Brian Roach

Massachusetts

High School Sports Reporter at Boston Herald

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Saturday’s high school scores and highlights

5 days ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kevin Barrucci |Marcello Rossetti |Brian Roach

ROUNDUPBASEBALLIn nonleague action, Phil Lombardi went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases as Tewksbury (3-2) edged Hingham, 3-2. … Langan Fisher was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Dan Grapski knocked in a pair of runs as BB&N defeated Pingree, 6-4. Liam Powers went 2-for-3 with four RBI and Ben Hickey allowed two hits in five innings as Mystic Valley defeated Nashoba Tech 11-1 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.
Thursday’s high school scores and highlights

6 days ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci

ROUNDUPBaseballIn nonleague action, Collin Meserve went the distance while striking out 11 and allowing three hits as East Bridgewater topped Dennis-Yarmouth 4-0. … Paul Oliveira struck out 11 while pitching a shutout as Catholic Memorial (3-5) blanked Central Catholic, 5-0. … Alex Crook went 3-for-4 with three RBI as Somerset Berkley defeated Middleboro, 8-1. … Dyllon Pratt smashed a grand slam while Will Trach struck out five and hit a solo home run as Shawsheen blanked Concord-Carlisle, 11-0.
Xaverian gets revenge against St. John’s of Shrewsbury in 2-1 thriller

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach

SHREWSBURY – After falling in last year’s Div. 1 state semifinals to St. John’s of Shrewsbury, Xaverian coach Gerry Lambert had the first rematch marked as a game to watch, but an early season litmus test was just what the doctor ordered. The Hawks did just enough offensively in the fourth inning to edge the Pioneers 2-1 on the road Wednesday night to hand them their first loss. “These guys got us last June,” Lambert said.
Tuesday’s high school scores and highlights

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci

ROUNDUPBASEBALLRyan Baker struck out 12 in a one-hitter as Whitman-Hanson (5-0) shut out Pembroke 3-0 in Patriot League play. … Will Novak’s hard hit grounder snuck past the Panthers infield to plate fellow senior captain Matt Nardone for the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give Plymouth North (4-0) a 3-2 win over Plymouth South.
High school roundup: B-R lacrosse star Emily Keefe has 6 goals, 200 for career

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Brian Roach |Tom Mulherin |Kevin Barrucci

BASEBALLRyan Baker struck out 12 in a one-hitter as Whitman-Hanson (5-0) shutout Pembroke 3-0 in Patriot League play. BOYS LACROSSECole Rodgers scored four times and is now tied for the all-time program lead with Avery Richardson with 184 career goals as Sandwich toppled Middleboro 18-5.
Saturday’s high school scores and highlights

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kevin Barrucci |Marcello Rossetti |Brian Roach

ROUNDUPSOFTBALLAnya Cranston, Erin Costello and Lila Areias combined for 10 hits and 10 RBI as Tewksbury put together an 11-run seventh inning and proceeded to defeat Lowell 16-5 in the Merrimack Valley Conference. GIRLS LACROSSEIn a nonleague contest, Maeve Kelly (five goals, three assists), Kendall Herrick (four goals, three assists), and Izzy Kittredge (four goals, two assists) paced Medfield to a 17-7 victory over Bishop Feehan.
2025 Girls Basketball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach

GIRLS BASKETBALL DREAM TEAM Naya Annigeri (Medfield) Katherine Cheesebro (Dartmouth) Ava Orlando (Notre Dame) Bella Owumi (St. Mary’s) Kailey Sullivan (Foxboro) ALL-SCHOLASTICS Hijjah Allen-Paisley (Cathedral) Bella Bingham (Walpole) Ashley Cohen (Bedford) Juliana Conte (St. Mary’s) Amelia Crowe (Pentucket) Chloe Fales (Franklin) Avery Gamble (Oliver Ames) Alyssa Hopps (Quincy) Izzy Kittredge (Medfield) Aniela Kwo (Central Catholic) Paige Meda (Bourne) Jenna Mishou (Archbishop Williams)...
Three-run first lifts Lincoln-Sudbury over Walpole, 5-2

1 week ago | bostonherald.com | Brian Roach

SUDBURY – In a matchup of two of the top teams in their respective divisions, it was the Div.1 power that held ground. Defending Div. 2 state title champion Walpole could only muster four hits and one earned run as Lincoln-Sudbury scored more than enough to upend Walpole 5-2 at home Friday. “We were really excited to add Walpole to our schedule this year,” said Warriors coach Devan Morrison. “We really wanted to challenge ourselves this year.
Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Notre Dame Academy girls hockey coach John Findley retiring

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

Notre Dame Academy of Hingham head coach John Findley has spent more than half of his life behind the bench as an assistant or head coach in girls and boys hockey. The widely-respected 63-year-old confirmed Wednesday morning that after eight years as head girls coach of the Cougars – and 35 years coaching in all – he’s hanging up the whistle as the latest legend to retire. “I think younger guys, younger girls should have the opportunity to be a head coach,” Findley said.
Tuesday’s high school scores and highlights

2 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci |Tom Mulherin

ROUNDUPBaseballBrody Beale and John Nichols combined for six hits and seven RBI as BC High rolled past Xaverian 13-3 in the Catholic Conference. … Josh Bouchard homered twice and drove in six runs to lead St. John’s (Shrewsbury) to a 16-0 win over Catholic Memorial. In the Catholic Central League, Matt Burt had three hits while knocking in three and scoring two more runs as Bishop Stang (4-0) took down Bishop Feehan, 13-6.