Brian Roach

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach

WORCESTER – The Div. 1 softball dynasty for the Taunton Tigers marches on as the storybook ending for senior captains Catherine Larson and Brooke Aldrich came to a close by defeating a familiar opponent at Worcester State University on Saturday night. Larson and Aldrich drove in a combined seven runs as No. 1 Taunton rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to escape No. 2 Wachusett, 10-4, to make it five straight Div. 1 state titles.

2 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach

BRIDGEWATER — For the second straight season and for the third time since 2022, Bedford has punched its ticket to the Div. 3 boys tennis state final. It was a full team effort as the top-seeded Buccaneers defeated No. 13 Latin Academy 4-1 with a clean sweep in singles. “They’re very special and an incredible group of athletes,” said Bedford coach John Geilfuss about the victory. “They are three-sport athletes. They’re a team before they meet me, which is really a good part of it.

2 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Tom Mulherin |Kristina Banahan |Brian Roach

ROUNDUPThere will be a new girls lacrosse champion in Division 2Megan Shanahan had a terrific all-around game with two goals, two assists and four draw controls as No. 4 Reading stunned top-seeded Notre Dame (Hingham) 8-7 in a Division 2 state semifinal. Molly Trahan had three goals and an assist, Abby Shanahan had a goal and three assists, while Lily Rodgers and Libby Quinn each had four draw controls. Addy Matthews had four saves for the Rockets.

2 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach |Kristina Banahan

There will be a new girls lacrosse champion in Division 2Megan Shanahan had a terrific all-around game with two goals, two assists and four draw controls as No. 4 Reading stunned top-seeded Notre Dame (Hingham) 8-7 in a Division 2 state semifinal. Molly Trahan had three goals and an assist, Abby Shanahan had a goal and three assists, while Lily Rodgers and Libby Quinn each had four draw controls. Addy Matthews had four saves for the Rockets.

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Brian Roach |Kristina Banahan |Kevin Barrucci

ROUNDUPBASEBALLIn the Div. 4 second round, senior Madux Iovinelli went six strong as No. 2 Lynnfield (18-4) defeated No. 18 Stoneham 3-1. Connor Grieve threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts while also going 2-for-3 at the plate as No. 8 Braintree (14-8) upended No. 24 Leominster 4-1 in the Div. 1 second round. … D.J. Silverstein allowed three hits in five innings as No. 12 Franklin (14-10) bested fifth-seeded Xaverian, 5-3.