Wednesday’s 11 high school sports takeaways, including a TMC meeting and 400th coaching win

The final day of regular-season matches for boys’ and girls’ tennis and girls’ lacrosse, also marked what is likely the final 300-plus game day of the season. Here at Globe Schools we wrote about more than 100 of those games as we barrel toward the playoffs.

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Among the highlights are a pair of no-hitters, a 400th coaching win, a 500th lacrosse save, a 600th softball strikeout, plus no less than nine league champions were crowned.

The morning started with a virtual meeting of the MIAA’s Tournament Management Committee, which discussed the future of alignments, and we continue to breeze through collegiate awards season for local stars.

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▪ Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse coach Brian Vona recorded his 400th career victory with a 19-7 win over Medfield. Vona took over the L-S program in 2000 and is 400-122 overall, leading the Warriors to four state titles, including three in a row from 2015-17.

▪ Revere senior Danni Hope Randall exceeded 600 career strikeouts on senior night during a 19-7 softball win over Malden.

▪ Haverhill senior Max Boyer denied 19 shots during a 12-9 boys’ lacrosse victory over Whittier to surpass 500 career saves.

▪ Franklin senior Sophia Sacramone, who is committed to NC State, reached 300 career strikeouts during a 14-0 softball win over Sharon.

▪ Sophomore Jason Alexander scored all three of Whitman-Hanson’s goals in a 21-3 boys’ lacrosse loss to Duxbury, giving him 100 career goals.

▪ Hopkinton junior Avery Quebec recorded both the 200th point of her career and 100th of the season during a 13-6 girls’ lacrosse win over Holliston.

▪ Hopkinton senior Caroline Ozmun notched her 100th career hit during an 11-3 softball win over Holliston.

▪ Needham softball won the Bay State Conference Herget Division for the first time in 24 years.

▪ Medway baseball captured the Tri-Valley League small championship with a 17-4 five-inning win over Medfield.

▪ Hingham girls’ lacrosse claimed the Patriot League Keenan title with a 15-3 win over Pembroke.

▪ Led by medalist Kylie Heffernan (6-over-par 78), the Nashoba girls’ golf team captured the Mid-Wach championship at Quail Hollow in Oakham.

▪ Diman boys’ tennis captured a share of the Mayflower crown with a 4-1 win over Westport.

▪ Sharon girls’ tennis captured another Hockomock championship by sweeping Franklin, 5-0.

▪ Hamilton-Wenham girls’ tennis secured a share of the Cape Ann League Baker Division title with Manchester Essex thanks to a 3-2 victory over Ipswich.

▪ Chelmsford girls’ tennis won the Merrimack Valley Conference 2 championship with a 3-2 victory over Notre Dame (Tyngsborough).

▪ The Westford girls’ track and field team captured the Dual County League championship.

▪ Shrewsbury baseball took down its crosstown rival, No. 2 St. John’s, 8-5, with a six-run seventh inning, highlighted by Drew O’Connell’s third hit of the day.

▪ No. 2 Needham nearly rallied from down 2-0, but No. 4 Wayland boys’ volleyball held on for the fifth-set victory, 3-2, pulling off the Top-5 upset thanks to 23 kills from Finn Bell and 17 digs from Mason Lee.

▪ Unranked Needham boys’ lacrosse took down No. 19 Walpole, 10-9, on Matt Ledbury’s winner with less than a minute remaining in regulation.

▪ Unranked Hamilton-Wenham girls’ lacrosse, which does sport a 12-2 record, slipped past No. 19 Newburyport, 14-12, spurred by four goals each from Evie Bernard and Jane Boardman.

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▪ Ellie Gertel drove in the winning run with a two-RBI single in the sixth inning for unranked Needham softball (13-2) as it rallied past No. 15 Walpole, 6-5, to claim its first Bay State Herget title in 24 years.

▪ Apponequet senior Brayden Bogdan singled in a run in the bottom of the 10th as the Lakers walked off East Bridgewater, 3-2, thanks to Ryan Levesque’s 8⅓ innings of one-run pitching.

▪ Needham boys’ lacrosse broke a late tie with Ledbury’s winner in the final minute of a 10-9 triumph over Walpole.

You’ll read more about her in the next section, but Milton Academy senior Sophia Crowley has to lead off this section after a three-homer day that included a grand slam. Her teammate and sister, Hannah, also left the yard.

Greater New Bedford got long balls from Janiah Cooper, Khloe Pereira, and Akiira’ley Vazquez, Tyngsborough enjoyed blasts from Kiley Hogan and Kirstin Deschenes, and Southeastern’s Isabelle Troncoso and Camrynn Precourt both raced for inside-the-park homers.

The rest of the days round-trippers belonged to Wakefield’s Chloe Seto, Bridgewater-Raynham’s Leyla Medas, Medford’s Jonathan Wright, Amesbury’s Celia Tavares, Haverhill’s Gianna Pistone, Medway’s Jackson Duguay, Cambridge’s Stef Alexandrov, and Franklin’s Ethan Edmunds.

Cole Arruda, Seekonk — The senior sat down 13 batters via strikeout as he one-hit Dighton-Rehoboth in a 7-0 baseball win.

Ellie Bennett, Falmouth — The sophomore struck out nine and added three hits and a run to support her own cause in a 5-3 softball victory vs. Nantucket.

Joe Coughlan, Sandwich — The senior fired a one-hitter, striking out eight over seven innings for a 2-1 baseball win over St. John Paul II.

Sophia Crowley, Milton Academy — The senior catcher piled up 10 RBIs, belting three homers, including a grand slam, to power a 20-10 softball win over Phillips Exeter.

Maddy Fuller, Danvers — The freshman fired a no-hitter, striking out seven and walking five in a 2-1 softball win over Marblehead.

Ava McLeod, AMSA — The junior fired a no-hitter in a 1-0 softball triumph over Oxford.

Gianna Pistone, Haverhill — The junior had a hand in 10 runs, homering, scoring three times, and driving in seven during a 20-8 softball victory over Burlington.

Austin Sheppard, Plymouth South — The freshman spun a three-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking just one in a 3-0 baseball win vs. Quincy.

Reese Taylor, Apponequet — The sophomore whiffed 14 in a three-hitter, walking two to lift the No. 7 Lakers to a 4-0 win over No. 11 Middleborough.

Hayden Valinton and Ava Damiani, Lynnfield — Valinton, a junior, was unstoppable, lodging 11 goals and 10 draw controls, and classmate Damiani was equally impressive, scoring six times and assisting on six more in a 22-9 girls’ lacrosse triumph over Triton.

After 10 seasons at the helm, this will be the final postseason run for Winchester girls’ tennis coach Greg Lowder. A tennis pro at the Winchester Indoor Tennis Club, Lowder led the Red & Black to an undefeated season and Division 2 title in 2021 after reaching the finals in 2018 and 2019. He has Winchester sitting at 19-0 entering the postseason.

▪ A Hockomock League athletic director is changing addresses as Gary Hart moves from King Philip to Franklin, where he will take over for Karrah Ellis, according to Hockomock Sports. Brown has been AD at KP since 2017. Ellis had held her position since 2022.

Since the statewide tournament was introduced in 2021, the top 32 power-seeded teams in non-football sports, plus those teams with a .500 or better record, qualify for the postseason. Will the MIAA raise the bar, to say a 55 or 60 winning percentage?

“My opinion has changed,” said Andy Linkenhoker, superintendent at Smith Vocational in Northampton, and chair of a subcommittee to look at tournament structure. “I am now open to making it more strict,” he said. In an 18-game schedule, a team would need to win 10 games, instead of nine, to hit 55 percent, and 11 games for 60 percent.

The TMC will continue that discussion, and more tweaks, with an eye on the 2027-28 alignment cycle.

▪ The TMC also approved a shift in the girls’ lacrosse season to match the boys’ season after the five-day difference in cutoff days was giving athletic directors scheduling headaches.

▪ The football committee will present its new playoff format, which includes a Super 8 tournament, at the June 9 in-person TMC meeting.

▪ Three local Northeastern baseball players earned All-CAA honors. Junior Ryan Gerety, a Franklin graduate, was named to the first team after slashing .330/.471/.512 with five homers, 36 RBIs, and 20 steals. Senior Matt Brinker, a Xaverian graduate from Norfolk, also made the first team after batting .322 with eight home runs and 58 RBIs. Redshirt junior Robbie O’Connor, a Lincoln-Sudbury graduate, made the second team after going 9-1 and holding opposing batters to a .207 average after transferring from UMass. O’Connor was also named the CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week after firing a three-hit shutout to beat Towson.

▪ Keene State senior pitcher David Floyd, a North Attleborough graduate, was named to the LEC All-Conference time after pitching to a 1.64 ERA in 38⅓ innings, striking out 42 and finishing 4-0. Teammate Evan Cali, a Taunton graduate, made the second team after hitting a team-best .385 with 43 RBIs.

▪ Bates senior Connor Hartman, a Hingham graduate, and junior Riley McClure, a Pingree graduate from Georgetown, were named USILA All-American honorable mentions for men’s lacrosse. Hartman was previously named third team All-American by USA Lacrosse and first team All-NESCAC. McClure was a second team All-NESCAC selection.

▪ UMass Dartmouth senior Brett Baker, a Chelmsford graduate, was named to the LEC All-Conference first team, while junior Jordan Paradis, a North Attleborough graduate, was a second team selection. Baker hit .324 with 15 doubles, 39 runs, and 35 RBIs. Paradis went 4-2 with a 4.05 ERA and a team-high 70 strikeouts in 40 innings. Freshman Jayden Cruz, a Somerset Berkley graduate, and Jackson Hayes, a Pope Francis graduate from Westfield, made the third team.

▪ Connecticut College senior Liam Doherty, a Winchester graduate, was tabbed a NEILA All-New England honorable mention after finishing the season with 34 groudn balls and 13 caused turnovers.

▪ Connecticut College track and field junior Errol Apostolopoulos, a Marblehead graduate, was named USTFCCCA Division 3 All-Region for the long jump. Teammate Lucas Doben, a freshman from Longmeadow, was part of the all-region 4×100 relay.

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Hayden Valiton, Lynnfield, 11

Sol Ortiz-DeRosa, Lexington, 8

Logan Perry, Plymouth North, 7

Shannon Balfe, Whitman-Hanson, 6

Ava Damiani, Lynnfield, 6

Jaylyn Albano, Seekonk, 5

Connor Damske, Haverhill, 5

Natalie Elder, Ipswich, 5

Brendan Gazda, North Reading, 5

Owen MacDougall, Norwood, 5

Kiley O’Brien-Gilligan, Seekonk, 5

Evie Bernard, Hamilton-Wenham, 4

Jane Boardman, Hamilton-Wenham, 4

Luke Eagan, Watertown, 4

Ava Gill, Tri-County, 4

Ryan Hill, Minuteman, 4

Luke MacIsaac, Newburyport, 4

Ella McCarthy, Ipswich, 4

Cam McKenna, Hingham, 4

Avery Regan, Cohasset, 4

Carter Scott, Newburyport, 4

Emily Tonino, Seekonk, 4

Ava Damiani, Lynnfield, 6

Keira McParlin, Ipswich, 5

Sol Ortiz-DeRosa, Lexington, 5

Andy Riefstahl, Watertown, 4

Charlie Thurlow, Manchester Essex, 4

Shane Garey, Watertown, 3

Ava Gill, Tri-County, 3

Kate Greer, Cohasset, 3

Quinn Frazier, Whitman-Hanson, 3

Owen MacDougall, Norwood, 3

Ella McCarthy, Ipswich, 3

Kiley O’Brien-Gilligan, Seekonk, 3

Max Boyer, Haverhill, 19

Brady Johnson, Whitman-Hanson, 14

Connor Dickson, Manchester Essex, 13

Brooklyn Kluck, Nashoba Valley Tech, 11

Rowan Sheckells, Hamilton-Wenham, 11

Julia Dunfey, Greater Lowell, 9

Maddy Fuller, Danvers, 7

Than Hunt, Sandwich, 7

Ashley Smith, Apponequet, 7

Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 14

Cole Arruda, Seekonk, 13

Clara Thompson, Newburyport, 13

Abiel Hernandez, Essex, Tech, 10

Max LaMonica, North Quincy, 10

Austin Sheppard, Plymouth South, 10

Ellie Bennett, Falmouth, 9

Liana Danubio, Norton, 9

Delaney D’Hondt, Methuen, 9

Anna Gardener, Manchester Essex, 9

Brian Mancinelli, St. John Paul II, 9

Max Snapausky, Shawsheen, 9

Joe Coughlan, Sandwich, 8

Maddie Grant, Georgetown, 8

Cameron Sorelle, Dartmouth, 8

McCoy Walsh, King Philip, 8

Gianna Pistone, Haverhill, 7

Aysia Olaes, Lynn Classical, 6

Kiley Hogan, Tyngsborough, 5

Elias Kell, Medway, 5

Anaih Medrano, Lynn Classical, 5

Madison Adams, Marshfield, 4

Caroline Arruda, Marshfield, 4

Brooke Braswell, Lynn Classical, 4

Bella Burns, Wakefield, 4

Madison DeLano, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Max Jackson, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Brayden McBride, Seekonk, 4

Sarah McIntyre, Marshfield, 4

Olivia Meda, Bourne, 4

Melany Reyes, Methuen, 4

Julia Rumsey, Durfee, 4

Chloe Seto, Wakefield, 4

Zoe Varnum, Silver Lake, 4

Mackenzie Duffy, Tri-County, 5

Victoria Barbarick, Georgetown, 4

Rawen Perez, Roxbury Prep, 4

Brady Babbitt, Shawsheen, 3

Elizabeth Barbarick, Georgetown, 3

Sam Chalupa, Methuen, 3

Gabby Cross, Bridgewater-Raynham, 3

Jordan Durant, Roxbury Prep, 3

Elias Kell, Medway, 3

Gabriella Kirby, Haverhill, 3

Anaih Medrano, Lynn Classical, 3

Claire Roy, Bridgewater-Raynham, 3

Craig Larson of the Globe staff contributed to this report.