Tom Mulherin

2 days ago | bostonherald.com | Tom Mulherin

WINCHESTER – With the sole lead in the Middlesex League title race on the line against rival Winchester, the No. 8 Lexington boys volleyball team picked a good night to set personal records on Monday. Junior outside hitter Nic Sanchez de Rojas posted a career-high 19 kills with nine in the third set, helping the Minutemen (15-1) overcome late runs from the No. 18 Red and Black to pull out a 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-23) win and extend their program-best 15-game winning streak.

4 days ago | bostonherald.com | Tom Mulherin

In late March, there were three common opinions among coaches about the Div. 1 boys volleyball field:One – the path to the state quarterfinals would be a minefield of parity between a dozen or so teams. Two – that minefield doesn’t include the power four from the Bay State Conference, which would likely be in a class of its own. Three – that power four, should it actually come down to them, will trade blows in an epic race for the Div. 1 state title.

4 days ago | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Tom Mulherin |Tyler McManus |Brendan Connelly

ROUNDUPBoys lacrosseCole Rodgers (five goals), Michael Chetwnyd (two goals), Braden Tobin (two goals), Nick Pearce (two goals) and Eamon Steele (two goals) paced things offensively for Sandwich in a 16-5 South Shore League win over East Bridgewater. … Tim Donovan had a breakout game with three goals and two assists, while Taighe Dwyer (goal, four assists) added a spark as Cohasset (13-2) coasted to a 19-0 romp of Middleboro.

5 days ago | bostonherald.com | Tyler McManus |Tom Mulherin

Maeve Kelly (four goals, five assists) reached 100 career goals and 200 career points, and Mia Macropoulos (assist) tallied four goals as well for Medfield in a 19-6 nonleague girls lacrosse win over Mansfield. Taylor Simard (four goals), Janice Bouchard (four goals), Hannah Petrillo (hat trick) and Charlotte Taylor (two goals) scored, while Mia Lowden made 15 saves as Bourne edged Seekonk 13-12 in the South Coast Conference.

6 days ago | bostonherald.com | Kristina Banahan |Tyler McManus |Brendan Connelly |Tom Mulherin

ROUNDUPBASEBALLNiko Rabiner struck out six and Elias Brendel went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored as Brookline defeated Natick 3-1 in the Bay State Conference. … Zahgros Tanner had 12 strikeouts while Kingston Nikolaev notched two hits and two RBIs as Newton North defeated Framingham 8-1. … Max Boehm (9-4) threw a complete game for Wellesley in a 6-4 win over Braintree.