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ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

Aidan Murphy threw a no-hitter, and Ben Meade hit two home runs as Weston topped Bedford 9-0 in Dual County League action. … Matt Mahoney had a monster day for Lincoln-Sudbury, tossing a perfect game with nine strikeouts before hitting a three-run homer to end a 12-0 win over Newton South in five innings.

Sophomore Ronan Sullivan allowed one hit and struck out two over six innings as Dover-Sherborn (7-6) bested Holliston 12-1 in Tri-Valley League play.

Josh Doney struck out nine over a complete-game two-hitter, and Jared Paone hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to lift St. Mary’s (Lynn) (10-0) to a 2-0 Catholic Central League win over Arlington Catholic. … Dillon Darnbrough hit a walkoff single to lift Bishop Feehan to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Cardinal Spellman.

Matthew Cairns surrendered one earned run while striking out eight over six innings, and Andrew Haddigan (3-3, RBI), Nick Studevant (two hits) and Joey Tully (two RBI) paced the Southeastern offense in a 6-4 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Tri-County.

Junior catcher Brady Hargreaves went 3-for-3 and drove in a run for Xaverian (8-3) in a 6-2 Catholic Conference victory over Catholic Memorial. … Junior designated hitter Gustavo Bosques homered, stole a base, and scored two runs, and senior right fielder Chris Mondesir hit a two-run double, stole three bases and scored a run as BC High (9-2) beat Malden Catholic 14-2 in five innings.

In the Patriot League, D.C. Brown had a 12-strikeout performance as Plymouth North notched its seventh in a row with a 6-0 shutout over Marshfield. … Ryan Baker hit a game-tying, two-run double in the sixth inning, and Dan Joyce walked it off with his own double for Whitman-Hanson (8-4) in a 5-4 win over Silver Lake. … Lucas Bartlett struck out four and surrendered four hits and one earned run on two walks over seven innings pitched as Plymouth South (4-8) topped North Quincy, 4-1.

Cal Youhas hit a bases loaded, two-out walkoff single to give Braintree (11-1) a 3-2 Bay State Conference win over Framingham. … Alex Hee struck out seven and gave up just two hits as Walpole (10-2) won 11-0 over Wellesley in five innings.

Zach Alex got the win with four innings pitched, two earned runs, seven hits allowed, and one strikeout as Swampscott defeated Beverly, 5-4, in a Northeastern Conference contest.

In the Merrimack Valley Conference, Mike Phelps hit his first home run and Luke Yorba got his first win as North Andover defeated Haverhill 4-3. … Sean Napolitano scattered four hits, and Alex Berman and Will Norris finished with three RBI each for Andover in a 10-4 win over Methuen. … Phil Lombardi went 3-for-3 with two doubles and 3 RBI while Cam Kingston collected two hits and 3 RBI to lead Tewksbury to a 12-8 win over Central Catholic.

Gio Martello smashed a home run and Brady Paradis batted 3-for-5 with two RBI for North Attleboro in a 12-0 Hockomock League win over Attleboro.

BOYS LACROSSE

Joey McCarthy scored four goals and dished two assists, pairing with five points from Matt Panttila (three assists) to lead Norwell in a 16-3 South Shore League win over East Bridgewater.

In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Brendan Cooper, Colton Penticost, and Peyton Volz netted four goals each as Southeastern defeated Westport, 18-2.

Kenny Wisniewski (five goals, five assists), Jake Cusson (three goals, four assists), Kevin O’Connor (three goals, two assists, 14 faceoff wins), Will Levrault (three goals, assist) and Nathan Navaga (three goals) guided Apponequet (7-2) offensively in a 21-8 South Coast Conference win over Dighton-Rehoboth.

Jack Connolly netted a hat trick, and Kurt Moniz and Devon Mahoney scored two goals each as Sandwich bested Whitman-Hanson 8-5 in a nonleague matchup.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Somerset Berkley earned the program’s first win in its inaugural season, beating Seekonk 6-5 in South Coast Conference action behind a hat trick and an assist from Addie Finlaw. … Cece Levrault (five goals), Addie Taylor (four goals), Cynthia Morales (two goals) and Celia Hiller (two goals) bolstered the Apponequet (8-1) offense in a 17-16 win over Dighton-Rehoboth.

Clare Latham (six goals), Allie Buonaccorsi (five goals, three assists), Maddy Fitzgerald (three goals, two assists) Emmette Barry (two goals, two assists) and Delaney Berube (two goals) fueled Bishop Feehan (7-4) offensively in a 21-8 Catholic Central League win over Archbishop Williams. … Elle Murphy struck for five goals, and Erin O’Donnell scored three goals and dished two assists as Cardinal Spellman edged Bishop Stang, 9-8. Ava Smith made 12 saves for the Cardinals.

Avery Cobban notched five goals and two assists and Kyla Darmon scored four goals and one assist as Sandwich remained undefeated in a 18-5 non league win over New Bedford.

In a Cape Ann League matchup, Evie Bernard netted six goals and had 15 draw controls as Pentucket defeated Hamilton Wenham, 13-12, in overtime.

Sofia Grasso scored five goals and had two assists as South Shore Tech topped Old Colony, 13-5, in the Mayflower League Conference.

During a game dedicated to Alyssa Fluet, Brooke Carter (four goals), Kiera Fitzpatrick (four goals), and Kate Fitzpatrick (three goals) all found the net as Methuen bested Dracut, 18-2, in a Merrimack Valley Conference contest.

SOFTBALL

Abby Bettencourt’s 11-strikeout no-hitter not only led Peabody to a 6-0 Northeastern Conference win over Marblehead, but also broke the school’s record for career strikeouts with her 625th.

Julia Cohen was the winning pitcher with two strikeouts as Bishop Feehan shut out Cardinal Spellman, 10-0, in the Catholic Central League. … Michaela Walker and Roma Braid homered, and Gabby Marichal went 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored for St. Mary’s (Lynn) (5-3) during an 18-3 victory over Arlington Catholic.

Taylor Marino went 2-for-5 with three RBI at the plate and got the win in the circle by working around a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the 7th as Oliver Ames edged Foxboro 7-6 in a Hockomock League clash.

Emma Penniman struck out nine and finished with two hits and four RBI at the plate, while Kyla Story (grand slam, five RBI) and Alex McManus (three runs scored) added to the offensive explosion for Triton (6-3) in a 21-0 Cape Ann League win over Georgetown.

Sophomore Gracie Delucia (three-run home run), junior Katie Anderson (solo home run, two-run triple) and junior Olivia Klaus (3-for-3, two RBI) powered Medway (6-3) to a 10-7 Tri-Valley League win over Hopkinton.

Senior Kaelyn Chase (4-for-4, three runs), senior McKenzie Foley (three hits, double, two runs, two RBI), junior Noey Giardina (2-for-3, two walks, two runs, four RBI), senior Erin Condon (two hits, three RBI) and sophomore Abby Minasi (2-for-3, double) cashed in on the fun offensively, and sophomore Paisley Stevens won her first start for Hanover (4-5) in a 17-5 nonleague win over Scituate.

Shakura Lynch drove in two runs and Sadie Steuterman batted 2-for-4 to lead Milton (9-0) in a 7-3 Bay State Conference win over Natick. … Junior Caroline Doran (2-for-4, three RBI) and senior Susie McAdams (2-for-2, two runs) set the tone for Walpole in a 6-1 win over Wellesley.

Cam Cloonan (4-for-5, two RBI, 3 runs, Caleigh Cloonan (2-for-3, RBI, three runs, one walk), Lucy Latour (3-for-4, double, five RBI, 2 runs), and Haleigh Kelley (2-for-4, three-run home run, four RBI, one run) played big roles in Dighton-Rehoboth’s 18-hit attack en route to an 18-4 South Coast Conference win over Somerset Berkley.

Jackie Giordiano fanned 11 and allowed four hits over seven innings, while Ella Puleo went 2-for-3 with an RBI single as Brooks downed St. Paul’s (New Hampshire) 2-0 in NEPSAC action.

Aislin Davis, Juliana Cappiello and Avery Della Piana homered as Tewksbury (8-2) rolled to a 16-5 Merrimack Valley Conference win over Dracut.

Emerson Boyd (triple, two singles), Callie Smith (double, two singles) and Ellie Snyder (two triples, two RBI) delivered multi-hit performances, while Shelby Boyd went the distance with five strikeouts and four hits allowed for Plymouth North in a 10-4 Patriot League victory over Marshfield.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Anthony Rubim (16 service points, two aces, 22 assists,12 digs) and Keegan Doherty (nine kills) set the tone for Greater Lawrence (7-3) in a 3-0 Commonwealth Athletic Conference win over Innovation.

Parth Pawar dished 47 assists and Sai Nallajennugari posted 22 kills as Acton-Boxboro edged Lincoln-Sudbury 3-2.

James Levesque (15 kills) and Drew Eason (14 kills) helped power Methuen (11-1) to a reverse sweep of Chelmsford, 3-2, in Merrimack Valley Conference action.

Owen Fulks and Jaithian Medina notched 13 kills each, and Michael Nguyen provided 25 assists as Central Catholic defeated Greater Lowell 3-2 in a nonleague contest. … Mason Cleary buried 16 kills as BC High topped Latin Academy 3-1. … Chris Milfort posted 23 kills and Josh Sanon added 18, helping Danny Matuszek to a season-best 43 assists and Durfee to a 3-1 win over Taunton. … Henry Bonney erupted again for 23 kills for Cambridge in a 3-1 win over St. John’s Prep.

Larry Claudio supplied 28 assists, and Ruben Rodriguez recorded 10 kills as Revere defeated Medford 3-1 in the Greater Boston League.

SCORES

BASEBALL

Andover 10, Methuen 4

Apponequet 5, Greater New Bedford 0

Barnstable 5, Nauset 0

Billerica 10, Lawrence 8

Bishop Feehan 4, Cardinal Spellman 3

BC High 14, Malden Catholic 2 (5i)

Braintree 3, Framingham 2

Cambridge 10, Wayland 4

Cape Cod Tech 5, Old Colony 1

Clinton 2, Tyngsboro 1

Dartmouth 1, New Bedford 0

Dover-Sherborn 12, Holliston 1

EMK 8, Roxbury Prep 4

Franklin 7, Milford 6

Hanover 8, Scituate 4

Hingham 11, Duxbury 2

Hopkinton 5, Medway 0

King Philip 3, Taunton 1

Leominster 4, Chelmsford 0

Lincoln-Sudbury 12, Newton South 0 (5i)

Lowell 5, Dracut 2

Mansfield 2, Canton 1

Marblehead 7, Saugus 4

Millis 10, Medfield 8

Nantucket 3, Rising Tide 1

North Andover 4, Haverhill 3

North Attleboro 12, Attleboro 0

Pembroke 4, Quincy 0

Pingree 11, Bancroft 0

Plymouth North 6, Marshfield 0

Plymouth South 4, North Quincy 1

Shawsheen 9, Gr. Lawrence 1

St. John’s (S) 8, St. John’s Prep 2

St. Mary’s (L) 2, Arlington Catholic 0

Somerset Berkley 1, Dighton-Rehoboth 0

Southeastern 6, Tri-County 4

Swampscott 5, Beverly 4

Tewksbury 12, Central Catholic 8

Walpole 11, Wellesley 0 (5i)

West Bridgewater 4, Fairhaven 3

Westford 7, Boston Latin 1

Weston 9, Bedford 0

Whitman-Hanson 5, Silver Lake 4

Xaverian 6, Catholic Memorial 2

GIRLS GOLF

Duxbury 6, North Quincy 0

Wellesley 6, Framingham 0

BOYS LACROSSE

Acton-Boxboro 16, Franklin 11

Apponequet 21, Dighton-Rehoboth 8

Cohasset 13, Abington 4

Marblehead 15, Danvers 3

Mashpee 13, Hull 5

Milford 7, Oliver Ames 6 (2ot)

Nantucket 14, Archbishop Williams 3

North Attleboro 17, Attleboro 1

Norwell 16, East Bridgewater 3

Pentucket 17, Hamilton-Wenham 4

Reading 15, Watertown 0

Sandwich 8, Whitman-Hanson 5

Sharon 20, Stoughton 4

Southeastern 18, Westport 2

Winchester 17, Wakefield 5

GIRLS LACROSSE

Apponequet 17, Dighton-Rehoboth 16 (ot)

Attleboro 17, North Attleboro 4

Belmont 13, Burlington 12

Bishop Feehan 21, Archbishop Williams 8

Cardinal Spellman 9, Bishop Stang 8

Dracut 8, North Andover 7

Methuen 18, Dracut 2

Nobles 14, Thayer 8

North Reading 9, Winthrop 2

Oliver Ames 21, Milford 16

Pentucket 13, Hamilton-Wenham 12 (ot)

Rivers 12, St. Mark’s 4

St. Mary’s (L) 11, Tewksbury 8

Sandwich 18, New Bedford 5

Somerset Berkley 6, Seekonk 5

South Shore Voke 13, Old Colony 5

Winchester 11, Wakefield 6

SAILING

Nauset 4, Sandwich 0

SOFTBALL

Apponequet 10, Greater New Bedford 2

Bedford 16, Latin Academy 4

Bishop Feehan 10, Cardinal Spellman 0

Bishop Fenwick 3, Archbishop Williams 2 (10i)

Boston International 12, Charlestown 4

Braintree 21, Framingham 5

Brooks 2, St. Paul’s (NH) 0

Central Catholic 31, Lowell 3

Danvers 16, Swampscott 8

Dartmouth 4, New Bedford 3

Dighton-Rehoboth 18, Somerset Berkley 4 (5i)

Essex Tech 13, Hamilton-Wenham 3

Excel 15, Madison Park 12

Fenway 6, TechBoston 6

Hanover 17, Scituate 5

Hingham 5, Duxbury 4

Lynnfield 15, Ipswich 3

Medfield 10, Millis 9

Medway 10, Hopkinton 7

Methuen 10, Andover 2

Milford 11, Franklin 6

Milton 7, Natick 3

Nauset 23, Barnstable 8

Needham 10, Newton North 4

Newburyport 1, Manchester Essex 0

Norton 11, Norwood 3

Oliver Ames 7, Foxboro 6

Peabody 6, Marblehead 0

Plymouth North 10, Marshfield 4

Plymouth South 17, Quincy/North Quincy 1

Rising Tide 19, Nantucket 17

St. Mary’s (L) 18, Arlington Catholic 3

Sturgis 19, St. John Paul II 7

Tahanto 7, Ayer Shirley 5

Taunton 5, King Philip 1

Tewksbury 16, Dracut 5

Triton 21, Georgetown 0 (5i)

Tyngsboro 14, Clinton 2 (5i)

Ursuline 3, O’Bryant 2

Walpole 6, Wellesley 1

BOYS TENNIS

Andover 5, Billerica 0

Arlington 5, Reading 0

Attleboro 4, North Attleboro 1

Beaver Country Day 5, Berwick 0

BC High 5, Catholic Memorial 0

Central Catholic 3, Haverhill 2

Durfee 5, Middleboro 0

Hopkinton 5, Medway 0

Melrose 3, Wilmington 2

Marblehead 3, Gloucester 2

Milton 4, Natick 1

Nauset 4, Dennis-Yarmouth 1

Newton South 3, Lincoln-Sudbury 2

North Andover 4, Lowell 1

North Quincy 3, Plymouth South 2

Oliver Ames 3, Foxboro 2

Plymouth North 5, Marshfield 0

Quincy 5, Pembroke 0

St. John’s Prep 5, Xaverian 0

Wellesley 5, Walpole 0

Westford 3, Boston Latin 2

Weston 3, Bedford 2

Whitman-Hanson 3, Silver Lake 2

GIRLS TENNIS

Belmont 4, Wilmington 1

Beverly 3, Swampscott 2

Braintree 5, Framingham 0

BB&N 6, Thayer Academy 3

Central Catholic 5, Chelmsford 0

Clinton 4, Littleton 1

Danvers 5, Winthrop 0

Diman 3, Wareham 2

Duxbury 3, Hingham 2

Lexington 5, Winchester 0

Lynnfield 5, Triton 0

Malden 5, Medford 0

Marblehead 5, Gloucester 0

Milton 3, Natick 2

Monomoy 5, Barnstable 0

Nauset 5, Dennis-Yarmouth 0

Newton North 3, Braintree 2

Newton South 3, Lincoln-Sudbury 2

North Quincy 5, Plymouth South 0

North Reading 3, Malden Catholic 2

Norwell 5, Sandwich 0

Oliver Ames 5, Foxboro 0

Pembroke 4, Quincy 1

Tewksbury 5, Lowell 0

Wellesley 5, Walpole 0

Weston 5, Bedford 0

BOYS TRACK

Central Catholic 94, Haverhill 51

Ipswich 73, Hamilton-Wenham 70

Lawrence 83, Billerica 62

Natick 74, Wellesley 62

Pentucket 104, Essex Tech 32

Weston 97, Boston Latin 45

Xaverian 90, St. John’s (S) 46

GIRLS TRACK

Essex Tech 79.5, Pentucket 56.5

Ipswich 77, Hamilton-Wenham 66

Lowell 88, Andover 57

Plymouth North 76, Whitman-Hanson 60

Walpole 69, Brookline 67

Weymouth 81.33, Braintree 54.66

Wellesley 92, Natick 44

Weston 110, Boston Latin 29

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Acton-Boxboro 3, Lincoln-Sudbury 2

BC High 3, Latin Academy 1

Cambridge 3, St. John’s Prep 1

Central Catholic 3, Greater Lowell 2

Durfee 3, Taunton 1

Greater Lawrence 3, Innovation 0

Lowell 3, Westford Academy 0

Lynn Classical 3, Everett 1

Malden 3, Chelsea 0

Medfield 3, Norwood 0

Methuen 3, Chelmsford 2

North Quincy 3, Brockton 1

Randolph 3, Madison Park 2

Revere 3, Medford 1

Wellesley 3, O’Bryant 0

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When Keith Lockhart became the Boston Pops conductor in 1995, the orchestra had a pretty obvious fan base and repertoire.

“When I came in, sales at the Boston Pops were over 60 percent group sales,” Lockhart told the Herald. “A lot of (the sales) were 50 people at a time from the Rotary Club in Gilford, New Hampshire.”

Now, to be clear, Lockhart would love for 50 people from the Rotary Club, any Rotary Club, to come see something on the 2024 calendar, which starts May 10. But he’s happy the Pops now reaches a wide-ranging audience with wide-ranging tastes.

“If you looked at who was in the audience and what they were expecting to hear in 1995-96 and now, without looking at the incremental steps over time, the differences are flabbergasting,” Lockhart said.

Maybe because today’s Pops defies expectations. Oh, sure, in every season there’s guaranteed to be nights devoted to Broadway, classic jazz, and blockbuster film scores. But even those standards have been tweaked.

The 2024 season’s Broadway program takes a look at modern masters with numbers exclusively from 21st-century Tony-winning musicals, including selections from “The Band’s Visit,” “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Hadestown,” “A Strange Loop,” and “Hamilton.” They’ll be lots of jazz but it will typically show up in surprising spots (Glenn Miller swing in “The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to V-E Day;” Branford Marsalis’ concerts exploring an overlap between jazz and classical). No “Star Wars” scores, but John Williams will be represented at a “Jurassic Park” night.

“I’m excited about a lot of things, Sutton Foster, Harry Connick Jr, and I’ve worked with them before and they are gold standard performers,” Lockhart said. “But I’m really excited about the ‘Eyes of the World’ program. I love that we are doing our first ever Pride Night concert with Thorgy Thor.”

Lockhart admits he’s not a big “RuPaul’s Drag Race” person, but he’s been wowed by drag queen Thor’s talent — “She’s just stunning, and you’d expect her to be fun and a little over the top, but on top of that she’s a really, really incredible violinist,” he said of the “Drag Race” alum.

All in all, the season is packed with the sublime and odd. There’s a in-concert film screening of “Encanto” with a live soundtrack. Marc Martel & One Vision of Queen join the orchestra for a symphonic blowout of the rock gods’ catalog. And the Gospel Night spectacular Grammy-winning a cappella group Take 6 ends the season.

“Some people want to be challenged, some people want to be entertained, so it’s amazing to me how much we’ve moved away from one-size-fits-all programming and toward something very bespoke,” Lockhart said. “Fortunately, the Pops is a flexible enough vehicle to encompass all these worlds. And I have to say, (these types of seasons) makes it more fun for us.” #

For tickets and details, visit bso.org.