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Here are the Globe All-Scholastics for the spring season

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

Athletes of the Year for track, golf, tennis, and volleyball
Some of the state’s top athletes won individual championships this spring, capping successful four-year careers.

Meet the Globe’s high school baseball and softball Athletes of the Year
A Red Sox draft pick and the Gatorade softball Player of the Year headline this year’s choices in five baseball and three softball divisions.

There were many options, but only five can be Globe lacrosse Athletes of the Year
Lincoln-Sudbury’s Matt Ward and Notre Dame-Hingham’s Maddie Ahern took the honors in Division 1.

MIAA DIVISION 1 BOYS’ LACROSSE FINAL
Lincoln-Sudbury scores early, often for fourth title in five years
The Warriors raced to a 7-0 lead on Hingham and put together surges every time the Harbormen got close, earning another Division 1 crown.

MIAA Rugby FINALs
Belmont’s boys and girls rule the roost as D1 state rugby champs
Led by senior captains Alex Caputo and Ryan Hoey, Milton capped a perfect season (8-0) as repeat D2 state champions.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Final Globe Top 20 rankings for the spring season

North Andover finished No. 1 in baseball after becoming the first No. 8 seed to win the Super 8 tournament.
Baseball Top 20Girls' softball Top 20Boys' lacrosse Top 20Girls' lacrosse Top 20Boys' volleyball Top 20Results from the spring state high school championships
Football

Tom Lamb returning to Natick sidelines as an assistant

Arlington’s Ryan Oosting runs to Gatorade Boys’ Track & Field Athlete of the Year honor

MIAA D1 Baseball final | Taunton 5, Shrewsbury 3

Taunton captures program’s first D1 state title

MIAA D1 softball final | Wachusett 2, Methuen 1 (8 inn.)

Wachusett makes history in dramatic D1 state final over Methuen

MIAA D2 softball final | Hudson 4, Gloucester 1

Hudson claims first state softball title in nearly a decade

MIAA D3 Softball final | Austin Prep 3, Turners Falls 0

Austin Prep captures program’s first D3 state title

MIAA BOYS LACROSSE FINALS

Winchester boys rally, Dover-Sherborn rolls to state lacrosse titles

MIAA girls LACROSSE finals

Notre Dame holds off Longmeadow

MIAA D2 Baseball final | St. Mary's 2, Hopkinton 0

Bobby Alcock all aces in Division 2 final for St. Mary’s

MIAA D4 Baseball final | Manchester Essex 5, Tahanto 2

Senior moment for Manchester Essex — D4 baseball championship

MIAA D3 Baseball final | Taconic 4, Medway 1

Christian Womble, Taconic deny Medway in D3 final

MIAA D1 Boys' volleyball final

‘Powerhouse’ Westfield tops Natick to capture three-peat D1 state title

MIAA boys tennis finals

Brookline sweeps Algonquin to capture repeat D1 state title

MIAA Girls' tennis final

Acton-Boxborough hands Algonquin its first loss of season in D1 state final

SHRINERS FOOTBALL CLASSIC | SOUTH 21, NORTH 8

Canton’s Brendan Albert, Mashpee’s Devaun Ford shine at Shriners

High School Baseball

How Taunton baseball found the formula to win its first state championship

The Tigers relied on pitching, timely hitting, and small ball to win 11 games in a row en route to beat ing Shrewsbury in the Division 1 state final.
Super 8 baseball championship

North Andover holds off St. John’s Prep to win Super 8

Brendan Holland pitched six innings and Sebastian Keane closed out the game.
Holland kept St. John’s Prep off balance
Globe Foundation | Phelps Scholar-Athletes

Region’s best scholar-athletes receive Richard Phelps honor

Fourteen graduating high school seniors were saluted for their efforts both in play and in class in a ceremony Sunday at the Globe offices.
Bob Hohler

‘The hard part is, there’s no crystal ball’: MIAA facing its worst financial crunch

A Globe review found that the nonprofit responsible for running state championship tournaments in high school sports has spent itself into trouble.
High School | Boys' Lacrosse

Other countries want to boost their lacrosse teams, and they’re turning to Boston talent for help

Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse coach Brian Vona is one of several Boston-area coaches being tapped to help out overseas.
High school basketball

An educated decision: Kristen McDonnell departs Braintree girls for Norwood boys’ basketball program

After guiding the Wamps to back-to-back Division 1 titles and four state championships in 10 seasons, McDonnell says she’s “all in” as a coach and administrator at Norwood High.

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Game 98: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes

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An umpire’s son is making a striking impression as a Red Sox prospect

Thad Ward, a fifth-round pick in 2018, has impressed in his first full season in the organization.

Patriots

Former NFL offensive lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke

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Bruins

Projecting the 2019-20 Bruins depth chart: mid-July edition

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Milan Lucic has found his past to be both a blessing and a burden

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Celtics

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Moving on from last year’s dysfunction, Wyc Grousbeck energized by Celtics’ newest additions

Grousbeck believes the additions of Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter give the Celtics “a renewed sense of energy and optimism.”

Summer sensation Tacko Fall is all the rage, and Celtics say his development is a high priority

The 7-foot-6-inch center could have a chance of making Boston’s final roster.