Boston, MA
Softball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars
SOFTBALL
Brooke Aldrich (Taunton)
Aniyah Bailey (Taunton)
Priya Bedard (Medway)
Lauren Bernaiche (Apponequet)
Abby Bettencourt (Peabody)
Kelsey Blanchette (Lincoln-Sudbury)
Bella Bourque (Taunton)
Riley Caulfield (Millis)
Kiele Coleman (Methuen)
Liana Danubio (Norton)
McKenzie Foley (Hanover)
Breanna Fontes (Case)
Natalia Fotopoulos (Arlington)
Katie Fox (Central Catholic)
Brigid Gaffny (North Andover)
Whitney Gigante (Tewksbury)
Ali Gill (King Philip)
Kaelyn Larkin (Medfield)
Lucy Latour (Dighton-Rehoboth)
Isabelle Levasseur (Amesbury)
Samantha Lincoln (Taunton)
Logan Lomasney (Peabody)
Shakura Lynch (Milton)
Shannon Macleod (Notre Dame Hingham)
Julia Malowitz (Central Catholic)
Delaney Moquin (Silver Lake)
Jillian Ondrick (Archbishop Williams)
Emma Penniman (Triton)
Alyx Rossi (Bedford)
Kathleen Simmons (Arlington Catholic)
Sharlotte Stazinski (Walpole)
Elsie Testa (Abington)
Lauren Trostel (Plymouth South)
McCoy Walsh (King Philip)
HONORABLE MENTION
Kasie Bailey (Abington)
Maddie Baker (Needham)
Cam Cloonan (Dighton-Rehoboth)
Bailey DeLeire (Mystic Valley)
Taylor Dolan (Cardinal Spellman)
AJ Gates (Monomoy)
Abby Greene (Norwell)
Ella Haley (Reading)
Abby Hanna (Hanover)
Rebecca Harris (Tewksbury)
Lily Mackenzie (Wilmington)
Ella Mancuso (North Andover)
Emily Meleedy (Newburyport)
Caitlin Milner (Central Catholic)
Brooke Moloney (St. Mary’s)
Bridget Mulkeen (Westwood)
Madison Nereu (Wareham)
Lily Picard (Case)
Mylee Ramer (Bishop Feehan)
Taylor Reid (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Jenna Roche (North Andover)
Olivia Schultz (Natick)
Mia Torres (Taunton)
Samantha Waters (Silver Lake)
ALL-SCHOLASTICS
BROOKE ALDRICH
TAUNTON
The junior Hockomock League All-Star for the four-time defending Div. 1 state champions made her mark as a shortstop this season, hitting .438 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs, 38 RBI, and 32 runs scored. She had her 100th career hit this season.
ANIYAH BAILEY
TAUNTON
Just a freshman, this catcher immediately contributed to the best team in the state and D1 state champion. She led the team with a .551 batting average, .607 on-base percentage, nine doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 40 RBI, and 38 runs scored. She also plays field hockey.
PRIYA BEDARD
MEDWAY
A junior catcher, she was a TVL All-Star, a TVL Small co-MVP and a team MVP. She batted .548, with a .618 OBP, a 1.441 OPS, with 34 hits, four doubles, five triples, a home run, 25 RBI, 27 runs scored, and a .992 fielding percentage. She also plays soccer.
LAUREN BERNAICHE
APPONEQUET
This senior as a pitcher threw 118 innings, with 33 runs and 33 earned runs, a 1.78 ERA, 19 walks, and 185 strikeouts. She batted .468 with a .526 OBP, 14 RBI 20 runs, and 16 stolen bases. She was the South Coast Conference MVP.
ABBY BETTENCOURT
PEABODY
The senior batted .654, with a .732 OBP, with 34 RBI and eight home runs. As a pitcher, her ERA was .957 in 117 innings pitched. She struck out 186 batters. For her career, she had a .567 batting average, 110 RBI, and 26 homers. She holds the school record with 732 strikeouts as a pitcher.
KELSEY BLANCHETTE
LINCOLN-SUDBURY
A junior, this pitcher also stood out at outfield, second base, and shortstop. She was the DCL Conference Player of the Year. She batted .429 with five home runs, 33 hits, 28 RBI. She struck out 103 batters in 78.2 innings with an opponent batting average of .185.
BELLA BOURQUE
TAUNTON
Another terrific player from the Div. 1 state champs, this freshman got it done both as a third baseman and catcher. A Hockomock All-Star, she batted .475, with a .536 OBP, 10 doubles, eight triples, a home run, 35 RBI, and 38 runs scored.
RILEY CAULFIELD
MILLIS
This pitcher and outfielder had a standout senior season. In 120 innings pitched, she had 131 strikeouts (with 616 in her career), with a 2.78 ERA. She threw a no-hitter against Bellingham, and two other one-hitters. At the plate, she hit .574, with 27 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases.
KIELE COLEMAN
METHUEN
This senior shortstop was a three-time First-Team Merrimack Valley Conference performer. This spring, she batted .415, with 19 RBI, a .449 OBP, and a .561 slugging percentage. For her career, she batted .374 with 77 RBI and 94 runs scored.
LIANA DANUBIO
NORTON
This sophomore excelled as both a pitcher and third baseman. A captain and TVL All-Star, she was the TVL Pitcher of the Year, with eight shutouts. She struck out 142, with a 2.05 ERA. On offense, she batted .421 with a .500 OBP. She is a high honors student.
McKENZIE FOLEY
HANOVER
A Patriot League All-Star, the senior third baseman joined Hanover’s 100-hit club, with a 518 batting average, 43 hits, 25 RBI, and 37 runs. For her career, she was a four-year league all-star, with 123 hits, 73 RBI, and 100 runs scored.
BREANNA FONTES
CASE
This junior catcher batted .549, slugged 1.028, with 10 doubles, 38 RBI, six home runs, 12 walks, and only one strikeout all season. For her career, she has 14 home runs, 22 doubles, and 89 RBI. She is a high honors student.
NATALIA FOTOPOULOS
ARLINGTON
The senior played center field, pitcher, shortstop, and catcher. She had 33 hits, a .458 average, a .551 OBP, .597 slugging, 32 runs, and 19 RBI. In the circle, she had a 1.25 ERA, seven earned runs allowed, and 54 strikeouts.
KATIE FOX
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
This senior shortstop in just 73 at-bats scored 28 runs, had 35 hits, a .480 batting average, and 26 RBI. She is a three-time National Honor Society student. She will continue her career at Saint Anselm.
BRIGID GAFFNY
NORTH ANDOVER
This senior was a First-Team MVC All-Conference performer as a freshman, sophomore, and junior, and the MVC Player of the Year as a senior. This season, she batted .305 with two home runs, 12 RBI, and as a pitcher struck out 173 with a 1.38 ERA.
WHITNEY GIGANTE
TEWKSBURY
This senior was a First Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference performer, the MVC 1 Player of the Year, and team co-MVP. She posted a 15-3 record with a 2.36 ERA, 115 strikeouts, and just 21 walks. On offense, she had a 16-game hit streak to start the spring, and batted .566 with a 646 OBP and .755 slugging.
ALI GILL
KING PHILIP
This big-hitting sophomore center fielder batted .421 with 40 hits, 12 home runs, 45 RBI, 42 runs, and 12 stolen bases. A two-year varsity starter, she has 69 hits, 20 homers, 74 RBI, and 76 runs scored.
KAELYN LARKIN
MEDFIELD
A pitcher, shortstop, and outfielder, this senior batted .569 with 12 homers, 38 RBI, 1.310 slugging, and a 1.972 OPS. A three-time TVL MVP, a four-time TVL All-Star, she had 39 home runs and 152 RBI.
LUCY LATOUR
DIGHTON-REHOBOTH
The senior center fielder led the way for the Div. 3 state champions. She batted .576 with a .579 OBP, and 1.045 slugging. She had 49 hits with 19 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 34 runs scored. She had over 100 hits, RBI, and runs scored for her career.
ISABELLE LEVASSEUR
AMESBURY
This senior pitcher earned team MVP and Cape Ann League Baker Player of the Year this past season. She batted .410 with 30 runs, 28 RBI, and five home runs. In the circle, she went 15-5, with 27 earned runs in 117 innings pitched, with a 1.62 ERA, and 215 strikeouts.
SAMANTHA LINCOLN
TAUNTON
The senior led the Tigers to an undefeated record and fourth consecutive Div. 1 state title. The Gatorade Player of the Year pitched 133 innings, struck out 284 batters, with a 2.11 ERA. She batted .393 with a .493 OBP, six doubles, and four home runs. She will continue her career at Texas Tech.
LOGAN LOMASNEY
PEABODY
A two-time Herald All-Scholastic, the senior is a four-time Northeast Conference All-Star. This year, she batted .493 with a 1.000 fielding percentage, and hit eight home runs with 32 RBI. She will attend Southern New Hampshire to play basketball and softball.
SHAKURA LYNCH
MILTON
This senior shortstop and catcher batted .393, with two home runs, and 18 RBI. A two-time Bay State Conference All-Star, she also competes in track, and will attend UMass-Lowell in the fall.
SHANNON MacLEOD
NOTRE DAME
This senior pitcher struck out 199 batters this season, and finished with 558 strikeouts in her career. She posted a 1.96 ERA, with an opposing batting average of .197. Offensively, she hit eight home runs with a .493 average.
JULIA MALOWITZ
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
The senior pitcher had an ERA this season of 1.68, with 129 strikeouts, compiling a 15-2 record. As a hitter, she batted .400 with 26 hits. Her exploits led her to MVC First-Team All-Conference honors. For her career, she struck out 377 batters.
DELANEY MOQUIN
SILVER LAKE
This junior earned Patriot League Keenan Division All-Star and MVP honors for the second year in a row. She compiled a 19-2 record. In 138 innings pitched, she had 265 strikeouts, an 0.45 ERA, and a .105 batting average against. Offensively, she hit .364 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI.
JILLIAN ONDRICK
ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS
The MVP of the Catholic Central League, the sophomore helped guide her team to 14 wins and a spot in the Round of 16 in the Div. 3 state tournament. Ondrick has already surpassed 500 career strikeouts to go along with 100 hits and 100 RBI. In the offseason, she competes for the Louisville Sluggers 16U VanBoxmeer.
EMMA PENNIMAN
TRITON
As a pitcher, the junior had a 1.21 ERA. For her career, she has struck out 506 batters. Offensively, she hit .443 with a .524 OBP, a 1.238 OPS, and .714 slugging percentage. For the last two seasons, she has been the CAL Kinney Softball Player of the Year.
ALYX ROSSI
BEDFORD
The junior southpaw earned DCL MVP honors after striking out 278 batters in 116 innings and posting a miniscule 0.12 ERA. She also batted .635 with six home runs and 47 hits. A member of the National Honor Society, Rossi has already given a verbal commitment to Boston College.
KATHLEEN SIMMONS
ARLINGTON CATHOLIC
A senior second baseman, Simmons batted .552, with a .582 OBP this season. She had 48 hits, with 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases. She was a Catholic Central League All-Star, and the CCL Offensive MVP. She had over 100 hits for her career.
SHARLOTTE STAZINSKI
WALPOLE
This junior led the Timberwolves to the Div. 2 state championship. A pitcher, she posted a 20-1 record with an ERA of 1.12, 226 strikeouts, 73 hits, and 22 earned runs in 138 innings pitched. She also hit for a .311 average, .408 OBP, and .541 slugging. She is also captain of the volleyball team.
ELSIE TESTA
ABINGTON
Only a sophomore, this pitcher had 22 starts, 152 innings pitched, and allowed only 19 earned runs, with a 0.88 ERA. She struck out 189 batters, with 62 walks, one wild pitch, and no errors made. She also had a no-hitter against Pembroke. She was the South Shore League Tobin Player of the Year.
LAUREN TROSTEL
PLYMOUTH SOUTH
This senior was a captain and a four-year Patriot League All-Star. This season, she batted .577 in 20 games, with 41 hits, 31 RBI, and 30 runs scored. She also had an .845 slugging percentage. She was the Patriot League Fisher Division MVP this season. For her career, she had a .504 average, with 84 RBI.
MCCOY WALSH
KING PHILIP
Only a sophomore, she pitched for 107.2 innings, posting a 15-2 mark, with 186 strikeouts, and an opponents’ batting average of .148. For her career, she is 31-5, with 420 strikeouts, and an opposing batting average of .142.
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
BAY STATE CONFERENCE
MK Maloney, Shakura Lynch, Victoria Fish, Sadie Steuterman (Milton); Caitlyn Russell, Katie McMahon, Olivia Schultz, Jayme Kiley (Natick); Sharlotte Stazinski, Grace Todd, Caroline Doran, Caroline Daley (Walpole); Catherine McPhee, Gabby Diaute (Braintree); Sarah Deroian, Maddie Baker, Emma Ching (Needham); Nora Hamel (Newton North); Mia Hasselback, Elizabeth McDonnell (Wellesley); Bella Pires (Weymouth)
MVP: Olivia Schultz, Maddie Baker
BOSTON CITY LEAGUE
Jenna DaSilva (East Boston); Ashley Jimenez (Excel); Rose Monestime (English); Ella Hamilton, Maddie Andrade (Latin Academy); Amy Mariano (New Mission); Julianna Berardi, Nia Buyu (O’Bryant); Dianny Felix Roman (Tech Boston)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ella Hamilton
CAPE AND ISLANDS
ATLANTIC: Jazlyn Coyer (Barnstable); Alexa Barboza, Savannah Azoff (Dennis-Yarmouth); Anna Bennett, Kaylee Shaw, Christina Femino, Molly Belfiore, Rylin Biggs (Falmouth); Naomi Francis (Nauset); AJ Gates, Alana Ljoko, Lilly Furman, Kiley Mawn, Willa Leighton (Monomoy)
MVP: AJ Gates
LIGHTHOUSE: Kelly Pacheco (Martha’s Vineyard); Sydney Ard, Madison Silva, Yahely Del Rosario Gomez (Nantucket); Emily Cunningham, Ava Botelho, Alanna Flanders (Rising Tide); Molly Reino, Sam Orcutt, Elsa Wiesner, Julianna Gygent (Sturgis); Sophia Pierangeli, Celia Trombly, Cassidy Conway (Saint John Paul II)
MVP: Seren Crister
CAPE ANN LEAGUE
Isabelle Levasseur, Calista Catarius, Alexis LeBlanc (Amesbury); Ella Barbarick (Georgetown); Morgan Hubbard (Lynnfield); Anna Gardner (Manchester-Essex); Emily Meleedy, Emma Keefe (Newburyport); Olivia Reilly, Kristen Galvin, Caitlin Reilly (North Reading); Kayla Murphy, Molly LaBel (Pentucket); Emma Penniman, Kyla Story, Skylar Colburn (Triton)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Meleedy, Emma Penniman, Isabelle Levasseur
CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE
Sarah Dupre, Arli Rodriquez, Maddie Narducci, Mylee Ramer (Bishop Feehan); Monica Kelley, Alyssa Burke, Jill Ondrick, Ciara McMenamin (Archbishop Williams); Michaela Walker, Brooke Moloney, Aliza Crean-Oviedo, Roma Braid (St. Mary’s); Kathleen Simmons, Jackie Murdock, Erin Shortell, Maddie Connolly (Arlington Catholic); Val Tate, Lulu Diaz (Bishop Fenwick); Taylor Dolan, Avery Barnes (Cardinal Spellman); Katie Manzone, Ava Teixeira (Bishop Stang)
MVP: Jill Ondrick
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Shannon MacLeod, Claire Ferrara, Piper Levin, Hannah Gauthier (Notre Dame Hingham); Emma Hollingsworth, Lyla Hollingsworth (Malden Catholic); Colleen Ganley, Ann Kuchta (Ursuline); Ava Donaghue (Fontbonne)
COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Maggie Carney, Chloe Crogan (Lowell Catholic); Jacqui Martineau, Caitlin Lafontaine (Academy of Notre Dame); Alyssa Collins, Kaitlyn Collins, Paige King, Katie Potter (Minuteman); Gianna Scoppettuolo, Jenna Yelmokas (Northeast); Ashley Hart, Hannah Richard (Nashoba Tech); Francesca Reardon, Reagan Bowden (Shawsheen); Samantha Nasella, Maya German, Jashley Lopez (Greater Lawrence); Ella Mangone, Emily DeLiere, Bailey DeLiere (Mystic Valley); Amaya Flood, Paige Matte, Morgan Haskell (Greater Lowell); Maddie Noury, Kaitlyn Hurley, Ainsley Rousseau, Kaylee Habib (Whittier); Camila Rufino Santos (Lynn Tech)
MVP: Kaylee Habib, Bailey DeLiere
DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Ashleigh Lent, Eliana Krasnow, Lia Mazzocchi, Kelsey Blanchette (Lincoln-Sudbury); Katie Carroll, Sarah Kirby (Westford Academy); Ila Gillespie, Alice Rosecan (Acton-Boxboro); Avi Kuperman (Newton South); Sophia Beckett (Wayland); Alyxandra Rossi (Bedford); Alice Cooprider (Bedford); Brook Boyle (Concord-Carlisle):
THORPE: Sarah Danielson, Sophie Jorjorian, Grace Messina (Lincoln-Sudbury); Maddie Smith, Clara Inella (Acton-Boxboro); Anya Gesin, Lyla Griffin (Westford Academy); Hannah Schwager, Lauren Kelly (Newton South); Reese Phillips, Jill Brennan (Concord-Carlisle); Nyla Collazo (Cambridge)
FOLEY: Kate Patterson, Mia Vitti, Sami Langone (Bedford); Kelsey Kaufman, Katie Pralle (Wayland); Abby Rosenfield (Boston Latin); Danielle Ananian (Waltham)
PLAYER OF YEAR: Kelsey Blanchette, Alyxandra Rossi
GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE
Sydney Conti, Lorelai Davis, Kaleigh Laidlaw, Joy Riccioli (Medford); Peyton Warren, Bryanna Mason, Emma Longmore, Emilia Maria-Babcock (Everett); Danni-Hope Randall, Shayna Smith, Frankie Reed (Revere); Rachel Dana, Lauren Wilson, Nevaeh Eth (Lynn Classical); Arianna LaBoy, LeaNyah Pineiro, Kate Johansson (Lynn English); Nora Donovan (Somerville); Haylee Seeley (Malden); Yareliz Gonzalez Falcon (Chelsea)
MVP: Gianna Masucci
HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE
Samantha Lincoln, Aniyah Bailey, Bella Bourque, Mia Torres, Brooke Aldrich (Taunton); McCoy Walsh, Ava Kelley, Ali Gill, Jo Bennett, Maddie Paschke (King Philip); Cae Pellegrini, Maeve Driscoll (Milford); Emma Callahan, Vittoria Cuscia, Natalia Leach (Foxboro); Crystyliah Covel, Devon Morris (Oliver Ames); Sarah Boozang (Franklin); Rylie Camacho, Jenna Callahan, Lola Ronayne (Attleboro); Grace Foreman (North Attleboro); Olivia Madeira (Mansfield)
MVP: Samantha Lincoln
MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
LARGE: Ava Cossette, Mackenzie Duffy, Breann MacMillan, Nicole Ayre (Tri-County); Shelby Estrella , Aubry Mabrouk, Izzy Torres (Bristol-Plymouth); Bella Burke (Southeastern); Kacie Lynch, Natalie Raposa (Diman); Sylvia Cull (Blue Hills);
MVP: Kacie Lynch
SMALL: Madison MacLeod, Marlaina Poillucci, Liberty Farry (Norfolk Aggie); Mia Bradshaw, Hannah Dailey, Allie Blanchard (South Shore); Kayleigh DeSousa, Patty Spillane (Old Colony); Katelyn McCrae (Bristol Aggie); Mikayla Venuti (Cape Cod Tech); Taysia Lopes (Upper Cape)
MVP: Kayleigh DeSousa
COMPREHENSIVE: Madison Nereu, Jolee Anderson, Olivia Lacava, Jossalyn Anctil (Wareham); Tess Silvia, Jayda Pequita, Mackenzy Ponte (Westport); Makayla Hopkins, Sophia Curran (Holbrook); Rylie Patterson (Avon)
MVP: Madison Nereu
MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE
Whitney Gigante, Rebecca Harris, Avery Della Piana (Tewksbury); Ella Mancuso, Jenna Roche, Brigid Gaffny (North Andover); Caitlin Milner, Katie Fox, Julia Malowitz (Central Catholic); Adrianna Capozzi (Chelmsford); Adriana Delaney, Kiele Coleman (Methuen); McKenzie Lussier, Gabby Coffey (Dracut); Aria Frasier (Andover); Sophia DaSilva (Billerica); Samantha Dion (Haverhill)
MVP: Whitney Gigante, Brigid Gaffny
MIDDLESEX LEAGUE
LIBERTY: Natalia Fotopoulos, Soline Fisher, Nora Vartanian, Michaela Edwards (Arlington); Ella Haley, Ava Kiley, Ellie Russo, Shea Hennessy, Abbie Gullotti (Reading); Lidia Palys, Abby Man, Ria Singh (Lexington); Hannah Niemszyk, Avery Simpson, Grace Forsythe (Woburn); Josie Kim (Belmont); Tessa Capodanno (Winchester)
MVP: Natalia Fotopoulos, Ella Haley
FREEDOM: Lily Mackenzie, Ali McElligott, Charlotte Forcina, Erin McCarthy, Eva Boudreau (Wilmington); Molly Burns, Kathyryn Sliski, Jade Watherhouse, Jackie Sullivan (Wakefield); Madison King, Morgan Ryan, Sophia Marshall, Shea McDonald, Charlotte Willey (Burlington); Bella Pettinato, Caroline Andrade (Watertown); Ava Viola (Melrose)
MVP: Lily MacKenzie
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Jasmine Feliciano, Merrideth Johnston, Gabby Wickeri (Beverly); Addie McCarty, Ava Gray (Danvers); Emma Carripichosa (Gloucester); Luka Bornhorst, Tessa Francis (Marblehead); Abby Bettencourt, Lizzy Bettencourt, Logan Lomasney (Peabody); Lily Ventre (Saugus)
DUNN: Elsa Reulet, Lidia Miedema (Beverly); Brea Robinson, Samantha Fay (Danvers); Cameron Carroll, Olivia Madruga (Gloucester); Aimee Quimby (Masconomet); Kiley Doolin, Avery Grieco, Jessica Steed (Peabody)
LYNCH: Hailey Schmidt, Ruby Calienes, Isabel Mortensen (Marblehead); Liv Loux, Annie Thornett (Salem); Taylor Deleidi, Ava Rogers (Saugus); Maddie Lilley, Olivia Barletta (Swampscott); Isabella Cash (Winthrop)
MVP: Abby Bettencourt
PATRIOT LEAGUE
FISHER: Lauren Trostel, Kaylee Gendron, Ava Bonanno, Haylee Briggs (Plymouth South); Olivia Skeiber, Kelly McGee, Maria Cantino (Pembroke); Kaelyn Chase, Abby Hanna, Noey Giardina, McKenzie Foley, Erin Condon (Hanover); Riley Guterl (Scituate); Caroline O’Donnell (Quincy/North Quincy)
MVP: Lauren Trostel
KEENAN: Delaney Moquin, Madyson Bryan, Nina O’Neil, Samantha Waters, Alannah Waters, Addison Willett, Anna Craft (Silver Lake); Bilyana Wilkin, Jess Mulrey, Kate Schulte (Hingham); Sofia Blanco, Rowan Dillon (Marshfield); Callie Smith, Bella Piekarski (Plymouth North); Taryn Leonard (Whitman-Hanson); Catherine Grimaldi (Duxbury)
MVP: Delaney Moquin
SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE
Lauren Bernaiche, Christina Magnett, Eva Zuber(Apponequet); Lucy Latour, Cam Cloonan, Edy Latour (Dighton-Rehoboth); Sydney Merusi (Fairhaven); Jaden Morrell (Bourne); Lila Alvarez, Bre Fontes, Lily Picard (Case); Makenzie Jacob, Julia Costa (Somerset Berkley); Ana Tsonis, Alexia Tsonis (Greater New Bedford); Tara Goldman (Old Rochester)
MVP: Lauren Bernaiche
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
Amelia David, Hayleigh Chenard, Ivy Mattos (New Bedford); Julia Rumsey, Katerina Rumsey, Mia Jacob (Durfee); Aubrey Carberry, Olivia Rapoza, Megan Arruda (Dartmouth); Ava Selter, Madison Delano, Taylor Reid (Bridgewater-Raynham); Casey Hoyt (Brockton)
MVP: Taylor Reid
SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE
TOBIN: Kasie Bailey, Elsie Testa, Brenna Howley, Calli Pineau, Maddie McDonald (Abington); Sarah Langtry, Madison Butler (Carver); Caitlyn Simms, Angelina Grimes, Madeleine LeFevre (Cohasset); Brianna Hewitt, Kiley Murdock, Chelsea Amaral (Rockland)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elsie Testa
SULLIVAN: Taryn Clancy, Taylynn Robinson, Cristina Chane, Mackenzy Conlon, Olivia Hartman (Middleboro); Olivia Atkins, Maddie Blette, Riley Egan, Maggie Scholossberg (East Bridgewater); Abigail Greene, Evelyn Sim, Penny Saich, Teegan Link (Norwell); Mia Consalvi (Sandwich)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Abigail Greene
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Zoe Adams, Caroline Ozmun, Holly Paharik, Addy Walls (Hopkinton); Katie Anderson, Priya Bedard (Medway); Tess Baacke (Medfield); Riley Caulfield (Millis); Liana Danubio, Paige Donahue, Avery Soares, Avery Tinkham (Norton); Natalie Gale, Lizzy Helmar (Norwood); Christina Gentile (Dedham); Jacobi Houston (Bellingham); Kaelyn Larkin, Kendall Larkin (Medfield); Kaylee MacDonald (Holliston); Sasha Marino, Bridget Mulkeen (Westwood); Alaina Martin (Dedham)
MVP: Priya Bedard, Riley Caulfield, Kaelyn Larkin
Boston, MA
The old Bucks shine in upset over Boston
The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled this season without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. But against the Celtics, it was other veterans who stepped up, the old Bucks shined in a victory.
1. Bobby Portis Jr A+
The 30-year-old has struggled all season but against Boston, Bobby Portis was out if this world. Portis went for a season high 27 points on an absurd 84.6% from the floor. Portis knocked down 5 of his 6 three pointers and gathered 10 boards. Portis presence on the defensive end is always strong, but it was the offense tonight propelling the Bucks to the win.
2. Kyle Kuzma A+
The 30-year-old turned back the clock against the Celtics producing a season high 31 points and shooting 76% from the field. Kuzma anchored the Bucks comeback scoring 25 of his 31 points in the second and third quarters. The Bucks trailed by as many as 14 and ran it up to a 21-point lead late in the fourth.
3. Kevin Porter Jr. A+
Kevin Porter Jr. gathered his first triple double of the season with 18/10/13. The 25-year-old continues to be one of the few bright spots for Milwaukee in a career year. Porter was getting whatever he wanted offensively and created for his teammates at a high level. Most notably Kyle Kuzma who accounted for 7 of his assists.
On the darker side of things, Myles Turner was extinct on the offensive end yet again. Turner had four points and was one of six from the floor while only gathering 3 rebounds. Turner did however help the Bucks hold the Celtics to 13 third quarter points, swinging the momentum back in Milwaukee’s favor. But Turner still has to be better, and prove his worth. Turner played 0 minutes in the fourth quarter, a troubling trend we have seen throughout the season, although tonight didn’t call for his presence.
This was exactly the game the Bucks needed, a win against a top team in the East, but also a win without Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the win is a bright spot in a rather dull season, every win counts in their current sitaution. As more losses could make a Giannis trade more likely.
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Boston, MA
Boston braces for porch pirates in 2025 holiday season — tips from police, carriers
Holiday deliveries are stacking up on Boston doorsteps and police warn that means porch pirate season is back.
In the past year, one in four Americans was a victim of package theft with losses averaging between $50 and $100 per incident, according data in a report on package thefts in 2025 from security.org.
December is the peak month for porch pirates, with households receiving 10 more packages on average at the end of the year than at the start, the report found. Additionally, those who live in apartments and condos are over three times as likely to have packages stolen than people in single-family homes.
The crimes are something Boston residents are no stranger to.
During the holiday season in 2024, South Boston was terrorized by an individual the Boston Police Department dubbed the “Tom Brady of Porch Pirates.”
A 34-year-old woman named Kerri Flynn was arrested in connection with the thieveries on Christmas Eve 2024, after a Boston police cadet saw her in South Boston holding two bags stuffed with unopened packages.
Prosecutors ultimately dismissed her charges related to the South Boston thefts, as she pleaded guilty to charges in two other larceny cases. Flynn was sentenced to a year of probation with conditions to remain drug-free with screens and undergo a substance abuse evaluation with treatment.
To avoid another season of stolen gifts, Boston police are urging residents to take precautions and released a video on the topic Thursday.
The department advises to track deliveries and be home — or ask a neighbor — to grab them, or use secure options like lockers or scheduled drop-offs. Police also say to install a doorbell camera and immediately report any missing items, regardless of price or size.
Carriers like Amazon, FedEx, UPS and USPS also have a few more pieces of advice, like requiring signatures for high-value items and to avoid leaving packages out overnight.
Amazon recommends using Lockers or Hub Counters and enabling Photo-on-Delivery, while UPS suggests signing up for My Choice to redirect packages to Access Points. USPS also offers “Informed Delivery” and options to hold for pickup — all tools that may keep holiday gifts from getting intercepted before they reach the tree.
Boston, MA
Boston City Council backs calls for Mayor Michelle Wu to provide updated cost for White Stadium
The Boston City Council unanimously backed a resolution that calls for the Wu administration to release updated cost estimates for the city’s taxpayer-funded half of a public-private plan to rehab White Stadium for a professional soccer team.
The Council voted, 12-0, Wednesday for a resolution put forward by Councilor Julia Mejia “in support of demanding updated cost estimates for the White Stadium project” — a figure the mayor during her reelection campaign committed to disclosing by the end of the year but has not yet provided.
“This resolution is to ensure that the City Council and the people of Boston know the exact financial commitment the city is being asked to take on,” Mejia said. “The last public estimate was over $100 million, and we have every reason to suspect that the number has changed as construction costs continue to rise.
“Yet no updated cost breakdown has been presented to this body or the public. We cannot govern responsibly without real numbers. We cannot ask residents to trust a project with a price tag that is still unclear, and we cannot move forward with a proposal of this scale without a full transparent process that lets us know what the city is on the hook for.”
Mejia held a press conference with opponents of the White Stadium project and Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy, who co-sponsored the resolution, ahead of the day’s Council meeting.
Flynn said the resolution’s request was for the city to provide “basic and transparent information on how much the White Stadium plan is going to cost the residents.”
“I think residents do want to know how much it will cost and what impact that will have on taxes in the city,” Flynn told the Herald. “I support the development of White Stadium, but I don’t want to see it privatized.”
Melissa Hamel, a Jamaica Plain resident who attended the press conference and is part of a group of Franklin Park neighbors who have joined with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy in suing the city to stop the plan, said she was happy that the Council passed the resolution, but was “skeptical” that the city administration would follow suit and release updated cost projections.
“For me, as a taxpayer who’s lived in Boston for over 40 years and paid their taxes happily, I’m outraged that they want to continue to pursue this,” Hamel told the Herald. “For me to spend $100 million-plus … for a project that would primarily benefit a private enterprise, it’s just insanity to me.”
Hamel said the situation was particularly fraught given that the resolution was taken up by the Council on the same day it voted to set tax rates that will bring a projected 13% tax increase for the average single-family homeowner next year.
“For them to take money that is designated for the Boston Public School children and the facilities to spend it on a project that really primarily benefits wealthy investors who don’t even live in our community is insulting to me, and then to find out that I’m going to have to pay more taxes, 13%, to fund these projects is just outrageous,” Hamel said.
“The city is already too expensive for most people to live in,” she added.
Mayor Michelle Wu in July laid out a timeline for the city to release an estimate for what the roughly $200 million and counting public-private plan would cost taxpayers by the end of the year, but the final price tag has still not been disclosed.
Flynn said he anticipated that, based on the mayor’s stated timeline, the Council would have already had those figures by its last meeting of the year on Wednesday.
Wu’s office on Tuesday did not specifically respond to Mejia’s comments in her resolution — where she wrote that the city’s “significant fiscal pressures” heighten “the need for accurate cost estimates before committing substantial public resources” — but did provide a partial cost update which appears to mirror estimates that have been provided since last year.
“As the mayor outlined earlier this year, the complete bid packages for White Stadium were published in October. Under the timeline laid out by Massachusetts public construction laws, the responses will be evaluated and awarded in early 2026,” the mayor’s office said in a statement.
“As of Dec. 9, the city’s project expenditures include $12 million on demolition and construction, and an additional $76 million in subcontracts have been awarded,” Wu’s office said. “After more than 40 years of failed starts, White Stadium is being rebuilt as a state-of-the-art facility for BPS student-athletes and the community, open year-round. We are excited to be underway.”
The project has doubled in cost since it was announced by the city and its private partner, Boston Unity Soccer Partners, and the mayor said last summer that costs would likely increase again due to federal tariffs driving up expenses for steel and other construction materials.
The last estimated cost to taxpayers was $91 million, which was revealed late last year by the Wu administration and represented a significant jump from the city’s initial projection of $50 million for its half of the contentious project.
Josh Kraft, who challenged Wu for mayor before dropping out of the race two days after his 49-point loss to her in the September preliminary election, revealed an internal city document last June that showed the cost to taxpayers was projected to climb as high as $172 million.
Wu acknowledged the potential cost cited in the internal City Hall document, but described it as a “worst-case scenario.”
The mayor has declined to provide an updated cost estimate in recent months for the city’s plan to rehab White Stadium into the home of a new professional women’s soccer team, Boston Legacy FC, which will share the facility with Boston Public Schools student-athletes and the public as part of a city lease agreement.
Councilors who support the mayor’s White Stadium plan said that while they continue to take issue with “misinformation” that the project is opposed by most of the community, they opted to support the resolution because they found the request for updated cost estimates to be “reasonable.”
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