Craig Larson

Oct 29, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Craig Larson

The scheduled Tuesday release of the MIAA field hockey (11 a.m.) and girls’ volleyball (1 p.m.) tournament brackets will be delayed after a court injunction was filed Monday by the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District and individual student plaintiffs. In a statement, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association said the order was issued without its ability to be heard.

Oct 28, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Craig Larson

Mansfield High will honor 14 outstanding student-athletes from boys’ and girls’ basketball, field hockey, boys’ and girls’ soccer, golf, football, track & field, and gymnastics in its 2024 fall hall of fame induction class on Nov. 9, at the Chateau Restaurant in Norton (4:30 p.m. reception). Highlighting this fall’s inductees is Theresa Nyhan, a longtime coach/teacher at Mansfield, who will be inducted as a softball athlete and as a coach for the field hockey program.

Sep 14, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Craig Larson

In its season opener, Holy Cross was denied with 19 seconds remaining at Rhode Island. The next week, in the Fitton Field opener, it was dealt a 1-point setback against New Hampshire. But the Crusaders broke through, emphatically, in Smithfield, R.I., Saturday afternoon, running off 28 straight points in the second and third quarters to throttle Bryant, 43-22, in a nonleague matchup. It was coach Dan Curran’s inaugural victory with the program.

Jun 14, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Craig Larson

With an approaching storm system expected to impact the Boston area late Friday afternoon and early evening, producing severe thunderstorms and expected heavy downpours, the Division 2 and 5 high school baseball finals scheduled for Polar Park in Worcester have been postponed until Sunday. Also, the Division 1, 2, and 3 boys’ lacrosse finals have been moved to Saturday. The Division 4 and 1 softball games had already been moved to Sunday at UMass. Division 4: Pittsfield vs.

Jun 2, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Craig Larson

Cam Cloonan was the catalyst for top-seeded Dighton-Rehoboth in its 13-0 victory Sunday over No. 32 Notre Dame (Worcester) in a Division 3 first-round contest. Leading off the bottom of the first, the sophomore legged out a bunt, and when the ball was mishandled, followed by an overthrow, she sprinted around the bases for a 1-0 lead. In a game-defining 8-run second, Cloonan singled in a pair of runs. And in the fourth, she blasted a two-homer to center to highlight a four-hit afternoon.