



Margot Bonnevie and Holly Panttila each had a hat trick with an assist while Charlotte Pithie made her 500th career save as No. 3 Norwell (16-3) toppled No. 14 Lynnfield 16-5 in girls lacrosse action.
In the Div. 3 second round, junior Addie Riley racked up her 200th career point as No. 5 Foxboro (15-5) defeated No. 12 North Middlesex, 17-7. … Katie Maheu tallied four goals and one assist while Maddy Lubov added another four goals and went 12-7 on draw controls as No. 11 Ursuline upset No. 6 Ashland 11-8.
In a Div. 4 second round matchup, Aine Norton (four goals), Kate Greer (three goals, four assists), and Reese Hansen (three goals, one assist) paced No. 1 Cohasset (19-2) to a 17-1 victory over No. 16 North Reading. … Ella McCarthy (4 goals, 3 assists) and Allie Wile (5 goals, 1 assist) led No. 2 Ipswich to a 13-1 victory over No. 15 Fairhaven. … Cat Colvin and Ella Palmer each scored six times as No. 7 Pentucket (17-5) defeated No. 10 Nipmuc 18-11.
Softball
In a Div. 1 second round game, Mylee Ramer struck out twelve while Maddie Coupal finished 3-for-4 with a double and home run to boost No. 5 Bishop Feehan to a 10-1 victory over No. 12 Andover.
In a Div. 3 first round game, Reese Taylor struck out 13, went 1-for-3 and had a double while Arianna Camara went 2-for-4, with three RBI, two runs, and a steal as No. 3 Apponequet defeated No. 35 Worcester Tech 15-1.
In the Div. 5 second round, second round contest, Abby Noble threw a no-hitter as No. 4 Georgetown (19-3) blanked No. 13 Wareham 6-0.
Baseball
Two years ago, the Winchester basketball team shocked the high school world when they knocked off No. 1 Catholic Memorial as a No. 32 seed.
History repeated itself Monday as senior Alex Casey allowed seven hits and struck out seven in 6.2 innings as No. 32 Winchester upset top-seeded Taunton 6-4. The Red and Black advanced to the Round of 16 where they will face Natick. Nolan Gannon broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh as he singled in a pair of runs to put Winchester ahead for good.
“This is a statement win for our baseball program and our school,” Winchester coach Ed Mcdonald said. “We believe we can compete against anyone in the state and our goal is a state title. We are not done yet.”
Boys lacrosse
Nick Emsing scored four goals, pairing with hat tricks from Luke Allen and Murphy Belvin to power No. 1 BC High (17-3) to a 15-5 win over No. 16 Central Catholic in the Div. 1 second round.
Class notes
Hamilton-Wenham has named Rebecca Brady as its new gymnastics head coach. She takes over for Chris Way, who had been with the program since 2018.
Brady comes to the Generals with significant experience in gymnastics as an athlete and as an instructor. She has worked at Iron Rail Gymnastics Academy in Wenham for the last two years, working with both the competition teams and the recreational athletes. During this time, she furthered various aspects of her coaching education through USA Gymnastics. Prior to her stint at Iron Rail, she spent several years instructing at Off the Wall Gymnastics in Plaistow, N.H.
A Pinkerton Academy grad, Brady was a two-time All American and a Level 10 National Qualifier at Southern Connecticut State University.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Rebecca on board,” said Athletic Director Craig Genualdo. “We’re going to miss Chris. He was a super successful coach and is an incredible human being. The fact Chris recommended her so highly meant a lot.” … Gatorade announced Bradley McCafferty of Austin Prep is its 2024-25 Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound junior catcher led the Cougars to a 20-2 record this past season.
McCafferty batted .367 with two home runs, 23 RBI and 22 runs scored, posting a .474 on-base percentage, .550 slugging percentage and 1.024 OPS. He also threw out 36.8 percent of would-be base-stealers, cutting down seven runners in 19 attempts.
A two-time All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council selection, McCafferty is ranked as New England’s No. 4 prospect in the Class of 2026 by Prep Baseball Report and No. 3 in Massachusetts by Perfect Game.