Nine takeaways from Wednesday, when girls' golf champions were crowned and Georgetown hired a new basketball coach
Here's our coverage of all the days action:
1. Upset central
The first No. 1 seed fell on Monday when Taunton baseball was upended by No. 32 Winchester in the Division 1 first round.
On Wednesday, the second No. 1 seed was eliminated, and once again it came on the baseball diamond, where No. 16 Apponequet took care of No. 1 St. Mary's behind three hits and three RBIs from
Gabe Zuber
and 4⅔ innings of one-hit relief from
Pete Kanakis
.
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Taunton and St. Mary's are the only No. 1 seeds to have lost in any MIAA spring tournament thus far, but two No. 4 seeds fell Wednesday. Previously, the only No. 4 seed to be knocked out was Apponequet boys tennis, but the Lakers got some company when No. 4 Old Rochester girls' tennis lost, 3-2, to No. 13 Danvers in the second round of the Division 3 tourney, and No. 4 Shawsheen baseball, which was 20-0 during the regular season, was eliminated, 5-4, from the Division 3 bracket by No. 13 Wakefield.
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Also falling was two-time defending champion Seekonk baseball, the No. 6 seed in Division 4, which dropped a 6-3 second-round game to No. 11 Dennis-Yarmouth.
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2. Milestones
Hamilton-Wenham girls' tennis senior
Naomi Provost
recorded her 80th career win in a 4-1 Division 4 quarterfinals victory over Cohasset, extending her own school record.
Also for the Generals, girls' lacrosse junior
Evie Bernard
surpassed 300 career goals during an eight-tally performance in a 20-6 second-round win over Swampscott in the Division 4 tournament.
Medfield boys' lacrosse junior
Braeden Sutton
scored nine times, including the 200th point of his career, in a 22-5 Division 3 second-round win over North Middlesex.
Andover senior
Jack Cooper
matched the program's single-game record by scoring seven goals in a 20-9 second-round win over Andover in the Division 1 boys' lacrosse bracket.
King Philip senior
Liv Petrillo
not only slugged two home runs, but she reached 100 career hits and 100 career runs in a 12-0 Division 1 second-round softball win over Newton North.
Also in the D1 softball bracket, Weymouth junior
Jill Ondrick
notched her 750th career strikeout, but it came in a season-ending 7-1 loss to Taunton in the second round.
3. Walkoff wins
Manchester Essex boys' lacrosse survived Pentucket, 9-8, on
Luke Renzi's
overtime winner, which came after he won a faceoff in the second round of the Division 4 tournament.
Nantucket girls' lacrosse won similarly, with
Dylan Damian
netting the OT goal to beat Manchester Essex, 7-6, in the Division 4 second round.
Westwood's
Izzy Walsh
supplied the heroics in the bottom of the seventh, delivering an RBI single to capture a 4-3 Division 2 softball win over Malden Catholic.
4. Going, going, gone
Power came in bunches, with Bedford's
Alyx Rossi
and King Philip's Petrillo both blasting a pair of home runs in wins. Walpole's
Adriana Torres
,
Norah Broderick
,
Abby Riley
, and
Grace Todd
all homered in a 17-0 softball win over Stoughton and Middleborough's
Taylynn Robinson
and English High's
Manny De Jesus
both recorded round-trippers.
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5. Three stars
De Jesus, English High — The senior struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing just two hits while collecting three of his own, including an inside-the-park home run, to spark second-seeded defending Division 5 champion English to an 8-0 second-round win over Westfield.
Kanakis, Apponequet — The sophomore shortstop was summoned for a relief appearance with the bases loaded and the Lakers trailing, 3-1, in the third inning. He proceeded to pitch 4⅔ shutout innings with five strikeouts, allowing 16th-seeded Apponequet to rally for an 8-3 win over top-seeded St. Mary's.
Rossi, Bedford — The Boston College-bound senior was unfathomably good in a 10-0 second-round win over Duxbury, homering twice while also pitching a perfect game (her second of the season) with 16 strikeouts.
6. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Braeden Sutton
, Medfield, 9
Evie Bernard
, Hamilton-Wenham, 8
Reese Bromby
, Newburyport, 7
Jack Cooper
, Andover, 7
Caroline Nozzolillo
, Westwood, 7
Thomas Donovan
, Mansfield, 6
Cece Levrault
, Apponequet, 6
Eddie Breslin
, Medfield, 5
Tristan Clayton
, Acton-Boxborough, 5
Jameson Murphy
, Falmouth, 5
Lucas Ogden
, Dracut, 5
Emilie Demaio
, Westwood, 4
Jack Sovik
, Duxbury, 4
Cece Thurmond
, Westwood, 4
Points
Breslin, Medfield, 11
Sutton, Medfield, 10
Bromby, Newburyport, 8
Matt Grafton
, Abington, 8
Finn Wright Jr.
, Ipswich, 8
Cooper, Andover, 7
Liam Goodwin
, Duxbury, 7
Grace Maroney
, Hingham, 7
Nozzolillo, Westwood, 7
Will Cronin
, Acton-Boxborough, 6
Levrault, Apponequet, 6
Nico Smith
, Medfield, 6
7. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Cate Larson
, Taunton, 18
Alyx Rossi
, Bedford, 16
Kelsey Blanchette
, Lincoln-Sudbury, 14
Kiley Hogan
, Tyngsborough, 13
Brian Mancinelli
, St. John Paul II, 12
Jack Peabody
, Mansfield, 11
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Taryn Clancy
, Middleborough, 10
Sharlotte Stazinski
, Walpole, 10
Joe Coughlan
, Sandwich, 9
Kaylee Gendron
, Plymouth South, 9
Mikey St. Martin
, Walpole, 9
Lila Alvarez
, Joseph Case, 8
Bridget Mulkeen
, Westwood, 8
8. Boys' lacrosse has a home
After a long search, a venue has been secured for the boys' lacrosse finals. All four divisions will play at Mass. Maritime Academy's Clean Harbor Stadium in Bourne on June 14.
Game times are scheduled for 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Time slots will be assigned to the divisions based on the finalists.
The girls' lacrosse finals will once again be held at Babson College with two divisions playing June 12 at 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. and two finals June 13 on the same schedule.
9. Coaching carousel
Georgetown boys' basketball, coming off a Division 4 state title, has a new coach.
After coach
Josh Keilty
left for St. Mary's, the school announced the hiring of
Kevin Fair
, a Milford High Hall of Famer (class of '91) who is still the Scarlet Hawks' all-time leader in rebounds, steals, and blocks. Fair also coaches the Royals' girls' soccer team and was named the 2024 MIAA Division 5 Coach of the Year.
🚨Royal News:
🏀New Head Boys Basketball Coach: Kevin Fair
Elected to Milford High School Athletic HoF in 2018. MHS all time basketball leader in rebounds, steals, blocks. Fair currently is the Royals Girls Soccer Coach and was the 2024 MIAA D5 COY
— Georgetown Royals Athletics (@GMHS_Royals)
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