Massachusetts high school sports highlights for May 1

Carp-e diem.

While the Fish were mussel-ing homers, Scituate’s Micke Kostek was sitting down every batter he faced in a 3-0 baseball win over Whitman-Hanson. After striking out 11 and sitting down 21 straight batters, he had lodged the first perfect game in program history.

We’ve got all that, plus a school record at Ursuline, a 300th career lacrosse point, a 400th lacrosse win, an unranked softball team taking out No. 6 Apponequet, and more than enough overtime winners on the lacrosse field.

Friday also marked the release of the Globe’s winter All-Scholastics, which feature 39 athletes of the year, 38 coaches of the year, plus more than 250 All-Scholastic selections, honorable mentions, and hundreds of league all-stars.

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▪ Senior Maddy Lubov became the all-time leading scorer in Ursuline girls’ lacrosse history with three goals in a 21-9 win over Dedham. She entered sharing the mark at 209 and finished the day with 212.

▪ Wakefield senior captain Seamus Cable produced 6 points, scoring three goals and dishing three assists, to breeze past 300 career points during an 18-1 boys’ lacrosse win over Watertown.

▪ Lexington freshman Allie Hesik struck out 10 in six innings to surpass 100 strikeouts on the season during an 18-5 softball win over Winchester.

▪ Reading junior Abbie Gullotti recorded her 200th career strikeout during a 15-1 softball win over Arlington.

▪ Bristol Aggie senior Molly LaBrie reached 100 career hits during a win over Cape Cod Tech.

▪ Dover-Sherborn boys’ lacrosse defeated Wayland, 9-2, for the 400th win in program history. The game ball went to former coach Brian McLaughlin, who was at the helm for 386 of them (plus six state titles) before Dan Morris took over for the 2025 season.

▪ After a six-game losing streak from April 6-17 dropped Greater New Bedford softball out of the Top 20, the Bears have turned things around, winning four out of five, including Friday’s 3-2 victory over No. 6 Apponequet. Freshman Akiira-ley Vazquez limited the Lakers to two runs and Olivia Araujo and Brielle Douglas homered.

▪ Marshfield baseball rode a two-run homer from Noah Feldman to a win over No. 20 Hanover.

▪ Unranked Westford has some big boys’ volleyball wins this season, and on Friday it took out No. 8 Newton South, 3-2, behind big days from Bennett Acheson, Ilya Knorr, and Arjun Senthil.

It was a day for overtime winners on the lacrosse field: Senior captain Ryan Hill delivered one in double-overtime for Minuteman, which defeated Greater Lowell, 8-7; Emelie Johnson netted the winner for Barnstable in a 13-12 triumph over Nantucket; Caleb Ford delivered the golden goal for Lexington in an 11-10 victory vs. Belmont; Emma Bettencourt was the hero for Greater Lowell in a 6-5 win over Greater New Bedford; and in a Top 10 showdown, No. 7 Winchester’s Gianni DePrimeo found the net for a 11-10 victory over No. 8 Reading.

On the softball field, No. 3 Joseph Case walked off No. 9 Somerset Berkley when Aubrey Tekippe raced home on a passed ball in the seventh. Tekippe had driven home Mia Caetano for the tying run, after Caetano’s RBI double got the Cardinals within one run . . . Newburyport got 11 strikeouts and a walkoff double in the bottom of the ninth from Clara Thompson, who delivered an 8-7 win over Lynnfield.

We already discussed the Fish family’s offensive eruption, but they weren’t the only siblings to leave the yard Friday. Georgetown’s Victoria Barbarick and Elizabeth Barbarick put on a sisterly show.

Andover softball enjoyed a four-homer day, led by two from Eve Rittershaus, plus one apiece from Aria Fraser and Caroline Samara. East Bridgewater softball’s Kenzie Whitman and Riley Egan both launched bombs, while Austin Prep baseball got a trio of longballs from Bradley McCafferty, Charlie Scott, and Dylan Cunningham.

The rest of the day’s round-trippers belonged to Plymouth South’s Kaylee Gendron, Middleborough’s Tyler Zamora, Stoneham’s Sean Powers, Barnstable’s Helena Farese, Marshfield’s Noah Feldman, Cohasset’s Maddy LeFevre, Walpole’s Grace Todd, Reading’s Grace Costa, Joseph Case’s Comeau, and Greater New Bedford’s Araujo and Douglas.

Bennett Acheson, Westford — The sophomore was immense as the Ghosts knock off No. 8 Newton South boys’ volleyball, 3-2, with 16 kills, 8 aces, and 5 blocks.

Brian Flynn, Norwell — The junior struck out 13 in a baseball one-hitter to beat Abington, 6-1.

Emelie Johnson, Barnstable — It was lucky No. 7 for the junior, who produced seven goals and seven draw controls, adding one assist and scoring the winning tally in overtime to beat Nantucket, 13-12, in girls’ lacrosse.

Micke Kostek, Scituate — The senior tossed the first perfect game in Scituate baseball history, striking out 11 in a 3-0 win over Whitman-Hanson.

Mateo Qirjazi, Woburn — The senior dished out 41 assists in a five-set boys’ volleyball win over Winchester, adding two blocks and four kills.

Eve Rittershaus, Andover — The junior corner infielder homered twice, driving in four runs and scoring four times to lead the Golden Warriors past Tewksbury, 11-5, in softball.

Nico Santonastaso, Mystic Valley — The junior drove in six runs, leading the Eagles to their eighth-straight win, a 16-6 baseball triumph over Everett.

Sophia Saviano, Mashpee — In an epic offensive performance during a 35-31 barnburner win over visiting Nashoba Valley Tech, the junior rapped out four hits, scored four runs, and delivered seven RBIs.

Caitlyn Simms, Cohasset — The Wesleyan-bound senior captain stacked up 15 strikeouts and went 2 for 3 at the plate in a 3-0 shutout of Rockland.

Addison Thomas, Dartmouth — The eighth-grader was immense, driving in four runs while spinning a three-hitter with five strikeouts in a 9-4 softball win over Barnstable.

Grace Todd, Walpole — The senior was an offensive force, finishing 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, a homer, 3 RBIs, and 4 runs scored in a 14-4 softball win over Oliver Ames.

▪ Wellesley has promoted longtime assistant Jim Everhart to head football coach. He has coached in the district for 20 years, including as head track coach, and has served on the football staff for 19 years.

A physical education teacher in Needham, he played baseball at Saint Michael’s after attending Daniel Boone Senior High in Birdsboro, Pa.

He will replace Jesse Davis, who stepped down after 14 seasons. The Raiders went 6-5 last season, reaching the Division 2 quarterfinals.

▪ Norton has hired alum Jack Ochs (’16) as its boys’ soccer coach. Some may remember his winning goal in double-overtime to send the Lancers through to the 2015 Division 3 South final. He went on to play at Ithaca and Western New England. Norton was 2-13-3 last year and hasn’t posted a winning record since 2019 when it lost in the Division 3 South final.

▪ Shawsheen senior James Tildsley, the state’s all-time wrestling wins and pins leader and the only five-time George Bossi Lowell Holiday tournament champion, announced his commitment to wrestle at Division 1 Campbell University. Tildsley is the Globe’s Division 1 Wrestler of the Year.

▪ Franklin senior Ciara O’Brien has committed to play softball at Brandeis. She had previously committed to Wellesley.

▪ Austin Prep senior Mia Dahlman signed her celebratory commitment to play women’s lacrosse at Connecticut College.

▪ St. John’s Prep held a signing ceremony for its 20 senior athletes going on to play in college: Kamden Mauser (Colby, crew), Brody Gillingham (Endicott, football), Joseph Irzyk (Union, football), Anthony Sanderson (Hamilton, football), Ethan Stefanovich (Middlebury, football), Mattheus De Plessis (Vassar, lacrosse), Samuel Pruell (Oberlin, lacrosse), Chibueze Anasiudu (BC, rugby), James Davy (Syracuse, rugby), Riley Deeley (UMass, rugby), Colin Doyle (Siena, rugby), Walter Malin (Salve Regina, rugby), Jack Shrayer (University College Dublin, rugby), Wesley Ross (Middlebury, swimming), Leo Emerson (WPI, track), Jack McIntosh (Wisconsin-La Crosse, swimming), Christian Mena (Babson, swimming), Walter Schickolovich (Babson, swimming), James Lally (Norwich, wrestling), and Charles Poor (Wesleyan, wrestling).

▪ Fred Jewett, one of the more influential track coaches in state history, died April 25. He was 76. No cause of death was given.

An Archbishop Williams and Boston State College graduate, Jewett spent 54 years in education and coaching, starting at South Junior High in Hingham. He later taught at Hingham High until retiring in 2010.

He spent more than 30 years coaching track at Hingham and Scituate, compiling 30 league titles and 11 state championships. He was inducted into the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 2015 and was awarded Coach of the Year by the NFHS. He continued to coach after retiring as a teacher.

Jewett also coached football for Archies, as well as Weymouth, Scituate, and Hingham, where he was head coach for eight years.

▪ The Eastern Mass. Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association held its banquet on Sunday at the Natick Elks and handed out numerous awards.

Julie Fox (Norwell, Notre Dame-Hingham), Thomas Lewis (Westfield), and Jochen Welsch (Wachusett) were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Matt Lemieux and Mike Pecze received the Keith Meliones Emsoa Emerging Official awards, and the specialty awards went to Diana Matthews of Regis College (collegiate scholastic award), Andover’s Vivian Moulson (EMISCA state record), Durfee’s Avery Antunes and Westford’s Aiden Gouldson (Pete Foley Student-Athlete of the Year award), official Mae Shoemaker (Priscilla Davis Silver Service award), and New Bedford coach Tim Curry (Jack McDonald award).

The coaches of the year were: Haverhill’s Meghan Hollingsworth and Sean Glasheen (Mary Pierce Fall Coach), Sharon’s Sara Barbera (Cara Buckwell Winter Girls’ Coach), Amherst’s Denise Leckenby (Central/West), Mystic Valley’s Andrew DiGiacomo (Jeff Johnson Boys’ North Coach), Catholic Memorial’s Patrick Murray (Dick Case Boys’ South Coach), and Acton-Boxborough’s Kristi Pucillo (Dive Coach). Honored as assistant coaches of the year were: Framingham’s Krysta Ottaviani, AMSA’s Aaron Laird, Concord-Carlisle’s Shane Conroy, Dedham’s Juliette Byrnes, Mystic Valley’s Hallie Campbell, and Martha’s Vineyard’s Josh Thomson.

Caitlyn Simms, Cohasset, 15

Pete Kanakis, Apponequet, 14

Brian Flynn, Norwell, 13

Olivia Ormond, Belmont, 13

Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 12

Lila Alvarez, Joseph Case, 11

Anne Grant, Georgetown, 11

Micke Kostek, Scituate, 11

Helena Farese, Barnstable, 10

Allie Hesik, Lexington, 10

Thomas Manning, North Attleborough, 10

Nate Montville, Hopedale, 10

Liam Pearson, Plymouth North, 10

Sophia Saviano, Mashpee, 7

Nico Santonastaso, Mystic Valley, 6

Kallie White, Pentucket, 6

Caroline Arruda, Marshfield, 5

Maizlyn Brush, Pentucket, 5

Dylan Conley, Weston, 5

Bradley McCafferty, Austin Prep, 5

Samantha Comeau, Joseph Case, 4

Calvin Mahon, Hopkinton, 4

Maddie O’Keefe, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Eve Rittershaus, Andover, 4

Claire Roy, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Lillianna Telesford, Latin Academy, 4

Maddie Morelli, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Liam Powers, Mystic Valley, 4

Eve Rittershaus, Andover, 4

Sophia Saviano, Mashpee, 4

Grace Todd, Walpole, 4

Viola Fazio, Hamilton-Wenham, 3

Aria Fraser, Andover, 3

Anna Gardner, Manchester Essex, 3

Eva Karacalidis, Walpole, 3

Cece Levrault, Apponequet, 8

Gianni DePrimeo, Winchester, 7

Emelie Johnson, Barnstable, 7

Nick Casarano, Reading, 6

Ella Silva, Bridgewater-Raynham, 6

Caleb Ford, Lexington, 5

Owen French, Dracut, 5

Cam Guedner, Tewksbury, 5

Ryan Hill, Minuteman, 5

Rowan Luber, Ursuline, 5

Taylor Simard, Bourne, 5

Emma Bettencourt, Greater Lowell, 4

Aiden Eriksen, Abington, 4

Lucy Francis, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4

Quinn Frazier, Whitman-Hanson, 4

Sierra Jepson, Haverhill, 4

Katie Maheu, Ursuline, 4

Jacoby Patterson, Shawsheen, 4

Meera Raskin, Ursuline, 5

Maddy Lubov, Ursuline, 4

Seamus Cable, Wakefield, 3

Wally Jop, Tewksbury, 3

Tristan Lane, Shawsheen, 3

Colton Alex, Swampscott, 21

Morgan Mueller, Barnstable, 20

Braeden Baril, Apponequet, 19

Nate Malandain, Shawsheen, 15

Ashley Smith, Apponequet, 15

Brady Johnson, Whitman-Hanson, 14

Keira Drouin, Haverhill, 13

Charlie Rose, Lexington, 12

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Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.