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➜ Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 11, Watseka 3. A solid six innings on the mound and a pair of hits at the plate by Anderson Thomas helped the Blue Devils (16-8) continue their hot streak. Cruz Dubois tallied a trio of doubles, which earned him three RBI and three runs scored. Chaz Dubois had two hits and two RBI. Andrew Shoemaker shined for the Warriors (6-13), ending the game with three hits and two RBI.

Mahomet-Seymour 5, Heyworth 0. Miles Woolsey nearly went the distance, pitching 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and only one hit allowed before giving way to the bullpen. Not the flashiest day offensively for the Bulldogs (15-6), totaling just five hits, but they made it work. Cam Heinold led the way with a double and two RBI.

Monticello 6, Rantoul 3. The Sages (23-4) battled through a tough one with the Eagles (12-11) for the win. Carter Foran got the win on the mound, going six innings with five strikeouts, and had two hits at the plate. Illinois signee Ike Young notched three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs. Holden Cargo had two hits and an RBI for Rantoul.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda 4, Pontiac 0. Luke Krumwiede pitched six innings of seven-strikeout, one-hit ball for the Panthers (12-10). Kayden Vance and Jack Wesslund had PBL’s only hits, but two, along with three Pontiac errors, is all the Panthers needed.

St. Joseph-Ogden 10, Unity 0. The Spartans (27-2) left no doubt in securing an undefeated, outright Illini Prairie Conference championship. Asher Pruemer pitched a six-inning complete game and only allowed two hits. Bryson Houchens collected two hits, including a home run, and three RBI, and Kodey McKinney had three hits and two RBI. Nolan Remole and Coleton Langendorf logged Unity’s (14-10) two hits.

In softball

Centennial 8, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2. The Chargers (5-9) came back from their loss to crosstown rival Champaign Central with a vengeance. Zoe Goodreau pitched a gem, going the full seven innings with 17 strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Annie Loschen paced the offense with two hits and two RBI. Bailey Bunting and Thais Rodriguez had the Falcons’ (10-16) two hits.

Champaign Central 10, Oakwood/Schlarman 0. Haley Helm strikes again, this time striking out seven batters and only allowing one hit in six innings for the Maroons (19-1). She, Kaitlyn Helm, Molly Kloeppel, Maisie Bowers and Grace Bandy all recorded two hits in the winning effort. Lainee Smith had the lone hit for the Comets (13-9-1).

➜ Iroquois West 12, St. Anne 11. A wild game that saw just as many walks as it did runs ended in dramatic fashion, with the Raiders (7-13) winning on a walkoff. They gave up three runs in the top of the seventh inning to lose the lead, but two more runs in the bottom half won it. Amelia Scharp logged three hits and two RBI, Neveah Medina hit a pair of doubles with three RBI and Kyla Dewitt had two hits and two RBI.

LeRoy 15, Hoopeston Area 0. Big day for the Panthers (25-4), picking up a convincing win in four innings. Jacey Hageman tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in the circle while also notching two hits at the plate. Kendyl Spratt hit a home run and had three RBI. Annie Conn paced the offense with three hits, Molly Scheuer tallied two hits and three RBI and Laila Carr had two hits and two RBI. Tough day at the dish for the Cornjerkers (7-11), whose only hit came off the bat of Maddie Barnes.

Marshall 16, Westville 9. The Tigers (23-4) lost an offensive showcase in which they put up 12 hits, led by Laney Cook‘s three. Lani Gondzur hit a home run, and she, Lilly Kiesel and Jazmyn Bennett all drove in two runs.

Monticello 14, Rantoul 1. The Sages (22-5) clinched a share of the Illini Prairie Conference championship for the first time since 2014, and they have many to thank for it. Sadie Walsh collected three hits, four runs scored and two RBI. Thea Key blasted a home run and drove in four runs. Isa Beery had two hits and two RBI. Cassidee Stoffel pitched a five-inning complete game with four strikeouts and only four hits allowed while adding two RBI at the plate. Georgia Miller-Cheek drove in lone run for the Eagles (7-13).

Salt Fork 8, Seeger 1. The Storm (20-4) bounced back from their first loss in a month with a solid win on the back of Karli McGee‘s complete game in the circle, in which she racked up seven strikeouts. Bella Kurtenbach tallied two hits, and Brilynn Barnett had two RBI.

Unity 5, St. Joseph-Ogden 3. The softball matchup between the rival Rockets (23-4) and Spartans (19-10) was a little closer than the baseball one, with Lindy Bates outdueling Timera Blackburn-Kelley in the circle. Bates, Jenna Adkins, Grace Bickers and Shelby Smith all notched two hits for Unity, with Bates hitting a home run. Kenzie Atwood, Ashlee Jannusch and Thea Smith each had two hits for SJ-O, with Atwood driving in two runs.

Watseka 9, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 7. A close game that saw the Blue Devils (13-13) fall just short of completing a comeback ultimately ended in a Warriors victory. Christa Holohan mashed a home run for Watseka (8-12) while Emma Klopp and Noelle Schroeder each hit two doubles. Ella Acton homered for BHRA, and Ava Acton tallied three hits.

In girls’ soccer

Champaign Central 9, Bloomington 0. Thanks to hat tricks and two assists apiece from Rylie Schulze and Chloe Sikora, the Maroons (11-5) cruised to a lopsided win, scoring all nine of their goals in the first half. Joining in the scoring efforts were Halle Youse, who netted two goals, and Elie Liay von Bodman. Youse and Maya McCaffrey each added an assist, and Evie O’Brien didn’t have to make a save to earn a shutout.

Mahomet-Seymour 3, Taylorville 0 (FF). The Tornadoes were unable to field a full team with a number of injuries, so the Bulldogs (12-4-2) claimed the win along with a share of the Apollo Conference championship.

In boys’ track and field

At Meridian. Tuscola and Clinton battled to the end of the night, but the Warriors ended up winning the Central Illinois Conference team championship, 21 placement points ahead of the Maroons. Event winners for Tuscola included Kamden Flenner in the 100- (11.15 seconds) and 200-meter dashes (22.41), Blake McLeese in the 1,600 (4:39.40), Carter Simpson in the 110- (15.87) and 300-meter hurdles (41.74), Sawyer Woodard in the discus (166 feet, 6 1/2 inches) and Kam Sweetnam in the triple jump (43-1). The Warriors also won the 400-meter relay with Dylan Graves, Simpson, Flenner and Kade Wilcox (44.13); the 800 relay with Sweetnam, Simpson, Flenner and Wilcox (1:30.98); and the 1,600 relay with David Hornaday, Graves, Calvin Cook and Wilcox (3:37.86). Clinton got wins from Dalton Bell in the 400 (51.45), Cayden Bostic in the 3,200 (10:00.50) and the 3,200 relay of Justin Droke, Brockton Sumner, Colin Jameson and Nolan Rhodes (9:00.38).

At Taylorville. Mahomet-Seymour fell just 11 placement points short of Mt. Zion and had to settle for a hard-fought runner-up finish to the Apollo Conference Championships. The Bulldogs got individual event wins from Augustus Gaudio in the 800-meter run (1 minute, 55.07 seconds) and Travis Hoffman in the 110 hurdles (14.97) and 300 hurdles (39.28). They also won the 400-meter relay with Hoffman, Steffen Keller, Wade Manuel and Dylan Smith (43.60) as well as the 3,200 relay with Lukas Nykaza, Adam Smigielski, Blake Dillman and Ethan Ramirez (8:16.82).

➜ At Westville. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin won the Vermilion Valley Conference championship with a team score of 120, clear of runner-up Salt Fork by 29 points. Oakwood finished third, Georgetown-Ridge Farm took fourth, Westville placed fifth, Hoopeston Area was sixth, Watseka was seventh, Armstrong-Potomac was eighth, Iroquois West was ninth, Milford was 10th and Schlarman was 11th. Event winners for the Blue Devils were Mason Cunningham in the 100- (11.23 seconds) and 200-meter dashes (22.98), Micah Tidwell in the 800 (2:09.17) and Dylan Davis in the long jump (21 feet, 0 1/4 inches). They also won the 400 relay with Davis, Cunningham, Gavin High and Dylan Farr (43.76); the 800 relay with Isaac Cahill, High, Davis and Cunningham (1:31.77); and the 3,200 relay with Payton Wallace, Lincoln Dulin, Memphis Johnson and Hunter Black (9:11.68). The Storm got wins from Ian Church in the 300 hurdles (41.70) and Maddax Stine in the shot put (50-11 1/4) and discus (173-2 3/4). Winning for the Comets were Lucas Tyas in the 400 (50.98), Thomas Wells in the 1,600 (4:44.40), Nathan Young in the high jump (6-2), Sailer Harrison in the triple jump (41-3 1/4) and the 1,600 relay of Tyas, Jaethan Perez, Macen Phillips and Jakob Rupp (3:33.18). Other winners included Watseka’s Drew McTaggart in the 3,200 (10:43.32) and G-RF’s James Cody in the 110 hurdles (15.62).

In girls’ track and field

At Meridian. Tuscola earned a comfortable Central Illinois Conference championship, 36.5 points ahead of second place, and Clinton finished in third. Winning Warriors included Tuscola’s winners included Lia Patterson in the 100- (12.47 seconds) and 200-meter dashes (25.01) along with the 100- (14.77) and 300-meter hurdles (44.06), Kate Foltz in the 1,600 (5:04.06) and 3,200 (12:04.20), Kali Gilpin in the high jump (4 feet, 11 3/4 inches) and Rylie Vanausdoll in the long jump (16-5 1/4) and triple jump (36-0 1/4). Makayela Sexson, Kenna Clodfelder, Reese Davis and Vanausdoll also teamed up to win both the 400- (52.22) and 800-meter relays (1:49.84).

At Taylorville. Mahomet-Seymour came away with a second-place team finish at the Apollo Conference Championships, 66 points shy of Mt. Zion. Winners for the Bulldogs included Madalyn Marx in the 100- (12.37 seconds), 200- (25.54) and 400-meter dashes (56.76) and Emily Anand in the 3,200 (11:27.85). Marx also anchored the winning 400-meter relay team with Selma Tilton, Kara Carney and Kira Smith (49.89).

At Westville. Salt Fork won the Vermilion Valley Conference championship with a team score of 154 points, 17 ahead of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin in second. Westville finished third, Watseka placed fourth, Armstrong-Potomac took fifth, Iroquois West was sixth, Schlarman and Milford/Cissna Park tied for seventh, Hoopeston Area was ninth and Oakwood and Georgetown-Ridge Farm tied for 10th. Winners for the Storm included Bracie Hird in the 800-meter run (2 minutes, 31.80 seconds) and Callie Richardson in the 1,600 (5:52.46) and 3,200 (12:20.42). Salt Fork also won the 400 relay with Maya Smith, Taylor Remole, Ella Cary and Brycie Hird (51.66); the 800 relay with Smith, Remole, Cary and Lainey Ehler (1:53.44); and the 1,600 relay with Smith, Zoe Moudy, Richardson and Bracie Hird (4:24.88). The Blue Devils got wins from Nevaeh Scott in the 100- (12.97) and 200-meter dashes (27.30), Natalie Thomason in the 400 (1:03.32) and high jump (5 feet, 2 1/4 inches), Emily Dice in the 100- (17.81) and 300-meter hurdles (51.93) and the 3,200 relay of Aleah Potter, Addie Hensold, Lilly Johnson and Alivia Reifsteck (11:02.19). Other winners included Watseka’s Megan Martin in the shot put (35-10 1/4), Iroquois West’s Phylicity Leonard in the discus (104-7), Westville’s Kaitlyn Sapp in the pole vault (6-6) and Milford/Cissna Park’s Addison Lucht in the long jump (17-2 1/4) and triple jump (34-5 1/4).

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CANNES, France — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza holds its 78th edition.

This gallery features daily highlights from the festival curated by Associated Press photo editors.

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Seven takeaways from Wednesday's high school action, as well as the MIAA basketball committee

Winchester first baseman Brett Daniels checks Lawrence runner Michael Caba during Thursday’s nonleague 7-6 win for the visiting Red & Black.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff We may have done this schtick before, but Wednesday was brought to you by the number 100, with no less than nine milestones involving the century mark being recorded. We also sat […]

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Winchester first baseman Brett Daniels checks Lawrence runner Michael Caba during Thursday’s nonleague 7-6 win for the visiting Red & Black.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff

We may have done this schtick before, but Wednesday was brought to you by the number 100, with no less than nine milestones involving the century mark being recorded.

We also sat in on the MIAA basketball committee meeting, which focused on proposals to reduce the margin of victory cap of 10 points, and have plenty of collegiate baseball and track honors to sort through.

But, as always, we start with the roundups: Scoreboard | Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Girls’ tennis | Boys’ tennis | Boys’ volleyball

1. Milestones

Let’s work our way down to 100, starting with Apponequet senior goalie Ally Arruda, who made 10 stops in a 17-5 win over Fairhaven, pushing her past 600 career saves.

King Philip senior Makenzie McDevitt, who is committed to play women’s lacrosse at Boston University, recorded her 300th career point while scoring five goals in a 13-9 loss to Medfield.

Norton softball coach Wade Lizotte secured his 200th win, 1-0, over Joseph Case, Abington junior Matthew Grafton (4 goals, 5 assists) netted his 200th point in an 11-7 win over South Shore, and North Quincy senior Iris Gjoka earned her 200th career point while scoring seven goals in a 17-11 victory against Plymouth South.

Now on to all those 100s. Dighton-Rehoboth’s Mara Levesque (4 goals) scored her 100th goal in a 16-5 win over Bourne, Whittier Tech’s Conor Walsh (8 goals, 5 assists) netted his 100th career goal in a 17-2 win over Minuteman, North Reading’s Lindsey Rosenthal secured her 100th career caused turnover in a 12-5 win over Essex Tech, Quincy senior Grace McGillicuddy tallied her 100th career point in a 13-6 win over Plymouth North, Abington’s Brenna Howley (2 for 3, double, triple) collected her 100th career hit in a 6-2 win over Cohasset, Bridgewater-Raynham’s Emily Keefe (4 goals, assist) scored her 100th goal of the season in an 11-6 win over Attleboro, Brookline boys’ tennis coach Michael Mowatt notched his 100th win in five seasons with the Warriors, Medfield girls lacrosse coach Mary Laughna secured her 100th career victory by beating King Philip, and Dighton-Rehoboth’s Camryn Cloonan recently went triple-grand, reaching career milestones of 100 hits (126), 100 RBIs (101), and 100 runs (128).

Old Rochester’s No. 1 singles player Neva Matos joined the milestone fun with her 50th career win during a 5-0 victory against Somerset Berkley that clinched a perfect league record for the Bulldogs.

2. Walkoff wins

On the lacrosse field, Holliston’s Pearce Duncan delivered the overtime winner to finish off a 10-9 win against Nipmuc, while at Wareham’s Spillane Field, Jackson Cabe drove in Freddie Roy for a walkoff, 7-6, win over Southeastern.

3. Going, going, gone

Senior Emmy Monnreal broke out the big bat Wednesday, crushing two homers and finishing with six RBIs for Haverhill in a 12-10 win over Burlington. She was far from the only powerful performance, highlighted by a grand slam from Lexington senior Lidia Palys in a 9-7 win over Woburn, a grand slam from Chelmsford senior Jenna Nigro in a 9-5 win over Concord-Carlisle, and Dighton-Rehoboth senior Haleigh Kelley, whose fourth-inning solo blast served as the lone tally in a 1-0 win over Bishop Feehan.

The rest of the day’s round-trippers belonged to Wayland’s Owen Finnegan, Lincoln-Sudbury’s Nicole Lent, Hamilton-Wenham’s Caden Shrock, Walpole’s Grace Todd, Weymouth’s Bella Pires, Sandwich’s Joe Coughlan, Greater Lowell’s Cora Wilder, Tyngsborough’s Kiley Hogan, Wareham’s Jossalyn Anctil, Medway’s Alessandra Cautilli, King Philip’s Liv Petrillo, Taunton’s Aniyah Bailey, Reading’s Ava Kiley and Arianna Olivardia, and Central Catholic’s Chloe Salerno and Bella Boyer.

4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard

Goals

Julia Kipperman, Nauset, 9

Conor Walsh, Whittier Tech, 8

Kenny Wisniewski, Apponequet, 8

Iris Gjoka, North Quincy, 7

Finn Wright, Ipswich, 7

Izzy Kittredge, Medfield, 5

Cece Levrault, Apponequet, 5

Makenzie McDevitt, King Philip, 5

Colin McKay, Apponequet, 5

Katherine Morning, Chelmsford, 5

Sophia Zeppiera, Medfield, 5

Points

Wisniewski, Apponequet, 15

Walsh, Whittier Tech, 13

Matthew Grafton, Abington, 9

Kipperman, Nauset, 9

Levrault, Apponequet, 9

Maddy Lubov, Ursuline, 8

McKay, Apponequet, 8

Gjoka, North Quincy, 7

Gunner Hanna, Abington, 7

Sean Rockwood, Stoughton, 7

Wright, Ipswich, 7

5. Daily strikeout leaderboard

McCoy Walsh, King Philip, 19

Jolee Anderson, Wareham, 14

Alyx Rossi, Bedford, 14

Taryn Clancy, Middleborough, 13

Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake, 13

Tessa Francis, Marblehead, 12

Jill Ondrick, Weymouth, 12

Tucker Bliss, Cohasset, 11

Morgan Haskell, Greater Lowell, 11

Chris Bratica, Ashland, 10

Matthew Taylor, Sandwich, 10

Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 10

Camryn Jayde Collier, Latin Academy, 9

Luca Finton, Bourne, 9

Ryan Johnson, Oliver Ames, 9

Elsie Testa, Abington, 9

John Wright, Medford, 9

6. Basketball committee rails against MOV

Margin of Victory and neutral locations for state quarterfinal games were the two main topics of discussion during Wednesday’s virtual MIAA Basketball Committee meeting.

Much of the meeting was spent discussing options for altering the margin of victory cap, which is set at 10 points.

“Our committee suggested 1 [point max MOV] but that hasn’t been supported by the [Tournament Management Committee],” said Dover-Sherborn boys’ basketball coach Rick Grady, one of the coaches’ reps on the committee. “Maybe we could suggest a smaller number than 10? We’ve heard of situations where teams didn’t foul at the end of games if you’re down 4 or 5 and are afraid of losing by 10.”

Whitman-Hanson athletic director Bob Rodgers, a vocal opponent of the MOV, expressed reticence to changing the number on the fly.

“I will grant that the results have been OK,” Rodgers said. “I wouldn’t want to change it so the results aren’t OK, but we’re still dealing with MOV. Until it’s fixed, I’d rather not touch it, even though I used to be a proponent for making it 1.”

Always pragmatic, St. Mary’s AD and girls’ basketball coach Jeff Newhall stepped in.

“It’s a waste of time to try to reduce it to 1, it’s not going to happen,” he warned. “But maybe two possessions plus one? Whether that’s 5 or 7? There may be some changes we could make, like in lacrosse where they changed it from 10 to 7.”

MIAA liaison Peter Smith explained that the numbers have been crunched with MOV set at 5 and 7, noting that switching to an MOV of 7 would have resulted in the same boys’ basketball teams making the tournament in all five divisions, although their seedings would have shifted. On the girls’ side, two teams would have moved into the playoff brackets, with two teams moving out across five divisions.

“I’ve seen [the data] at 5 and 7 and there’s very little change,” Newhall said, also noting that running the data with a small boost for wins also produced negligible changes.

The committee decided to review data of every possible MOV between 1 and 10 before reconvening in the fall to craft a proposal for the TMC.

Last fall, the committee voted unanimously for neutral sites in the Round of 8, but were denied by the TMC. But after hockey’s quarterfinals were moved to neutral sites, there was hope on the basketball committee that the TMC would reconsider.

“I’m optimistic it could change,” said Newhall. “It’s on the [TMC] docket.”

For those data-lovers out there: The 2024-25 MIAA basketball season featured 6,993 regular-season games, followed by 417 tournament games. On the boys’ side, 58.4 percent of teams qualified for the tournament, while 62 percent of the girls’ teams reached the playoffs.

7. College corner

Medfield graduate Jack Goodman, a junior shortstop at Northeastern, was named All-Coastal Athletic Association for a second straight season, earning a spot on the first team with a .333 average, 10 homers, and 49 RBIs.

Joining Goodman on the All-CAA First Team were a trio of Northeastern pitchers from the Bay State: Aiven Cabral, a St. Mary’s graduate, Will Jones, a Hamilton-Wenham graduate, and Charlie Walker, a Milton graduate.

Cabral, a junior righthander, went 10-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 80⅔ innings. Jones, a lefthanded gradate student, went 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 63⅓ innings. Cabral and Jones tied the Northeastern program record for single-season wins. Walker, a junior righty, was 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 42⅔ innings.

Jordan Gottesmann, a lefthanded graduate student from Acton-Boxborough, was named to the All-CAA second team and senior Brett Dunham, a North Andover graduate, was an honorable mention.

Bryant third baseman Pat D’Amico, a St. John’s Prep graduate from Lynnfield who previously played at Holy Cross, was named to the All-America second team after hitting .247 with eight homers and 39 RBIs in 43 games. He made just two errors in the field for a .961 fielding percentage.

Bryant’s Kyle Rizy, a Worcester Academy graduate from Fiskdale, was also named to the All-America second team as a reliever after posting a 7-0 record, 3.53 ERA, and 39 strikeouts in 35⅔ innings.

UMass Dartmouth senior Connor Richard, a Plymouth North graduate, was named to the 2025 USTFCCCA All-Region Team for the fourth time after winning a Little East title in the javelin.

Corsairs freshmen Ancil Alexander, a Taunton High graduate, and Sean Patrone, a Wilmington graduate, were named to the All-Region team for the first time after Alexander was a Division 3 New England champion in the discus and shot put and Patrone won a Little East championship in the high jump.


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

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Track athletes finish top 10 in state

The Montgomery Central High School track team had two athletes who made it to the state tournament finals held at North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University in Greensboro May 16. Breana Allison advanced to the finals for women’s long jump and triple jump, and Iziah Davis advanced for men’s long jump and triple jump. Both […]

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The Montgomery Central High School track team had two athletes who made it to the state tournament finals held at North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University in Greensboro May 16. Breana Allison advanced to the finals for women’s long jump and triple jump, and Iziah Davis advanced for men’s long jump and triple jump. Both athletes finished in the top 10 for each competition, and Davis ended up on the podium in third place for the men’s triple jump.

Davis finished seventh in the long jump and third in the triple jump. Allison finished ninth in the long jump and 10th in the triple jump. Davis’ jump of 45 feet 11 inches was good enough for both the MCHS school record as well as the Montgomery County record and is a top 10 N.C. jump this year. Also, throughout the season both athletes broke school and county records in other events. Coach Henry Bustle says. “We are very proud of both of these athletes, and it is a joy to see success in our program.”

To read the full edition see the May 21st of the Montgomery Herald

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Coastal Bend softball State Semifinal fifth round highlights and scores 2025

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Coastal Bend started the 2025 UIL high school softball playoffs with 27 teams, and 3 have advanced to the State Semifinal fifth round. Checkout Wednesday highlights and scores. UIL 4A-DICalallen vs. Liberty (All games at Lehman High School in Kyle)Game 1: Calallen 0, Liberty 3Game 2: Friday at 7 p.m.Game […]

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Coastal Bend softball State Semifinal fifth round highlights and scores 2025

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Coastal Bend started the 2025 UIL high school softball playoffs with 27 teams, and 3 have advanced to the State Semifinal fifth round. Checkout Wednesday highlights and scores.

UIL 4A-DI
Calallen vs. Liberty (All games at Lehman High School in Kyle)
Game 1: Calallen 0, Liberty 3
Game 2: Friday at 7 p.m.
Game 3 (If needed): Saturday at noon

  • Calallen vs. Liberty State Championship Matchup History
    2024 – Calallen wins 2-1
    2023 – Calallen wins 9-7
    2021 – Liberty wins 10-3

UIL 4A-DII
Ingleside vs. Robinson (All games at North Side ISD Field #2)
Game 1: Robinson 1, Ingleside 4 (HIGHLIGHTS)
Game 2: Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Game 3 (If needed): Saturday at 1 p.m.

Ingleside outlasts Robinson 4-1 in UIL 4A-DII State Semifinals game 1 2025

UIL 3A-DI
Bishop vs. Grandview
1 Game Only: Thursday at 7 p.m. at Wimberley

Coastal Bend State Tournament Appearances
Calallen – 2025, 2024 (State Champion), 2023 (State Champion), 2021 (Runner-Up), 2019 (Runner-Up)
Bishop – 2025, 2021
Ingleside – 2025
Santa Gertrudis Academy – 2023 (Runner-Up), 2018 (State Champion), 2017 (Runner-Up), 2016, 2013 (Runner-Up)
Sinton – 2001, 1999
Beeville – 2018, 2017, 1997
Gregory-Portland – 2016 (Runner-Up), 2000
George West – 2010 (State Champion)

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High school highlights for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

BIG NINE CONFERENCE • Austin pitcher John Rollie tossed a two-hitter and led the Packers to a 12-1 Big Nine Conference win over John Marshall. ADVERTISEMENT SECTION 1-1A First Round • Hayden Holm held Houston to two runs over five innings and No. 5 seed Goodhue beat the No. 12-seeded Hurricanes 5-2. • No. 11 […]

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BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Austin pitcher John Rollie tossed a two-hitter and led the Packers to a 12-1 Big Nine Conference win over John Marshall.

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SECTION 1-1A

First Round

Hayden Holm held Houston to two runs over five innings and No. 5 seed Goodhue beat the No. 12-seeded Hurricanes 5-2.

• No. 11 seed Lewiston-Alktura scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning and beat No. 6 Fillmore Central 2-1. Gavin Bambenek pitched six innings of two-hit ball and Tyson Prigge pitched the seventh to get the safe. Ben Wenzel went 3-for- and Prigge was 2-for-3.

SECTION 1-1A

Quarterfinals

• No. 4 seed Southland slipped past No. 5 Lewiston-Altura 11-8 in eight innings. The Rebels’ Laney Weis and Haylee Lowe had two hits each, including a home run apiece. Weis drove in four runs.

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THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

• La Crescent-Hokah senior Ryan Nutter and junior Landen Tully tied for medalist honors at the Three Rivers Conference championships at Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester, both shooting 3-over-par 74. Nutter recorded a birdie and 13 pars, while Tully had two birdies and 11 pars. Their strong showing led the Lancers to the team championship, with a score of 315. Rushford-Peterson was the runner-up at 337, followed by Winona Cotter at 340 and Fillmore Central at 341. PEM rounded out the top five, at 357. The rest of the top five individual finishers included Chatfield’s Carson Harstad in third (79), Fillmore Central’s Brody Srsen in fourth (80), and Rushford-Peterson’s Will Lafleur and La Crescent-Hokah’s Cooper Hill tying for fifth (81).

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• St. Charles junior Makena Millard was the lone player to break 80 on a chilly, rainy day at Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester. Millard made three birdies and six pars to finish as medalist. Fillmore Central’s Myleigh Scheevel (83) finished as the runner-up, to help the Falcons win the team title, with a score of 362. That was good for a six-shot win over runner-up Caledonia (368). Wabasha-Kellogg (398), La Crescent-Hokah (435) and PEM (444) rounded out the top five. The rest of the top five individual finishers included Caledonia’s Jazzlyn Hauser in third (84), Fillmore Central’s Annika Mensink in fourth (84) and W-K’s Jessalyn Adams in fifth (86).

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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

With a shot Wednesday to clinch a state tournament berth, the Dennis-Yarmouth boys lacrosse team did not leave anything to chance. Behind a stellar game from one of their top players, Colin Endres with 10 goals, the Dolphins earned an 18-7 win over Cape Cod Academy. With the victory, the Dolphins (8-7) clinch a berth […]

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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

With a shot Wednesday to clinch a state tournament berth, the Dennis-Yarmouth boys lacrosse team did not leave anything to chance.

Behind a stellar game from one of their top players, Colin Endres with 10 goals, the Dolphins earned an 18-7 win over Cape Cod Academy.

With the victory, the Dolphins (8-7) clinch a berth for their first state tournament appearance since 2015.

Cape Cod Academy drops to 0-9 with the defeat.

Also in high school sports action:

Boys Lacrosse

Apponequet 22, Bourne 8: The Canalmen (9-8) lost to end a two-game win streak. Ryan Haden (three goals), Charlie Sietz (three goals, two assists), Brady Banks (two goals, three assists), and Ty Hawkes (one assist) led the offense. Goalie Nolan Scofield made 17 saves.

Falmouth 12, Sandwich 3: The Clippers (13-4) beat the Blue Knights (8-9) for their third straight win.

Nantucket 16, Monomoy 1: The Whalers (10-4) beat the Sharks (11-7) for their second win in a row.

For the Sharks, Jake Giorgio had 30 saves in net, and Colin Valero had the lone Sharks goal.

St. John Paul II 11, Mashpee 8: The Lions (10-7) beat the Falcons (8-10) for their third straight victory. Taylor Richardson (four goals), Alex Morin (three goals, one assist), Jake Gargiulo (one goal, one assist), Braeden Shortt (one goal), Ollie Affonso (two goals, two assists), Parker Phillbrick (two assists), and Kelin McAleese (three assists) led the offense for the Lions.

For the Falcons, Jack Balfour (three goals), Maxx Smith (two goals, one assist), Mike Valois (two goals, one assist), Dominic Matteodo (three assists), and Dylan Chesley (one goal, two assists) powered the offense.

Girls Lacrosse 

Dighton-Rehoboth 16, Bourne 5: The Canalmen (5-11) lost for the third time in the last four games.

Nauset 11, Bishop Stang 9: The Warriors (11-5) won behind the strength of nine Julia Kipperman goals. Zoe Labdon and Sam Curley each scored one goal. Norah Swanson (five saves) and Maeve Kennally (seven saves) played well in net for the Warriors.

Softball

Monomoy 14, Bourne 2: The Sharks (18-1) topped the Canalmen (0-19) to bounce back from their first loss of the season Tuesday.

Michaela Muldoon went 1-for-3 with one RBI for the Canalmen.

Falmouth 7, Nantucket 5: The Clippers (10-8) beat the Whalers (5-12) for their fourth win in the last five games. For the Clippers, Ellie Bennett pitched seven innings, allowed four hits, and struck out six. Christina Femino had two hits, two walks, and four runs scored. The Clippers had one hit each from Azaria Viall (two RBIs), Molly Belfiore (one RBI, two runs), and Kaylee Shaw.

Carver 14, Mashpee 2: The Falcons (0-17) lost despite hits from Tess Provencher and Addison Losh. Rachel Fish and Losh scored the Mashpee runs.

South Shore 17, St. John Paul II 14: The Lions (5-13) lost for the fourth straight time.

East Bridgewater 11, Sandwich 6: The Blue Knights (11-9) lost for their second time in the last three games.

Sturgis 13, Barnstable 11: The Storm (12-5) beat the Red Hawks (4-15) in comeback fashion. Sturgis was down, 11-7, going into the bottom of the sixth inning. The Storm scored six runs to take the lead, then held Barnstable scoreless in the seventh for the win. 

Ryley Mayo (3-for-3, three runs, two walks, one triple), Molly Reino (two home runs, two runs), Cassidy Conway (two hits, two runs), Julianna Grygent (two hits, one run), Elsa Weisner (1-for-1, three runs, three walks), Bella Enos (one hit, one run, one walk), and Kaylee Koch (one hit, one run, one walk) paced the offense for Sturgis.

Baseball 

Sandwich 6, East Bridgewater 2: The Blue Knights (14-5) won to clinch a share of the South Shore League with a 9-3 league mark. Matt Taylor went seven innings with 10 strikeouts on the mound. Joe Coughlan went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a two-run home run. Drew Peters and James Lehane added two RBIs each. Carter Lodge provided a spark on the bases.

Dennis-Yarmouth 5, Mashpee 1: The Dolphins (9-10) topped the Falcons (7-14) to end a seven-game losing streak.

Fairhaven 4, Nauset 0: The Warriors (4-15) lost to end a two-game win streak.

Nantucket 6, Cape Tech 5: The Whalers (8-10) beat the Crusaders (7-10) for their third win in the last four games.

St. John Paul II 11, Carver 2: The Lions (18-2) won for the second straight time. Logan Our had the win, as he pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowed one earned run, with six strikeouts. Drew Richards was perfect for 2 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts. Xavien Suero went 2-for-3, with three RBIs. Domenic Toto recorded a multi-hit game, and Henry Roy notched two RBIs.

Monomoy 5, Bourne 2: The Sharks (13-6) beat the Canalmen (3-15) for the second time this season.

Girls Tennis 

Sandwich 3, East Bridgewater 2: The Blue Knights (9-10) won for the third time in the last four matches.

At second singles, Sandwich’s Senja Kravitz beat Olivia Connors (6-4, 6-1). At third singles, Sandwich’s Tenley Rothera beat Llewellyn Gaffney (6-0, 6-0).

At second doubles, Sandwich’s Izzie Bar and Quinlan Graff beat Haylie McPartlin and Sophie Sheehan (6-2, 6-2).

St. John Paul II 5, Barnstable 0: The Lions (20-1) topped the Red Hawks (1-15) for their 20th straight win.

At first singles, the Lions’ Lily Walker won (6-0, 6-0). At second singles, the Lions’ Grace Walker won (6-0, 6-0). At third singles, the Lions’ Sophia Martins won (6-0, 6-0).

At first doubles, the Lions’ Ava Cai and Kayla Katziff won (6-0, 6-2). At second doubles, the Lions’ Joey Duhamel and Emily Desruisseaux won (6-3, 6-1).

Boys Tennis 

Cape Cod Academy 4, Nantucket 1: The Seahawks (18-0) beat the Whalers (4-10) to complete their perfect season.

At second singles, Cape Cod Academy’s Ayden Naydenov beat Boyan Kalpazanov (7-5, 6-4). At third singles, Cape Cod Academy’s Garrett Wilson beat Knox Keating (6-0, 6-2). At first doubles, Cape Cod Academy’s Connor Hall and Declan Livingston beat Forbes Keating and Thomas Shroeder (0-6, 7-5, 6-3). At second doubles, Cape Cod Academy’s Henry Daigle and Rowan Lewison beat Sawyer Holland and Alec Angelov (6-3, 6-1).

At first singles, Nantucket’s Nik Krastev beat Ben Catalano (6-3, 2-6, 6-3).

Sandwich 3, Nauset 2: The Blue Knights (14-6) beat the Warriors (5-11) to end the regular season on a five-match win streak.

At first singles, Sandwich’s Andrew Emmel beat Lucas Wilson-Bevington (6-2, 6-1). At third singles, Sandwich’s Kallen Kestenbaum beat Lucas Patton (6-3, 6-3). At second doubles, Sandwich’s Andrew Morrison-Sheppard and Andrew Chanya beat Ronan O’Brien and Asher Woods (6-2, 4-6, 6-4).

At second singles, Nauset’s Will Murphy beat Joey LaScola (6-1, 6-3). At first doubles, Nauset’s Suren Jones Carlson and Wyatt Carroll beat Liam McLaughlin and Quinn Johnson (7-6, 7-6).

Boys Volleyball

Barnstable 3, Greater New Bedford 0: The Red Hawks (15-5) earned a sweep for their seventh straight victory.

Golf

Duxbury 228, Barnstable 269: The Red Hawks (9-4) lost for the third straight match.

Adam Kurkjian covers high school sports for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at akurkjian@gannett.com and follow him on X at @AdamKurkjian.

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