Danny Ventura

Regional High School Sports Editor and Reporter at Boston Herald

Regional high school sports editor/reporter at the Boston Herald and a 34-year member of Herald nation. I can be reached at [email protected].

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Wednesday’s high school scores and highlights

2 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |Tyler McManus |Brendan Connelly

ROUNDUPBASEBALLConnor Grieve went the distance and also helped his own cause with three hits and four RBI as No. 8 Braintree (16-8) defeated fourth-seeded King Philip 8-3 in a Div. 1 state semifinal. Matt Toland drove in two runs on two hits, and Pat Clair pitched three scoreless innings of relief as No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6) edged No. 7 Sandwich 5-4 in eight innings in a Div. 3 state semifinal.
Tuesday’s high school scores and highlights

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.
Friday’s high school scores and highlights

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Tom Mulherin |Brendan Connelly |Kristina Banahan

ROUNDUPGIRLS TENNISThe doubles tandem of Esha Bhalla/Mia Lock and Avery Machemer/Cate Sheehan won their matches to help guide No. 8 Winchester (18-3) past top-seeded Boston Latin 3-2 in a Div. 1 quarterfinal. The other point for the Red and Black came at first singles where Daryana Skobeleva defeated Halina Nguyen, 6-2, 7-6 (5). BOYS LACROSSEIn the Div.
Thursday’s high school scores and highlights

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.
Wednesday’s high school scores and highlights

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |Tom Mulherin |Tyler McManus

ROUNDUPBaseballLincoln-Loftus pitched six and a third innings, surrendering one earned run as No. 11 Wellesley (16-6) topped No. 6 Andover 3-1 in the Div. 1 Round of 16. … Will Shaheen pitched six solid innings as No. 10 St. John’s Prep (14-8) beat No. 26 Wachusett, 5-2.
Tuesday’s high school scores and highlights

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

ROUNDUPGirls lacrosseIn the Div. 1 second round, Catherine Craig tallied five goals and three assists while Julianna Lanzillo added a hat trick as No. 4 Chelmsford topped No. 13 Shrewsbury 16-6. In the Div. 3 second round, junior Addie Riley racked up her 200th career point as No. 5 Foxboro (15-5) defeated No. 12 North Middlesex, 17-7.
Monday’s high school scores and highlights

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Brendan Connelly |Kristina Banahan |Tyler McManus

ROUNDUPBASEBALLConnor Grieve connected for a walk-off single in the eighth inning, as eighth-seeded Braintree (13-8) knocked off No. 25 Springfield Central 4-3 in the Div. 1 Round of 32. … Matt Reardon tossed 5 and two-thirds innings for the win on the hill, and Jack Darcy launched a two-run homer as No. 15 BC High rolled onward with a 9-3 victory over No. 18 Waltham.
HS roundup: Playoffs in full roar

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura

SOFTBALLClaire Puglielli tied the game with a double in the seventh then won it two innings with a sacrifice fly to give No. 11 Reading (19-2) a 4-3 win over No. 22 Doherty in a Div. 2 first-round contest. Ava Kiley scored all four runs for the Rockets. Kiley Hogan threw a no-hitter, striking out 13 as No. 6 Tyngsboro (17-4) defeated No. 27 Rockland 12-0 in a Div. 4 first-round contest. Kristin Deschenes went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer to propel the offense.
Saturday’s high school scores and highlights

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci |Marcello Rossetti

ROUNDUPBOYS LACROSSECharlie Thurlow had five goals and two assists, while Luke Renzi added four goals as No. 7 Manchester-Essex (15-4) cruised to a 17-4 win over No. 26 East Bridgewater in a Div. 4 first-round contest. In a Div. 1 opener, Brennan Holt scored the game-winner in overtime as No. 16 Central Catholic (712) edged No. 17 St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 9-8. Luke Faletra scored three goals for the Raiders, while Chase Akstin and Cal Schoenfeld added a pair.
Baseball state tournament preview and predictions

3 weeks ago | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura

Xaverian showed it was able to bounce back from adversity time and time again to win the Catholic Conference title for the third straight year. The Hawks open with a familiar foe in Catholic Memorial, then a possible second-round tilt with Franklin or Durfee. Three other Catholic Conference teams (BC High, St. John’s Prep and St. John’s of Shrewsbury) are in the same bracket, making for some juicy early-round contests.