Chosen by a panel of Globe reporters and editors — with the exception of the prep choices — the 258 All-Scholastics, 27 athletes of the year, and 41 coaches of the year are selected using a combination of statistics, awards, notes, recommendations, and observation. Student-athletes from schools in Eastern Massachusetts leagues are eligible.
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Boston Globe All-Scholastics: spring 2026 season
Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ track | Girls’ track | Boys’ tennis | Girls’ tennis | Boys’ volleyball | Golf | Boys’ rugby | Girls’ rugby
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Boston Globe athletes of the year for spring 2026
The 27 athletes of the year hail from 21 schools, led by three Cohasset selections. BC High, Newton South, Taunton, Walpole, and Westford each had two.
Athletes of the year: baseball
Brody Bumila, Bishop Feehan; Brody Beale, BC High; Luca DiGiulio, Walpole; Cormac Heney, Hamilton-Wenham; EJ Wanke, Middleborough
See all the baseball All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: softball
Lila Alvarez, Joseph Case; Aniyah Bailey, Taunton; Bella Bourque, Taunton; Lola Ronayne, Attleboro; McCoy Walsh, King Philip
See all the softball All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: boys’ lacrosse
TJ Emsing, BC High; Cole Hogencamp, Mansfield; Travis Smith, Falmouth; Gus Greene, Cohasset
See all the boys’ lacrosse All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: girls’ lacrosse
Sarah Fortier, Concord-Carlisle; Emily Hagan, Walpole; Molly Campbell, Cohasset; Quinn Anderson, Sandwich
See all the girls’ lacrosse All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: boys’ track
Field: Nicholas Askjaer, Cohasset
Track: Ryan Pulpi, Reading
See all the boys’ track All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: girls’ track
Field: Ainsley Cuthbertson, Lexington
Track: Abby Hennessy, Westford
See all the girls’ track All-Scholastics here.
Athlete of the year: boys’ tennis
Johnny Wastcoat, Newton North
See all the boys’ tennis All-Scholastics here.
Athlete of the year: girls’ tennis
Olivia Whitaker, Newton South
See all the girls’ tennis All-Scholastics here.
Athletes of the year: boys’ volleyball
Alec Smagula, Brookline; Finn Bell, Wayland
See all the boys’ volleyball All-Scholastics here.
Athlete of the Year: girls’ golf
Maddie Smith, Westford
See all the girls’ golf All-Scholastics here.
Boston Globe coaches of the year for spring 2026
The 41 coaches of the year come from 33 schools, with no school represented more than twice. Apponequet (Jim Cabucio and Nate Farrington), Georgetown (Phil Desilets and Anne Grant), King Philip (Jeff Plympton Jr. and Kate Fallon-Comeau), Seekonk (Ben Gibbons and Kim Pellerin), Walpole (Mike Tosone and Corey Coogan), and Weston (John Monz and George Conlin) had two selections.
Coaches of the year: baseball
D1: Hal Carey, Catholic Memorial; D2: Jeff Plympton Jr., King Philip; D3: Jim Cabucio, Apponequet; D4: Reggie Maidment, Hamilton-Wenham; D5: Phil Desilets, Georgetown
Coaches of the year: softball
D1: Michelle Raposo, Taunton; D2: Kate Fallon-Comeau, King Philip; D3: Nathan Farrington, Apponequet; D4: Kim Pellerin, Seekonk; D5: Anne Grant, Georgetown
Coaches of the year: boys’ lacrosse
Marcus Craigwell, BC High; Tim Frias, Mansfield; Paul Ganley, Dracut; Sam Aloisi, Nantucket
Coaches of the year: girls’ lacrosse
Erin Cash, Concord-Carlisle; Mike Tosone, Walpole; Jessica Gambale, St. Mary’s; Kelsy Beaton, Sandwich
Coaches of the year: boys’ track
D1: William Foley, Xaverian; D2: Steve Nugent, North Andover; D3: Corey Coogan, Walpole; D4: Mike McCormick, Newburyport; D5: John Monz, Weston; D6: Mike Caseley, Abington
Coaches of the year: girls’ track
D1: Chris Van Cott, Needham; D2: Scott Arsenault, Billerica; D3: Anna Amico, Canton; D4: Matt Smith, Foxborough; D5: Sotirios Pintzopoulos, North Reading; D6: Ben Gibbons, Seekonk
Coaches of the year: boys’ tennis
Phil Goldberg, Newton North; Matt Freeman, Sharon; George Conlin, Weston; Stacy Smith, Mystic Valley
Coaches of the year: girls’ tennis
D1: Noura Guermazi, Newton South; D2: Joanne Healey, Notre Dame (Hingham); D3: Bill Rigali, Martha’s Vineyard; D4: Barrett Alston, Manchester Essex
Coaches of the year: boys’ volleyball
D1: Dave Powell, Needham; D2: Phil George, Wayland
Bill Phaneuf, Hopkinton
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