Massachusetts
Eight takeaways from Thursday’s high school action on the eve of the online release of Globe All-Scholastics – The Boston Globe
Before we get to the 200- and 100-level milestones, let’s start in Stoughton, where freshman goalie Joe Toupin posted the first shutout in program history during a 14-0 win over Bay Path.
Whittier senior Kyle DiCredico scored a goal and handed out six assists to push him over 200 career points while beating Somerville, 16-4. Winchester boys’ volleyball topped Arlington, 3-0, to mark the program’s 200th all-time victory. Franklin junior Sophia Sacramone notched her 200th career strikeout.
Senior Ramona Gillett scored three times for Marblehead in a narrow 14-13 victory over Beverly, including the 100th goal of her career. Norton’s Liana Danubio notched her 100th varsity hit in an 8-3 win over Westwood.
Wilmington softball trailed Lowell Catholic, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh when Sara Keck ripped a triple to spark a rally. She scored on Sophia Tentindo’s RBI groundout before Charlotte Forcina singled and raced home on an error.
On the girls’ lacrosse field, Whitman-Hanson’s Shannon Balfe netted the overtime winner in a 9-8 victory over Quincy.
Rebecca Hornung, Southeastern — The senior provided two-way excellence in a 3-2 win over Tri-County, not allowing an earned run while striking out nine in a two-hitter, and supplying an RBI double and a steal of home as the Hawks pushed their winning streak to seven in a row.
Maggie Schlossberg, East Bridgewater — The junior struck out 13, yielding just one earned run on two hits without walking a batter, but her most impressive stats came at the dish, where she collected four hits, including two doubles, and drove in five runs in a 15-2 win over Pembroke.
Michael Wagner and Jayden Pelletier, St. John’s Prep — The senior outside hitters combined for 48 kills, with Wagner providing 26 and Pelletier chipping in with 22 in a 3-1 win over St. John’s (Shrewsbury) in a showdown of top-10 ranked Catholic Conference heavyweights.
Nobody displayed more power Wednesday than Pentucket freshman Kam Bonneau, who cranked a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, as part of a seven-RBI day in a 15-1 drubbing of Manchester Essex. Panthers teammate Kallie White added her first career blast.
Also leaving the yard was Tyngsborough’s Kiley Hogan and King Philip’s Ali Gill.
5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Conor Walsh, Whittier, 9
Taylor Corr, Silver Lake, 8
Emily Fleming, Archbishop Williams, 8
Christian Maranian, Acton-Boxborough, 8
Owen Quinn, Scituate, 8
Julia Kipperman, Nauset, 7
Sean Rockwood, Stoughton, 7
Ava Cozzolino, Nashoba, 6
Finn Cronin, Silver Lake, 6
Maddie Forbes, Marblehead, 6
Zoe Labdon, Nauset, 6
Walsh, Whittier, 13
Cronin, Silver Lake, 10
Ferreira, Stoughton, 9
Quinn, Scituate, 9
Cozzolino, Nashoba, 8
Owen Considine, Lynnfield, 8
Corr, Silver Lake, 8
Forbes, Marblehead, 8
Laundry, Swampscott, 8
Maranian, Acton-Boxborough, 8
Shipos, Medway, 8
6. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Taryn Clancy, Middleborough, 14
Jackie Giordano, Brooks, 14
Maggie Schlossberg, East Bridgewater, 13
Elsie Testa, Abington, 12
Camryn Jayde Collier, Latin Academy, 11
Brayden Francis, Gloucester, 11
Preston Ardolino, Somerville, 10
Brady Chenevert, St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 10
Kiley Hogan, Tyngsborough, 9
Rebecca Hornung, Southeastern, 9
Molly LeBel, Pentucket, 9
Jack Oreal, Newburyport, 9
After 32 years as the BC High boys’ soccer coach, 1977 graduate Billy Ryan has stepped down. A 2021 inductee into the Eastern Mass. Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame, he won one state title and one Eastern Mass. title, in addition to 11 Catholic Conference Championships, more than 300 wins and a spot in the BC High Hall of Fame.
Thank you Coach Ryan!
After 32 years at the helm of BC High Soccer, Coach Billy Ryan’77 steps down as soccer coach. Coach Ryan leaves behind a legacy of excellence, mentorship, and service that has profoundly shaped the lives of countless student-athletes. pic.twitter.com/2yNOpH4p17— BC High Athletics (@BChighathletics) May 1, 2025
The Silver Lake baseball team will honor the late Buddy Teevens on Friday before its 4 p.m. game against Pembroke, where Teevens was born. A 1974 Lakers graduate, who went on to coach Dartmouth football from 2005-2022, Teevens played football and hockey for the Big Green. He died in 2023 after being hit by a truck while riding his bike in Florida. He also coached Stanford, Tulane, and Maine, and served as offensive coordinator and Boston University and Illinois.
The SL baseball team will honor one of its all-time greats, the late Buddy Teevens ’74, before the 4 PM baseball game vs. Pembroke on Friday. Come on out to help us pay tribute to one of the most beloved figures in our school’s history. pic.twitter.com/zsU8lyeldV
— SL Athletics (@SLakeathletics) May 1, 2025
Taunton High graduate Ancil Alexander was named the Little East Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year as a freshman for UMass Dartmouth. Alexander won the shot put (53 feet, 11 inches) and the discus (173-8) during the LEC Championships. In six outdoor meets, he finished fifth or better both throws.
Alexander’s Corsair teammates Zane Gordon (Hyannis, Inlet Grove Community High in Florida) and Sean Patrone (Wilmington) were named co-LEC Rookies of the Year. Gordon won the 400 meters (49.51 seconds) at the LEC Championship, taking fourth in the 200 and running the third leg of the winning 4×100 relay. Patrone cleared 6-7.5 to win a league title in the high jump, marking his fifth victory in the event across six meets.
Bowdoin senior Jed Hoggard, an Acton-Boxborough graduate, was named the NESCAC’s Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Polar Bear to claim the award. He tallied 12 points on five goals and seven assists, leading a league-leading defense with 63 ground balls and 29 caused turnovers
A Shot For Life will hold its 2025 ASFL Hockey Classic from 2-7 p.m. Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, with a girls’ game followed by a boys’ game. The event features some of the best players in Massachusetts competing and raising funds for the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
Two people were seriously injured in a stabbing at the Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning.
Haverhill police said they responded to the Cedar’s plan on Foundation Avenue around 10:30 a.m. for a report of a disturbance involving a weapon. When they arrived, they found two people suffering from apparent stab wounds.
Both people were provided with medical assistance on scene and taken to area hospitals with what police described as serious injuries. Their names have not been released, and no update on their conditions was immediately available.
Preliminary investigation determined that the two people knew each other, and police said there is no ongoing threat to the public. They said their investigation into the incident remains active.
Two Plymouth, Massachusetts teens were saved from the summit of Mount Washington after a leg injury stranded them.
Khang Nguyen,17, said he and his friend, 18-year-old Vaughn Webb, thought they were well prepared for their hike on Saturday. They brought trekking poles, layers, microspikes for their boots and more.
But halfway up the trail, Nguyen feared the worst when his leg began to hurt.
“It was just incredibly painful to lift up my right leg,” he explained. “I told [Vaughn] to leave me behind so I could go on my own pace and for him to reach the summit to get help at first.”
The pair managed to reach the top of the mountain but had to seek shelter next to a building as wind gusts increased, and the air temperature reached 38 degrees. Nguyen said they also ran out of food and water. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department received the 911 call around 7:30 p.m. and quickly alerted a State Park employee who began to search for the two teens.
“Conservation Officers then began responding in four-wheel-drive pickup trucks to try and get to the summit and back ahead of incoming snow,” the game department said in a statement.
After around 30 minutes of reaching both Webb and Nguyen were found. They were taken inside a building and Nguyen was being treated for his injury.
“The worker that was up there, [said] that they came in record time, and we appreciate their help a lot. It saved our lives potentially,” Nguyen explained.
The pair was successfully taken off the mountain by 10 p.m. The two teens are now safely back in Massachusetts and are incredibly grateful to their rescuers.
As libraries across western Massachusetts celebrate National Library Week from April 19 to April 25, they are honoring “the last real third space where everyone is welcome,” in the words of Greenfield Public Library Assistant Director Lisa Prolman.
According to the American Library Association, National Library Week is “an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries and library professionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.” This year, several libraries in the region will be hosting events to highlight the roles they play in their communities.
The Athol Public Library is among the venues engaging in National Library Week festivities, with a whole host of events starting on Tuesday, April 21, with Silly Goose Story Time at 10:30 a.m. The library will hold multiple events each day, including “Free Book Friday” on April 24, which Assistant Director Robin Shtulman said is “really fantastic.”
Shtulman said the week celebrates and emphasizes the “freedom to read, community outreach and celebrating the staff, without whom nothing would happen.”
The Athol Public Library said in an event announcement that “whatever brings you joy, the library has something for everyone,” and that aspect is being emphasized this National Library Week. To name a few of the events on tap, on Tuesday, April 21, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., there’s a volunteer opportunity where teens will make greeting cards for senior citizens; “A Minecraft Movie” will be shown at the same date and time; and on Thursday, April 23, the library will host Scavenger Hunt Bingo for all ages. For a full list of events at the Athol Public Library, visit atholpubliclibrary.com.
In Shelburne Falls, the Arms Library will feature a gallery from the Carlos Heiligmann Collection, a series of photos of public libraries across western Massachusetts. Also in collaboration with the Arms Library, Pothole Pictures and the Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club will partner for a screening of “Free For All: The Public Library” on Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m. at the Shelburne Falls Theater at Memorial Hall.
The documentary focuses on the evolution of the public library from its origins in the 19th century and the challenges it faces today, with modern-day issues such as book bans, funding cuts and debates over censorship.
It also explores the role that women’s clubs, like the one in Shelburne Falls, played in creating the modern library system. To serve their communities, women’s clubs took the lead in fundraising, collecting books and advocating for library legislation.
“Our women’s club in this town started with a group of 60 women who were gathering for lessons. … Because of the support of women in the U.S., we established over 80% of the public libraries [in the country],” said Christin Couture, program chair for the Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club. “This film … I hear it’s so fascinating.”
Following the film’s screening, there will be a panel of local librarians who will engage in “lively conversation” about the history and future of public libraries. Tickets are $6, though school-age children will be admitted for free.
In Charlemont, Tyler Memorial Library will host an open house on Saturday, April 25, from noon to 2 p.m. featuring refreshments, a tour of the library and sun catcher crafting.
The Greenfield Public Library, meanwhile, is taking National Library Week in a bit of a different direction, as it is offering a book repair demonstration with Tom Hutcheson on Thursday, April 23, at 3:30 p.m. The day marks William Shakespeare’s birthday.
Although the book repair session required registration and is currently full, those who are interested may be placed on a waiting list at greenfieldpl.libcal.com/event/16460179.
Greenfield Public Library Director Anna Bognolo recognized the hard work that everyone has put into making the library a success, offering a “huge thank you” to the volunteers and staff who make its varied offerings possible.
“Stop by and support your library,” Bognolo said.
“Libraries, especially in this economy, are more important than ever,” Prolman said. Referencing the library’s role as a place where community members can go that is not work or home, she added, “They are the last real third space where everyone is welcome, and we don’t charge you for being here.”
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