In the Div. 4 baseball second round, senior Madux Iovinelli went six strong innings as No. 2 Lynnfield (18-4) defeated No. 18 Stoneham 3-1.

Connor Grieve threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts while also going 2-for-3 at the plate as No. 8 Braintree (14-8) upended No. 24 Leominster 4-1 in the Div. 1 second round.

Softball

Reese Taylor went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI while also going the distance on the hill with four strikeouts as No. 3 Apponequet (19-5) blanked No. 19 Seekonk 4-0 in the Div. 3 second round. … Edy Latour went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, while pitching five effective innings as No. 1 Dighton-Rehoboth (21-2) handled 16th-seeded Medway, 13-1.

In the Div. 2 second round, Delaney Moquin threw a one-hitter with 13 Ks as No. 1 Silver Lake (19-3) took down No. 16 Wakefield 10-1.

Boys lacrosse

In a wild Div. 4 round of 16 clash, host Littleton received a goal from Zach Milner with five seconds remaining to list the Tigers to a thrilling 13-12 victory over host Lynnfield.

Class notes

St. John’s Prep has named former Newton South boys basketball coach Corey Lowe as its new boys hoop coach. Last season, Newton South went 16-4 and Lowe was named the Dual County League coach of the year.

A two-time member of the Boston Herald Dream Team while at Newton North, Lowe was part of two Division 1 state championship teams. He went on to have a stellar basketball career at Boston University, earning a degree in Hospitality Administration in 2010.“I am blessed to be able to be the next leader of the Eagles program,” said Lowe. “I will put a lot of focus into the development of all players from our middle school up to the varsity team. Sharpening skills that will allow us to play fast, spaced, and aggressive.” … The TRACK at new balance and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) have established a new five-year agreement to host the MIAA Winter Track & Field State Championships and Meet of Champions at the TRACK. Each February, through this agreement, the TRACK at new balance will host approximately 7,000 student athletes from more than 270 MIAA member schools across Massachusetts. Athletes will compete in five separate division championships before advancing to the Meet of Champions, held on the final day of the series.