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NATE WEITZER | BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Up against rule changes, faceoff specialists have learned to make quick adjustments

Graham Tyson (left) of St. John's Prep faces off against BC High's Joe LaRosa during Catholic Conference action Monday.
In line with the National Federation of High Schools, the MIAA now requires 'FOGOs' to have both feet on the ground, and the overhand grip is banned.
EMass boys’ lacrosse: Natick’s Colby LeBlanc headlines Players of the WeekThe Globe's Top 20: Natick makes its move No. 8

BRANDON CHASE | BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
Rafael Miranda (14), Aiden Froio (9), sharing a high 5 with teammate Lucas Pires(13), was concerned the preseason that Brockton would not have enough players to field a team.
They may have started the season undermanned, but Brockton boys’ volleyball has not been overmatched
Aiden Froio, Tommy Pham, and Rafael Miranda, the only varsity starters in 2019, have led Boxers to 4-1 start in South Alliance play.

EMass boys’ volleyball: Winchester’s John Bellaire headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Brookline makes its move up in rankings

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O'Bryant grad Rivaldo Soares was the Western Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2020-21.
How Dorchester’s Rivaldo Soares made it from O’Bryant to the highest levels of college basketball
Soares excelled at junior college in Texas and parlayed his success into an offer to play at Oregon.

WRESTLING NOTEBOOK
Danvers, MA 05-13-21: St. John’s Prep wrestlers Nick Curley (left) and Tyler Knox (right) are pictured during a team practice session. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).
Perennial powerhouse St. John’s Prep searching for opportunities to wrestle
“We get better matches in this practice room than we’ll probably get all year."

EMass wrestling: Norton’s Calvin Ryan headlines Athletes of the Week

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
In his 23rd year on the baseball diamond at Bridgewater-Raynham, John Kearney is confident the Trojans' first campaign in the Southeast Conference will be a hit.
Now in his final season, coaching at Bridgewater-Raynham was ‘a dream come true’ for John Kearney
The 24-year skipper delayed his retirement because of the pandemic, and has the Trojans off to a 3-1 start in the Southeast Conference.

EMass baseball: Canton’s Andrew Middleton headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: North Andover, Austin Prep, Xaverian go 1-2-3

GIRLS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Chelmsford senior Sofia D'Agostino has recovered from an ACL injury in her right knee and hopes to lead the Lions to another Division 1 North championship.
After long wait, Chelmsford’s Sofia D’Agostino has tuned up for big senior season
The senior hopes to make the most of her final year with the Lions following ACL surgery as a sophomore, then a junior campaign lost to COVID-19.

EMass girls’ lacrosse: Boston Latin’s Reagan O’Brien headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Westwood is No. 1

GIRLS' SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK
Whitman-Hanson's Annie Cook (right) received a hand from Lauryn Meade after scoring a run in the fifth inning of Tuesday's Patriot League matchup against Hingham.
Sophomore class is providing a spark for Whitman-Hanson softball
Because of the pandemic, the sophomore class did not get to experience a transitional freshman year. But they have taken the challenge head on for coach Jordan McDermott.

EMass girls’ softball: Lowell’s Giana LaCedra headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Lowell, Methuen, Austin Prep go 1-2-3

MIAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Catholic Memorial defenseman Seamus Burke and goalie Dom Walecka celebrate a Super 8 victory over Burlington in March 2020.
Vote to pause Division 1A hockey and baseball tournaments put on hold by MIAA Board of Directors
Ice hockey committee believes they were not given an opportunity to voice their concerns.

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BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Franklin's Connor Eck charges past a Foxborough defender in Thursday's Hockomock League game.
Matt Lazzaro just the latest in Franklin’s string of Division 1 lacrosse players
He scored 107 points (59 goals, 48 assists) in 2019.

EMass boys’ lacrosse: Methuen’s Will McKinnon headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Lincoln-Sudbury retains top ranking.

SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP
Hingham's Connor Hartman (8) attempts to maneuver around Lincoln-Sudbury's Andrew Toland (23) in Saturday's nonleague matchup in Sudbury.
For openers, No. 1 Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse denies No. 2 Hingham again
Playing their first game in 687 days since the 2019 Division 1 state final against Hingham, L-S prevailed with three fourth-quarter goals.

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FOOTBALL | APPONEQUET 42, OLD ROCHESTER 7With an A for effort, Apponequet football dominates South Coast Blue Division championship game
"This is the best team . . . I mean this is the best team because they are selfless. They buy in. They do everything we ask them to do." Zane Fyfe, Apponequet football coach

FOOTBALL | SEEKONK 35, FAIRHAVEN 21JT Moran, Seekonk strike Gold with South Coast Conference division championship
The senior quarterback rushed for 174 yards and four touchdowns, threw for 191 yards and another score, and the Warriors outlasted Fairhaven.

BRANDON CHASE | BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
With senior captain Owen Fanning out with a broken finger, Needham coach Dave Powell (left) will be leaning on junior captain Ben Putnam to pace the attack early on for the Rockets.
After a long wait, Needham boys’ volleyball is ready for redemption
The Rockets last played a match in June 2019, a heartbreaking loss to Newton South in the Division 1 South semifinals.

EMass boys’ volleyball: Wayland’s Porter Moody headlines Players to WatchGlobe Top 20: Needham nets No. 1 ranking

High school sports
After 22 months of not playing high school lacrosse, the Medfield boys' lacrosse team was practicing under the lights Wednesday night.
Spring high school sports are back, but participation numbers have taken a hit
Why are students and families opting out? The reasons vary. One is obvious: remote learning remains,

MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

St. John’s Prep baseball starts fast, then Sam Belliveau finishes off BC High

Given an early three-run lead, the senior righthander and UMass commit clamped down and led No. 5 Prep to the Catholic Conference victory.
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SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP
St. Mary's catcher Felicia D'Alessandro hugs pitcher Lily Newhall after they defeated Austin Prep in Saturday's Catholic Central League matchup.

Lily Newhall, St. Mary’s softball strike back at Catholic Central League rival Austin Prep

The junior struck out 16 for the No. 8 Spartans to upset the No. 3 Cougars, helping to avenge a loss from the 2019 Division 3 North final.
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FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Believe it, Duxbury girls’ lacrosse outlasts previously unbeaten Cohasset

The No. 13 Dragons made the critical plays down the stretch to hold off the third-ranked Skippers in nonleague showdown.
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THURSDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Different style, but similar result for Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse against rival Concord-Carlisle

Defense stepped to the forefront for the top-ranked Warriors in the 8-4 victory, just two days after a high-scoring overtime affair between the teams.
WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP
Austin Hartsell, a junior starting pitcher/shortstop at Bridgewater-Raynham, drew the start in Wednesday's 9-4 win at Durfee High.

Sam Hoffses rallies Bridgewater-Raynham baseball in comeback win vs. Durfee

Senior second baseman delivered crowning blow of a six-run outburst with a bases-loaded triple in the final frame of a 9-4 Southeast Conference victory.
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TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

BC High fends off Xaverian in lacrosse in its first home game in more than 700 days

The fourth-ranked Eagles held off a late comeback bid thanks to 10 second-half saves by Jamie Horton.
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MIAA TRACK | WRESTLING COMMITTEES
Two years after Wellesley's Anna Jordahl-Henry set a record in the 200 at the all-state meet, track and field athletes have hope to once again participate in sectional and state meets.

Postseason track, wrestling events come into clearer focus

The track committee finalized a proposal that will result in six sectional meets, with a limit of 200-220 athletes per session.
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MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP
Marc Cedrone (center) was mobbed by his Xaverian teammates Monday afternoon after finishing off his no-hitter against BC High, the first for the program since 2004.

Xaverian’s Marc Cedrone throws no-hitter against BC High

Cedrone took the ball for his first varsity start and made history.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Reigning Greater Boston League MVP Tyrese Baptiste (11) and Everett have a playoff history against Central Catholic.

Who would have won it all? These projected football playoff matchups would have made for must-see games

The pandemic-shortened Fall II football season denied fans some tantalizing championship matchups.
EMass football: Marblehead’s Connor Cronin headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Catholic Memorial is still the 1
MIAA FIELD HOCKEY
Payton Ahola (17) and Dover-Sherborn Regional won the MIAA Division 2 title in 2019.

MIAA field hockey will fall back to 11-on-11 play in 2021

As part of COVID-19 modifications, 7-on-7 format has been utilized in Fall I and Fall II seasons.
MIAA BASEBALL
The baseball committee unanimously a five-run cap on margin of victory for the MIAA power ratings system.

MIAA baseball committee votes to use coin flips to determine hosts for state semifinals and finals

As part of the approval of the tournament format, the change needs to go through the Tournament Management Committee.
Watch: ‘I just have to be grateful to even play.’ Inside Brockton football’s COVID-altered season
COVID-19 has upended life as we know it — including high school football. In Brockton, getting a chance to play is better than not playing at all. (Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

Watch: ‘I just have to be grateful to even play.’ Inside Brockton football’s COVID-altered season

The pandemic has ripped away many of the tiny joys and touchstones of adolescence — like high school football. This spring, a Globe video journalist followed the Boxers as they embarked on a brief season. Watch their story.
Winter 2020-21 All-Scholastics
All-Scholastics

Meet the Globe’s winter 2020-21 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in five winter sports.

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Attleboro MA 11/09/20 Bishop Feehan Francesca Yanchuk scores a goal beating St Mary’s Julia Nickolau during first half action of their Catholic Central League game at Bishop Feehan. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)

Meet the Globe’s 2020 fall All-Scholastics

In the strangest of seasons, the Globe salutes the region’s best high school athletes and coaches in five fall sports.
Stoneham, MA: 03-01-20: Catholic Memorial defenseman Seamus Burke (22) and goalie Dom Walecka (31) rejoice after their team defeated Burlington 2-1. Catholic Memorial took on Burlington in a high school ice hockey Super 8 game at the Stoneham Arena. (Jim Davis Globe Staff).

Meet the Globe’s 2019-20 winter All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in nine winter sports.
St. John's Prep athletes celebrate their D1 Super Bowl win.

Meet the Boston Globe’s fall 2019 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in six fall sports.

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Globe Fall All-Scholastics
Madison Carini (left) provided a helping hand to injured teammate Hannah Tirrell at the conclusion of Abington's final dual meet in the South Shore League.

A season of perseverance

There were starts and stops, and quarantines. In a few communities, unbeaten seasons came to an abrupt halt. But through the masks, the sanitizers, and the socially-distanced markers, Massachusetts' high school athletes played on.
See the full All-Scholastics teams for the fall season
2019-20 BOSTON GLOBE SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
Franklin High athletic director Tom Angelo (center), his coaches, and administrative staff oversee a Panther program that places a premium on teamwork.

Franklin High teams up to raise another Dalton Division 1 trophy

The Panthers excelled in the 2019-20 campaign to edge out Natick and Needham for the honor.
Final 2019-20 Globe Scholastic standings
PHELPS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
This year's group of Boston Globe Foundation/Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athletes are joining an exclusive club. Their photo however, taken at Fenway Park, is unique.

‘It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award

Almost 400 student-athletes have been recognized, with Phelps contributing a half-million dollars to the program.
2019-20 Globe Foundation/Phelps Scholar-Athletes

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Red Sox

George Scott holds his son, George Scott III, before a 1970 game at Fenway Park. The younger Scott is overseeing the release and auction of a limited edition 12-card NFT collection honoring his father's career and legacy.

‘He was definitely a legend.’ Red Sox star George ‘Boomer’ Scott’s son keeps legacy alive years after his death

George Scott III is overseeing the release and auction of a limited edition 12-card NFT collection honoring his father’s career and life.

Game 43: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and notes

Eduardo Rodriguez will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series against Toronto ... in Florida.

Red Sox prospect Triston Casas has been on a tear with Portland

The 21-year-old first baseman started slowly this season but got jump-started by a two-homer game.

Patriots

Jarrett Stidham appeared in five games in 2020 and had a passer rating of 54.7.

Patriots’ addition of Brian Hoyer can’t be good news for Jarrett Stidham

Many things can change between now and the end of training camp, but right now Stidham appears to be the odd man out.

Young Patriots Josh Uche and Kyle Dugger heed the advice of retired Patrick Chung

Uche and Dugger also said they are forming closer relationships with teammates, coaches, and staff now that offseason COVID restrictions have eased.

Patriots sign offensive linemen Alex Redmond and James Ferentz

Redmond joins New England from Cincinnati, while Ferentz re-signed for a fifth season as a Patriot.

Bruins

Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (center) mixes it up with Carl Hagelin while Tuukka Rask focuses on the approaching puck.

Instant analysis: How the Bruins used grit and finesse to even up their series with Capitals

Taylor Hall brought grit on the tying goal late in the third period, while Matt Grzelcyk and Brad Marchand showed skill in combining on the OT winner.

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy marvels at Charlie McAvoy’s game management

"The thing that goes unnoticed with Charlie is he plays a lot of hard minutes and recovers well," said the coach.

Did Tuukka Rask give up a soft goal in Game 2? A closer look says no

Some Bruins fans will pile on Rask, expecting him to be perfect in net, but he is giving the Bruins a solid chance to win every night he plays.

Celtics

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum averaged 26.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, all of which were career highs.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum defends his leadership style

Tatum stressed that his slightly subdued approach should not be mistaken for a lack of leadership.

The Celtics would be better had Jayson Tatum idolized Kevin Garnett instead of Kobe Bryant

Garnett's intensity, will to win, and willingness to subordinate individual goals to team success are exactly what the Celtics can use.

NBA play-in: The Celtics were never supposed to be here, and they’re not happy about it. For the Wizards, it’s the opposite

The Celtics’ appearance in the play-in tournament is a clear setback for the franchise, but the Wizards’ arrival is viewed as a substantial achievement.