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Massachusetts high schooler knocking it out of the park on diamond, in classroom
HANOVER, Mass. — Noey Giardina exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding student-athlete. The junior at Hanover High School in Massachusetts has a 3.7 grade-point average in the classroom and plays three different varsity sports, but she is no stranger to adversity. "She's a perfectionist and she's a...
Durfee baseball takes down league foe Bridgewater-Raynham: Top performers (Apr. 22-27)
BRIDGEWATER — Four different pitchers did their jobs on Wednesday as the Durfee High baseball team defeated league opponent Bridgewater-Raynham on the road, 6-1. Keith Strong, Yandel Pichardo (win), Matt Sherry and Dylan Silviera each were sensational on the hill. Offensively, Joe Silvia was 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Jeyden Espinal, Aidan Travers, Ben Sherry...
Bailey's big day: Top Greater Taunton H.S. sports performers for April 22-28
Another week of the spring high school sports season is upon us in the Greater Taunton area. Last week, a freshman helped Taunton softball to an extra innings comeback win while Dighton-Rehoboth softball, featuring three pairs of sisters, bounced back from an early close loss for a pair of strong wins. Bristol-Plymouth softball continued to put its offensive prowess on display, while both Taunton and Dighton-Rehoboth baseball earned a couple of solid wins. Several area track athletes...
Big days at the dish: Vote for the High School Softball Player of the Week
Tri-County's Mackenzie Duffy has been voted the High School Softball Player of the Week. The sophomore received over 7,000 votes to earn the honor. Duffy drove in eight runs whole going 3-for-3 in a win over Blackstone Millville. She hit a pair of home runs, including a three-run blast and a grand slam in consecutive innings.
9-point days and more: Vote for the High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week
Cardinal Spellman High's Elle Murphy has been voted the High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week. The junior received over 28,000 votes to earn the honor. Murphy scored 7 goals in a 14-13 win over Boston Latin Academy and 6 in a loss against Arlington Catholic. And this week's...
Mason Pellegri Concludes High School Career At Nationals
147 wins in a Milton High uniform. 108 of those victories by pinfall. Three Division 2 Sectional championships and three more Division 2 state championships. An All-State championship. A bronze medal at New England’s. Three trips to the National High School Coaches Association tournament. Countless school records. Those are just some of the things Mason Pellegri accomplished during his career at Milton High School, a career that officially came to a close at the National Meet in Virginia Beach during the weekend of April 5-7. Though it wasn’t the result he hoped for, bowing out in the early rounds, Pellegri was entirely grateful to get back to the grandest stage of high school wrestling.
OA softball rallies: South Shore high school top performers for April 22-28
School vacation week is over, so that means the spring high school sports season is fully ramped up. Revisit this page all week for the highlights and scores from the South Shore. To submit scores and highlights, email sports@patriotledger.com. ...
5-for-5 day at the dish: Vote for the High School Baseball Player of the Week
West Bridgewater High's Jag Garces has been voted the High School Baseball Player of the Week. The sophomore collected over 9,000 votes to earn the honor. Garces reached base 5 times (double, 4 walks) and stole 5 bases in a 16-7 win over Hull. He doubled in all three of his plate appearances in a 10-8 loss to Cohasset.
URI’s Luis Kortright Enters Transfer Portal
URI guard Luis Kortright has entered the transfer portal after one year in Kingston. This comes after Rhody got Sebastian Thomas to recommit to the program and got Jamarcus Lawrence to come in from Nebraska. Kortright started 31 games for the Rams last year, averaging ten points per game.
New era: Seniors bring Weymouth High boys lacrosse back to life after winless 2023 season
Lacrosse isn't necessarily the first sport of choice for Rob O'Leary, a hockey fan at heart. The Weymouth High athletic director has children who play lacrosse, so he has experience coaching it at the youth level, but this spring brought O'Leary a new challenge. The Wildcats' boys lacrosse team was...
Milton High softball off to 3-0 start
Stay focused. That’s what first-year head coach Charlie Drane feels his team must do in order to keep this hot start going. Through three games this season (three games they can get in with all the rain we’ve been getting) his Wildcats have rolled to a perfect 3-0 start, not only beating some pretty good teams but also getting back at a couple that gave them fits a year ago.
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