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  • Katie Notarangelo scores 100th as Foxboro girls lacrosse routs King Philip, 13-3

    The host Foxboro girls' lacrosse team defeated King Philip, 13-3, Friday, but there was something off about coach Brittany Jamieson-Sherry's squad. Then the coach subbed out junior midfielder Katie Notarangelo, the team's leading scorer, midway through the second half. "It's in your head and it's in everyone else's head," Jamieson-Sherry told Notarangelo on the sidelines. "Go in there and get it over with." "It" was the 100th goal of Notarangelo's scholastic career, and after finding the back of the net twice in the first 30 minutes of play she was sitting on 99. With 13:11 to go, she took a pass in the middle of the field, deked around a pair of KP defenders and put the ball in the lower left corner for the hat trick.(   05/03/2013 9:24 PM )

  • Maggie Hoffman of Avon notches 50th career win

    Thursday's game might have looked like an easy victory for the Avon softball team, but it marked a milestone for senior Maggie Hoffman, who recorded her 50th career win in a 14-0 shutout against visiting Bristol County. "I work hard during the offseason and stay late at practice every day," Hoffman said, "I knew my 50th career win could come this year, so I've been working really hard to reach that." Hoffman struck out four, walked none, and contributed a home run and double as Avon improved to 12-1. "When I met Maggie she was in seventh grade and I thought she'd be good for JV," said Panthers coach Karen McCarthy. "Then I saw her pitch and said, 'You've got to be kidding me.' "(   05/03/2013 12:00 AM )

  • St. John's Prep cruises by Xaverian, 7-3

    St. John's Prep suffered its first and only loss of the season against Xaverian back on April 4. The No. 1 ranked Eagles did not let history repeat itself in the rematch with the Hawks on Wednesday, cruising to an easy 7-3 road victory in Westwood. St. John's Prep (12-1) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard lit up in this one. Nick Bragole drove a solo home run into the neighboring lacrosse field in the top of the first inning. The drive gave Eagles starter Brandon Bingel a lead to protect early and it was a lead he would not relinquish. The senior struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings of work and sat the Hawks down in order on three occasions. It was a much different outing than Bingel had a week ago against BC High.(   05/01/2013 11:00 PM )

  • Duxbury boys' lacrosse escapes from Hingham

    As the battle for the league title heats up, every game is huge, but even more between conference rivals. On Hingham's turf, No. 2 Duxbury came away with an 8-7 overtime victory Tuesday to remain undefeated in the Patriot League. The Green Dragons are 8-4 overall, but all of their losses have come against out-of-state schools. "It was a huge win," Duxbury coach Chris Sweet. "It goes a long way towards winning the league. It's usually always a tight game [against Hingham]." The history between the two teams has created a bit of rivalry. Before 2000, the Green Dragons rarely beat Hingham, but in the last decade they've dominated the No. 11 Harbormen. At 2:51 of overtime, senior attackmen JC LoConte (two goals, two assists) netted a man-up goal from 18 yards out for the win. "It's still such a heated rivalry," Sweet said. "But, it was a hard-fought game most importantly." (   05/01/2013 7:35 AM )

  • School roundup: Chelmsford roughs up Billerica in baseball

    Billerica came into its home game with Chelmsford Monday riding high at 8-0, but the Lions put an end to the unbeaten start, putting . an end Monday. Chelmsford put together a nine-run third inning in that powered it to a 14-6 victory. over the previously undefeated Indians. The first two innings saw Indians starter starting pitcher Robby Gambale racked up five strikeouts in the first two innings and had the Lions on their heels. With Gambale keeping the Lions' bats at bay, No. 3 Billerica was able to score the first run of the game but it was all No. 18 Chelmsford from the third inning on. "The first two innings our strike zone was enormous. We were up there swinging at everything [Gambale] threw so we were helping him more than we thought. He's a really good pitcher," said Chelmsford head coach Michael O'Keefe. 2.2 innings of work. (   04/30/2013 4:55 AM )

  • Home-schooler Emma Kraus a spark for Wakefield

    Emma Kraus is not your typical student athlete. Unlike the every other members of the Wakefield softball team, Kraus does not attend Wakefield High. She has been home schooled from the start her entire life and it Although 16-year-old Kraus is home schooled, it has not deterred her from playing the game she loves. Before joining Wakefield Little League softball, Kraus used to played in the backyard with her brother and played pickup games with other home schoolers. She joined Little League when she was nine and has stuck with it ever since. Last year when she reached the high school age, Kraus, 16, decided she wanted to play for the high school. Wakefield High. After a discussion with the superintendant and a lot of paperwork, she was allowed to join the team. Veteran coach Richard Quattrocchi was thrilled. (   04/29/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Baseball players of the week

    High school baseball players of the week. (   04/28/2013 11:59 PM )

  • St. John's Prep in Catholic Conference driver's seat

    The St. John's Prep baseball team opened the season by losing a close game to rival Xaverian but haven't let that happen tasted defeat since, The Eagles lost, 6-5, to the defending Division 1 champions but have since won 10 straight games and have done so winning 10 straight in impressive fashion. In fact, the Eagles hadn't given hadn't given up more than two runs since the Xaverian loss again until April 24 against BC High. Even though the Prep surrendered five runs in the game, it managed to win a see-saw battle by the score of 6-5, handing BC High its first loss of the season. when it handed BC High its first loss, 6-5. "BC High is a very good team and anybody could've won that game. Paul Crehan hit a key three-run double, Dustin Hunt did well in [pitching] relief," said Prep coach Pat Yanchus. (   04/28/2013 11:34 PM )

  • Softball players of the week

    The top players from the past week in high school softball from Eastern Mass. (   04/28/2013 11:15 PM )

  • Norwood High softball team committed to making a successful run

    NORWOOD ­­-- Carol Savino has coached the game, in various positions and communities, for 50 years, the last four at the helm of the varsity softball program at Norwood High. Two weeks ago, she realized that she had a pretty special group. It was a cold and rainy Friday afternoon, the final hours before spring vacation, and her Mustangs were not scheduled to play a game until the following Wednesday. So the 68-year-old Savino, normally a stickler for detailed, three-hour practices, made the workout optional. "They said they wanted to practice," Savino said. "Same thing with Monday [Patriots' Day]. I told them straight: 'You can have Monday off. Or you can practice. It's up to you.' And not one of them said they wanted Monday off." That level of commitment is a big reason why the Mustangs started the season 6-2. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Acton's Megan Wiggins still scorching net in return to Bentley lacrosse program

    Bentley women's lacrosse coach Carissa Medeiros never saw Megan Wiggins play the game at Acton-Boxborough Regional, where she was a second team Dual County League all-star as a senior. Even after Wiggins enrolled at Bentley, her freshman season ended abruptly because of back pain that required injections and physical therapy. "But when I first saw her try out as a red-shirt sophomore, Megan's stick skills just blew me away and I was impressed with her speed for a player of her size," recalled Medeiros. The graduate student, who netted a goal and added three assists Tuesday on senior night as the Falcons (11-4 overall, 9-2 Northeast-10) rolled to their fifth straight victory, toppling Merrimack, 19-10, ranks fourth in program history in goals (141) and points (200). (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Chrissy Gikas a senior sparkplug for unbeaten Danvers High softball

    Chrissy Gikas dug in at the plate with her 5-foot, 2-inch frame and stared down the Lynn English pitcher with a calm, yet intimidating focus and went to work. On the ninth pitch of the at-bat, the Danvers High senior captain put a ball into play and her bloop single landed between a trio of Lynn English players in short center. Before anyone had blinked, she had stolen second base, and then third, before scoring the game's first run. She finished the afternoon, a 13-0 victory, with three hits, a walk, a double, four RBIs, four runs scored, and two stolen bases. And she really put on a show out in the field at second base. Her leadership has helped spark Danvers to a 7-0 start. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • St. Sebastian's junior slugger Justin Bellinger turns heads with prodigious power

    NEEDHAM -- It doesn't take a miracle to keep St. Sebastian School slugger Justin Bellinger off the basepaths, but there are times when it can feel that way. "God bless the team that can get him out four times," said Belmont Hill coach Michael Grant, shaking his head. The 17-year-old Bellinger is a 6-foot-6, 240-pound junior first baseman and pitcher with a powerful left-handed swing and 90 mile-per-hour fastball from the left side that make him one of the top high school prospects in the country. He committed to Vanderbilt University more than two years ago -- before his freshman season at St. Seb's -- and his name is already well-known by Major League scouting departments who will have to wait another year before they have the opportunity to draft him. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • GlobeWest: Players of the Week, Top 10 baseball and softball teams

    Phil Perry's Players of the Week, Top 10 baseball and softball teams, and a Game to Watch this week from high school programs west of Boston. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Globe North: Players of the week, top 10 baseball and softball teams

    Pat Bradley's players of the week, top 10 baseball and softball teams, and a game to watch this week from high school programs north of Boston. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Weymouth's Cam MacDonald stars at the plate and on the mound for AIC

    Cam MacDonald is in the midst of his finest season on the diamond at American International College. Yet, a shining moment from his senior year at Weymouth High still resonates with MacDonald and his former teammates: the final out of their Bay State Carey Division title-clinching victory over Braintree four years ago. A team captain who played second base and took a regular turn on the mound, MacDonald's last pitch resulted in a grounder to fellow Brett Julian, who fired the ball to first baseman Mike Laracy to secure the win. Laracy and Julian are senior pitchers at Northeast-10 Conference rival Merrimack College while MacDonald, a redshirt junior, is putting terrific numbers for the Yellow Jackets. . (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • GlobeSouth: Players of the Week, Top 10 baseball and softball teams

    Tim Healey's Players of the Week, Top 10 baseball and softball teams, and a Game to Watch this week from high school programs south of Boston. (   04/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • School roundup: Sullivan, Sandwich nip Plymouth South

    As a 6-0 pitcher who is 6-0 with a 0.19 ERA, Julia Sullivan rarely makes has a misstep. But when the Sandwich ace fielded a bunt in the top of the first inning against visiting Plymouth South on Friday, she threw the ball past her first baseman and well into the outfield, allowing Shannon Colbert to round the bases and score. Trailing, 1-0, right off the bat, Sullivan the senior took matters into her own hands. The senior Sullivan went on to pitch complete all seven innings, striking out 11, Panthers (2-5) while walking one and allowing one hit.in Friday's game. She also knocked in the winning run as Sandwich (7-0) prevailed, the game, 2-1. (   04/27/2013 9:07 AM )

  • Title IX case in California

    Judge M. James Lorenz wrote: "Title IX requires 'equal treatment,' which has been interpreted by the OCR [Office for Civil Rights] to require 'equivalence in the availability, quality, and kinds of other athletic benefits and opportunities provided male and female athletes." (   04/25/2013 1:13 AM )

  • Title IX battle looms in North Reading

    The softball team plays nearly 2½ miles from the high school campus, and players have to provide their own transportation to home games and practices. The baseball team plays adjacent to the high school, and has had access to amenities the softball team lacks: dugouts, locker rooms, and bathrooms. All this was expected to change with construction of a new $122.7 million middle/high school complex, a project that is currently underway in North Reading. But somehow, two fields -- one for baseball, the other for softball -- became two for baseball, which for some people in town, was just too much. The potential for a complaint to be filed over violations of Title IX, the federal law that requires equal treatment of male and female athletes, looms as a last resort if, as one of the organizers of North Reading Citizens for Equality said, school officials do not do the right thing. (   04/25/2013 12:00 AM )