Connor Grieve went the distance and also helped his own cause with three hits and four RBI as No. 8 Braintree (16-8) defeated fourth-seeded King Philip 8-3 in a Div. 1 baseball state semifinal.
Matt Toland drove in two runs on two hits, and Pat Clair pitched three scoreless innings of relief as No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6) edged No. 7 Sandwich 5-4 in eight innings in a Div. 3 state semifinal.
Boys lacrosse
Joey McCarthy (assist), Oliver Rice (assist) and Teddy Glynn netted hat tricks to power third-seeded Norwell (16-6) past No. 7 Manchester-Essex 16-5 in a Div. 4 state semifinal.
Softball
Kiley Hogan struck out six and allowed one walk and three hits over a complete game shutout, and Hailey McMahon hit a two-run single as No. 6 Tyngsboro (20-4) advanced to the Div. 4 state final with a 4-0 victory over No. 2 Uxbridge.
Alyx Rossi struck out 15 and allowed just one hit as No. 3 Bedford (21-1) defeated Hopkinton 3-1 in a Div. 2 state semifinal.
Scores/schedule
BASEBALL
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Braintree 8, King Philip 3
Chelmsford 5, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 3
DIVISION 1 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA
No. 8 Braintree (16-8) vs. No. 14 Chelmsford (18-8)
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Reading 5, Somerset Berkley 2
Walpole 10, Plymouth North 2
DIVISION 2 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA
No. 4 Walpole (14-9) vs. No. 2 Reading (21-3)
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Arlington Catholic 5, Sandwich 4 (8 inn.)
North Reading 6, Wakefield 0
DIVISION 3 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA
No. 9 North Reading (20-4) vs. No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6)
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Lynnfield 17, Hamilton-Wenham 3
Millbury vs. Pittsfield, late
DIVISION 4 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA
No. 2 Lynnfield (20-4) vs. Millbury/Pittsfield
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINALS – At Polar Park, TBA
English 9, Drury 7
Pioneer Valley 12, Hopedale 2
DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA
No. 2 English (21-5) vs. No. 1 Pioneer Valley (24-0)
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
BC High 14, Acton-Boxboro 11
St. John’s Prep 12, Lincoln-Sudbury 5
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime
No. 2 St. John’s Prep (21-1) vs. No. 1 BC High (19-3), TBA
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Billerica 10, Mansfield 7
Reading 10, Westwood 9
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime
No. 6 Reading (19-3) vs. No. 1 Billerica (21-1), TBA
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Falmouth 14, Nauset 3
Scituate 11, Medfield 9
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime
No. 5 Scituate (18-5) vs. No. 3 Falmouth (18-5), TBA
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Cohasset 11, Nantucket 2
Norwell 16, Manchester-Essex 5
DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime
No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) vs. No. 3 Norwell (16-6), TBA
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Thursday at Babson
No. 1 Concord-Carlisle (22-2) vs. No. 6 Westford Academy (19-3), 7:15
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Friday at Babson
No. 4 Reading (21-3) vs. No. 2 Walpole (24-1), 5
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Friday at Babson
No. 1 Medfield (21-3) vs. No. 2 Newburyport (17-5), 7:15
DIVISION 4 FINAL – Thursday at Babson
No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) vs. No. 3 Norwell (18-3), 5
BOYS RUGBY
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College
No. 2 Xaverian (4-1) vs. No. 1 BC High (6-0), TBA
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College
No. 2 Brookline (6-2) vs. No. 1 Hanover (8-0), TBA
GIRLS RUGBY
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College
No. 1 Belmont (7-0) vs. No. 2 Lincoln-Sudbury (6-1), TBA
SOFTBALL
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Taunton 2, Bishop Feehan 1
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Wachusett vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 6:30 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA
No. 1 Taunton (24-0) vs. Wachusett/Lincoln-Sudbury
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Bedford 3, Hopkinton 1
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Westfield vs. Silver Lake, 5 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA
No. 3 Bedford (21-1) vs. Westfield/Silver Lake
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Greater New Bedford 3, Foxboro 2
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Nipmuc vs. Dighton-Rehoboth, 3 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA
No. 10 Greater New Bedford (18-8) vs. Nipmuc/Dighton-Rehoboth
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Tyngsboro 4, Uxbridge 0
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Hampshire vs. Case, 4 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA
No. 6 Tyngsboro (20-4) vs. Hampshire/Case
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Turners Falls 8, Georgetown 7
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Greenfield vs. Hopedale, 6 (Westfield State)
DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA
No. 1 Turners Falls (20-4) vs. Greenfield/Hopedale
BOYS TENNIS
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 6 Lexington (23-1) vs. No. 1 St. John’s Prep (21-0), TBA
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Monday
Duxbury 3, Hopkinton 1
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Lexington
Sharon vs. Westborough, 3
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 4 Duxbury (19-3) vs. Sharon/Westborough, TBA
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Weston 5, Martha’s Vineyard 0
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Bridgewater-Raynham
Bedford vs. Latin Academy, 4
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Bedford/Latin Academy vs. No. 6 Weston (10-7), TBA
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Monday
Manchester-Essex 5, Cohasset 0
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Hingham
Lynnfield vs. Sturgis West, 4
DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 1 Manchester-Essex (21-1) vs. Lynnfield/Sturgis West
GIRLS TENNIS
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Lexington 3, Newton South 2
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Lexington
Winchester vs. Wellesley, 3
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Winchester/Wellesley vs. No. 6 Lexington (22-0)
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Longmeadow 3, Hingham 2
Wayland 4, Notre Dame (Hingham) 1
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 1 Longmeadow (23-0) vs. No. 2 Wayland (14-5)
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Martha’s Vineyard 3, St. John Paul 2
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Concord-Carlisle
Dover-Sherborn vs. Bishop Fenwick, 4
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 3 Martha’s Vineyard (19-1) vs. Dover-Sherborn/Bishop Fenwick
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Hamilton-Wenham 3, Lynnfield 2
Manchester-Essex 3, Bromfield 2
DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
No. 4 Hamilton-Wenham (17-2) vs. No. 6 Manchester-Essex (15-8)
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Friday at Xaverian
No. 3 Needham (21-5) vs. No. 1 Brookline (22-1), 6:30
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Thursday at Shrewsbury HS
No. 1 Agawam (23-1) vs. No. 3 Wayland (16-8), 6:30
