There will be a new girls lacrosse champion in Division 2
Megan Shanahan had a terrific all-around game with two goals, two assists and four draw controls as No. 4 Reading stunned top-seeded Notre Dame (Hingham) 8-7 in a Division 2 state semifinal.
Molly Trahan had three goals and an assist, Abby Shanahan had a goal and three assists, while Lily Rodgers and Libby Quinn each had four draw controls. Addy Matthews had four saves for the Rockets.
In the Division 4 state semifinal, Avery Regan (five goals), Reese Hansen (four goals, one assist), Molly Campbell (three goals, two assists), and Emily Regan (three goals, one assist) paced No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) to a 19-11 victory over No. 4 Sandwich. … Holly Panttila scored four times and Charlise Cox added four tallies and two assists as No. 3 Norwell (18-3) rolled over No. 2 Ipswich 16-1.
Baseball
Jack Reed hit a game-winning two-run homer in the last of the seventh to give top-seeded Pittsfield (19-4) a 4-3 win over No. 9 Uxbridge in a Div. 4 state quarterfinal.
Volleyball
Third-seeded Wayland got its revenge from its title-game loss to Westfield last year, topping the No. 2 Bombers 3-1 in the Div. 2 state semifinals. Finn Bell notched 27 kills in leading the Warriors to their second straight final appearance, set to play the No. 1 Agawam program they beat in last year’s state semifinals. Alex Pearlman added six blocks and Zach O’Donnell dished 43 assists.
Class notes
Boston Herald Dream Teamer Bella Owumi and teammate Lily Norton transferred from St. Mary’s (Lynn) to Tilton in the fall. Owumi averaged 17 points and 12.2 rebounds a game in leading the Spartans to the Div. 3 state, while Norton was one of the steadier guards in the area. … North Andover named Ben Murphy as its new head hockey coach. A standout player at the University of Maine, Murphy spent the past two decades coaching at the collegiate level.
In addition to Murphy, the Scarlet Knights hired Don Viselli as its new girls hoop coach. He most recently served as an assistant at the Derryfield School.
Scores/schedule
BASEBALL
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday at LeLacheur
Braintree vs. King Philip, 4
St. John’s (Shrewsbury) vs. Chelmsford, 7
DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA
Braintree/King Philip vs. St. John’s (Shrewsbury)/Chelmsford
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday at BC High
Plymouth North vs. Walpole, 4
Reading vs. Somerset Berkley, 7
DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA
Plymouth North/Walpole vs. Reading/Somerset Berkley
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
North Reading vs. Wakefield, 4 (Fraser)
Sandwich vs. Arlington Catholic, 4 (Durfee)
DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA
North Reading/Wakefield vs. Sandwich/Arlington Catholic
DIVISION 4 QUARTERFINAL – Tuesday
Pittsfield 4, Uxbridge 3
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Lynnfield vs. Hamilton-Wenham, 7 (Fraser)
Millbury vs. Pittsfield, 7 (Holy Cross)
DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA
Lynnfield/Hamilton-Wenham vs. Millbury/Pittsfield
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINALS – TBA
English vs. Drury, 4 (Holy Cross)
Pioneer Valley vs. Hopedale, 4 (Westfield State)
DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA
English/Drury vs. Pioneer/Hopedale
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday at Burlington
St. John’s Prep vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 5:30
BC High vs. Acton-Boxboro, 7:30
DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA
St. John’s Prep/Lincoln-Sudbury vs. BC High/Acton-Boxboro
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Reading vs. Westwood, 4:30 (Weston)
Billerica vs. Mansfield, 5:30 (Assabet Valley)
DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA
Reading/Westwood vs. Billerica/Mansfield
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Medfield vs. Scituate, 6:30 (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Nauset vs. Falmouth, 6:30 (Barnstable)
DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA
Medfield/Scituate vs. Nauset/Falmouth
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Cohasset vs. Nantucket, 4 (Barnstable)
Norwell vs. Manchester-Essex, 5 (Watertown)
DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA
Cohasset/Nantucket vs. Norwell/Manchester-Essex
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Concord-Carlisle 13, Chelmsford 6
Westford Academy 11, Wellesley 10
DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA
No. 1 Concord-Carlisle (22-2) vs. No. 6 Westford Academy (19-3)
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Reading 8, Notre Dame (Hingham) 7
Walpole 14, Westwood 6
DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA
No. 4 Reading (21-3) vs. No. 2 Walpole (24-1)
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Medfield vs. Wayland, 4:30 (Ashland)
Newburyport vs. Bedford, 4:30 (Phillips Park)
DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA
Medfield/Wayland vs. Newburyport/Bedford
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Cohasset 19, Sandwich 11
Norwell 16, Ipswich 1
DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA
No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) vs. No. 3 Norwell (18-3)
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 vs. Bishop Feehan, 5 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Wachusett vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 6:30 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA
Taunton/Bishop Feehan vs. Wachusett/Lincoln-Sudbury
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Bedford vs. Hopkinton, 6:30 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Westfield vs. Silver Lake, 5 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA
Bedford/Hopkinton vs. Westfield/Silver Lake
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Greater New Bedford vs. Foxboro, 3 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Nipmuc vs. Dighton-Rehoboth, 3 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA
Greater New Bedford/Foxboro vs. Nipmuc/Dighton-Rehoboth
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Uxbridge vs. Tyngsboro, 4 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Hampshire vs. Case, 4 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA
Uxbridge/Tyngsboro vs. Hampshire/Case
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Turners Falls vs. Georgetown, 5 (UMass Lowell)
DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Greenfield vs. Hopedale, 6 (Westfield State)
DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA
Turners Falls/Georgetown 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 at Somerset Berkley
Martha’s Vineyard vs. Weston, 4
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Bridgewater-Raynham
Bedford vs. Latin Academy, 4
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Bedford/Latin Academy vs. Martha’s Vineyard/Weston, 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 at Concord-Carlisle
Lexington vs. Newton South, 4:30
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Lexington
Winchester vs. Wellesley, 3
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Winchester/Wellesley vs. Lexington/Newton South
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Longmeadow vs. Hingham, 4 (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
Wayland vs. Notre Dame (Hingham), 4 (Stoughton)
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Longmeadow/Hingham vs. Wayland/Notre Dame (Hingham)
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at Somerset Berkley
St. John Paul vs. Martha’s Vineyard, 1
DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Concord-Carlisle
Dover-Sherborn vs. Bishop Fenwick, 4
DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
St. John Paul/Martha’s Vineyard vs. Dover-Sherborn/Bishop Fenwick
DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Bromfield vs. Manchester-Essex, 1 (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
Hamilton-Wenham vs. Lynnfield, 4 (St. John’s Prep)
DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at MIT
Hamilton-Wenham/Lynnfield vs. Bromfield/Manchester-Essex
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Brookline 3, Newton North 1
Needham 3, Natick 1
DIVISION 1 FINAL – Friday at Xaverian
No. 3 Needham (21-5) vs. No. 1 Brookline (22-1), 6:30
DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Agawam 3, West Springfield 2
Wayland 3, Westfield 1
DIVISION 2 FINAL – Thursday at St. John’s (S)
No. 1 Agawam (23-1) vs. No. 3 Wayland (16-8), 6:30
