A flurry of new coaches, a St. Mary’s move, history in Wellesley, and more Tuesday HS sports takeaways

Lots to get to on a busy Tuesday, including a new football coach at Arlington, a new boys’ hockey coach at Nauset, a new boys’ soccer coach at Somerset Berkley, St. Mary’s departing the Catholic Central League, a Division 1 baseball commitment, a major MIAA to preps football transfer, a new all-time goals leader for Wellesley girls’ lacrosse, and plenty more milestones, upsets, and thrilling finishes.

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▪ Entering the day four goals shy of the school record, Wellesley senior Tara Battaglino reached the mark during a 14-5 girls’ lacrosse win over Brookline. Battaglino passed former WNBA guard Blake Dietrick’s mark of 331, set in 2010.

▪ Wakefield senior Kathryn Sliski collected her 300th career strikeout during a 9-5 softball win over Georgetown.

▪ Mashpee senior Ciara Hendricks flew past 300 career goals by tallying six in an 18-15 girls’ lacrosse triumph over Dennis-Yarmouth. She is the second player in program history to reach the threshold.

▪ With seven goals and one assist in Nashoba’s 15-5 boys’ lacrosse win over Westfield, senior Keagan MacLean surpassed 100 career points.

▪ Among her seven saves in a 15-5 girls’ lacrosse win over Andover was Chelmsford junior Eloise Sosnowski’s 100th of the season.

▪ With a 10-0 baseball blanking of Georgetown, North Reading senior Dylan Matthews earned his 20th career win.

On Monday:

▪ Old Colony senor Nate Tobin notched his 400th career save during an 8-2 boys’ lacrosse win over Bristol-Plymouth.

▪ Norwell junior Lexi Davos totaled 8 points to reach 200 for her career in a 22-3 girls’ lacrosse win over Hull.

▪ Foxborough junior Chloe McGarry recorded her 100th career assist in a 21-5 girls’ lacrosse victory against Stoughton.

▪ Hopkinton junior Matt Lotti eclipsed 100 career goals with four in a 14-1 boys’ lacrosse romp over Ashland.

▪ Winthrop junior Ace Daigneault exceeded 100 points this season by posting 11 (seven goals, four assists) in a 14-4 boys’ lacrosse victory vs. Gloucester.

▪ Also recording their 100th points Monday: Swampscott junior John Von Barta, Hamilton-Wenham junior Jane Boardman, and Winthrop senior Reese Ferrara.

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, league champions are starting to get crowned.

On Tuesday, Wayland boys’ volleyball won the Dual County League, St. John’s Prep boys’ lacrosse won a share of its seventh straight Catholic Conference crown, Chelmsford girls’ lacrosse clinched the Merrimack Valley title, Medford boys’ lacrosse secured its second straight unbeaten Greater Boston League championship, Central Catholic softball won its fourth straight Merrimack Valley title, and Longmeadow baseball won the Valley East title for the first time since 1969.

▪ No. 4 Needham boys’ volleyball took the lead of its seniors in a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Natick. Will Rozman, Thomas Klein, and Matthew Cloonan combined for 35 kills, and Luke Vivaldi tallied 41 assists.

▪ Wakefield softball delivered No. 15 Georgetown its first loss, a 9-5 defeat on the shoulders of Kathryn Sliski, who homered and surpassed 300 career strikeouts.

▪ Unranked Bedford girls’ lacrosse took down No. 19 Acton-Boxborough, 9-5, thanks to its freshman trio of Sadah Luongo (four goals), Grace Collins (three goals), and Audrey Carlson (nine saves).

▪ Somerset Berkley senior Owen Lambert delivered his only hit of the game when it mattered most, an RBI single in the seventh to walk off Dartmouth, 6-5, in South Coast baseball action.

▪ While the Dartmouth baseball team was getting walked off, the Indians’ softball team was walking off Greater New Bedford, 11-10, after rallying from a nine-run deficit in the sixth, the highlight being a three-run blast off the bat of senior Olivia Rapoza.

▪ With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Newburyport senior Shea Cook cranked a ball to center field, driving in Bennett Beaulier for a 2-1 baseball win over Amesbury.

▪ After Willie Williams connected on the equalizer with 23 seconds left for Braintree, Cole Bailey finished a feed from Matt Rutter at the buzzer for an 8-7 boys’ lacrosse triumph over Weymouth.

Homers don’t get much bigger than the one hit by Essex Tech senior Jacoby Casinelli-Tarasuik, who came up with the bases loaded and launched a grand slam, the first out-of-the-park home run in school history.

Bristol Aggie sophomore Autumn Nicholson also crushed a grand slam, while the rest of the days blasts belonged to: Rockport’s Gretel Marshall, Newton North’s Lyla Berton, Greater New Bedford’s Alexandra DosSantos, East Bridgewater’s Gabby Luddy, Hingham’s Sienna Powers, Central Catholic’s Meg Maresca, Somerset Berkley’s Liam Meehan, Westford’s Kevin Fitzgerald, Dartmouth’s Rapoza, Stoughton’s Kelsey Whitman, Wakefield’s Sliski, Winthrop’s Molly Titemore, Lincoln-Sudbury’s Nicole Lent, Minuteman’s Paige King, and Georgetown’s Elizabeth Barbarick.

Gretel Marshall, Rockport — The junior homered and drove in four runs to help her own cause as she fanned 10 Vikings during a 14-13 softball win vs. Lynn English.

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Tyler Boviard, Mateus Feick, and Jonah Richardson, Pingree — The trio combined to no-hit Portsmouth Abbey, 5-3, as Boviard started and went 4⅓ with nine strikeouts and six walks before ceding to Feick for 1⅔ innings, then Richardson who locked down the save with one inning of work.

Joe Coughlan, Sandwich — The senior was a menace on the base paths, swiping six bases in a 12-0 baseball rout of Monomoy.

Paige Elman, Sophia Boehmer, and Lyla Berton, Newton North — Elman, a sophomore, and Boehmer, a senior, combined for a one-hitter, and Berton, their junior catcher, crushed a homer and drove in six runs during a 21-1 softball win over Bishop Feehan.

Taylor Richardson, St. John Paul II — The junior was a scoring machine, totaling 9 points with five goals and four assists in a 19-7 boys’ lacrosse win against Sturgis East.

Reese Taylor, Apponequet — The sophomore continued a torrid stretch, homering, scoring two runs, stealing two bases, and driving in two runs in an 8-4 softball win over New Bedford that also saw her strike out five and allow three earned runs.

▪ Scituate junior Grayson Foley announced his commitment to play baseball at Bryant. A multisport athlete who starred on the football field as well, the 6-foot, 190-pound outfielder and running back totaled 1,614 yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground as a junior, giving him 27 total touchdowns and more than 2,000 yards of offense while leading the Sailors to the Division 4 Super Bowl crown.

▪ St. John’s Prep junior running back Jordan Toribio announced he will be transferring to Milton Academy and reclassifying to 2028. The 5-foot-10-inch, 180-pound athlete ran for 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns last fall in reaching the Division 1 title game.

▪ Arlington has dubbed former defensive coordinator Jonathan Nascimento as its football coach.

Nascimento, who played at Everett and Norwich, served as defensive coordinator under John Dubzinski last decade. His brother, Jason Nascimento, was the coach at Medford from 2012-18.

Nascimento will take over for Frank Roche, who left after three years with the Spy Ponders to take over at Belmont Hill. Arlington finished 7-4 last year but did not make the Division 1 tournament.

▪ Nauset has promoted Frank O’Connor to boys’ hockey coach. O’Connor spent the last two seasons assisting Connor Brickley, who left to take over at Winchendon. The Warriors won the 2025 Division 3 state title.

“I am incredibly honored to be named the head coach of boys’ hockey at Nauset,” O’Connor said in a statement. “I am looking forward to maintaining and building on the established culture from the past four seasons.”

O’Connor was a captain at Arlington Catholic and Southern New Hampshire, while also spending a postgrad year at South Kent. He is the youth hockey director for the Northeast Generals and has coached at Mt. St. Charles (R.I.) and with the Neponset River Rats.

▪ Somerset Berkely is bringing back an alum to coach its boys’ soccer team. Josh Sousa, most recently an assistant at Wheaton, returns to his alma mater.

“Somerset Berkley holds a special place in my heart,” Sousa said in a statement. “The soccer program played a major role in my life and helped shape the path of my career. I’m honored for the opportunity to give back to a community that means so much to me and help student-athletes grow both on and off the field.”

Sousa serves as the assistant goalkeeper director for NEFC South and has coached within MLS NEXT. He spent nine seasons at Wheaton, reaching the national quarterfinals.

“We are excited to welcome Joshua Sousa back to Somerset Berkley,” said athletic director Joe Francis. “His experience developing student-athletes at multiple levels, combined with his passion for the school and understanding of our community, make him an outstanding leader for our boys’ soccer program.”

▪ Concord-Carlisle girls’ hockey coach Steph Jahnle has resigned after six seasons, the school announced. She went 16-86-1, peaking with a 5-13 mark in 2023-24.

“Coach Jahnle and her staff created an inclusive team environment that seamlessly balanced the needs of all her players in the program,” said C-C athletic director Aaron Joncas in a statement. “Kindness and enthusiasm were highlights of Coach Jahnle’s tenure, as evidenced by the growth in our program the last few years.”

▪ Like Bishop Feehan before it, St. Mary’s is opting to leave the Catholic Central League in most sports. The Spartans will remain independent members of the MIAA.

Athletic director Jeff Newhall noted the school already played an independent football schedule, and 14 of its 20 boys’ hockey games were against nonleague opponents.

“This will not be a major change in some sports,” he said in a statement. “This decision is designed to give us flexibility in scheduling and provide enhanced opportunities for our student-athletes and their families.”

St. Mary’s has won a state title in at least one sport for 19 consecutive years, with its boys’ basketball team capturing the Division 2 title in March.

“Going fully independent removes any restrictions from how we can schedule,” Newhall said. “And we still have the option to play CCL teams. Bishop Feehan left the league last year and we are still playing them in almost every sport.”

▪ After 96 Thanksgiving football meetings with Dedham, Norwood has entered into a two-year agreement with Oliver Ames, according to Hockomock Sports. The Tigers will host in 2026, followed by the Mustangs.

Norwood’s annual meeting with Dedham — it led the all-time series 55-41 — ended when the Marauders joined with Sharon in a co-op. They will play Rockland on Thanksgiving.

Julia Kipperman, Nauset, 9

Ava MacLean, Walpole, 8

Keegan MacLean, Nashoba, 7

Penny Forgey, Lexington, 6

Ciara Hendricks, Mashpee, 6

Claire Howard, Mashpee, 6

Allie Wile, Ipswich, 6

Ryan Brennan, Tewksbury, 5

Catherine Craig, Chelmsford, 5

Megan Doody, Malden Catholic, 5

Tyler Nicholas, Reading, 5

Taylor Richardson, St. John Paul II, 5

Elisabeth Stutzman, Sandwich, 5

Erin Alves, Medford, 4

Shannon Balfe, Whitman-Hanson, 4

Pasquale Candelino, Somerville, 4

William Cronin, Acton-Boxborough, 4

Dylan Devine, Nashoba, 4

Maeve Gavin, Whitman-Hanson, 4

Amelia Hawkins, Nashoba Tech, 4

Bobby Hickox, Foxborough, 4

Will Hughes, Sandwich, 4

Mary Kate McDonald, Chelmsford, 4

Sadah Luongo, Bedford, 4

Reece MacKinnon, Sandwich, 4

Mikey McCabe, Foxborough, 4

Ryan McCarthy, St. John’s Prep, 4

Alex Morin, St. John Paul II, 4

Sol Ortiz-DaRosa, Lexington, 4

Abi Reisig, Sandwich, 4

Keira McPartlin, Ipswich, 5

Taylor Richardson, St. John Paul II, 4

Brandon DeRosa, Burlington, 3

Lyla Greenleaf, Ipswich, 3

Wally Jop, Tewksbury, 3

Sol Ortiz-DaRosa, Lexington, 3

Griffin Mayo, St. John Paul II, 3

Tyler Nicholas, Reading, 3

Morgan Mueller, Barnstable, 16

Keira Drouin, Haverhill, 13

Meghan Terry, Methuen, 12

Ava Bamberg, Billerica, 11

Cole Corbet, Burlington, 11

Lilly Roback, Whitman-Hanson, 11

Norah Swanson, Nauset, 10

Tyler Boviard, Pingree, 9

Audrey Carlson, Bedford, 9

Cayden Ellsworth, Foxborough, 9

George Papalambros, Revere, 9

Alyssa Collins, Minuteman, 17

Maddie Grant, Georgetown, 13

Sophie Nathanson, Newton South, 13

Ruth Fagundas, Bristol Aggie, 11

Evie LaClair, Wilmington, 11

Ryan Solimini, Abington, 11

Jackson Passonno, Longmeadow, 11

Owen Waddell, Hamilton-Wenham, 11

Gretel Marshall, Rockport, 10

Amelia Flood, Greater Lawrence, 9

Akiira’ley Vazquez, Greater New Bedford, 8

Lyla Berton, Newton North, 6

Chase Groothuis, Swampscott, 5

Molly LaBrie, Bristol Aggie, 5

Sienna Powers, Hingham, 5

Bri Arzuaga, Newton North, 4

Grace Baker, Pembroke, 4

Kevin Fitzgerald, Westford, 4

Ethan Kucharski, Mansfield, 4

Gretel Marshall, Rockport, 4

Ella O’Connell, Central Catholic, 4

Adrianna Arsenault, Tyngsborough, 3

Brooke Cashman, Hingham, 3

Kristy Fickes, Hingham, 3

Evan Hefez, Mansfield, 3

Gabby Luddy, East Bridgewater, 3

Autumn Nicholson, Bristol Aggie, 3

James Niemiec, Sandwich, 3

Jaelyn Resil, Pembroke, 3

Penelope Riggs, Manchester Essex, 3

Jackson Duguay, Medway, 3

Molly LaBrie, Bristol Aggie, 3

Lucy Parmelee, Manchester Essex, 3

Jaelyn Resil, Pembroke, 3

Ryan Solimini, Abington, 3