent Schiavone added another win for Valley Lutheran, claiming the 800 in 2:03.2. Kristoffer Cerda gave Vassar a win in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 3 ½ inches.

The Valley Lutheran girls finished second at the Hurd Invite with 100.5 points behind Remus Chippewa Hills with 127. Millington was fourth (61), Birch Run eighth (32.5), Vassar 10th (26) and Reese 13th (15).

Mckenzie Derusha gave the Chargers wins in the high jump (5-2) and 100 hurdles (:15.87), while Lindsey Cmeyla won the 800 in 2:31.52. Derusha and Cmeyla also ran legs on Valley Lutheran’s winning 1,600 relay.

Millington’s Chloe Basner won the 100 (:12.54) and ran a leg on the winning 400 relay, while Abigail Reis gave the Cardinals a first place in the 3,200 (12:02.40). Birch Run’s Christina Jarbou won the shot put (35-0).

Boys Track

Mount Pleasant Invite: Traverse City West won the championship with 107 points, with Heritage and Frankenmuth tying for second with 78.5 points. Midland Dow was ninth with 34 points. Dow’s Zachary Dzurka took both the 110 hurdles (:14.80) and 300 hurdles (:39.83), while Heritage’s Nicholas Coleman won the 400 (:50.47) and ran a leg on the winning 800 relay. Grayson Byam also won the shot put (52-8 ½) for Heritage. Frankenmuth got a win from Niko Mamaladze in the discus (144-5 ½) and from Nick Parker in the 1,600 (4:31.78). Parker also ran a leg on the winning 3,200 relay.

Clare Invitational: Bath won the boys title at Clare, with Freeland fourth (71), Sanford Meridian fifth (64), Bullock Creek seventh (55), St. Louis eighth (38.5), Breckenridge ninth (27) and Hemlock 15th (2.5). Zander Wheatley claimed a pair of wins for Freeland in the 110 hurdles (:15.16) and 300 hurdles (:40.68), with Max Heyn winning the 200 (:22.45). Landon Pestrue gave St. Louis wins in the 800 (2:02.26) and the 1,600 (4:25.57), adding a leg on the winning 1,600 relay team. Bullock Creek earned a win in the 3,200 relay (8:34.35).

Central Montcalm Invitational: Coopersville claimed first place with 90.5 points, with Ithaca fourth (74) and Coleman 10th (14.5). Ithaca was led by Jacob Mankey with a win in the 800 (2:01.31) and Landen Styka in the 3,200 (9:59.02). Both ran on Ithaca’s winning 3,200 relay.

Laingsburg Wolfpack Invitational: Ovid-Elsie took first with 144.33 points, with Michigan Lutheran Seminary third with 139.33 points. Seminary claimed first places behind Camden Fager in the 800 (2:10.11), Amos Norder in the 3,200 (10:58.66) and Joey Cain in the shot put (50-10 ¾).

Girls Track

Mount Pleasant Invite: Traverse City claimed the invitational title with 117 points, with Frankenmuth fifth with 74.5, Heritage sixth with 62 and Midland Dow eighth with 21. Natalie Foltz gave Frankenmuth a win in the 1,600 (5:16.19), while Heritage dominated the sprints with Willow Mason winning the 100 (:12.3), Jordynn Young the 200 (:24.95) and Kaya Arnold the 400 (:58.35). The three also ran legs on Heritage’s winning 800 relay and 1,600 relay.

Clare Invitational: McBain won the title with 108.5 points, with Breckenridge fifth with 55, Bullock Creek eighth with 47, Freeland ninth with 21.5, St. Louis 11th (16) and Sanford Meridian 13th with 10. Bayleigh Clapp won the long jump in 16 feet, 7 ½ inches to lead Breckenridge, while Payton Maxey gave Freeland a win in the shot put (40-3 ¼). Tess Farkas won the discus (120-3) for St. Louis, with Bullock Creek claiming the 800 relay.

Laingsburg Wolfpack Invitational: Michigan Lutheran Seminary finished third with 65 points, with Ida earning the championship with 174.5 points. Brooke Frederick gave Seminary its lone first place, winning the 400 (1:03.47).

Baseball

Valley Lutheran 5-10, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 4-8: Valley Lutheran earned a Tri-Valley Conference sweep, but it wasn’t easy. The Chargers scored a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 5-4 win in the opener. Ben Diener, Tyler Belt and Trey Flood had two hits each for the Chargers, with Axel Schuette earning the win with one inning of no-hit relief. Noah Reif had four hits for MLS, with Owen Mason and Simeon Kober adding two hits and Eli Lewis two RBIs. Flood had two hits, three stolen bases and two RBIs in the 10-8 win, with Ryan Pittman walking twice driving in three runs and Jackson Ruff adding three hits for Valley Lutheran. Will Salgat led the MLS offense with three hits, while Zach Scharrer added two hits and two RBIs. Caleb Martin also had two hits, while Reif drove in three runs.

Swan Valley 12-6, Caro 3-0: Brady Stephens struck out nine in five innings, adding two hits in Swan Valley’s Game 1 win at Dow Diamond. Jaxon Hartley led the offense with three hits and three runs, while Aiden Lafond added two hits and Colton Klein three RBIs. Hartley and Lafond combined for the Game 2 shutout, with Hartley striking out 11 and allowing one hit in five innings. Nolan Selasky had two hits for the Vikings, with Jackson Gebauer driving in two runs and Hartley scoring twice.

Softball

Coleman 3-6, Carrollton 0-1: Isabelle Lewis threw a no-hitter in the first game, striking out 11 and walking one in six innings. Eliza Lewis led the Coleman offense with two hits. In the second game, Kendall Allen had three hits and three runs, earning the win with 12 strikeouts and four hits in six innings. Isabelle Lewis led the offense with three hits and two RBIs, while Elley Johnson and Eliza Lewis added two hits each.

Girls Soccer

Bullock Creek 2, Hemlock 0: Jillian Dast scored both goals for 4-2-3 Bullock Creek, which shut out the 4-6 Huskies. Taryn Pratt made seven saves for Hemlock, which outshot the Lancers, 11-9. Audrie Stoltenberg made 11 saves in goal for the Bullock Creek shutout.

Midland High 8, Essexville Garber 0: Midland took a 6-0 halftime lead on its way to the non-conference win. Alahna Beckett scored four goals with an assist to lead the Chemics, with Jensyn Ardouin scoring two goals with three assists. Sydney Fulcher and Elliott Hays added single goals with Reagan Vokal and Lizzy Striebel adding two assists each. Niobe Marchalant and Cady McPeak shared time in goal, making one save each.

Boys Golf

Birch Run 165, Montrose 216: Birch Run earned a Mid-Michigan Activities Conference win Friday at Briar Ridge Golf Course in Montrose. Cole Beldyga paced the Panthers with a 37, followed by Mason Reis with a 40, Garett Martinus with 41 and Jayden Huber with 47.

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by Cole Johnson

Sat, April 26th 2025 at 1:08 AM

High School Sports Scores and Highlights on Friday, April 25, 2025 (WCYB)

SCORES REPORTED:

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ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

Tom Crowley fired a no-hitter, striking out 14 as Whitman-Hanson defeated New Bedford in a nonleague contest, 7-0. … Aidan Murphy tossed a complete game, allowing one run while striking out 10 as Weston topped Northbridge, 9-1. … Collin Meserve struck out seven and gave up one run over six innings while driving in two runs offensively as East Bridgewater took down Apponequet, 9-5. Manny DelCarmen had two RBI as well for the Vikings. … Lucas LeTourneau tripled, and Aidan Melo drove him in with a sacrifice fly to give Dighton-Rehoboth a 2-1 win over Oliver Ames in walk-off fashion. … Landon Cardoza punched out four over five perfect innings of work, while Brock Winslow (2-for-2, three runs, walk) and Nolan Donaldson (2-for-3) drove in three runs each as Bishop Stang (7-1) rolled to a 16-0 win over Nauset. … Zach Faro and Jake Jackson each drove in three runs, pacing the North Andover offense in a 9-3 win over BC High. Cole Mullen delivered on the mound, fanning eight over 6.2 innings of four-hit, two-run ball. … Sammy Szczesny struck out six over two innings of relief and scored two runs, including the winner in the bottom of the ninth, as Duxbury (8-1) beat Braintree, 4-3. … Jack Anderson went all eight innings, allowing just a hit and a walk with 11 strikeouts to help Greater New Bedford outlast Old Colony, 1-0. Mark Tiffany doubled and scored the lone run. … Jake Lonardo hit an RBI single to spark a four-run sixth inning for Xaverian in a 4-1 win over Plymouth North.

Tyler Adamo went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a triple, four runs scored and two RBI as Lynnfield defeated Triton 10-3 in the Cape Ann League. Nick Groussis was 4-for-5 with three singles, a double and two RBI.

Will Brogna went the distance, striking out five while allowing seven hits, no earned runs and one walk as Swampscott edged Saugus 2-1 in the Northeastern Conference.

Sam Light went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, while Will Davidson struck out eight and allowed two earned runs over seven innings pitched as Hanover held off Scituate 5-3 to win the JL Murphy Tournament.

Freshman Devin Otero Milonopoulos hit a two-run home run and Malden (10-1) scored four runs in the seventh inning, capping off an 11-7 win over Greater Lawrence to take the 11th Annual Christie Serino Tournament championship.

Jake Peterson threw three and two-thirds scoreless innings of relief, and Jaiden Driscoll drove in the winning run to lift St. Mary’s (Lynn) (8-1) to a 5-4 win over Pope Francis in the opener of the Spartan Invitational Tournament.

Aidan Horgan (2-for-2, double, walk), Cole Piaseczynski (1-for-2, double, walk, run), Ben Chisholm (1-for-1), Jack Spear and Drew Mullaney drove in two runs apiece, while Jonah Richardson and Cole Reeves combined for a five-inning no-hitter as Pingree (5-3) defeated Wheeler (Rhode Island) 14-1 in the Eastern Independent League.

BOYS LACROSSE

In the South Coast Conference, Will Levrault (six goals, assist) and Nick Barriga (two goals, four assists) carried things offensively as Apponequet (7-2) knocked off Fairhaven in overtime, 13-12.

Noah Palleschi (five goals) and Cole Miller each eclipsed 100 career goals, as Silver Lake cruised to a 17-9 romp of Newton South in a nonleague tilt.

Colin Driscoll’s hat trick combined with two-goal, one-assist performances from John Miga and Colten Russo to anchor Masconomet in a 9-5 Northeastern Conference win over Beverly.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Cece Levrault netted four goals, while Abby Bradley registered a hat trick and three assists as Apponequet held on for a 9-6 win over South Coast Conference rival Fairhaven. … Gia Papa registered a nine-point game (six goals, three assists), while Olivia Thibert tallied five goals (including her 100th career goal) as Dighton-Rehoboth (6-4) cruised to a 21-6 win over Seekonk.

Quinn Anderson (hat trick, assist), Kolbie Darmon (two goals, assist) and Abby Reisig (two goals, assist) paced Sandwich (7-1) offensively in a 10-8 Patriot Cup Championship win over Scituate.

Zoe Dwyer notched a hat trick, while Ramona Gillett (assist) and Kathryn Commoss (assist) scored two goals each as Marblehead (5-4) topped Masconomet 10-7 in the Northeastern Conference.

Karleigh Mutch (six goals, 13 draw controls), Teagan Morrissey (hat trick), Scarlett Mirak (hat trick) and Sarah Fortier (two goals) scored as Concord-Carlisle prevailed with a 14-13 win over Hingham in a nonleague clash. … Kiera Fitzpatrick buried seven goals, while Chloe Pickett added a goal and an assist as Methuen edged Swampscott, 8-7.

SOFTBALL

Elizabeth McNaught fired a complete game no-hitter, striking out nine while allowing six walks as Whitman-Hanson silenced Abington 2-0 in nonleague play. … Riley Egan drove in three runs as East Bridgewater defeated Oliver Ames, 8-4. … Evelyn Howell homered, while Kallie White drove in three runs as Pentucket (7-0) defeated Haverhill, 12-4. … Bella Medeiros finished 4-for-4, scoring three runs as Methuen (4-4) defeated Lowell Catholic, 10-9. … Mylee Ramer dominated from the circle with a complete-game, eight-strikeout shutout as Bishop Feehan rolled past Franklin, 10-1. Maddie Coupal and Zoey Pereira (3-for-3) each homered in the win.

In the Middlesex Freedom, Caroline Burns, Molly Burns and Chloe Seto each drove in a pair of runs as Wakefield defeated Wilmington, 9-4. … Tess Burroso went 3-for-5 with four RBI, and Maddy Pennock finished 2-for-2 with two walks as Belmont (7-2) upended Winchester, 18-8. … Sofia Flores (3-for-3) and Sophia Glavine blasted back-to-back home runs, and Lilly Franchella tossed a complete game with nine strikeouts as Lexington downed Arlington, 3-1.

Amy Quinn drove in the winning run with the bases loaded for Masconomet in a 1-0 Northeastern Conference victory over Marblehead in eight innings.

Lizzie Breen went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored, while Sadie Patel and Hannah Crowley homered as Milton Academy (4-2) defeated Thayer 11-5 in the Independent School League.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Alessandro Luciani floored 16 kills, while Jake Seigal provided 19 assists as Lexington (9-1) bested Marlboro 3-0 in nonleague action. … Zach Medjamie posted 18 kills and 10 digs, pairing with 11 kills and 10 blocks from Teddy Addesa to lead Andover over Essex Tech, 3-1. … Juan Perez (12 kills) and Kawan Dias (10 kills) led the attack for Revere in a 3-0 win against Lawrence.

SCORES

BASEBALL

Arlington Catholic 10, Bishop Fenwick 0

Attleboro 8, Bishop Feehan 4

Belmont 12, Winchester 8

Bishop Stang 16, Nauset 0 (5 inn.)

Burlington 6, Stoneham 4 (8 inn.)

Dedham 10, Cohasset 9

Dighton-Rehoboth 2, Oliver Ames 1

Dover-Sherborn 10, Sharon 0

Duxbury 4, Braintree 3 (9 inn.)

East Bridgewater 9, Apponequet 5

Easton (PA) 11, Acton-Boxboro 1

Georgetown 3, Mystic Valley 2

Greater Lawrence 15, East Boston 3

Greater Lowell 5, Pentucket 4

Greater New Bedford 1, Old Colony 0 (8 inn.)

Keefe Tech 6, Muniz 1

Lawrence 4, Chelmsford 3

Leominster 4, Central Catholic 0

Lexington 4, Arlington 3

Lynnfield 10, Triton 3

Medway 8, Nipmuc 3

Melrose 10, Watertown 0

New Mission 7, Excel 6

Newton South 11, Malden Catholic 4

Nobles 11, Thayer 1

North Andover 9, BC High 3

Northeast 10, Revere 4

North Quincy 3, Franklin 2 (8 inn.)

Pingree 14, Wheeler (RI) 1 (5 inn.)

St. John Paul II 6, Fairhaven 1
St. John’s Prep 7, Cambridge 5

St. Mary’s 5, Pope Francis 4

Salem 11, Winthrop 5

Swampscott 2, Saugus 1

Tabor Academy 5, BB&N 0

Waltham 10, Lincoln-Sudbury 5

West Bridgewater 9, Cardinal Spellman 4

Weston 9, Northbridge 1

Whitman-Hanson 7, New Bedford 0

Xaverian 4, Plymouth North 1

CHRISTIE SERINO MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Ch.: Malden 11, Greater Lawrence 7

JL MURPHY TOURNAMENT

Ch.: Hanover 5, Scituate 3

SPARTAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

St. Mary’s (L) 5, Pope Francis 4

BOYS LACROSSE

Apponequet 13, Fairhaven 12 (ot)

Masconomet 9, Beverly 5

Nipmuc 15, Medway 14

Peabody 10, Danvers 6

Silver Lake 17, Newton South 9

GIRLS LACROSSE

Andover 13, Newburyport 4

Apponequet 9, Fairhaven 6

Attleboro 9, North Attleboro 6

Concord-Carlisle 14, Hingham 13

Dighton-Rehoboth 21, Seekonk 6

Marblehead 10, Masconomet 7

Methuen 8, Swampscott 7

Reading 18, Melrose 6

Winchester 16, Canton 13

PATRIOT CUP

Ch.: Sandwich 10, Scituate 8

SOFTBALL

Bedford 2, Gloucester 1

Belmont 18, Winchester 8

Bishop Feehan 10, Franklin 1

Bridgewater-Raynham 14, Plymouth North 0 (5 inn.)

East Bridgewater 8, Oliver Ames 4

Keefe Tech 16, Muniz 3

Lexington 3, Arlington 1

Lowell 14, Lynn Classical 12

Masconomet 1, Marblehead 0 (8 inn.)

Milton Academy 11, Thayer 5

Methuen 10, Lowell Catholic 9

Pentucket 12, Haverhill 4

Revere 17, Northeast 1

Silver Lake 12, Lincoln-Sudbury 0 (6 inn.)

Tewksbury 13, Tyngsboro 6

Wakefield 9, Wilmington 4

Whitman-Hanson 2, Abington 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Masconomet 3, Marblehead 2

Tewksbury 5, Haverhill 0

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Andover 3, Essex Tech 1

Lexington 3, Marlboro 0

Revere 3, Lawrence 0

ALS ONE INVITATIONAL

Ch.: Needham 3, Winchester 0

Cons.: Greater New Bedford 3, St. John’s (S) 1

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POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist water polo team is set to play in its 2025 MAAC Championships Semifinal match, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes compete against Villanova for the third time this season, splitting the previous two matches.

The Red Foxes enter the match ranked first in the Blue Division, at 23-10 overall and 8-3 in MAAC play.
 

• The Red Foxes swept their final two matches of the regular season.
  • Match One vs Siena: 14-11, win
  • Match Two vs Iona: 13-12, win
• In the win against Iona, the Red Foxes clinched the Blue Division in the MAAC.

• Baumgarten had a dominant season for the Red Foxes in her senior year.
• Baumgarten tallied 40 goals on the season for the Red Foxes.
• Baumgarten scored a season-high seven goals in the Red Foxes Blue Division clinching win against Iona 13-12.
• Baumgarten is a two-time ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention and earned her second Second Team All-MAAC selection.

• The Wildcats finished the regular season 21-11 overall and 7-5 in MAAC play.
• In the MAAC quarterfinal match, Villanova triumphed against Iona 9-6.
• The Wildcats had four All-MAAC honorees for an impressive 2025 season.
• Adrienne Grimes was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for the Wildcats.
• Michael Gordan was named MAAC Coach of the Year