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GIRLS TRACK

Maya Ashu (Stoughton)

Sophia Axelrod (Walpole)

Katie Caraco (Reading)

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Sarah Claflin (Pembroke)

Lily DeForge (Franklin)

Sarah Dumas (Franklin)

Alessandra Forgione (Peabody)

Emerson Gould (Acton-Boxboro)

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Abigail Hennessy (Westford Academy)

Nyrah Joseph (Billerica)

Nina Kyei-Aboagye (Sharon)

Dana Lehr (Belmont)

Giuliana Ligor (North Reading)

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Erin Moran (Arlington)

Skye Petrie-Cameron (Newton North)

Gabrielle Pierre (Lincoln-Sudbury)

Zoe Santos (Norton)

Aoife Shovlin (Cambridge)

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Charlotte Tuxbury (Wellesley)

4×100 relay (Oliver Ames): Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Gabrielle Antebi, Lavender Kozoka

4×400 relay (Framingham): Ava Lombardo, Sasha Lamakina, Catelyn Last, Abby Desmarais

4×800 relay (Brookline): Anna Leschly, Lucia Werner, Dasha LeFaivre, Audrey Seeger

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Averie Denelle (Tri-County)

Abby Desmarais (Framingham)

Emmanuela Edozien (Natick)

Nicole Gangi (Woburn)

Madeline Goncalves (Haverhill)

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Greta Hammer (Needham)

Morgan Hayward (Apponequet)

Charity Johnson (Medway)

Elizabeth Hopkins (Franklin)

Lavender Kozaka (Oliver Ames)

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Sasha Lamakina (Framingham)

Mia Lee-Bowens (Middleboro)

Liliana MacDonald (Norwell)

Katherine Oliver (Canton)

Quinn Petzold (Lowell)

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Lauren Quarm (Methuen)

 

ALL-SCHOLASTICS

MAYA ASHU

STOUGHTON

The two-time Hockomock League All Star took first in the Div. 3 and All-State meets with a second-place finish at New Englands in the javelin. The senior won all her dual meets and placed first or second in all state meets. She will be studying neurobiology on a pre-med track at either Rider or Rutgers University.

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SOPHIE AXELROD

WALPOLE

The three-Time Bay State Conference All-Star team member won the Div. 3 and State discus state titles while also placing second at the New England meet. The senior is the program’s record holder for girl’s discus, indoor shot put and weight and hammer. The honor roll student is also a three-time Div. 3 and Bay State Conference champion who will be attending the University of Delaware while majoring in political science and competing in track and field.

KATIE CARACO

READING

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The Middlesex League Liberty MVP placed first in the Div. 3 high jump, pentathlon, triple jump as well as second place in the long jump and third place in the triple jump at the Meet of Champions. The senior also took first in the high jump as well as third place in the triple jump at New Englands. The former MSTCA Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Meet is an honor roll student and will be studying psychology at Sacred Heart University while running track and field.

SARAH CLAFLIN

PEMBROKE

The 17-time state champion and six-time all-state champion won the Div. 4 and Meet of Champions in the 100-meters as well as the Div. 4 200-meter race. The senior also was runner-up in the 200 at the Meet of Champions. She will be running at UConn next year.

LILY DEFORGE

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FRANKLIN

The Div. 1 champion in discus qualified for the New Balance National meet with her shotput and discus throws. The Hockomock League and Div. 1 relay record holder in shot put and javelin had long throws of 41-3 in shot put and 134 feet in discus. The senior captain and three-time Hockomock League All Star will compete on the track team at Holy Cross.

SARAH DUMAS

FRANKLIN

The four-time Hockomock League MVP and 2023 MSTCA Athlete of the Year set seven school records and won 11 state titles in her career. This season, the senior set a 100 hurdles record with a 14.27. She also placed first in the 100 hurdles at the Meet of Champions as well as the Div. 1 meet where she also claimed the top spot in the 400 hurdles and the pentathlon. The honor student will be attending the University of Pennsylvania where she will be running and studying biology on a pre-med track.

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ALESSANDRA FORGIONE

PEABODY

The junior placed first at New Englands for javelin and second at the Div. 2 and the Meet of Champions. The Northeastern Conference champion also placed fourth at the Div. 2 meet for discus. She set the program record with a 137′ javelin toss this season.

EMERSON GOULD

ACTON-BOXBORO

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The Dual County League MVP, two-time All-Scholastic and three-time Dual County League All Star placed first at the Div. 1 meet in pole vault, third at the Meet of Champions and fourth at New Englands. The junior broke the school record in pole vault this season with a 11-9 personal record. She also placed fourth in the 100-meters at the Div. 1 meet. The honor roll student would like to study business, specifically marketing and finance.

ABIGAIL HENNESSY

WESTFORD ACADEMY

The sophomore won the 800-meters (2:11.15) and the mile (4:48.53) at the Meet of Champions while also placing first in the 800-meters (2:10.17) and the mile (4:59) at the Div. 1 meet. She also raced at the New Balance Nationals in the mile (4:45.70) and the 800-meter (2:09.82) which were her personal records.

NYRAH JOSEPH

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BILLERICA

The rising senior set personal bests in the 55-meter hurdle (8.26), 100-meter hurdles (14.81), 60-meter hurdles (9.28), high jump (1.68m), long jump (5.38m), shot put (10.20m), 800-meter (2:37.79) and pentathlon (3,378). The Meet of Champions pentathlon champion (3,378) also placed fourth in New Englands with a 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles. The MSTCA Small Schools Coaches Invitational Award for Outstanding Female Athlete winner is a five-time Merrimack Valley Conference First Team All-Conference member.

NINA KYEI-ABOAGYE

SHARON

The sophomore set the Meet of Champions record in the 200-meter with a 23.97 and also won the 100-meter and 200-meter events at the Div. 3 state meet. She was runner-up in the 200-meter at New Englands. She was also named the Freshman/Sophomore and MSTCA Coaches Invite Outstanding Female Runner.

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DANA LEHR

BELMONT

The 2-mile Meet of Champions champion with a 10:36.51, Lehr also placed third in the mile and was runner-up in the 800-meter and the mile at the Div. 2 meet. The junior also plays soccer and was champion in the mile at the Middlesex League meet. She participates with Emerging Elites in the offseason.

GIULIANA LIGOR

NORTH READING

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The Cape Ann League Athlete of the Year set a Meet of Champions record in the 400-meter hurdles with a 58.97 and also won the 400-meter with a 55.62. The junior also won the 400-meter and 400-meter hurdles in the Div. 5 state meet.

ERIN MORAN

ARLINGTON

The senior was the Div. 2 and Meet of Champions winner in the pole vault and went on to place third at the New Englands. A two-time all-Middlesex League All-Star, Moran is a high honor roll student. She will attend the University of Findlay, majoring in History and Museum studies while continuing to compete in the pole vault.

SKYE PETRIE-CAMERON

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NEWTON NORTH

The senior had the best shot put throw of 45-3 in the Meet of Champions and New Englands, which set a program record. She placed first in both the Div. 1 and New England meets with a runner-up finish at the Meet of Champions. She placed ninth at the New Balance Nationals and will be throwing for Penn State next year.

GABRIELLE PIERRE

LINCOLN-SUDBURY

The triple-jump champion at the Meet of Champions (40-10) also won the long jump with a 19-7.75. She also won the same events in the Div. 1 meet while also competing at New Balance Nationals in the triple jump.

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ZOE SANTOS

NORTON

The junior returned to the All-Scholastic pages after winning the high jump at both the Tri-Valley League and Div. 5 state meet. Santos also placed in the top six at both the Meet of Champions and New Englands. The high honor roll student plans to focus on the principles of mathematics and science in college.

AOIFE SHOVLIN

CAMBRIDGE

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The junior was the Div. 1 champion in the 2-mile and runner-up in the same meet in the mile. She placed fifth in the Meet of Champions in the 2-mile and was third with an All-American time in the New Balance Nationals outdoor meet in the mile. The two-time cross country state champion is a member of the National Honor Society.

CHARLOTTE TUXBURY

WELLESLEY

Tuxbury played a large part in Wellesley’s third straight Div. 2 state outdoor track title. She set a meet record in the mile (4:54.46) and also captured the two-mile (11:08.08). A week later, she was second in the mile at the Meet of Champions and fourth in the 800. An honorable mention honor roll student, Tuxbury trains in the offseason with the Emerging Elites.

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OLIVER AMES

Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Gabrielle Antebi, Lavender Kozoka

The team of juniors Hansen, Okocka, sophomore Antebi and freshman Kozoka ran a 49.07 to place runner-up in the Meet of Champions which was also a school record in the event this season. They also placed first in the Div. 3 meet. Hansen is a Hockomock League All Star with high honors and intends to major in Biology for a Pre-Med track. Okacha is a four-time Hockomock All Star who holds eight records. The high honors student plans to go into the medical field and major in Nursing, Biology or Pre-Med. Antebi is an honor roll student with no current future plans. Kozoka also placed first in the 100-meter at the Coaches Invitational with a sixth-place finish in the same event at the Meet of Champions and a second place long jump at the Meet of Champions.

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FRAMINGHAM

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Ava Lombardo, Sasha Lamakina, Catelyn Last, Abby Desmarais

The relay team of sophomores Lombardo and Lamakine with freshman Last and senior Desmarais ran a 3:54.44 at the Meet of Champions to take home the crown. Lombardo ran the first leg and set a personal record of 59.8 this season. She has gone to Nationals both seasons and plans to go to a Div. 1 or Ivy League school for track or soccer while studying health sciences. Desmaraias also won the 100-meter at the Div. 1 meet and has 14 school records and is a 14-time state champion with nien coming at the Div. 1 meet and five at the Meet of Champions. The National Honor Society member and high honor roll student is committed to Holy Cross for track and field. Last was named Rookie of the Year for the track and field team and had a personal split of 1:01.9 as an honor roll student. Lamakina was runner-up at the 800-meter with a 2:12.94.

4×800

BROOKLINE

Anna Leschly, Lucia Werner, Dasha LeFaivre, Audrey Seeger

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Made up of junior Leschley and seniors Werner, LeFaivre and Seeger, this relay set a meet record with a 9:11.52 at the Meet of Champions. Leschley ran the first leg and set a personal record of 2:17 in the 800-meter. The now two-time All-Scholastic is committed to Dartmouth College to play soccer. LeFaivre is a National Honor Society member and also placed eighth in the 800-meter with a 2:16.5. She will be attending University of California San Diego to continue her running career while studying chemistry in the pre-med track. Werner is a Bay State Conference All Star and a five-time All-Scholastic and a two-time Bay State Conference MVP for cross country. She will be running at Cornell University in the fall. Seeger was named Bay State Conference MVP and set personal records in the 400-meter and 2-mile with top-10 rankings in the state for the 800-meter, mile and 2-mile. She will be attending Amherst College in the fall and run Div. 3 cross country and track.

 

ALL-STARS

BAY STATE CONFERENCE

Caitlyn Chang, Chloe McGinty (Braintree); Audrey Seeger, Dasha LeFaivre, Lucia Werner (Brookline); Abby Desmarais, Sasha Lamakina, Emily Richardson (Framingham); Emmanuella Edozien, Chloe Elder, Sydni Chandler (Natick); Audrey Adam, Taylor Partridge, Madison Roach, Carolina Sanz Arribas (Needham); Jadyn Grant, Bronte Gow, Skye Petrie-Cameron, Sophie Finkelstein, Blake MacNeal (Newton North); Sophia Axelrod, Molly Reilly, Meredith Feener (Walpole); Kayla Bohlin, Emily Carp, Annie Comella, Charlotte Tuxbury (Wellesley); Ella Bates, Casey Dempsey, Isabella Galusha, Gracie Richard, Ainsley Weber (Weymouth)

MVP: Audrey Seeger

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BOSTON CITY LEAGUE

Lilliana Romer, Emma Wadsworth, Michelle Rallo, Leanna Lynch, Maia Poremba (Latin Academy); Sara Blanco, Yrvicca Paul (O’Bryant); Diana Melgar (East Boston)

MVP: Diana Melgar

CAPE AND ISLANDS

Ava Bullock, Chloe Dibb, Lilly DeDecko, Chari Wright, Molly Gleason (Barnstable); Breanna Braham, Rose Anna Joachim, Ava Kvietok, Olivia Pendleton, Megan McDowell, Brianna Hanniford, Vivian Castano, Kerri Clark, Tiana Jacques (Dennis-Yarmouth); Camille Brand, Madison Mello (Martha’s Vineyard); Varvara Conley (Monomoy); Violet Roche, Liz Mayer, Rihanna Sutherland, Adrianna Morgan, Madeline Mahoney (Nauset); Mary Kudarauskas (Sturgis)

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MVP: Violet Roche, Breanna Braham

CAPE ANN LEAGUE

Giuliana Ligor, Hayden MacLellan, 4×100 relay, Callie MacLellan, Madison Vant, Abigail Lilley (North Reading); Georgia Wilson, Asa Labell (Hamilton-Wenham); Blake Parker, 4×400 relay, Devin Stroope (Newburyport); Kaylie Dalgar, 4×800 relay (Pentucket)

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Giuliana Ligor, Bayleigh Shanahan

CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE

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Kaitlyn Burke, Allison Flynn, Lily Griffin, Erin O’Toole (Archbishop Williams); Nikki Clarke, Lea Ahmad-LeBlanc (Arlington Catholic); Morgan Arthurs, Lauryn Augustyn, Ciara Coyne, Molly Duignan, Isabella Graziano, Elizabeth Hogan, Amy Lawton, Emily Morris, Maddie Mullen, Ally Oram, Alexa Orphanos, Ansley Palermo, Erin Parkinson (Bishop Feehan); Julia Davis, Marianna Kay, McKenna Leaman (Bishop Fenwick); Abigail Clark, Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred, Julie Hogan (Cardinal Spellman); Tamia Darling (Cathedral)

MVP: Allison Flynn

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

Katy Macaulay, Simone Connolly, Eliza Sicard, Audrey Bernazzani, Julia Scapicchio, Abby Carlo (Ursuline); Sofia Piantedosi, Sorcha Sullivan, Ollie Daye, Caroline Hartnett, Bevan Doherty, Caeli Wagner, Sarah White, Emily Coughlin, Aoife McDonagh, Chloe Doherty, Lucy Wilson, Mairead O’Brien (Notre Dame); Liliana Martinez, Mia Waldron (Malden Catholic); Roisin Burke (Fontbonne)

COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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UPPER: Olivia Stack, Melanie Reyes, Joyce Philippe, 4×400 relay (Greater Lowell); Tamara Ayala, Jaheidy Ortiz, Molly Touch, Haleigh Cyr, 4×800 relay (Greater Lawrence); Mariely Cepeda, 4×100 relay (Whittier); Jillian Collin, Makayla Nolan (Shawsheen)

MVP: Makayla Nolan, Joyce Philippe

LOWER: Ruth Ann Ambrose, Lily Beland, Elizabeth McKnelly, Abby Greenwald (Academy of Notre Dame); Reilly Hickey (Mystic Valley); Destanee Soba (Nashoba Tech); Yuli Mamet, 4×100 relay (Innovation); Ariana Camilo, Kassandra Pena, Jireilis DeJesus, 4×400 relay (Lynn Tech)

MVP: Reilly Hickey, Destanee Soba, Abby Greenwald

DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE

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Alin Aydohan, Emily Wedlake, Sydney Weiss, Abigail Hennessy, Rosie Deeks (Westford Academy); Sonia D’Ambrosio, Gabrielle Pierre (Lincoln-Sudbury); Emerson Gould (Acton-Boxboro); Elizabeth Reiling, Charlotte DiRocco, Alexandra Saunders (Concord-Carlisle); Emily Frawley, Kyrah Mar (Newton South); Solana Varela, Eva Ferris, Maya McCatty, Sloan Hinton (Weston); Zadie Buckley (Bedford)

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Gabrielle Pierre, Sloan Hinton

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE

Sarah Dumas, Lily DeForge, Elizabeth Hopkins, Ella Chandaria (Franklin); Katherine Oliver, Chloe Dubuisson, Lianna Camille (Canton); Emersyn DePonte, Sophia Olaniyan (Taunton); Nina Kyei-Aboagye (Sharon); Emilia Smith (Attleboro); Ella McDonald, Ashley Cleverdon, Addison Burns, Dani Lomuscio, Alex D’Amadio, Maddie Hill, Kate O’Neil (King Philip); Annie Reilly, Hannah Dupill, Braelyn Graham, Katie Beaulieu, Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Brie Antebi, Lavender Kozaka, Katie Sobieraj (Oliver Ames); Lauren Bober (Foxboro); Chloe Guthrie, Katie Garrahy, Abby Scott, Elyssa Buchanan, Lauren Signoriello (Mansfield); Katie Galgoczy, Molly Galgoczy, Sydney O’Connor (North Attleboro); Senai Whigham, Maya Ashu (Stoughton)

MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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Nyah Baker (Holbrook); Inez Medeiros, Angela Njoroge, Grace Flattery (Diman); Glanna Mitchell, Daniella Rigueiro, Averie Denelle (Tri-County); Adison Hohengasser, Lilly Andrews, Chloe Champagne, Wenwu Akoi (Southeastern); Sayne Campbell (Blue Hills); Marielle Albon, Christele Derogene (Bristol-Plymouth)

MVP: Chloe Champagne

MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE

Claire DeMersseman, Lily Brown, Mia Giaimo, Mollie Bedard, Rose Kiley (Andover); Gianna McGowan, Nyrah Joseph (Billerica); Anya Neira, Emma Finch, Franchesca Thurston, Laura Fennessy, Macy Daigle, Rayniah Mercedat (Central Catholic); Naomi D’Souza (Chelmsford); Madeline Goncalves (Haverhill); Ava Conroy, Drea Defreitas, Britney Ogiegor, Ella Machado, Quinn Petzold, Sabrina Cady, Scarlett Prak, Serena Nguyen (Lowell); Jaleesa Nevarez, Alexandra Tardugno, Alysha Santana Sosa, Isabella Fiore, Lauren Quarm (Methuen); Elif Altunkilic, Erika Wojcik, Makenna Dube (North Andover): Jaden Kasule (Tewksbury)

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

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Madison Alves, Lindsey Alves, Morgan Blout, Karlie Discipio, Annika Lawson, Olivia Oliphant, Julia Bois (Stoneham); Kamryn Encarnaco, Izzy Lightbody, Katie Caraco, Carissa Carciero, Antonia Zagami, Katie Savio (Reading); Katie Atkins, Amandine Mangon, Lucy Kontos, Jada Solomon, Aubrey Deardorf, Felice Haverly, Ainsley Cutherberston (Lexington); Grace Bracket, Quinn Wilcox, Lily Sallee, Abby Hardigan, Liza Bangston, Charlotte O’Neil, Sophia Anderson, Lauren Mangarelli, Cheyenne Toppi (Wakefield); Renee Lacomte, Asheligh DeMartinis, Cora Lavery, Olivia DiRienzo (Burlington); Kate Sullivan, Maesha Jonathas, Sydney Metivier, Nicole Gangi, Grace Battista, Sinead Butler, Leah Finn, Kaitlynn Butler, Riley Power, Jessica Leehan (Woburn); Molly MacDonald, Alexis LeBlanc, Addy Hunt, Mollie Osgood, Maddie Krueger (Wilmington); Hope Hanafin (Burlington); Bryn Ryan, Elise Kempf, Erin Moran, Evie Lauzon, Eva Cloherty, Ellery Klatka, Isadora Margolius, Isabella Lauzon, Ella Radoslovich, Cecelia Keating, Meghan Prior (Arlington); Cadence L’Heureux, Reilly Powell, Amy Rowe, Katie Leeman, Claire MacDonald, Emma Drago, Aisling Donagan, Olivia DellaPorta, D’Mitra Mukasa, Scarlett Timm, Emme Boyer (Melrose); Elsa Ryan, Anna Lonergan (Watertown); Dana Lehr, Kira Van Kelsted, Siri Iagnemma, Ailinn Capitani, Lucy Hamer (Belmont); Mikayla Ferguson, Gabby Williams, Caroline Herlihy, Mia Kurtz (Winchester)

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Sadie Halpern, Marrietta O’Connell, Elise Burchfield, Maren Potter, Margaret Miller, Kate Twomey, Paige Tredwell (Marblehead); Aniyah Ross-Everett (Swampscott); Amanda Schneider, Ellie Green (Masconomet); Leah Buckley. Nicole Ofurie, Alessandra Forgione (Peabody); Grace Galbreath (Beverly); Piper Testa, Lauren Boughner, Brooke Appelstein, Caroline Losee, Lilly Podgurski, Sophia Doumas, Samia Lalikos, Jenna Lindsay, Mara Siewko (Masconomet); Megan Hurd (Gloucester)

ALL-STARS: Remmi Cote, Savannah Stevens, Madi Gibeau-Schmitt (Masconomet); Marissa Simmons, Kayley Bunn (Peabody); Rachael Albert (Marblehead); Grace Galbreath (Beverly); Jamila Oriakhi (Swampscott); Aili Spencer, Skye Ciolino, Cia Donohoe (Gloucester); Arianna Cappuccio, April Ferguson (Winthrop); Bobbi Serino (Danvers); Jessica Bremberg (Saugus); Mida Juene (Salem)

PATRIOT LEAGUE

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FISHER: Natalie Mutschler, Cam Bradford (Hanover); Sophia Adams, Lilia Davies, Zoe Wodja (Plymouth South); Sarah Claflin, Maya Bergamesca, Caroline Minogue, Ella Govostes, Veronica Ghattas, Ava Bouphavongsa, Ally Johnson (Pembroke); Sofija Slezas, Maddy McGillicuddy, Salma Boukhtam, Aluna Coogan-Coyne, Sophia Edwards, Brooklynn Rizzo, Hannah Moriarty (Quincy/North Quincy); Brooke McCarthy (Scituate)

MVP: Sarah Claflin

KEENAN: Nina Crean, Jasai Shakespeare, Zoe Schulze, Lauren Howard, Meghan Koenen, Catherine Salem, Clare Lowther (Hingham); Josephine Lee, Lilah MacQuarrie (Duxbury); Isabelle Flynn, Ava Brunswick, Meredith Miller, Charlotte Perreault, Anna White, Olivia Audette (Marshfield); Mia Sweeney, Ainsley Hall, Mariah Romaine, Lily Bartholomew (Plymouth North); Abigail Cunningham, Erin Flaherty (Silver Lake); Sky Anderson, Briana Codio, McKenna McCarthy (Whitman-Hanson)

MVP: Mariah Romaine

SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE

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Morgan Hayward, Reagan Flynn, Oriana Hernandez (Apponequet); Gabriela Thorpe, Liberty Gazaille, Olivia Santos, Aiyanna Massie, Hannah Santos, Emma Bouchard (Case); Julianna Dutra, Hayden Robinson, Kearston Nelson (Seekonk); Audrey Thomas, Delilah Post, Aubrey Heisse, Emily Abbott (Old Rochester); Madalyn Duatre (Greater New Bedford); Ella Dunbury, Alyssa Bassett, Alyssa Caldeira, Emma Pope (West Bridgewater); Mariana Lavigne, Madison Root (Dighton-Rehoboth); Mia Gentile (Somerset Berkley)

MVP: Morgan Hayward

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Issy Price, Bianca Resende-Ambroise, Anya Rizzo, Kaliya Sanon, Ava Monteiro (Brockton); Adunoluwa Olubanwo, Jasmine Dosouto, Aaliyah Alexandre (Durfee); Alisha Gomes, Brenna Woodbury, Lily Giurleo, Molly Jesson, Camden Strandberg, Kelsie Dessaps, Naisha Auguste (Bridgewater-Raynham); Brooke Davis, Syndey Almeida, Haley Zexter (Dartmouth); Lilian Brine, Jacqui Bank (New Bedford)

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

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Alice Brambati, Josie Hopkins, Loryn Canty, Elena Davies, Emma Prisco, Evelyn Woodbury, Elyse Srodawa (Hopkinton); Victoria McGowan, Katie Tran, Susannah Rockers, Tea Pagnotti, Maeve Gavin (Westwood); Ella Kane, Alyssa Schoenfeld (Medfield); Natalie Martin (Norwood); Annabelle Lynch, Maggie Kuchman, Izzy Ross (Holliston); Ava Dittenhafer, Natalia Melnick, Sadie Gilhooly, Sophia Warnetski (Ashland); Zoe Santos, Jillian Strynar, Evangeline Emerson, Molly McIntyre, Phoebe Gesner (Norton); Charity Johnson, Camelia Meredith, Jania  Campbell, Brooke Scott, Katelyn Maniero (Medway); Shealin Conroy (Millis); Margaret Bowles, Caetlyn Embree, Elyse Bissada (Dover-Sherborn); Peyton Teehan, Nicki Brown, Sophia Cucinotta, Garyanne Doliscar, Jade Brown (Dedham); Olivia Carney, Nina Ames, Calleigh Elder (Bellingham);

MVP: Zoe Santos, Alice Brambati



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What Alex Bregman leaving Boston Red Sox could mean for Marcelo Mayer

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Alex Bregman is off the free agent board after leaving Boston to sign a five-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs on Saturday.

Who will now play third base for the 2026 Red Sox?

Boston has had 23-year-old Marcelo Mayer working out at both third base and second base this offseason.

As a rookie last season, Mayer made 28 of his 35 starts at third base. His other seven starts came at second. He was promoted from Triple-A Worcester when Boston placed Bregman on the injured list May 24 with a right quad strain. The left-handed hitter started mostly at third base against right-handed starters when Bregman missed 43 games from May 24-July 11.

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The sure-handed Mayer is considered Boston’s long-term shortstop. But chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has committed to keeping Trevor Story as his shortstop this season instead of moving the veteran to second base to open shortstop for Mayer immediately. That leaves Mayer as either Boston’s second baseman or third baseman depending on how the roster shakes out.

With Bregman gone, it’s looking more likely that Mayer will play third base.

The options on the free agent and trade markets are dwindling. The Red Sox could target free agent shortstop Bo Bichette to play second base. Meanwhile, free agent third baseman Eugenio Suárez, who hit 49 homers for the Diamondbacks and Mariners last year, remains available. But the 34-year-old would represent a significant downgrade from Bregman defensively. Suárez finished with minus-six defensive runs saved in 1,347 ⅔ innings at third base last year.

Mayer has the ability to play plus defense at third. He finished with 0 defensive runs saved in 248 ⅔ innings there last year. But the more reps he receives there, the better he should get. Most of his pro career has been spent at shortstop. He played just 48 ⅓ innings at third base in the minors compared to 2,254 innings at shortstop.

“It’s not easy going into an offseason kind of getting reps at every position,” Mayer said at Fenway Fest on Saturday. “I believe that every position requires different traits, different skills, different angles that you need to master. Obviously, I’m doing everything I can taking reps at third and second base and I feel really good at both. So wherever they need me is where I’m going to play. I’m going to do my best out there.”

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He added that playing third base is completely different than playing second base.

“Second base, you’re doing everything backwards,” Mayer said. “Third base, you’re pretty much playing shortstop with less range, kind of quicker reflexes. So yeah, I think they’re just different skills that you need to hone in on to be able to be great at that position.”

Mayer spent the final 58 games of the 2025 season on the IL with a wrist injury that required surgery. He expects to be ready to fully participate in workouts once spring training begins.

“I’m pretty much doing full baseball activity, like a normal ramp-up, as I would for a regular season going into spring training,” Mayer said. “So I feel like I’m in a good spot.”

Mayer’s injury history is another concern if he replaces Bregman. It’s fair to question whether the Sox can rely on him to be available for the majority of a 162-game season.

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The Red Sox asked him to put on weight this offseason to try to make him more durable. He has had issues staying healthy throughout his career so far, never playing more than 91 games in any season in the minors and majors.

“It was one of the main goals I set for myself going into the offseason,” Mayer said. “I weighed in at like 218 right now, which is by far the heaviest I’ve ever weighed in my life. I feel great, stronger and faster than ever. So I feel like my body’s in a really good spot.”

He’s up from 208 pounds at the end of last season.

“Moving well,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday at Fenway Fest. “Actually, Trevor was surprised the way he’s moving. Fast. It seems like his offseasons, the last two or three, he’s always rehabbing or trying to catch up. Not this year. I had a conversation with him toward the end of the season and he basically said, ‘I’m ready, I’m ready.’ And we’ll see, we’ll see how it works out. But the kid, he’s a good baserunner, he’s a good defender, he can hit the ball out of the ballpark. Obviously there’s a few things offensively that he needs to improve, but that’s everybody. And I like the player. I like him a lot. I don’t think he’s afraid of this environment. He actually likes it. So just go out there and play in spring training.”

Another question mark is whether Mayer is ready to be an everyday starter who faces both righties and lefties?

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Cora typically avoided batting Mayer against lefty starters and relievers last year, like he does with most all his young left-handed hitters. Mayer went 4-for-26 (.154) against southpaws while starting five games against them. He was 13-for-48 (.271) with a .300 on-base percentage, .458 slugging percentage and .758 OPS in 50 plate appearances against lefties for Triple-A Worcester before his promotion.

The Red Sox faced left-handed starters in 28% of games in 2025.

“I think he can play every day,” Breslow said at the GM Meetings in early November. “I certainly wouldn’t want to set limits on what he’s capable of doing. He hasn’t and that’s something we of course need to be mindful of.”

Cora said while discussing Mayer, “Facing lefties in spring training is going to make them better. If we don’t face them, we’ll figure out. … So just try to get them against lefties. Same with Roman (Anthony), same with Wilyer (Abreu), same with Jarren (Duran). That’s something that, like I said, we’ll talk with Bres and see where we’re at.”



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Red Sox shed light on plans for outfield, including Ceddanne Rafaela’s role

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Last year the Red Sox had a unique and enviable problem, which was that at full strength the club had more starting-caliber outfielders than it had available lineup spots.

Injuries kept that from being an issue most of the season, but for some stretches the only way the club could accommodate everyone was by playing Gold Glove center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela at second base.



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Boston Reddit did not mince words when it came to the best way of evicting this brazen stroller squatter.

A Boston woman is dealing with an unwelcome tenant on her front porch — a rat that has turned a baby stroller into a cozy winter hideaway.

The woman shared her ordeal Thursday on the r/Boston subreddit, explaining that she had left her stroller, complete with a muff, on her second-floor porch. When she checked on it later, she discovered a rat had moved in.

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“I stupidly left our stroller with a muff out on the porch,” she wrote. “Today I found a big rat is nested in there. I can’t see clearly, but it seems it has chewed up the muff lining and is using the filling for a nest.”

The woman said she’s called a few pest control companies, but instead of offering immediate removal, they just tried to sell her a long-term bait boxing service. 

“…Which is fine, but I urgently need someone to just safely remove the rat and the nest so I can clean or dispose of the stroller if needed,” she wrote, adding that she couldn’t secure a next-day appointment and felt Monday was too far away.

Turning to Reddit for advice, the woman asked whether she should attempt to remove the rat herself, saying she was worried about being bitten or contracting a disease. “Which professional can I call?” she asked.

Redditors reacted with a mix of humor and practical advice. The top comment began, “Sounds like it’s their porch now,” before offering an elaborate plan involving a bucket trap and joking that the rat could then “go on to be a Michelin star chef at a French restaurant,” a nod to the 2007 film “Ratatouille.”

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Others suggested she evict the rat by vigorously shaking the stroller or whacking it with a broom, while many urged her to cut her losses entirely and throw the stroller out.

“I honestly wouldn’t ever use it for a small child after a rat had been cribbed up there,” one commenter wrote.

Pest control experts generally advise against handling rats without professional help. According to Terminix, rodents can become aggressive and scratch when threatened and may carry diseases such as hantavirus and leptospirosis.

“When it comes to getting rid of a rat’s nest in the house, DIY treatments won’t cut it,” the company warns on its website.

Boston has been grappling with heightened rat activity in recent years, prompting a citywide rodent action plan known as BRAP. City officials urge residents to “see something, squeak something!” and report rodent activity to 311. Officials said response teams are typically dispatched within one to two days.

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Morgan Rousseau is a freelance writer for Boston.com, where she reports on a variety of local and regional news.





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