HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE NOTES

St. Mary’s, Bishop Fenwick programs share in a rapid rise

St. Mary's Damon Maribito, checks Bishop Fenwick's Stefano Fabiano (#11) in match up on Saturday April 27, 2019, at Bishop Fenwick High. Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe.

Mark Lorenz for the Globe

The private schools have followed a similiar blueprint in the growth and development of their players, programs.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE

EMass boys’ lacrosse: Concord-Carlisle’s Cole Pascucci headlines Players of the Week

The junior faceoff specialist won 37 of 43 draws in three wins for the Patriots.

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Franklin’s Chris Spillane steps down after 21 years

Spillane coached the Panthers to four state finals, including a Division 1 state championship in 2016. Franklin qualified for the postseason in each of his 21 years.

MONDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Alex Lane powers St. John’s Prep baseball past BC High

Prep’s senior catcher delivered decisive blow for second-ranked Eagles with RBI triple in the fifth inning of a 2-1 win over BC High.

WRENTHAM, MA 11.10.18—MSTCA EMass Division 1-6 high school championship cross-country meets at the Wrentham Developmental Center. Here, Division 2 Girls winner by a long shot, Natick’s Grace Connolly, led by a long margin halfway through the race. SPORTS Wright (Photo by Steve Haines/For The Boston Globe). 8.4.3777903332

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SUNDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Natick girls set record en route to MSTCA Division 1 Relays title

The Redhawks team of Grace Connolly, Abby Gerdes, Kylie Langan, and Nikki Krail won the sprint medley relay in a meet-record time of 4:06.36.

MSTCA RELAYS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/28schrelays06.jpg North Andover boys, North Attleborough girls rule at MSTCA Division 2 Relays

North Andover, which won in the indoor relays title, won four outdoor events — 4x200, 4x400, pole vault, and discus

SATURDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Concord-Carlisle lacrosse hands Reading its first defeat

Concord-Carlisle’s Charlie Cook scored a key goal at the end of the third quarter in the rematch of the MIAA Division 2 title game.

Duxbury 04/25/19 : Member of the Duxbury High school girls golf team, Allison Matthews practices her swing on the 10th hole at Duxbury Yacht Club during practice. Globe by Debee Tlumacki (sports)

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TEAM OF THE WEEK | DUXBURY GIRLS’ GOLF

Duxbury girls’ golf is thinking big

After their third straight league title last season, the Dragons finished second at sectionals and fourth at states.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Lou%20national%20award.jpg Meet Lou Levine, the referee who donates all of his game checks to fighting cancer

The Acton official has raised more than half a million dollars for the American Cancer Society through donated game checks, whistle sales, and more.

ACTON, 4/25/2019 - Darbet Moreno with Cambridge Rindge & Latin volleyball team repositions a video camera between games for to record the team's game at Acton-Boxboro. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Metro, Desk )

Josh Reynolds for the Globe

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL NOTES

Lights, camera, action: Volleyball teams utilizing film study

Many EMass coaches increasingly find video as a useful tool in evaluating and improving player performance.

MIAA/MSAA MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT

Increased focus on mental issues comes with call to action

The MIAA and the Massachuchusetts Secondary Administrators’ Association added seminars this year as school cope with a growing need.

FRIDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin041019BostonLatinVolleyball_Spt6.jpg Bogdan Ivanov kills Lincoln-Sudbury upset hopes

Boston Latin pulled out a five-set boys volleyball battle in which neither team won a set by more than four points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/26schbasenotes_05.jpg Cape Ann League steps up in support of fallen Amesbury athlete

Sunday afternoon’s game between host Indians and Masconomet will honor Troy Marden, a 17-year-old Amesbury senior killed in a snowmobile accident.

THURSDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Mike McCutcheon delivers for Duxbury boys’ lacrosse in OT over Hingham

McCutcheon scored the tying goal to send it into overtime, and scored the winner with 40.6 remaining in overtime.

HIGH SCHO0L BASEBALL

EMass baseball: Catholic Memorial’s Mike Gemma headlines Players of the Week

The senior righthander fired back-to-back shutouts against Lincoln-Sudbury and BC High.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOFTBALL NOTES

Lowell softball team off to a fast start with reloaded lineup

The Lowell girls’ softball team has been forced to do a bit of reshuffling this spring.

HS Softball | Franklin 2, Taunton 1

Sarah Jackson’s homer helps Franklin softball upset top-ranked Taunton

The Panthers’ 2-1 victory snapped the Tigers’ 28-game winning streak going back to April 28, 2018.

MONDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Brendan Tully powers Foxborough boys’ lacrosse past Wayland

The senior midfielder (5 goals, 2 assists) eclipsed 100 career points to lead the unbeaten Warriors (7-0) to nonleague victory.

Chelmsford High School rugby team during practice, on April 18, 2019, held at Chelmsford High School. Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe.

Mark Lorenz for the globe

TEAM OF THE WEEK | CHELMSFORD BOYS’ RUGBY

Chelmsford pioneers its first rugby team

Clay Casaletto, Jake Harrison, and Patrick O’Neill helped put together a team for their senior season.

Hingham High's Sam Ward drives upfield, as Wilson Sneath closes in, in match up against Lincoln-Sudbury, in the final of the Coaches Cup at Winchester High, Saturday April 20, 2019. Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe.

Mark Lorenz for the Globe

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE NOTES

At Hingham, lacrosse success is programmed at youth level

The juniors on third-ranked Harbormen (7-1) went undefeated en route to three consecutive titles in Hingham Youth Lacrosse.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisapbb2spts.jpg Austin Prep building a culture of success

Talented freshman class joins veterans from last year’s Division 3 champions.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

EMass baseball: Natick’s Will Haskell headlines Players of the Week

In three games, the junior went 6 for 11 with two home runs, two triples, and nine RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE | COACHES CUP

No. 1 Lincoln-Sudbury, No. 2 Hingham to clash in Coaches Cup final

The two highest-ranked EMass boys’ lacrosse teams meet Saturday at 4 p.m. at Winchester High in a rematch of last year’s Coaches Cup semifinal.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ LACROSSE NOTES

On trip to Georgia, Norwell discovers ‘what lacrosse is like in another part of the country’

Senior captain Maddie McDonough hatched idea to bring her Norwell High teammates to Georgia to face her former XTEAM club teammates.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ LACROSSE| Players of the Week

Abby Cunningham of Melrose headlines Players of the Week

The senior had two goals — the 100th of her career followed by the game-winning score with 20 seconds remaining — in a 14-13 victory at Arlington last Thursday.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Giana LaCedra powers Lowell softball past Methuen

The freshman delivered an RBI double with two out in the fifth to drive in the lone run of the No. 20 Raiders’ 1-0 victory over No. 3 Methuen.

Abington, MA april 14 2019 ......Abington HS softball team at practice...keying on a couple of individuals....for SPORTS....( George Rizer for the Globe) ..LAUREN KELEHER....SLAPS DOWN A BUNT DURING BP..

George Rizer for the Globe

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK

Slappers are still making noise in New England

The Abington and Billerica high offenses are off and running behind the strategy of having quick lefthanded hitters at the tops of their lineups.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Guiliana Kehayias sparks Boston Latin over Cambridge Rindge & Latin softball

Kehayias (3-for-3, 2 doubles, 3 runs scored) helped the Wolfpack stay unbeaten (5-0, 4-0 Dual County) in 8-7 victory.

SATURDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/23blaxnotes_03.jpg Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse tops Hingham in finals of Coaches Challenge Cup

Matt Ward tallied six goals for the top-ranked Warriors (7-0) in a 12-9 victory over the previously undefeated No. 2 Harbormen (6-1).

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/20bvolllnotes01.jpg Lawrence’s mission: Finish the job

After losing to Chelmsford in the North finals last year, the Lancers want to take their season to new heights in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

EMass boys’ volleyball: Needham’s Will Bandler headlines Players of the Week

FRIDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Jake Fitzgibbons powers Franklin baseball over Walpole

Sophomore hit a 2-RBI double to left in the second inning for the top-ranked Panthers in a 6-2 win over No. 10 Rebels.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/EMASSCC-15.jpg State track coaches aim to take over MIAA tournaments

The Mass. State Track Coaches Assn. objected to MIAA fee proposals and believes it can run meets more efficiently by itself.

THURSDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Aidan Carroll leads BC High lacrosse in OT win over Needham

Junior attack scored five goals to help No. 8 Eagles (3-3) hand the 10th-ranked Rockets (5-1) their first loss, 13-12, in overtime.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Caroline Curtis of Holbrook headlines Players of the Week

The senior starred on the mound and at the plate in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win.

TUESDAY’S SCHOOL ROUNDUP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/IMG-2984.JPG Coaches Cup celebrates longtime coach Keith Bugbee, late daughter

Lindsay Bugbee Crosby’s memorial fund will be the beneficiary for the 10th annual event, which began with some stellar matchups and finishes.

Monday’s school roundup

Trevor Carroll (6 goals) powers Xaverian boys’ lacrosse past Duxbury

After No. 1 Hawks squandered a 6-1 lead, Carroll scored four of his six goals in the second half of 13-11 win over the host Dragons.

HS Boys’ lacrosse notes

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisstjlax1spts.jpg Craig Yannone of St. John’s Prep emerges as an X-factor on faceoffs

All-American has given Eagles a distinct advantage as one of the best faceoff specialists in the state in the faceoff-X.