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Sunday’s high school scores and highlights
ROUNDUP
TENNIS
Form held in the USTA High School State Boys Tennis Championships as the top four seeds advanced to Monday’s semifinals. Top-seed Lochlan Seth of Newton North defeated Dillon Denny-Brown of Bedford and eighth-seeded Max Ding of Weston, conceding just three games in the two wins. Seth will face third-seeded Tim Vargas of Duxbury, who beat Charles Schepens of Swampscott and sixth-seeded Declan Power of Concord-Carlisle in straight sets.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 4 Connor Liona of Westford Academy easily handled Winston Chan of Brookline and Jay Raj of Melrose in two sets. He will meet second-seeded John Dickens of Milton, who survived a 10-8 super tiebreaker against No. 14 Lachlan McCaghren of Lincoln-Sudbury to reach the quarterfinals, where he had an easier time with fifth-seeded John DeAngelis of St. John’s Prep, 6-4, 6-1.
On the girls side, No. 1 Kyra McCandless of Lexington defeated a pair of seeded players, including her sister Mia, to advance to the semifinals. She will face Grace Zhang of Natick who survived a 10-8 third-set super tiebreaker against Suzanne Pogorelec of Winsor in the Round of 16. In the bottom half of the draw, No. 4 Maya Muhunthan of Acton-Boxboro and second-seeded Bella Gopen of Wellesley each won a pair of matches to advance to Monday’s semifinal.
BASEBALL
Greyson Baldizar went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs as Seekonk edged Somerset Berkley 4-3 in the South Coast Conference.
Tyler Nelson earned his sixth win of the season and EJ Lavalle drove in four runs as Arlington Catholic handled Cardinal Spellman 10-3 in the Catholic Central League.
William Shaheen and Christian Rosa each drove in a pair of runs as St. John’s Prep coasted to an 8-2 nonleague win over Central Catholic.
Brendan Loewen drove in four runs as Georgetown (19-2) won the Bert Spofford Tournament for the first time since 2009, defeating Newburyport, 10-8. The 19 wins this season is also a new school record. … Jack Zimmerman struck out 13 and Nate Cutone drove in a pair of runs as St. Mary’s captured the Mullins Tournament with a 10-4 win over Lynn English. … Ben Workman earned his fourth shutout of the season as Andover blanked Wakefield 10-0 in the finals of the Geanoulis Tournament.
SOFTBALL
Lizzy Bettencourt hit a pair of home runs as Peabody rolled to a 15-3 win over Masconomet in the Northeastern Conference.
Emma Penniman had a three-run homer in the first and picked up the win as Triton (16-4) defeated Wilmington 6-2 in a nonleague contest.
SCORES
BASEBALL
Arlington Catholic 10, Cardinal Spellman 3
Greater Lowell 10, Greater Lawrence 0
Medford 6, Newton South 5
New Bedford 7, Apponequet 1
St. John’s Prep 8, Central Catholic 2
Seekonk 4, Somerset Berkley 3
JIMMY GEANOULIS TOURNAMENT
Ch: Andover 10, Wakefield 0
MULLINS TOURNAMENT
Ch: St. Mary’s 10, Lynn English 4
SPOFFORD TOURNAMENT
Ch: Georgetown 10. Newburyport 8
GIRLS LACROSSE
Stoneham 17, Gloucester 5
SOFTBALL
Marshfield 14, Cohasset 0
Peabody 15, Masconomet 3
Triton 6, Wilmington 2
BOYS TENNIS
MIAA STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT
DIVISION 1
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday
Haverhill at Braintree, 4
Lynn English at Wachusett, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Chelmsford at Central Catholic, 4
Durfee at Malden, 4
FIRST ROUND – Tuesday
Cambridge at Needham, 3:15
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Central Catholic at Wellesley, 4
Framingham at St. John’s, 4
Newton South at Shrewsbury, 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
North Andover vs. Westford, 3 (Robinson School)
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Attleboro at Arlington
Barnstable at BC High
Bishop Feehan at Andover
Boston Latin at Winchester
Braintree/Haverhill at Concord-Carlisle
Chelmsford/Catholic Memorial at St. John’s Prep
Franklin at Brookline
Lincoln-Sudbury at Acton-Boxboro
Malden/Durfee at Newton North
Wachusett/Lynn English at Lexington
Xaverian at Belmont
DIVISION 2
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday
Whitman-Hanson at Algonquin, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Billerica vs. Somerville, 4:30 (Tufts)
FIRST ROUND – Tuesday
Worcester South at Walpole, 4:15
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Amherst-Pelham at Hingham, 4:30
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Masconomet vs. Scituate, 4 (Gates School)
Reading at Marblehead, 5
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Dartmouth at Milton
Grafton at North Quincy
Melrose at Mansfield
Minnechaug at Duxbury
North Attleboro at Burlington
Oliver Ames at Northampton
Plymouth North at Longmeadow
Plymouth South at Somerset Berkley
Shepherd Hill at Hopkinton
Somerville/Billerica at Sharon
Westwood at Wayland
Whitman-Hanson/Algonquin at Westborough
DIVISION 3
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Auburn at Watertown, 4
Groton-Dunstable at Pentucket, 4
Lowell Catholic at Maimonides, 4
Lynn Classical at Whitinsville Christian, 4
Norwell at Falmouth, 4
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Norton at Gloucester, 1
Medway at Pioneer Valley Christian, 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Dighton-Rehoboth vs. Medfield, 3 (Metacomet Park)
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Belchertown at Old Rochester
Cape Cod Academy at North Reading
Dedham at Newburyport
East Longmeadow at Wilmington
Falmouth/Norwell at Bedford
Foxboro at Pope Francis
Groton-Dunstable/Pentucket at Weston
Hanover at Dover-Sherborn
Latin Academy at Marlboro
Lowell Catholic/Maimonides at Martha’s Vineyard
Lynn Classical/Whitinsville Christian at Apponequet
Nauset at Wakefield
Watertown/Auburn at Swampscott
DIVISION 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Mashpee at Turners Falls, 4:30
FIRST ROUND – Tuesday
Monument Mountain at Sutton, 4
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Rockport vs. Monomoy, 3 (Brooks Park)
Hampden Charter at Ipswich, 3:30
Stoneham vs. Hamilton-Wenham, 4:30 (Pingree)
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Nantucket at Frontier, 1
West Bridgewater vs. PV Chinese, 3 (Hampshire)
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Mt. Greylock vs. Lenox, 4:30 (Lenox CC)
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Amesbury at Fairhaven
Hopedale at Bromfield
Leicester at Littleton
Mashpee/Turners Falls at Lynnfield
Mt. Everett at Lee
Quaboag at Cohasset
Seekonk at Sturgis West
Springfield International at Manchester-Essex
Westport at Mystic Valley
USTA High School State Tennis Championships at Wayland
Third Round
Lochlan Seth (Newton North) (1) def. Dillon Denny-Brown (Bedford), 6-1, 6-1
Max Ding (Weston) (8) def. Charlie Lankow (Cohasset), 6-3, 6-3
Tim Vargas (Duxbury) (3) def. Charles Schepens (Swampscott), 6-3. 6-0
Declan Power (Concord-Carlisle) (6) def. Krish Gupta (Shrewsbury), 6-2, 6-0
Jay Raj (Melrose) def. Jack Prokopis (St. John’s Prep), 7-5, 6-0
Connor Liona (Westford Academy) (4) def. Winston Chan (Brookline), 6-1, 6-2
John DeAngelis (St. John’s Prep) (5) def. Luke Free (St. John’s Prep) (12), 7-5, 6-2
John Dickens (Milton) (2) def. Lachlan McCaghren (Lincoln-Sudbury) (14), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Quarterfinals
Seth def. Ding, 6-0, 6-1
Vargas def. Power, 6-1, 6-2
Liona def. Raj, 6-1, 6-2
Dickens def. DeAngelis, 6-4, 6-1
GIRLS TENNIS
MIAA STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT
DIVISION 1
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday
Diman at Hopkinton, 4
Medford at Taunton, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Bridgewater-Raynham at Cambridge, 4
Durfee at Franklin, 4
Everett at Central Catholic, 4
Haverhill at Natick, 4
King Philip vs. Wachusett, 4 (Marlboro)
Revere vs. Malden, 4 (Amerige Park)
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Thursday
Peabody at North Andover, 4
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Algonquin at Needham, 3:15
Shrewsbury at Bishop Feehan, 3:30
Waltham at Newton North, 3:45
Plymouth North at Arlington, 4
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Braintree at Andover, 4
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Beverly at Lincoln-Sudbury
Bridgewater-Raynham/Cambridge at Lexington
Central Catholic/Everett at Concord-Carlisle
Franklin/Durfee at Belmont
Hopkinton/Diman at Acton-Boxboro
Malden/Revere at Winchester
Methuen at Brookline
Natick/Haverhill at Newton South
North Andover/Peabody at Boston Latin
Taunton/Medford at Westford Academy
Wachusett/King Philip at Wellesley
DIVISION 2
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday
West Springfield at East Longmeadow, 3
Shepherd Hill at Nashoba, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Somerville at South, 2:30
Archbishop Williams vs. North Quincy, 4 (Bishop Field TC)
Chicopee Comp. at Walpole, 4
Leominster at Dartmouth, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Thursday
Worcester North vs. Reading, 4 (Reading TC)
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Bedford vs. Scituate, 3 (Gates School)
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Melrose at Marblehead, 2:30
Wakefield at North Attleboro, 3:45
Amherst-Pelham at Sharon, 4
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Ludlow at Minnechaug, 5
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Dartmouth/Leominster at Duxbury
East Longmeadow/West Springfield at Notre Dame (Hingham)
Holliston at Burlington
Middleboro at Ursuline
Nashoba/Shepherd Hill at Masconomet
Northampton at Milton
North Quincy/Archbishop Williams at Westborough
Reading/North at Wayland
South/Somerville at Longmeadow
Walpole/Chicopee Comp. at Hingham
Westwood at Bishop Stang
DIVISION 3
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Tantasqua at Auburn, 2:30
Hudson at Triton, 4
Lowell Catholic at Foxboro, 4
Whitinsville Christian at Nauset, 4
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Tewksbury at Hanover, 3:25
Groton-Dunstable at Dennis-Yarmouth, 4
Martha’s Vineyard at Danvers, 4
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Fairhaven at Medfield, 2 (Metacomet Park)
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Apponequet at Cape Cod Academy
Auburn/Tantasqua at Pembroke
Falmouth at Norwell
Foxboro/Lowell Catholic at Weston
Medway at Old Rochester
Notre Dame (Worcester) at Dover-Sherborn
Pentucket at Belchertown
St. Mary’s (Westfield) at Watertown
Swampscott at Latin Academy
Triton/Hudson at Wilmington
Wareham at North Reading
Whitinsville Christian/Nauset at Newburyport
DIVISION 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday
Mohawk Trail at Case, 4
Greenfield at Winthrop, 4
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Thursday
Hamden East at PV Chinese Immersion, 3
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Abington at Lenox, 2:30
Leicester at Palmer, 3:30
Mashpee vs. Millis, 4 (Medway)
Randolph vs. Quabbin, 4 (Gardner)
Rockport vs. Monomoy, 5:30 (Brooks Park)
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
AMSA at Sutton, 3:30
Bourne at Ipswich, 4
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Hamden East/PVCI vs. Hamilton-Wenham, 4:30 (Pingree)
FIRST ROUND – TBA
Amesbury at Cohasset
South Hadley at Hopedale
Lee at Mt. Greylock
Tyngsboro at Nantucket
Case/Mohawk Trail at Manchester-Essex
Winthrop/Greenfield at Lynnfield
Sturgis East at Quabbin
Clinton at Bromfield
USTA High School State Tennis Championships at Wayland
Third Round
Kyra McCandless (Lexington) (1) def. Kiera Delima (Framingham) (12), 6-1, 6-3
Mia McCandless (Lexington) (10) def. Halina Nguyen (Boston Latin) (7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Suzanne Pogorelec (Winsor) (3) def. Olivia Gilbert (Marshfield) (14), 6-4, 6-4
Grace Zhang (Natick) (8) def. Kimberly Tai (Wellesley) (9), 6-3, 6-2
Julia Bae (Chestnut Hill) (6) def. Ananya Rao (Acton-Boxboro), 6-3, 6-2.
Maya Muhunthan (Acton-Boxboro) (4) def. Vanessa Vu (Boston Latin) (11), 6-3, 7-5
Phoebe Xiaoyao Jiang (Lexington) (5) def. Nicole Makarewicz (Pembroke) (15), 6-1, 6-2
Bella Gopen (Wellesley) (2) def. Emma Jani (Hamilton-Wenham) (13), 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinals
K. McCandless def. M. McCandless, 6-1, 6-0
Zhang def. Pogorelec, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8
Muhunthan def. Bae, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Gopen def. Jiang, 6-2, 7-5
Boston, MA
Boston Harborwalk extension to connect parks, pathways in Charlestown
The Boston Harborwalk, a 43-mile park and pedestrian pathway that stretches along the city’s coastline, will soon extend further north into Charlestown and beyond.
The city’s Planning Department this week approved putting the estimated $5.5 million project out for bids from contractors. The extension will connect to the existing Harborwalk and stretch along Terminal Street and the Little Mystic Channel.
“The new pathway will be beautifully landscaped and furnished with seating, shade shelters and exercise equipment,” said Planning Department Director of Real Estate Rebecca Tomasovic during the Boston Planning and Development Agency Board meeting on Thursday.
Tomasovic explained that currently, the land is unused and overgrown. Pedestrians in the area are limited to Terminal Street, which has no sidewalks and is used primarily as a truck route. The Harborwalk extension will allow safe pedestrian travel between Chelsea Street and the Charlestown Athletic Fields, she said.
Planning for the Boston Harborwalk began in the 1980s, according to its website. In addition to walkways, it includes green space, seating, informational signage, exhibit spaces, cafes and other amenities. When the Harborwalk is complete, it will stretch close to 50 miles between Chelsea Creek in East Boston and the Neponset River in Dorchester.
Beyond pedestrian safety and recreation, the Harborwalk is also part of the city’s planning for climate sustainability for the future.
A 2022 report from the Office of Climate Resilience recommended the Charlestown extension, as well as elevating the existing Harborwalk paths in the area, as the height protects against rising sea levels and flooding.
“The Harborwalk is both highly vulnerable to the impacts of sea-level rise and presents an opportunity to create a resilient coastal edge,” officials wrote in the report. “Redesigning the Harborwalk along the Little Mystic to incorporate coastal resilience infrastructures provides opportunities not only to reduce risks from flooding but also to enhance the benefits this amenity provides.”
In October, the city was awarded a $500,000 grant from MassTrails, a division of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.
The city also expects to use over $1 million from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in the form of mitigation funds from the nearby Encore Casino and $750,000 in private donations through the Mystic River Watershed Association.
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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 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.
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