David Pollard

Elmwood Park

Reporter covering the villages of Elmwood Park, River Grove plus the Galewood and Mont Clare neighborhoods in Chicago. Email: [email protected]

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Monday’s high school scores and highlights

Nov 19, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |David Pollard |Tyler McManus

ROUNDUPBOYS SOCCERNicky Babanikas buried the winning goal in overtime for No. 3 Oliver Ames (16-2-2) in a 1-0 Div. 2 state semifinal victory over No. 2 Mansfield. GIRLS SOCCERMaggie Blosser scored all three goals as top-seeded Masconomet (21-0-1) defeated fourth-seeded Mansfield 3-1 in a Div. 2 state semifinal. In a Div. 4 state semifinal, Maddie Ciaramitaro, Tessa Hunt and Georgia Wilson all scored as No. 2 Hamilton-Wenham (18-0-4) shut out third-seeded Lynnfield, 3-0.
Friday’s football scores and highlights

Nov 15, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Kristina Banahan |David Pollard |Tyler McManus

ROUNDUPFOOTBALLWill Wood threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Xaverian (7-3) defeated sixth-seeded Leominster 35-20 in a Div. 1 state quarterfinal. In a Div. 4 quarterfinal, Lawson Foley hauled in five receptions for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also playing a vital role defensively (two interceptions), returning a pick 25 yards for a third score as second-seeded Scituate (9-0) punched its ticket back to the Final Four with a 28-0 romp of No. 10 Wayland.
Thursday’s high school tournament scores and highlights

Nov 8, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Kevin Barrucci |David Pollard |Brian Roach

ROUNDUPFIELD HOCKEYIn a Div. 2 second round matchup, Addie Finlaw (one goal, two assists) finished with three points and Ryan Crook (two goals, one assist) added three points to lift No. 2 Somerset Berkley (19-2) to a 5-0 victory over No. 15 Masconomet. FOOTBALLIn a nonplayoff contest, Skylar DeJesus went 12-of-19 for 219 yards and three scores as Chelmsford (3-6) downed Lawrence 39-14. … Pentucket defeated Salem 42-41 giving head coach Steve Hayden his 250th career win.
Monday’s high school scores and highlights

Nov 5, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Tyler McManus |David Pollard |Brendan Connelly

ROUNDUPFIELD HOCKEYTaylor Valiton, Izzy Fiorentino, Gia Marotta and Lauren Mattia scored, and Cameron Munion finished with two assists as No. 6 Lynnfield (13-3-3) defeated No. 27 Case 4-0 in a Div. 4 first round matchup. Avery Conway buried four goals and dished an assist for No. 8 Reading in a 7-1 Div. 2 first round victory over No. 25 Westfield.
Friday’s high school scores and highlights

Nov 1, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Danny Ventura |Tom Mulherin |David Pollard |Brendan Connelly

ROUNDUPFIELD HOCKEYIn Div. 3 preliminary round action, Paige Maguire struck for four goals, and Mary Cate Scarinci and Mia Marsh netted two goals each as No. 28 Norwell (13-6-0) bested No. 37 Monty Tech, 8-1. Kate Francini’s goal in overtime pushed No. 14 Concord-Carlisle to the next round with a 2-1 Div. 1 first-round win over No. 19 Chelmsford. … Mackenzie Clarke’s two goals and two assists fueled No. 5 Belmont (17-2) in a 5-0 win over No. 28 Barnstable.
Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Paige Maguire’s four goals lift Norwell to field hockey win

Nov 1, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Tom Mulherin |David Pollard

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Thursday’s tournament scores and highlights

Nov 1, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |David Pollard |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci

ROUNDUPFIELD HOCKEYSarah Ryan and Ryanne Tomlin scored in the shootout, while sophomore goalie Charlotte DeSchepper stopped all five shots as No. 15 Acton-Boxboro (8-7-4) edged 18th-seeded Newton North 1-0 in a Div. 1 first- round contest. Maggie Rennick scored three goals as No. 30 Triton (7-12-0) rolled to a 4-0 win over No. 35 in a Div. 3 preliminary round matchup. Mary Atkinson netted the game’s only goal as No. 32 Melrose (4-10-3) edged 33rd-seeded Amherst-Pelham 1-0 in a Div.
Monday’s high school scores and highlights

Oct 29, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |David Pollard |Brendan Connelly |Tyler McManus

ROUNDUPBOYS SOCCERShane Crowley (two goals), Colin Blake and Jack Duperre scored to power Pembroke (13-2-3) to its fourth consecutive Patriot League Fisher Division title with a 4-1 win over North Quincy. Tommy Smith registered a hat trick, while Gary Carrier (two goals, two assists) provided a boost as Apponequet (4-8-8) coasted to a 6-1 victory over West Bridgewater in the South Coast Conference. … Emile Joseph secured his 13th clean sheet for Old Rochester (14-4-1) in a 1-0 win over Case.
Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Timmons, Tildsley help keep Shawsheen undefeated

Oct 25, 2024 | bostonherald.com | David Pollard

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Thursday’s high school scores and highlights

Oct 25, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |David Pollard |Brian Roach |Kevin Barrucci

ROUNDUPFOOTBALLIn the Greater Boston League, Justin Marino ran for three scores and threw for another as Medford (5-3) took down Chelsea, 36-8. … Revere coach Lou Cicatelli won his 100th game as the Patriots (3-4) downed Malden, 24-14. In the Patriot League, Willy Robinson ran for 230 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 17 carries as Scituate (7-0) rolled to a 56-20 win over North Quincy.