The final Friday of the 2025 spring regular season didn’t disappoint, delivering dramatic finishes, re-written record books, and plenty of pristine performances.
It was also bracket release day for the MIAA boys’ and girls’ team tennis tournaments, which begin on Tuesday. Everything you need to know:
Boys’ tennis tournament full brackets, seeds, key dates, and storylines
Girls’ tennis tournament full brackets, seeds, key dates, and storylines
And Friday’s roundups: Scoreboard | Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ volleyball
1. Milestones
We’ve posted our share of gaudy strikeout numbers this year, but this is a new one: Bedford senior Alyx Rossi, who is committed to Boston College, struck out 15 in a 4-0 win over Tyngsborough (wait, that’s not it yet) . . . pushing her over 900 career whiffs in her four-year career, which began with two seasons at Austin Prep before spending the last two with the Buccaneers.
Softball wins their final game of the regular season!!!!! 4-0 over Tyngsboro.
Congrats to Alyx Rossi for throwing her 900th career strikeout!!!! pic.twitter.com/EXCQCInq7f
— BedfordBucs (@BedfordBucs) May 23, 2025
Over at Bishop Feehan, senior Cooper Masso showed he’s fully recovered from offseason shoulder surgery by potting a program single-game record 11 goals in a 21-4 victory against North Attleborough.
A school record fell at BC High as well, where junior Ben Cleary delivered 26 kills to beat Medfield, 3-0, surpassing the single-season program record of 304 kills and finishing the regular season with 321. He’s also the fastest in program history to 500 career kills. Woburn senior captain Marcio Castro also reached 300 kills this season (303 to be exact) with a total of 48 this week.
300 kill season for Marcio Castro!!!!!! Actually finished the regular season with 303 kills. #11 pic.twitter.com/B9d2MYcm8X
— Woburn Volleyball (@WMHSVolleyball) May 24, 2025
Nashoba Tech senior Amber King notched her 500th career save while making seven stops in a 7-4 loss to Greater Lowell, Malden senior Jeslyn San scored her 200th career goal in a 16-7 win over Everett, Newburyport senior Colin Fuller (goal, 4 assists) netted his 200th career point in a 13-9 win over Ipswich, Medway senior outfielder Katie Anderson collected her 100th career hit in an 8-4 loss to Millbury, Wakefield junior Seamus Cable (2 goals, 2 assists) reached 100 points on the season in a 13-4 win over Manchester Essex, and Whittier Tech senior Kyle DiCredico reached a pair of round numbers, scoring his 100th career goal and registering his 100th point of the season during a seven-goal, four-assist performance to beat Northeast, 21-2.
Congrats to senior Jeslyn San, scoring her 200th career goal in today’s win vs. Everett! pic.twitter.com/s8aEWkclyQ
— MHS Athletics (@MaldenHS_Sports) May 23, 2025
2. Walkoff wins
Technically, it wasn’t a walkoff, but Cece Levrault’s goal with three seconds left to give Apponequet an 11-10 win over Cape Cod Academy might as well have been. Sophomore Kaeden Ryan netted a true walkoff lacrosse goal when he scored with 26 seconds left in overtime to give Lincoln-Sudbury a 6-5 win over defending Division 2 champion Longmeadow.
And on the diamond, Mansfield sophomore Darrian Sanders lofted a walkoff sacrifice fly to beat Milton, 6-5, in eight innings.
Two late-night walk offs were late additions: Hopkinton’s Nick Pedroli rapped out the winning hit for the Hillers in the first round of the Rich Pedroli Classic, beating Natick 9-8 to set up a matchup with defending champion Franklin in the final. North Attleborough got a big RBI from Lucas Crovo in the bottom of the eighth to walk off Bishop Feehan, 4-3.
3. Going, going, gone
It was a quiet day in the power department, except for the Reading softball team, which saw Ava Kiley, Ellie Russo, and Grace Costa all go deep. It was a similar story for Chelmsford, which got long bombs from Jenna Nigro and Adrianna Capozzi, while Newton South’s Lila Coull added a round-tripper.
4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Cooper Masso, Bishop Feehan, 11
Kyle DiCredico, Whittier Tech, 7
Louisa Beni, Nantucket, 6
Dan Guinee, Andover, 5
Finn Hegarty, Milton, 5
Izzy Kittredge, Medfield, 5
Brendan Sacco, Hanover, 5
Will Steuhler, Westwood, 5
Akira Umbrello, St. John Paul II, 5
Points
DiCredico, Whittier Tech, 11
Masso, Bishop Feehan, 11
Liam Goodwin, Duxbury, 9
Steuhler, Westwood, 9
Abby Bradley, Apponequet,8
Mayson Lower, Nantucket, 8
Owen Quinn, Scituate, 8
Beni, Nantucket, 7
Hegarty, Milton, 7
Kendall Herrick, Medfield, 7
Tyler Knight, Whittier Tech, 7
Dylan O’Driscoll, North Reading 7
Conor Walsh, Whittier Tech, 7
Umbrello, St. John Paul II, 7
5. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Jolee Anderson, Wareham, 16
Alyx Rossi, Bedford, 15
Patrick Higgins, Norwell, 14
Jill Ondrick, Weymouth, 13
Kayla Shaw, Wakefield, 13
McCoy Walsh, King Philip, 11
Chloe Salerno, Central Catholic, 10
Brian Mancinelli, St. John Paul II, 9
Bryce Silva, North Attleborough, 8
Jami Ford, Swampscott, 7
Olivia Rapoza, Dartmouth, 7
6. Coaching carousel
Newton North has promoted John McNamara to its head boys’ basketball coaching position. A member of the schools’ 2005 state championship team as a senior, McNamara has spent the last 16 years coaching in the program, from freshmen to JV to varsity assistant.
McNamara takes over a Tigers program that has reached the Division 1 final twice in the past four seasons.
“I’m incredibly honored and excited to take on this role,” McNamara said in a statement. “As a former player and long-time coach here, this program means everything to me. I look forward to building on our recent success and continuing to develop a culture of hard work, accountability, and pride in being a Newton North Tiger.”
McNamara replaces Paul Connolly, who stepped down after 24 seasons and 456 wins in March.
“We are thrilled to have John step into this role,” said Newton North athletic director Mike Jackson in a statement. “His dedication, basketball knowledge, and commitment to our students make him the ideal choice. We are excited for John and the future of Newton North Basketball for many years to come.”
7. Commitment central
Brewster Academy’s Sebastian Wilkins, who hails from Canton and started his high school career at Lawrence Academy, announced committed to play basketball at Duke during a YouTube ceremony Friday.
Wilkins, a 6-foot-8-inch wing, will also reclassify from the Class of 2026 to the Class of 2025 to enroll this fall at Duke, which he chose over Maryland.
“Duke has always been my dream school,” said Wilkins, a four-star recruit.
The moment that 4
F Sebastian Wilkins committed to Duke!
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WATCH: https://t.co/j4wlb3Ya2y pic.twitter.com/hNml2pkM1A
— 247Sports (@247Sports) May 23, 2025
Six-foot-9-inch Shawsheen forward Matt Breen will be suiting up for Assumption next winter, he announced on social media. Breen averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game as a senior and topped 1,000 points in his high school career.
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#AGTG #JUSTAKIDFROMAVOKE pic.twitter.com/NpuLVl7B8t
— Matt Breen (@mattbreen24) May 23, 2025
8. A worthy cause
Wellesley athletic director John Brown is raising money and awareness for Huntington’s disease as the Battling Brown’s Team will take part in the HDSA Team Hope Walk at Castle Island on June 7.
The cause is personal for Brown, whose wife, Jennifer, battles the disease. Those interested in helping can donate here or join the walk.
Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.