It was an All-Boca affair in the Class 4A state tennis finals at Sanlando Park in Sanford.

West Boca vs. Boca Raton. Both schools had never had a boys FHSAA state singles champion, so something had to give.

Give it up for West Boca as junior first singles Braden Amey completed an unbeaten season with a state-finals victory (7-5, 6-3) over Boca Raton High’s Enzo Carvalho on April 30.

Amey, the top seed, became West Boca’s first boys state singles champion and did it against a longtime rival. Meanwhile, Carvalho made history, too, as the first Boca High state boys finalist.

“It’s pretty cool,’’ Amey said. “I expected it coming into the tournament. It was pretty cool (playing him). I know his game pretty well and used to play with him years back. I knew it would be a great match. He’s playing really well now.’’

Amey needed four wins at states to cop the FHSAA’s first prize. As a sophomore last season, Amey never got to the 4A state tournament, losing in the regionals. But Amey’s serve has gotten bigger and he ripped 120 mph missiles to Carvalho in the finals.

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“I’ve been going for bigger serves and it’s improved a lot," Amey said. “I usually grind it out from the baseline but I’ve been trying to come to the net when I can. I’ve been trying to finish it off much quicker."

Amey and Carvalho have an interesting high-school history Last season, Amey triumphed in a regular season 8-game pro-set match that went to 9-8.

But as freshmen, it was Carvalho pulling off the victory in a massive comeback. Amey led 7-1, 40-15 and had double-match point. Carvalho rallied to win 9-7. This was sweet revenge, especially since their regular-season match this year was rained out.

“Both these juniors have been battling for supremacy in our county for years and met on the biggest tennis stage at states," West Boca coach Martha Whitaker said.

Strategy played a role in Amey’s win as he noticed his Boca foe standing considerably wide when serving to the ad court, looking to kick his serve.

“I was standing wide ready with my backhand grip," Amey said. “He’s done it recently, going to try to kick it to my backhand and I was jumping on my return early.’’

The day before, Amey won a tightly contested semifinal over Beau Gibson of Miami Palmetto after winning the first set. It came down to a match tiebreaker with Amey winning 6-1, 6-7, 10-7.

Amey also made it to the state doubles finals with partner Markus Andersson and finished runner-up after losing in a third-set match tiebreaker 10-5 against Doral.

Amey has another year of high-school tennis before he moves onto Division I. Amey is mulling a few schools with Naval Academy, Villanova and Boston College the front-runners.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: West Boca's Braden Amey wins state tennis championship

It was an All-Boca affair in the Class 4A state tennis finals at Sanlando Park in Sanford.

West Boca vs. Boca Raton. Both schools had never had a boys FHSAA state singles champion, so something had to give.

Give it up for West Boca as junior first singles Braden Amey completed an unbeaten season with a state-finals victory (7-5, 6-3) over Boca Raton High’s Enzo Carvalho on April 30.

Amey, the top seed, became West Boca’s first boys state singles champion and did it against a longtime rival. Meanwhile, Carvalho made history, too, as the first Boca High state boys finalist.

“It’s pretty cool,’’ Amey said. “I expected it coming into the tournament. It was pretty cool (playing him). I know his game pretty well and used to play with him years back. I knew it would be a great match. He’s playing really well now.’’

Amey needed four wins at states to cop the FHSAA’s first prize. As a sophomore last season, Amey never got to the 4A state tournament, losing in the regionals. But Amey’s serve has gotten bigger and he ripped 120 mph missiles to Carvalho in the finals.

More Tennis: Saint Andrew's teams win state titles in dramatic fashion

“I’ve been going for bigger serves and it’s improved a lot," Amey said. “I usually grind it out from the baseline but I’ve been trying to come to the net when I can. I’ve been trying to finish it off much quicker."

Amey and Carvalho have an interesting high-school history Last season, Amey triumphed in a regular season 8-game pro-set match that went to 9-8.

But as freshmen, it was Carvalho pulling off the victory in a massive comeback. Amey led 7-1, 40-15 and had double-match point. Carvalho rallied to win 9-7. This was sweet revenge, especially since their regular-season match this year was rained out.

“Both these juniors have been battling for supremacy in our county for years and met on the biggest tennis stage at states," West Boca coach Martha Whitaker said.

Strategy played a role in Amey’s win as he noticed his Boca foe standing considerably wide when serving to the ad court, looking to kick his serve.

“I was standing wide ready with my backhand grip," Amey said. “He’s done it recently, going to try to kick it to my backhand and I was jumping on my return early.’’

The day before, Amey won a tightly contested semifinal over Beau Gibson of Miami Palmetto after winning the first set. It came down to a match tiebreaker with Amey winning 6-1, 6-7, 10-7.

Amey also made it to the state doubles finals with partner Markus Andersson and finished runner-up after losing in a third-set match tiebreaker 10-5 against Doral.

Amey has another year of high-school tennis before he moves onto Division I. Amey is mulling a few schools with Naval Academy, Villanova and Boston College the front-runners.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: West Boca's Braden Amey wins state tennis championship

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Monday, May 4

Brewster 18, Blind Brook 5

Senior Amelia Walsh caused five turnovers, scored five goals and had eight assists, surpassing 100 points for the season, while leading Brewster.  Olivia Saccomanno added five goals and eight draw controls, Kaitlyn Flanagan had three goals, an assist and five draw controls, and Lily Katsetos had a goal, three caused turnovers and four groundballs. Gabby Nisianakis, Gianna Wallace, Sophia Bartolomeo and Sienna Snyder each scored once, and Lindsay Smith made eight saves. Blind Brook’s Tatum Korpi had two goals and an assist, Kyra Fischer and Alexa Muoio each had a goal and an assist, Eliza Barnett had an assist, and Ava Muoio made five saves.

White Plains 11, Nanuet 9

Caitlyn Hyatt and Brooke Thomas each scored three goals for White Plains. Kaitlyn Seguso added three assists, Francesca Marcotullio scored twice, Kelly Constantino had a goal and an assist, Kate Odonnell and Ashley Dooley each scored once, Adrianna Mancuso had an assist, and Lauren Rogers made five saves. Nanuet’s Courtney Hudak had four goals and an assist, Lexi Plunkett had two goals and three assists, Grace Murray had a goal and an assist, Leannah Owens and Olivia Pappalardi each had a goal, and Juliana Somma made 10 saves.

Somers 16, Sleepy Hollow 6

Mia Paulmeno and Caitlyn Mayfield each scored three goals for Somers. Sofia Conner and Victoria Barton each added two goals, Kiera Linears had a goal and two assists, and Isabella Mancini and Kate Barton each had a goal and an assist. Ari Scully and Marissa Petrini each scored once, Ellena Kellock had an assist, and Emma Donaldson made six saves. Sleepy Hollow’s Lara Hansen had three goals, Lucia Conace scored twice, Kate Livington had a goal and two assists, Amelia Ferreira Dias had an assist, and Eliza Boozer made six saves.

Putnam Valley 17, Byram Hills 12

Isabella Coletti had nine goals and an assist, and Ella Wendol had a goal and seven assists to lead Putnam Valley. Maci Martinelli added three goals and an assist, Kylee Bowe and Makayla Glenn each scored twice, Breanna Paterno had an assist, and Gabriella Coletti made six saves. Byram Hills’ Lila Vincequerra had five goals and two assists, Ava Gitler had three goals and three assists, and Sadie Siegel had two goals and two assists. Sydney Hecht and Adrianna Mariani each had a goal and an assist, and Kendall Sorenson made 16 saves.

Albertus Magnus 16, Clarkstown North 0

Alexis Diaz had three goals, three assists and 11 draw controls to lead Albertus Magnus. Krisha Patel added three goals, Claire O’Callaghan had two goals and two assists, and Maddy Zuppe had two goals and an assist. Ana Zivkovic, Amanda McAleer, Riley Scholl, Helena Zivkovic, Maeve Brescia and Abby Bricker each scored once, and Mimi Marinaccio made two saves in the shutout. North’s Blythe Leahy made eight saves.

Horace Greeley 14, Carmel 4

Grace Richards had four goals and two assists to lead Greeley. Olivia McCann added three goals and an assist, Jillian Potashner had two goals and an assist, Gianna Limongello scored twice, Avery Fitzgerald had a goal and an assist, Leia Lee had an assist, and Darby Robertson made eight saves. Carmel’s Violet Deluca scored twice, Addison Palmer and Ava Conners each had a goal, Clair Harney had four draw controls, and Angelina Zaino made six saves.

Pawling 21, Haldane 8

Emily Nevermann had nine goals and two assists to lead Pawling. Mackenzie Wahl added seven goals and two assists, Gabrielle Godard scored twice, Madison Frost, Caitlyn Weis and Karalyne Ashe each had a goal, and Madison Pfister made nine saves. Haldane’s Kayla Ruggiero had five goals, Sam Thomas scored three, and Viv Eannacony made 15 saves.

Croton-Harmon 19, Harrison 10

Demetra Sofos and Katelyn Quinlan each had four goals and two assists, and Abby DeBeer had three goals and three assists to lead Croton. Sarah Quinlan scored four goals, Charlotte Aronstam had two goals and three assists, Olivia Finn scored twice, and Lori Sur made nine saves. Harrison senior Harper Canell scored two goals, including the 100^th of her career, Emma Mazzella had four goals, an assist and a caused turnover, Alessandra Ferrara scored twice, Mae Harvey and Alexandra Giberga each scored twice, Brianna Gonzalez had two groundballs and a caused turnover, and Rihanna Mota-Sanchez made nine saves.

Fieldston 17, Hackley 8

Cadey Mook scored three goals, and Bridget Frazier and Selila Fleck each scored twice in the loss for Hackley. Julia Feehan added a goal, Nora Espostio and Charlotte Frazier each had an assist, and Zena Hume made 10 saves. Fieldston’s Margo Lynch-Kann scored seven goals.

Tappan Zee 14, Hen Hud 4

Tuckahoe 16, Hastings 7

Edgemont at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at Valhalla, 5 p.m.

Yonkers at Keio, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5

Dobbs Ferry at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.

Scarsdale at North Sale,, 5 p.m.

Nyack at Rye, 5 p.m.

Tuckahoe at Pawling, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6

Edgemont at Keio, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham at Somers, 4:30 p.m.

Ursuline at North Rockland, 4:30 p.m.

Lakeland/Panas at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.

Pleasantville at Greeley, 4:30 p.m.

Westlake at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

Mahopac at Ossining, 4:30 p.m.

Nanuet vs. Dobbs Ferry at Springhurst Elementary, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown South at Eastchester, 4:45 p.m.

Arlington at White Plains, 5 p.m.

Yorktown vs. Suffern at Suffern MS, 5 p.m.

Mamaroneck vs. Wappingers at Ketcham, 5 p.m.

Fox Lane at Brewster, 5 p.m.

Haldane vs. Croton-Harmon at Spencer Field, 5 p.m.

Bronxville at Briarcliff, 5 p.m.

John Jay-Cross River at Harrison, 5 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at Valhalla, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 7

Ossining at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Nyack at Darien (Connecticut), 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 8

Albertus Magnus at Clarkstown South, 4 p.m.

Brewster at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.

Valhalla vs. Yonkers at Roosevelt, 4:30 p.m.

Byram Hills at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.

Harrison vs. Pelham at Glover Field, 4:30 p.m.

Westlake at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

Hen Hud at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.

Greeley at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.

Nanuet at Somers, 4:#0 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow vs. Croton-Harmon at Spencer Field, 4:45 p.m.

Putnam Valley at Haldane, 5 p.m.

Ketcham at Pine Bush, 6 p.m.

White Plains at North Rockland, 6:30 p.m.

Fox Lane at Mamaroneck, 6:30 p.m.

Eastchester at Mahopac, 6:30 p.m.

North Salem at Edgemont, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 9

Clarkstown South at Pawling, 10:30 a.m.

Port Chester at Rye Neck, 11 a.m.

New Rochelle at Fox Lane, noon

Rye at Ridgefield (New Jersey), noon

Ursuline at Arlington, 1 p.m.

Lakeland/Panas at Yorktown, 1:30 p.m.

Suffern at Queensbury, 5 p.m.

Bethlehem at Nyack, 6 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Girls lacrosse schedule, scoreboard for week of May 4

This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for softball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.

The Ohio Super 25 softball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Here's a look at our rankings.

High school softball rankings ‒ May 5, 2026

Others receiving votes

Boardman, Centerville, Holland Springfield, Lancaster, Lebanon, Oak Hills, Talawanda, Taylor,Tuscarawas Valley, Tuslaw and Watkins Memorial.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: USA Today Ohio Super 25 high school softball rankings, May 5, 2026

This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for softball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.

The Ohio Super 25 softball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Here's a look at our rankings.

Ohio high school softball rankings ‒ May 5, 2026

Others receiving votes

Boardman, Centerville, Cin. Oak Hills, Cleves Taylor, Holland Springfield, Lancaster, Lebanon, Massillon Tuslaw, Oxford Talawanda, Watkins Memorial and Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio high school softball, USA Today Super 25 for May 5

This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for baseball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.

The Ohio Super 25 baseball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Here's a look at our rankings.

Ohio high school baseball rankings ‒ May 5, 2026

Others receiving votes

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, Big Walnut, Brunswick, Cin. Indian Hill, Cin. La Salle, Cin. McNicholas, Gahanna Lincoln, Hartley, Hartville Lake Center Christian, Licking Valley, Mason, Medina Highland, Minster, Newark, Norton, Painesville Riverside, Olentangy Berlin, Sandusky Perkins and West Chester Lakota West.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio high school baseball, USA Today Super 25 for May 5

MERRIMACK - Senior Ethan Battles struck out 13 and allowed just three hits as the Exeter High School baseball team shut out Merrimack, 2-0 on Monday, May 4 in a Division I game.

It was Battles' third complete-game of the season, and he improved to 4-0 on the season. Exeter is now 8-2.

More: Portsmouth boys lacrosse pulls away from Oyster River, wins 14-9

Exeter scored both of its runs in the first inning on a John Bakker two-run double, scoring Brennan Schimoler and Battles. Schimoler had two of Exeter's four hits, while Andrew Martin had the other.

BASEBALL

Bishop Guertin 10

Portsmouth 0

PORTSMOUTH - Bishop Guertin broke open a 2-0 game with eight runs in the sixth inning of this Division I game.

Hugh Herter led Portsmouth (1-8) with two hits, while Zavier Lampert and Liam Belden both had one.

Dover 8

Timberlane 0

PLAISTOW - Tyler Tiedge allowed four hits and struck out six over six scoreless innings as Dover improved to 8-2 with this Division I win.

Logan Mosher had three hits, one RBI and two runs scored for Dover, while Daniel Conrad (hit, three RBIs), Sam MacGregor (solo home run), Bjorn Miller (two hits, three runs), Ben Cheek (hit, RBI, run), Connor Sprague (two hits, RBI, run), and Owen Lovering (hit, RBI) led the offense.

Winnacunnet 8

Memorial 2

HAMPTON - Ethan Roy and Sean Griffin both had two hits and two RBIs as Winnacunnet improved to 7-2 with this Division I win.

Harvey Reynoso and Braeden O'Hara both had two hits for the Warriors, while Bryce Pinsonnault (hit, two runs), Ryan Giuffre (hit, run), Oscar Fritz (hit, RBI), and Brantson Larck (run) contributed.

Fritz allowed five hits and two earned runs over five innings, striking out six for the win. Sophomore Cal Lauder pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

Pinkerton 3

Spaulding 0

ROCHESTER - Ty Lindsay, Carter Marcotte and Garrett Truax each had a hit for Spaulding (6-3) in its Division I loss. Spaulding's Carter Hanson threw three scoreless innings in relief.

Oyster River 10

Sanborn 3

KINGSTON - Casey Faul and Derek Brower combined to lead Oyster River to this Division II win. Faul got the win, allowing three runs over four innings, while Brower pitched three scoreless innings to close it out.

James Saunders and Nolan Swiesz both hit their first career home runs for the Bobcats, while Amos Winans had two doubles.

Coe-Brown 6

St. Thomas Aquinas 5

NORTHWOOD - Coe-Brown scored four runs in the seventh inning and walked off with this Division II win.

Gabe Carlisle had two of St. Thomas' five hits, while Kenny Avery, Finn Perry and Camden Stowell all had one. Stowell had both of STA's RBIs.

Portsmouth Christian 6

Epping 5, 8 inn.

EPPING - Grady Howe's drove in Brayden Leland with the game-winning run in the eighth inning of this Division IV game.

Cai Summers had four hits, including two doubles and two RBIs for PCA (4-2).

Newmarket 20

Mount Royal 0

SUNAPEE - Nate Fluet had two home runs and three RBIs for Newmarket (9-0) in this Division IV win.

Charlie Tudor, Colton  Durant  and Rian Fabrizio all had two hits and three RBIs for the Mules, while Jack Richards had four RBIs and Anthony Jurkoic had two.

Matt Napoletano struck out six over two hitless innings, earning the win.

York 25

Lake Region 9

NAPLES, Maine - Zach Tremblay had two hits and four RBIs, and Robbie Hanscom and Sam Jancovic both had two hits for York (2-1) in this Class B South win.

The Wildcats scored eight runs in the third inning, and 13 in the fourth.

Thornton Academy 10

Marshwood 2

SACO, Maine - Thornton broke open a one-run game with seven runs in the fifth inning en route to this Class A South win.

Sophomore John Galuppo led Marshwood with three hits and scored two runs, while Michael Sbrizza had one hit and two RBIs. Marshwood junior starter Sam Therrien allowed three runs over 4.1 innings.

SOFTBALL

Merrimack 6

Exeter 5

EXETER - Grace Goodreau had two hits, three RBIs and scored a run for Exeter (3-5) in its Division I loss.

Exeter led 4-3 after three innings, but Merrimack scored two in the fourth.

Mack Clark had two hits for the Blue Hawks, and Lana Ruffner, Maddy Mann (RBI), Landyn Theberge and Allie Patten all had one.

Oyster River 7

Sanborn 6

KINGSTON - Kate Michaud's two-run homer in the seventh rallied Oyster River to this Division II win. Aubrey DeJesus singled to start the Oyster River seventh and scored on Michaud's homer.

Both DeJesus and Michaud had two hits for Oyster River, while Gracy Spirito and Lorelye LeClair each doubled. Sam Bishop scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out nine and earning the complete-game win.

Newmarket 13

Farmington 0

NEWMARKET - Emma Surina struck out six and allowed just one hit in this five-inning, complete-game Division IV win for the Mules. 

Surina also homered, singled and had three RBIs, while Grace Hiera had two hits and three RBIs, and Mariza Zygouri and Hannah Chesley each doubled and scored two runs. Teammates Paige Sweitzer (four walks, two runs) and Brielle Duffy (two runs) contributed.

Portsmouth Christian Academy 3

Epping 1

DOVER - Lexi Jordan allowed two hits and struck out 10 for PCA in it Division IV win.

Zuri Petlick had two hits and scored a run for the Eagles, while Emma Anderson also scored.

York 7

Lake Region 6

NAPLES, Maine - Piper Catanese's two-single in the sixth scored Ava Hickey with the game-winning run in this Class B South game.

Nya Avery had two hits for York (3-0), while Maddie Fitzgerald had two RBIs and Maya Babcock had one hit.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Portsmouth 18

Nashua South 1

NASHUA - Ginger Vinciguerra had five goals and two assists and Georgia Bouvier had four goals and one assist for Portsmouth (8-0) in its Division I win. 

Raegan Lawton and Elliott Blenkinsop both added two goals for the Clippers, and Addie Delisle, Liv Russo and Ellie Patrick all had one. Portsmouth goalie Sage Bussiere had one save. 

Pinkerton 9

Exeter 8 

DERRY - Riley Benevides had four goals, and Josie Drunsic, Grace McIlRoy, Avery Carrigan and Claire Wilhelm all had one for Exeter in its Division I loss.

Phoebe Christenson added two assists for the Blue Hawks, and Drunsic and Racquel Battle both had one.

St. Thomas Aquinas 23

Bishop Brady 5

DOVER - Talula Gregg and Charlotte De Tolla both scored four goals, and Lizzy Holden and Annita Parmelee each had three for St. Thomas in its Division III win.

Sophia Kelly and Reese Foss both had two goals for the Saints, and Julia Bryan, Izzy Taylor, Charlotte Kelly, Yuliana Elmoraghy and Rose Willerer all had one.

STA goalies Reese Foss and Anna Szufnarowski combined for four saves. Defensively, Jules Stowell and Harper Burlage starred. Parmalee reached 100 career points in the win.

Traip Academy 7

Waynflete 4

KITTERY, Maine - Sam Latchaw had three goals and Lucy Bolanos, Keira Durgin, Shea Johnson and Harper Malmquist all had one for Traip in its Class C win. Traip goalie Maddy Guay had eight saves. 

BOYS LACROSSE

Londonderry 13

Dover 12

DOVER - Senior Logan Carter had five goals and one assist, and senior Porter Gray had four goals and one assist for Dover in its Division I loss.

Sophomore Parker Ketcham (goal, two assists), junior Sylas Brown (goal, assist), freshman Finn Joyce (goal), sophomore Geffin Adorian (two assists) and senior Cooper Ketcham (assist) all figure in the scoring.

Timberlane 19

Spaulding 4

ROCHESTER - Kayleb Baker scored two goals and Rowan Hughes and Logan Hickman both had one for Spaulding in its Division II loss.

Spaulding goalie Seth Jones had 16 saves. 

Marshwood 22

Traip Academy 6

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Damien Gilmore had six goals and two assists and Hayden Demeroto had four goals and two assists, leading Class B Marshwood past Class C Traip.

Rogan Boisvert added three goals and two assists for the Hawks, and Robert Williams (three goals, assist), Asher Watts (two goals), Tyson Quater (goal), Brian Doukas (goal), Damien Ruth-McCarthy (goal) and Jack O’Brien (goal) all figured in the scoring.

BOYS TENNIS

Dover 9

Keene 0

KEENE - Diego Lopez (No. 1, 8-4), Matias Lopez (No. 2, 8-1), Evan Weete (No. 3, 8-2), Gavin Beauregard (No. 4, 8-2), Aidan McCann (No. 5, 8-0) and Sam Maravich (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Dover (6-2) in its Division I match.

In doubles, the Lopez brothers won 8-4 at No. 1, Weete and Beauregard won 8-3 at No. 2, and McCann and Maravich won 8-0 at No. 3.

Derryfield 5

Exeter 4

MANCHESTER - Mike Burke (No. 4, 8-5), Will Rich (No. 5, 8-4) and Nolan Iacobucci (No. 6, 8-4) all won in singles for Exeter in its Division I loss.

In doubles, Burke and Iacobucci won 8-6 at No. 3.

Portsmouth 9

Alvirne 0

HUDSON - Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-1), Amitay Hay Tene (No. 2, 8-2), Hillel Hay-Tene (No. 3, 8-2), Julian Brosseau (No. 4, 8-1), Brandon Ganev (No. 5, 8-0) and Jackson French (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth in its Division II win.

In doubles, Gerado Navarro-Manchego and Calean French won 8-4 at No. 1, Parker Wittnebert and Max Baumgart won 8-2 at No. 2, and Benjamin Fischer and Wyatt Baker won 8-0 at No. 3.

Marshwood 5

Westbrook 0

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - The Hawks improved to 3-1 with this Class A South win.

In singles, Carlos Carbonell-Monte won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, Ethan Waddell won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2, and David Duvall won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3.

In doubles, Carter Shaw and Alex Rafferty won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1, and Parker Dixon and Fisher Drisko won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.

St. Thomas Aquinas 5

Gilford 4

NORTH HAMPTON - Alex Molda (No. 1, 8-0), Aaron Molda (No. 2, 8-0), and Nick Adams (No. 3, 8-0) won in singles for St. Thomas (8-0) in its Division III match.

In doubles, the Molda Brothers won 8-0 at No. 1, and Adams and Ben Puertas won 8-2 at No. 2.

York 5

Freeport 0

YORK, Maine - Owen Kassalty won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Ryan Grinnell won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2, and Brennan Ciani won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 for York in its Class B South match.

In doubles, Zander Grinnell and Cody Jean won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, and Colin Topping and Brendan Barron won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2.

GIRLS TENNIS

Keene 5

Dover 4

DOVER - Jane Mathews (No. 3, 9-7), Siena D’Ambrosio (No. 4, 9-8), and Ella Froton (No. 6, 8-2) all won in singles for Dover in its Division I match.

In doubles, Kim Tarr and Mathews won 8-4 at No. 2.

Derryfield 9

Exeter 0

MANCHESTER - The Blue Hawks fell to 4-4 with this Division I loss.

Portsmouth 9

Alvirne 0

PORTSMOUTH - Avery Porter (No. 1, 8-0), Aia Tracz (No. 2, 8-4), Elyse White (No. 3, 8-2), Anna Syphers (No. 4, 8-1), Aoife Ryan (No. 5, 8-1) and Ailish Honda (No. 6, 8-1) all won in singles for Portsmouth (7-1) in its Division II match.

In doubles, Porter and White won 8-2 at No. 1, Tracz and Syphers won 8-2 at No. 2, and Ryan and Honda won 8-2 at No. 3.

Oyster River 7

Milford 2

DURHAM - Saarika Arthanat (No. 1, 8-2), Jessica Li (No. 2, 8-1), Diya Sridharan (No. 4, 8-0), Siena Pelaggi (No. 5, 8-0) and Maggie Aldous (No. 6, 8-6) all won in singles for Oyster River in its Division II match.

In doubles, Arthanat & Jessica Li won 8-2 at No. 1, and Reed Reed and Sridharan won 8-1 at No. 2. 

VOLLEYBALL

Keene 3

Winnacunnet 2

KEENE - Ryan Roseburg had 20 assists and three kills for Winnacunnet, while Connor Kelly had eight kills and five digs.

Individual game scores were 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-17, 16-14.

GIRLS TRACK

Exeter wins four-team meet

EXETER - Seven different girls won an individual event and the Blue Hawks scored 131.5 points and beat Pinkerton (75), Winnacunnet (19.5) and Newmarket (19).

Exeter's Molly Bault (pole vault, 7 feet, 6 inches), Callen Myers (shot put, 32-08.5), Samantha Gutowski (discus, 97-10), Aubrie Proulx (javelin, 76-11), Martelle McBride (400, 59.54 seconds), Karlee Norris (300 hurdles, 52.32) and Molly Kells (800, 2:33.82) all won their respective events.

Exeter also won two relays as the 4x100 team, consisting of Claire Ahern, Lexie Rogers, Finley Mason, and Taryn Hebel, won in 52.61; and the 4x400 team, comprised of Saylor Gregory, Kendall McBride, Izzy Parsons, and Lily Maher, won in 4:38.28.

Exeter's Lucille Beem was second in both the discus (93-07) and shot put (32-01.5) and was third in the discus (93-07), and Mallory Fisher was second in the 300 hurdles (53.64), 100 hurdles (16.82) and long jump (15-05).

Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Emma Roeder (second, 400, 1:01.63), Claire Ahern (second, long jump, 15-05), Paige Karam (triple jump, 29-08.5), Finley Mason (second, pole vault, 7-6), Caroline Bowie (third, javelin, 67-09), Dani Caron (third, 400, 1:02.49), Sydney MacVicar (third, 100 hurdles, 17.6), Emma Hamilton (third, 1,600, 6:09.36), Sloane Hanson (third, high jump, 4-04), Rebecca Martin (third, pole vault, 7-0), and Autumn Fabiano (third, shot put, 30-10.25).

BOYS TRACK

Exeter second in four-team meet

EXETER - Exeter won five events, scored 92 points and placed second, behind Pinkerton (101) in a four-team meet. Winnacunnet (28) and Newmarket (20) placed third and fourth, respectively.

Exeter's Colby Orleans won the 300 hurdles (44.65) and pole vault (12-07), while teammates Frankie Zagami (800, 2:14.31), Colton Ray (long jump, 19-11) and Jack Thibodeau (shot put, 42-01) won their respective events.

Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Avery Bourgeault (second, 400, 52.93; third, long jump, 18-02), Eli Smith (second, triple jump, 37-06), Thomas Eastwood (second, pole vault, 10-06), Kenji Chase (second, javelin, 138-02) Ian Cottrill (third, 1,600, 5:11.44), Agee Griffith (third, 400, 54.46), Marcus Clark (third, 800, 2:16.11), Dylan O'Kane (third, shot put, 37-03), and Thibodeau (third, javelin, 133-01; third, discus, 101-1).

Exeter's 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of Zagami, Jackson Tooker, Andrew Allen, and Mathias Skrabal, placed second in 3:54.33.

-Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Monday Seacoast Roundup, Exeter's Battles fans 13, rolls to fourth win

The Pensacola area's best track and field athletes head to Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville this week to try to run, jump or throw their way to state titles.

The action starts Wednesday with the 1A meet, continues Thursday with the 2A meet and concludes for local competitors on Friday with the 3A meet. No Escambia or Santa Rosa County schools are in the 4A classification, which competes Saturday.

Athletes either had to finish in the top two at their respective regional meet or qualify as an at-large bid. 1A and 2A athletes will have to battle the heat, with high temperatures around 90 degrees expected both days. 3A athletes will have to battle the elements, with rain in the forecast on Friday.

Below is a complete list of area athletes competing at the FHSAA state championship, as well as where they're seeded in each event. All times and rankings are courtesy of FloridaTFFRS.

Class 3A

Girls

• 100 meters: Layanna Banks, jr., Tate (7th, 11.86); Danica Wright, so., Navarre (9th, 11.92)
• 1600 meters: Ashton Dahlem, jr., Gulf Breeze (12th, 5:16.16)
• 400-meter hurdles: Trinity Jordan, sr., Escambia (16th, 1:07.36)
• 4x100 relay: Tate (Nancy Clay, Niyana Wiggins, Camdyn Green, Layanna Banks, 13th, 48.50), Booker T. Washington (Anaya Walker, Rileigh Smith, Taylor Mitchell, Naryia Simpkins, 17th, 48.99)
• High jump: Brianna Beacham, sr., Booker T. Washington (2nd, 5-5.75); Mbayang Niass, so., Booker T. Washington (5th, 5-3.75); Addison Wand, jr., Tate (6th, 5-3.75)
• Pole vault: Daveigh Meredith, so., Tate (12th, 9-10)
• Triple jump: My'rea Brock, sr., Pine Forest (17th, 36-5); Orriyah Randall, so., Booker T. Washington (18th, 36-3)
• Discus: Za'Khiya Shaw-Rease, sr., Pine Forest (12th, 116-4)
• Javelin: Leighton Osborn, jr., Pace (3rd, 126-6)

Boys

• 100 meters: Leslie McMillian, jr., Escambia (9th, 10.64); Zion Heard, jr., Pine Forest (17th, 10.81)
• 400 meters: Jayden Jones, so., Navarre (15th, 49.14); Noah Chin, sr., Navarre (17th, 49.21)
• 800 meters: Eric Dennard, sr., Escambia (6th, 1:56.04)
• 1600 meters: Brody Bruce, sr., Navarre (8th, 4:24.67)
• 110-meter hurdles: Anthony Gee, sr., Pine Forest (2nd, 13.88)
• 400-meter hurdles: Anthony Gee, sr., Pine Forest (4th, 54.65); Matthew Beam, sr., Gulf Breeze (17th, 56.84)
• 4x100 relay: Escambia (Charles Lyons, Alonzo Harris, Christopher Dunn, Leslie McMillian, 17th, 42.16)
• 4x400 relay: Navarre (Jayden Jones, Mason Cameron, Aiden Gargus, Noah Chin, 8th, 3:19.00), Escambia (Kaeo Wright, Alonzo Harris, Leslie McMillian, Eric Dennard, 14th, 3:22.44)
• High jump: Tylan Chambers, sr., Booker T. Washington (1st, 6-11.5); Tate Rodriguez, jr., Milton (3rd, 6-5.5); Sergio Robinson, sr., Milton (4th, 6-5.5); Daniel McDaniel, sr., Escambia (5th, 6-5.5)
• Pole vault: Paul Arthur, sr., Pace (2nd, 14-3.25)
• Long jump: Darian Blanks, sr., Pine Forest (16th, 21-10.75)
• Triple jump: Darian Blanks, sr., Pine Forest (3rd, 48-4); Tristen Pace, sr. Gulf Breeze (18th, 43-5.75)
• Shot put: Kade Rollins, sr., Gulf Breeze (8th, 50-8)
• Discus: Keegan Dickerson, sr., Pace (4th, 162-10)
• Javelin: Tate Jernigan, so., Pace (6th, 181-9); Alec Leach, jr., Pace (15th, 162-9)

Class 2A

Girls

• 100-meter hurdles: Synia Hughley, jr., Pensacola (6th, 15.09)
• 400-meter hurdles: Synia Hughley, jr., Pensacola (5th, 1:05.42); Knaviah Badilishamwalimu, sr., West Florida (13th, 1:07.63)
• 4x100 relay: Pensacola Catholic (Addison Manning, Savannah Broughton, Natalie Jackson, Jillian Lacour, 6th, 49.22)
• High jump: Savannah Broughton, so., Pensacola Catholic (13th, 4-11.75)
• Pole vault: Parker Brown, jr., West Florida (14th, 9-10)
• Long jump: Addison Manning, jr., Pensacola Catholic (17th, 17-1.5)
• Shot put: Amani Bartholomew, jr., West Florida (2nd, 38-6.75)
• Discus: Amani Bartholomew, jr., West Florida (13th, 103-5)
• Javelin: Amani Bartholomew, jr., West Florida (8th, 111-6); Aubree Baldwin, fr., Pensacola Catholic (15th, 101-0)

Boys

• 100 meters: Dane Elliott, jr., West Florida (5th, 10.60)
• 200 meters: Dane Elliott, jr., West Florida (8th, 22.02)
• 1600 meters: Donovan Carmichael, so., West Florida (5th, 4:29.43); Frederick Gunther, fr., Pensacola Catholic (12th, 4:33.42)
• 3200 meters: Donovan Carmichael, so., West Florida (4th, 9:41.94)
• 4x100 relay: West Florida (Savon McLemore, Nicolas Savage, Christopher Truitt, Jaylen Phillips, 5th, 41.93)
• 4x400 relay: West Florida (Isaiah Simpson, Don Williams, Izaiya Rolle, Dane Elliott, 6th, 3:22.22)
• High jump: Khylen Eccles, jr., Pensacola (10th, 6-3.5)
• Pole vault: Cameron Kelley, so., West Florida (12th, 12-3.5); Dakari Burnette, fr., West Florida (15th, 11-9.75)
• Long jump: Jonathan Showers, sr., Pensacola Catholic (8th, 22-0.25); Khylen Eccles, jr., Pensacola (11th, 21-9.5)
• Triple jump: Khylen Eccles, jr., Pensacola (4th, 45-7); Myles Davis, sr., Pensacola Catholic (16th, 42-4)

Class 1A

Girls

• 400 meters: Ziyonna Carter, fr., Pensacola Christian (13th, 1:00.62)
• 1600 meters: Jaimee Tutton, sr., Pensacola Christian (4th, 5:10.68)
• 3200 meters: Jaimee Tutton, sr., Pensacola Christian (6th, 11:29.79)
• 4x400 relay: Pensacola Christian (Zahara Carter, Jayln Johnson, Ziyonna Carter, Rezaria Carter, 16th, 4:14.66)
• 4x800 relay: Pensacola Christian (Karissa Keyser, Jayln Johnson, Reagan Smith, Jaimee Tutton, 11th, 10:09.27)
• High jump: Summer Bowman, so., Central (11th, 4-9.75); Emma Posey, jr., Central (16th, 4-9.75)
• Pole vault: Elaina Shimmin, sr., Pensacola Christian (12th, 8-10.25); Oceana Griego, fr., Pensacola Christian (13th, 8-10.25); Jessica Hansen, sr., Pensacola Christian (16th, 8-4.25)
• Javelin: Callie Posey, sr., Central (14th, 107-1); Adriana Stephens, so., L.E.A.D. Academy (15th, 105-11)

Boys

• 100 meters: Nathan Londrigan, jr., Pensacola Christian (8th, 10.88)
• 1600 meters: Isaiah Manderson, jr., Pensacola Christian (13th, 4:31.31)
• 3200 meters: Isaiah Manderson, jr., Pensacola Christian (10th, 9:56.10)
• 4x800 relay: Pensacola Christian (Carson Ohman, Moses Peterlevitz, Walter Goncalves, Jed Fears, 7th, 8:19.97)
• Pole vault: Josiah Miner, so., Pensacola Christian (7th, 12-3.5); Alex Smith, so., Pensacola Christian (8th, 12-3.5); Elijah Percival, fr., Pensacola Christian (13th, 11-9.75)
• Discus: James Allen, jr., Central (4th, 153-5); Jason Wenhold, sr., Pensacola Christian (12th, 139-7)
• Javelin: Tristan Randolph, sr., L.E.A.D. Academy (11th, 152-5); Carson Ellison, jr., Central (16th, 148-4)

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola area 2026 track and field state championship qualifiers

It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Boys Prep Athlete of the Week.

This week's poll features five players – two each from lacrosse and baseball, and one from boys volleyball – who had standout performances during the week of April 26-May 2.

Voting will close at noon on Friday, May 8.

Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):

Michael DeCarlo, Ecorse, baseball

DeCarlo provided big contributions for Ecorse in the team's five-game winning streak last week. The senior pitcher threw a total of 12 innings and had 18 strikeouts for the Raiders.

Zachary Dobrin, White Lake Lakeland, boys volleyball

Dorbin led White Lake Lakeland to four consecutive wins against Clarkston and neighbors Walled Lake Central and Northern. The Mr. Volleyball finalist had 51 assists, 31 kills and 14 aces.

Logan Evans, Richmond, baseball

Richmond won both games in its doubleheader against Imlay City on April 28. Logan Evans, a senior outfielder and first baseman, went 6-for-10 at the plate, including three singles and two triples with four RBIs.

Brody Giacona, Romeo, lacrosse

Romeo won three straight games against Port Huron, Utica Eisenhower and Grand Blanc. Giacona, a senior defenseman, had 13 ground balls and three goals for the Bulldogs last week.

Xavier Liepe, Allen Park, lacrosse

Allen Park won two out of three games last week, including a 10-3 victory over Woodhaven on April 28 and a 21-2 win over Ann Arbor Greenhill on May 2. The senior midfielder had 28 ground balls, six assists and five goals.

Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete?

We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of May 3-9 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll below.

Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.

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It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Girls Prep Athlete of the Week.

This week's poll features three players – one each from lacrosse, softball and soccer – who had standout performances during the week of April 26-May 2.

Voting will close at noon on Friday, May 8.

Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):

Lyla Hampton, Grosse Pointe South, lacrosse

Grosse Pointe South opened its week with a 17-9 loss to Birmingham Seaholm on April 27 but bounced back with a 15-6 victory against Novi on April 30. The team's final game of the week resulted in a 8-8 draw on May 1 against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood. Hampton, a senior, led the Blue Devils on offense with 12 goals, 17 ground balls and three assists for the week.

Tiara Hyles, Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse, softball

The sophomore pitcher played in five of the team's six games last week. Hyles had 42 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched and had a 1.82 ERA. On offense, she had a .529 batting average and nine RBIs.

Francesca Sines, Fraser, soccer

Sines led Fraser to consecutive victories against Grosse Pointe North and Lake Shore. The senior scored five goals across both games.

Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete?

We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of May 3-9 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll below.

Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.

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Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll.

High school sports fans can vote for which baseball players they think were standouts during the previous week.

The poll will be open from Tuesday through Monday. The winner will be announced on Tuesday along with the new poll. Votes are unlimited.

Rules of the Road

Votes must be cast via the Cape Cod Times website/mobile sites. Votes submitted via email and social media will NOT be accepted. To vote for this week's Player of the Week, scroll down on this page.

Last week's winner

Lincoln Slade, Dennis-Yarmouth

A Dolphins' player won for the second straight week as Slade won his first poll with 21% of the votes. Slade went 3-for-4, scored twice and had two RBIs in a victory over Marshfield.

This week's candidates

Trey Cardoza, Falmouth

Cardoza hit a home run in the second inning and a double in the third to bring home his second RBI of the game. He earned the save in the final two innings of work. He allowed one hit and struck out three.

Max Clark, Barnstable

Clark earned the win on the mound after he allowed just two runs on four hits in five innings and struck out two. He then went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-2 win over Dartmouth.

Braedon Costello, Barnstable

Costello led the Red Hawks offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with a stolen base in a loss to Martha's Vineyard.

Joe Coughlan, Sandwich

Coughlan was strong on the mound as he went 7 2/3 innings with 16 strikeouts and two runs allowed in a 3-2 victory over Dennis-Yarmouth.

Coughlan went 3-for-3 that included a solo blast in the third inning as the Blue Knights defeated Bishop Stang 6-2.

RJ Delcourt, Dennis-Yarmouth

Delcourt also pitched the final four innings, struck out seven and allowed one hit and no runs or walks in a 7-5 win over Nauset in eight innings.

Sam Fischer, Upper Cape

Fischer combined for a 15-0 shutout over Norfolk Aggie in five innings. He also had an in-the-park three-run homer.

Connor Gent, Cape Tech

Gent went 3-for-3 with a walk and three stolen bases in a 7-2 win over South Shore Tech.

Tucker Enos Gresham, Cape Tech

Gresham pitched four innings, recorded eight strikeouts and gave up just one hit, no walks and zero runs in a 17-1 win over Bristol Aggie in five innings.

Ben Hager, Monomoy

Hager pitched seven innings, allowed six hits and three runs (one earned), struck out eight batters and walked one in a 5-3 win over Nantucket.

Teegan Hayden, Barnstable

Hayden went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and one run scored in a win over Dartmouth. He flashed the glove as well, recording a pivotal double play in the fourth inning, while leading the defense with six putouts.

Max Inman, Falmouth

Inman had a big day at the plate for the Clippers going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs in a 7-5 win over Martha's Vineyard.

Tyler Jones, Sandwich

Jones pitched over seven innings with nine Ks, scattered three hits and walked one on 89 pitches in a victory over Nauset.

Lathrop Keene, Martha's Vineyard

Keene threw a complete game striking out seven batters, while giving up one earned run in a 4-3 victory over Barnstable.

Josh Matta, Falmouth

Matta earned the win in tough conditions as he pitched five innings, struck out 12 and allowed three earned runs on four hits in a 7-4 win over Nauset.

Joe Medeiros, Martha's Vineyard

Medeiros went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple, three runs scored and a RBI for the Vineyarders as they beat Barnstable.

Brian Mancinelli, St. John Paul II

Brian Mancinelli earned the win with three strikeouts in a 19-2 win over Nantucket. He also went 4-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored.

James Niemiec, Sandwich

Niemiec walked off the Blue Knights in a win over D-Y in eight innings.

Alex Saunders, Sturgis

Saunders pitched five innings of one run ball and had 10 strikeouts in a 16-1 win over Rising Tide.

Devyn Shultze, Upper Cape

Shultze pitched a no-hitter, striking out ten and walking just one in a 14-0 win over South Shore Tech in five innings. He also led the Rams offensively with a single, a double and a triple to go with four RBIs.

Mike Shea, Cape Tech

Shea recorded three hits, a stolen base and two RBIs as the Crusaders beat South Shore Tech.

Lincoln Slade, Dennis-Yarmouth

The defending champ will look for back-to-back wins as he went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored in a 8-2 win over New Bedford.

Mason Tomlinson, Cape Tech

Tomlinson tallied three hits and two RBIs in a win over South Shore Tech.

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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Vote for the Cape and Islands High School Baseball Player of the Week

We want to know who you think is the best 2026 high school baseball defensive player in the Bucks County area.

Readers can vote until Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. Voting more than once is permitted.

Our polls are designed to recognize excellent local high school athletes and we ask that you vote for your favorites as many times as you wish. But we also ask that you play fair. In other words, keep the bots or crazy cheats out of our polls. We shouldn't see a bunch of players with a significant number of votes from various European countries.

Any suspicion of bot activity will result in immediate removal of the athlete, and possibly teammates, from this and future polls.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA High School Baseball Top Defensive Player Poll Bucks County PIAA

The Richmond Hill girls soccer team entered Monday night's Class 6A state quarterfinal matchup with visiting Harrison undefeated and battle-tested after edging Norcross in overtime in its second round game.

And as the match with Harrison was winding down, it looked like the Wildcats were ready to punch their ticket to the state semifinals.

But Harrison kept the pressure on and got the break it needed in the 78th minute. Richmond Hill keeper Kamryn Martinez turned back a couple shots, but Hoya junior Natalie Young was able to pick up the ball out of the scrum in front of the net and score the equalizer that sent the match to overtime tied 1-1.

A moment later, Martinez and defender Edyne Perry-Anderson went down in a collision with a hard-charging Hoya striker. Martinez suffered a bloody nose, and returned for the final seconds of regulation. But she was on the sideline in concussion protocol when Addison Cronemeyer flicked a shot into the net eight minutes into the first overtime.

The goal stood up for Harrison, as the Hoyas edged the Wildcats 2-1. Harrison improved to 16-4 on the season and will face Walton in semifinal matchup on Thursday at a site to be annouced.

It was the first loss of the year for the Wildcats, who closed out a memorable season with a 19-1 record.

Richmond Hill took a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute on a well-placed corner kick by Brooke Norris that Ella Brooking nearly got her head onto. But when the ball found the ground, sophomore Karley Schultz was there to convert from point blank range as the Wildcats took a lead that would stand until two minutes remained in regulation.

It was an emotional sideline as it was the final game for seven Wildcat seniors, but Coach Shawn Allen's team has a lot of talent coming back . There were just three seniors in the starting lineup Monday in Martinez, who has signed with Dalton State College, along with Peterson, the star forward who has signed with Virginia Military Institute, and standout defender Satori Bell.

"We played great for most of the game, we just slacked off at the end there when we needed to be stronger and finish things out," said Allen, in his second year leading the program. "They scored that goal late and just kind of grabbed the momentum from there. We played good enough to win, but it just slipped out of our hands in the last couple minutes."

But it was another strong campaign for the Richmond Hill team, which rolled to its fifth straight region title, and the future looks bright. Allen said his message to the girls in the locker room would be positive.

"We'll talk about some of the things that we learned from this game," Allen said . "We're losing just a few starters to graduation and have a strong team returning. So we'll take it as a learning experience and move on."

Allen said he loved working with this team, one of the best in Richmond Hill history.

"Their resiliency impressed me this year," he said. "We've been down multiple times and we were able to come back, unfortunately not tonight, but that was something we worked on ― being able to gather ourselves and keep playing. The level gets a little higher in the playoffs, so we just need to step our level up a little bit."

Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Richmond Hill girls soccer team suffers first loss in state quarterfinals

EDITOR'S NOTE: Coaches are reminded to send in game results each weeknight by emailing pjsports@providencejournal.com from 6 to10 p.m.

🥎Game of the Day

North Kingstown 5, Bay View-PCD 4 (8 innings) 

The Skippers trailed throughout before a late rally – two runs in the top of the seventh, another in the top of the eighth – pushed them past the Bengals and maintained their unbeaten start to the season. 

Riley McHale’s infield single to shortstop plated Kylah LeComte to snap a 4-4 tie in the eighth, and North Kingstown had its first lead of the day. Alexis St. Germain set down the side 1-2-3 in the bottom half to close it out, recording three infield grounders to strand the potential tying run at second.  

Amelia Fries crushed the tying two-run homer to center in the seventh, erasing a 4-2 deficit and forcing an extra inning. St. Germain bought the Skippers (15-0) time to make it tight, throwing six hitless innings in relief and striking out eight.  

Lexi Fredericks belted a three-run homer in the first to give Bay View-Providence Country Day (3-9) a quick lead and Sophia Vieira scored on a wild pitch in the third to make it 4-0. Fredericks also tossed a complete game in the circle for the Bengals, scattering five hits and striking out 12.  

⚾BASEBALL – Division I

La Salle 4, Bishop Feehan (MA) 0 

Cameron Caprio and Eli Merejildo combined on a four-hit shutout as the Rams finished a season sweep of the Shamrocks with a road win in Massachusetts. 

Caprio was in command over the first six innings while picking up the win, allowing just three hits and striking out six against one walk. Merejildo cleaned up with a scoreless seventh as La Salle added to a 1-0 shutout of Bishop Feehan earlier in the season. 

The Rams (11-3) produced all the offense they needed with three runs in the top of the fourth. Adryan Urena squeezed home Brady Collins with a bunt single and Axel da Silva sent a sacrifice fly to right. Jayce Bessette drew a bases-loaded walk and it was a 3-0 lead. 

Collins and Xavier Rios each finished with two hits for La Salle. David Cavalloro added a hit and a sacrifice fly.  

⚾BASEBALL – Division II

Scituate 12, Rogers 7

Drake Dumont went 5-for-5 with three doubles and he scored three runs and teammate Quinn Liptrot had four hits and he also scored 3 runs leading the Spartans to victory over the Vikings.

Editors note: No stats were supplied for the Rogers.

⚾BASEBALL – Division II

Ponaganset 14, East Greenwich 5 

The Chieftains enjoyed a pair of six-run outbursts while extending their own winning streak and dealing the Avengers just their second loss of the season in league play. 

Ponaganset snapped a 2-2 tie with the first uprising in the bottom of the second. Matthew Wachter sent a two-run double to left and Anthony Murgida was hit by a pitch to force in another run as part of the rally, one that put the Chieftains in front to stay. 

Dreyden Scott finished with three hits out of the No. 9 spot in the order while Wachter added a pair and three RBI. Joseph Clark drove home four and Murgida added three more for Ponaganset (10-3). East Greenwich (10-2-1) hurt its cause with seven errors, and three hits apiece by Van Martin and Caiden Souza weren’t enough to overcome those mistakes.  

Burrillville 6, St. Raphael 2 

Adam DeCesare picked up his second complete-game victory in as many weeks as the Broncos took out the Saints at Vets Park. 

DeCesare scattered seven hits and struck out 10 while holding St. Raphael to single runs in the third and fourth frames. It was first outing after firing a no-hitter in a victory over Prout last week. That was the first win of the season for the Broncos. 

Burrillville (2-10) offered all the support needed with five runs in the top of the second. Mason Moore, Dylan Kafalas and Logan Gomez all notched RBI singles and Colin Sharpe lined a two-run single to left. Gomez closed with two hits on the day while Zack Laplume added three hits and two runs scored out of the leadoff spot.  

Carlos Smith finished with two hits and a walk out of the leadoff spot for the Saints (6-7). 

North Providence 9, Chariho 4

The Panthers scored in all but one of their six turns at bat, a reletless attack that was too much for the Chargers. 

Mike Ryan’s triple to center in the fifth opened up what was a 4-3 game, and he eventually crossed the plate on a passed ball. Gabe Ramirez’s grounder led to an error and a pair of runs in the sixth, and Tyler Linehan added an infield RBI single to help North Providence pull away. 

Linehan added a pair of walks at the plate to reach safely three times and help pace the offense. Alex Dieffenbach grinded through a complete game on the mound, striking out five to push the Panthers (7-4) to the finish. Landon Sumner doubled twice as part of a three-hit day, scored twice and collected two RBI to lead Chariho (9-5).  

Prout 2, Johnston 0

Prout's starting pitcher Cam Randall threw a four-hit shutout as the Crusaders got by the Panthers to pick up its first league win of the season. Randall threw an even 100 pitches in the contest, striking out nine and walking only two.

The only two runs in the game came in the bottom of the second inning when Prout's Dylan Coutu's plated both Jonathan Kent and Colin Calner.

For Johnston, now 5-7, Aiden Neil had two of the team's four hits in the loss.

Narragansett 5, Middletown 2 

Zayden Kent carried a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings and his offense did its work early as the Mariners snapped out of a three-game skid and cooled off the Islanders in a key league matchup of contenders. 

Kent struck out 12 and was one out away from history when Garrett West sent a two-run single to right in the top of the seventh. Jackson DiFilippo recorded the final out with Kent reaching his 110-pitch limit, picking up the save. 

Kent helped himself with RBI doubles in the second and third, as Narragansett (9-4) built a 5-0 lead. Finley Hohl added two hits and two runs scored for the Mariners. Evan Agren and Kyle Keefe drew walks for Middletown (9-4), who entered the day trailing only East Greenwich in the league standings. 

Toll Gate 12, Central 5 

Ed Rosario stopped the bleeding after a rocky first inning and his offense gave him plenty of backing from there as the Titans took care of the Knights. 

Central took a 4-3 lead after one frame but Toll Gate never stopped scoring in this one. Brady Slinn reached on an error to snap a 4-4 tie in the third, starting a four-run rally. Jacob Forte was hit by a pitch to force home another, Brayden Randall’s fielder's choice made it 7-4 and Braeden Geer’s walk pushed home another. 

Slinn and Geer each drove in three runs while Randall collected two hits and two RBI for the Titans (5-7-1). Rosario settled in to allow four hits and strike out five over six innings. Engel Martinez and Waslhey Reyes each drove in a pair of runs for the Knights (1-11).  

⚾BASEBALL – Division III

Juanita Sanchez 10, Exeter-West Greenwich 1

Yorvit Martinez had three hits and three RBI and teammate George Padilla also drove in three runs as the Cavaliers had an easy time of it upending the Scarlet Knights.

Others contributing to the victory were Angel Polanco, who also banged out three hits, and starting pitcher Henry Trinidad, who carried a shutout into the bottom of the seventh allowing just three hits and striking out six to earn the victory.

Logan Dadona singled home the lone run for EWG as they slipped to 11-4 on the season.  

Paul Cuffee-St. Patrick’s 8, Times2 8 (6 innings) 

The Eagles scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to earn their first taste of success this season, tying the Navigators in a game shortened by darkness. 

Victor Pizarro’s two-run single to right was the final blow as Times2 wiped out what was an 8-3 deficit. Quincy Reyes scored on a wild pitch, Sergio Mejia was hit by a pitch to force in a run and Alex Moretta scored on a catcher’s interference call to make it an 8-6 game. Pizarro’s second hit of the day ultimately tied it for the Eagles (0-11-1). 

Ricardo Casado helped power the offense early for Paul Cuffee-St. Patrick's (1-9-1), collecting two hits and two RBI. Jayden Rodriguez left in position to win it on the mound, striking out nine and allowing just five hits in five innings.  

Classical 2, North Smithfield 1

Hubert Matos hit a sac fly for the Purple's first run, and Oscar Charlesworth's single brought home the second, both in the first inning. And that was good enough for Classical starter Eli Ozbek, who held off the Northmen for a complete-game victory.

North Smithfield plated its lone run in the top of the seventh when Tommy DeCataldo singled home Wyatt Pullen, who had reached on an error.

Ozbek earned the win with seven strikeouts, one walk and one run (unearned) over seven innings, scattering three hits along the way.

Sam Garrepy took the hard-luck loss for North Smithfield, striking out five, allowing five hits and two runs (one earned) over six innings.

🥎SOFTBALL – Division I

Pilgrim 9, Smithfield 1 

Skylar Hawes tripled, singled twice and scored three runs as the Patriots powered past the Sentinels. 

Pilgrim jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second on a Kaleigh Zonfrillo triple to right and a Madison Tuirok single to right. The Patriots added on from there when Gretchen Dombeck sent a two-run single to right in the fifth and Hawes drilled a run-scoring triple to left in the sixth. 

Dombeck won it in the circle, scattering five hits and striking out eight for Pilgrim (5-7). Mia Howard tripled and Mallory Cavanagh doubled while driving home the lone run for Smithfield (5-8). 

Coventry 8, Bishop Feehan (MA) 2 

The Oakers piled up 11 hits at the plate and Mary McGovern made that support stand up in the circle as Coventry recorded a win over the Shamrocks, who visited from neighboring Massachusetts. 

Katherine Guiot, Payton Baris and Addy Kerwin all had two hits in support of McGovern, who broke open a 4-2 game with a two-run triple in the bottom of the fourth. She finished with two hits, a walk and two RBI in the heart of the order. 

That production helped McGovern cruise to the finish in what was just a one-run game in the fourth. She allowed three hits and struck out eight to earn the victory for the Oakers (8-6).  

🥎SOFTBALL – Division II

Johnston 10, Scituate 0 (6 innings)  

Haley Boudreau was untouchable in the circle and pounded out three of her team’s 13 hits in a mercy-rule blanking of the Spartans. 

Boudreau didn’t allow a hit and fanned 16 while covering all six frames. She added three hits and two runs scored out of the leadoff spot while Bella Boudreau added three hits, two runs scored and two RBI in the middle of the lineup. Samaya Imondi, Kendall Duguay and Layla Bryand all finished with two hits for the Panthers (10-2), with Duguay scoring three times and Bryand driving in four. 

Sophia Maggiacomo drew a pair of walks for Scituate (2-6). 

Burrillville-North Smithfield 18, Mt. Hope 1 (5 innings)

The Broncos wasted no time putting this one away, plating 14 runs in the first inning while racing past the Huskies. 

Serenity Stanley’s RBI triple, Elle Croteau’s RBI double and two-run single, Avery Bousquet’s pair of RBI singles and Macey Polacek’s RBI single were the key hits as BNS pulled away. Croteau smacked a three-run homer in the second and Olivia Audette drilled a solo shot in the third to add on. 

Croteau finished 3-for-3 with six RBI as the Broncos (6-5) move back over the .500 mark. Hailey Ferreira drove home the lone run for Mt. Hope (1-8).  

Barrington 6, Kent County 4 

Maya Etheridge lined a two-out, two-run homer to center in the top of the seventh to power the Eagles to victory over the Titans at Riverpoint Park. 

Cora Floriani reached on an error to open the door and Etheridge jumped on the first pitch to snap a 4-4 tie. That finished a night that saw Etheridge collect two hits, three RBI and a run scored. Grace Fontaine added a two-run homer in the fifth as Barrington (5-5) built a 4-0 lead. 

Kent County erased its deficit with four runs in the bottom of the sixth. Charlotte Horak lined an RBI single to right and Sophia Moreira grounded a two-run single to left to tie the game into the seventh. Moreira was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate and Addie Eddy added three hits for the Titans (5-8). 

🥎SOFTBALL – Division III

Rogers 17, Narragansett 0 (3 innings) 

The Vikings scored early and often while taking care of the Mariners at Toppa Field. 

Charlotte Plowden homered, Nora Gardullo and Tess Margolis tripled, Lila Leyes doubled and eight of the nine Rogers starters plated at least one run. Leys, Margolis and Gardullo each finished with two hits and Leys struck out four in the circle for the Vikings (13-1). 

Cassidy Solomon drew a walk for Narragansett (2-8). 

Classical 12, Davies 8 (6 innings) 

The Purple scored at least one run in each of their six turns at the plate while holding off the Patriots. 

Kayleana Curran led the parade at the plate for Classical, finishing with a homer, a double, a walk, four RBI and two runs scored as part of a 4-for-4 day. Amelia Mendez drew two walks and scored three times while Keilynn Roberts added three RBI for the Purple (4-6). 

Kylie Robert tripled, singled twice and scored two runs out of the leadoff spot for Davies (5-9). Maci Linton added two hits, a run scored and an RBI. 

🥎SOFTBALL - Other Scores

Division II

South Kingstown 5, East Greenwich 4

Division III

Tiverton 16, Juanita Sanchez 0

EWG 15, CF/BVP Co-op 3

Middletown 19, Times2 5

🥍BOYS LACROSSE - Division I

South Kingstown 9, Cumberland 7

Trailing by three at the opening of the fourth quarter, the Rebels stormed back in the final five minutes to overtake the Clippers. And it was a milestone night for South Kingstown's Hampton Hubbard.

Hubbard and Mason Thorneach had three goals, and Hubbard's first one marked his 200th career point – reaching 127 goals and 76 assists in the win. Blake Riley added a pair of goals for SK.

For Cumberland, Wesley Sinclair and Mason Titus both had two goals in the loss. 

🥍BOYS LACROSSE - Division I

Westerly 12, East Greenwich 9

Read Eric Rueb's story from this game here.

🥍BOYS LACROSSE - Other Scores

Division I

North Kingstown 8, Pilgrim 4

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE – Division II

Westerly 18, Narragansett 4

The Bulldogs overwhelmed the Mariners, scoring early and often to win this one going away. Casey Macera led the way with a game-high six goals (and two assists), Gianna Falcone scored four times, Phoebe Brennan added three goals and Sienna Fizzano scored twice. Vittoria Illiano had five saves in the win.

For Narragansett, Teagan Friedt led the team with two goals, and Jacqueline Salvadore and Allison Fisher each scored once in the loss.

Cumberland 9, Lincoln School 4

Lucy Biggs scored four goals and assisted on another and teammates Brooke Tellier and Hadley Henderson each found the back of the net twice as the Clippers upended the Lynx.

For Lincoln School, Shea Broady scored twice and Annie Lenihan and Morgan Boss had a goal apiece in the loss.

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE - Other Scores

Division II

Cranston West 10, Middletown 6

Burrillville 12, at Mt. Hope 7

Smithfield vs. North Providence (NP Forfeits)

🎾BOYS TENNIS – Division II

Tiverton 4, SRA/Pon 3

Singles: Christian Wagner, S/P, def. Kolbe Gallego, 6-1, 6-1; Jack Gomes, S/P, def. Ben Simone, 6-1, 6-0; Jacob Freeborn, S/P, def. Nolan Halstead, 6-2, 6-6, 7-5 (TB); Joshua Perry, T, def. Josh Stockwell, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4.

Doubles: Colby Lopes and Landon Manchester, T, def. Nolan Cahill and Preston Bither, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Nicholas Monahan and Mason Rapoza, T, def. Aaron Gillmette and Wes Veader, 6-0, 6-0; Owen Costa and Sylus Rodriquez, T, win by forfeit.

🎾BOYS TENNIS - Other Scores

Division I

East Greenwich 6, Lincoln 1

SK/EWG 4, North Kingstown 3

Prout 7, Chariho/Westerly Co-op 0

East Providence 7, Smithfield 0

Division II

North Smithfield 7, Coventry 0

Division III

TG/Pilgrim Co-op 6, Cranston East 1

North Providence 7, Woonsocket 0

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division I

Lincoln 3, Pilgrim 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-21)

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division II

West Warwick 3, Central 1  

Colin Kelly led the way with 17 kills and eight blocks, Mike Gallo had 15 kills and Ian Degnan recorded 47 assists in the win (25-12, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20).

For the Knights, Aaron Romero had 15 kills and three blocks and Daniel Colon had 39 assists in the loss.

Juanita Sanchez 3, South Kingstown 0

Armando Ramirez led the way with 18 kills and Eliah Torrez recorded 17 kills in the Cavaliers' straight-sets win (25-22, 25-20, 25-23).

For the Rebels, Chase Wolstencroft had 20 assists and three aces, and Luke Brock had 11 kills and two aces in the loss.Juanita Sanchez at South Kingstown.

Westerly 3, Woonsocket 0

The Bulldogs made quick work of the VillaNovans, winning in straight sets, 25-10, 25-10, 25-10. Henry Kenyon had 10 kills and five digs, Grady Auth recorded 21 assists, and Nate Paciga had nine kills and six aces.

No Woonsocket stats were provided.

Pawtucket 3, Central Falls 0

Myles Carter recorded 20 assists, 5 aces and 3 blocks helping Pawtucket sweep Central Falls, 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.

Bryan Leon, who had 4 kills and 12 digs and Mike Senepha, who had 5 kills and 1 dig, also figured in the win.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division III

Exeter-West Greenwich 3, Davies 2

Zoltan Libertini amassed 19 kills and teammate Casey Kretchmen had 12 kills and 4 aces helping the Scarlet Knights slip past the Patriots in a closely contest D-III match.

For Davies in the loss, Glen Andrade recorded 11 kills, 4 aces and 2 digs, Oscar Victorino had 4 blocks and 3 kills, Alvin SorianoDe La Cruz had 15 Assists, 1 kill and 4 digs and Mashood Lawal was good for 15 digs and 2 kills.

Mt. Hope 3, Toll Gate 0

Bradley Harrington led the Huskies with 10 kills and 11 digs, Matt Moran had six kills and Dylan Oliveira had 24 assists and six digs in the straight-sets win (25-23, 25-22, 25-18)

.For the Titans, Rowan Periera had 11 kills and six digs, and Matthew Pella Sabourin had six kills and six digs in the loss.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Other Scores

Division III

North Providence 3, Burrillville 0

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE - Tuesday, May 5

⚾BASEBALL – Division I

Mt. Hope vs. Cranston East at Cranston Stadium, 4 p.m.

North Kingstown at Coventry, 4 p.m.

Westerly at Smithfield, 4:30 p.m.

Hendricken vs. Pilgrim at Warwick Veterans Middle School, 4:30 p.m.

Barrington at Portsmouth, 4:30 p.m.

Cranston West at Moses Brown, 4:30 p.m.

Cumberland at Lincoln, 6 p.m.

⚾BASEBALL – Division II

St. Raphael vs. West Warwick at McCarthy Field, 4:30 p.m.

⚾BASEBALL – Division III

North Smithfield vs. Scituate at Manning Field, 4 p.m.

Paul Cuffee vs. BVPCF at Macomber Stadium, 4 p.m.

Providence Country Day vs. Pawtucket at Max Read Field, 4:30 p.m.

Davies at Mount Pleasant, 4:30 p.m.

Woonsocket at Hope, 4:45 p.m.

🥎SOFTBALL – Division I

Scituate at Cumberland, 4 p.m.

La Salle at Chariho, 4:15 p.m.

Ponaganset at Moses Brown, 4:30 p.m.

East Providence vs. Cranston West at Brayton Avenue Complex, 5 p.m.

Bay View vs. St. Raphael at Slater Park, 6 p.m.

🥎SOFTBALL – Division II

Portsmouth vs. BNS at Hauser Field, 5 p.m.

Woonsocket vs. North Providence at Notte Park, 5:30 p.m.

Exeter-West Greenwich vs. Mt. Hope at Colt State Park, 5 p.m.

🥎SOFTBALL – Division III

Juanita Sanchez at Narragansett, 4 p.m.

Middletown vs. Central at Freda Field, 5 p.m.

🥍BOYS LACROSSE – Division II

Cranston West vs. Middletown at Gaudet Middle School, 6 p.m.

🥍BOYS LACROSSE – Division III

Narragansett at Burrillville, 5 p.m.

Coventry at Mt. Hope, 5 p.m.

🥍BOYS LACROSSE – Division IV

North Providence at Ponaganset, 6 p.m.

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE – Division I

Chariho at La Salle, 6:30 p.m.

Moses Brown at Bishop Feehan (Mass.), 6:30 p.m.

North Kingstown at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE – Division II

Middletown at Narragansett, 5:30 p.m.

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE – Division III

Cranston East at Ponaganset, 4:30 p.m.

Tiverton at North Smithfield, 7 p.m.

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE – Division IV

Classical at Scituate, 4:45 p.m.

🏌GOLF

Coventry, Hendricken vs. Cranston West at Cranston Country Club, 2:25 p.m.

North Kingstown, Westerly vs. South Kingstown at Laurel Lane Golf Course, 3 p.m.

Johnston vs. La Salle at Kirkbrae Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

🎾BOYS TENNIS – Division I

Barrington at East Greenwich, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln vs. RM Tides at Gaudet Middle School, 5 p.m.

🎾BOYS TENNIS – Division II

Prout vs. Narragansett at Sprague Park, 4 p.m.

North Smithfield at East Providence, 4:30 p.m.

🎾BOYS TENNIS – Division III

Woonsocket vs. Providence Country Day at Kendbrin Swim and Tennis, 4 p.m.

West Warwick vs. Cranston East at Park View Middle School, 4 p.m.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division I

Classical at Chariho, 5:30 p.m.

North Smithfield at East Providence, 6 p.m.

North Kingstown at Cranston West, 6:30 p.m.

La Salle at East Greenwich, 6:30 p.m.

Barrington at Cranston East, 6:30 p.m.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division II

North Providence at Woonsocket, 6:30 p.m.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – Division III

Hope at Mt. Hope, 5 p.m.

Exeter-West Greenwich at Mount Pleasant, 6 p.m.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Rhode Island High School Sports Scores from Monday May 4 2026

LANCASTER — It has been a long time coming for the Fairfield Union baseball team, 24 years to be exact.

For the first time since 2002, the Falcons can call themselves champions. Fairfield Union clinched at least a share of the Mid-State League-Buckeye Division championship after defeating Liberty Union 4-0 on May 1. They can clinch it outright on May 6 at Amanda-Clearcreek in a game that was suspended with the Falcons leading 7-0 in the third inning.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Fairfield Union had such a rich baseball tradition under head coach John Nelson, who finished his illustrious career with 687 wins, 13 Mid-State League-Buckeye Division championships, six district titles, and appeared in six regional tournaments, as well as guiding the Falcons to a state runner-up finish in 1986.

More: Fairfield Union baseball extends win streak to nine games

Nelson retired in 1999, and other than a league title in 2002, under head coach Scott Burke, the Falcons’ baseball team has struggled and had plenty of different coaches.

However, Burke returned three years ago, and his number one goal was to get the Falcons back to championship-level baseball.

Heading into this season, the Falcons seemed primed to take that next step. With a solid senior class returning, which included Ashton Waldrop, Alex Burke, Garrett Dilcher, and Brady Andrews, things looked promising.

However, things could have gone sideways in a hurry after Fairfield Union lost its first two games of the season against Lancaster and Northridge. The Falcons were able to regroup, stay the course, and proceeded to rattle off 10 consecutive victories. Their only league loss was against Bloom-Carroll, 7-6. After losing a nonconference game at Westerville South on May 4, Fairfield Union has a 15-4 overall record and a 10-1 mark in the MSL.

“Everybody wants to win the league. Last year, we had an early exit from the tournament, and that left a sour taste in our mouths,” Burke said. “I thought we had a good team last year, and we knew we had a good group of seniors coming back this year. We weren’t sure where we would end up, especially after we lost the first two games of the season, but the guys battled through it and put a streak together, and here we are.”

Winning a league title means a lot to Burke, who has so much respect for what Nelson did. He just wanted to bring respectability back to the program.

“Fairfield Union had such a rich baseball history, and when I was coaching before the thing I wanted most was to make coach (John) Nelson proud and carry on that tradition,” Burke said. “We were up and down and struggled for a while, as a program, but we wanted to get back to being more consistent and fighting for league championships every year.”

Waldrop and Dilcher, who have played together since Little League, said it's special to bring a championship back to Fairfield Union.

“We were confident coming into the season, and we felt like we had the team to win it,” Dilcher said. “As seniors, we were going to do everything we could to win a league championship. I don’t think people thought we could do it. But it means a lot, especially being 24 years since the last time it has been done.”

Waldrop added, “It feels amazing because a lot of people doubted us. We know how much work we put into achieving this. We push each other, the coaches push us, and we all hold each other accountable, which has led us to this point. It’s just a great feeling.”

The Falcons have done it with solid pitching and outstanding defense.

“We have had a lot of pieces fall into place, and the kids have bought into throwing strikes and playing defense,” Burke said. “They have bought into the process and not the result. We just try to make sure we go out and compete at a high level each time we step on the field.”

Tom Wilson is a sports reporter for the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Contact him at 740-689-5150 or via email at twilson@gannett.com for comments or story tips. Follow him on X at twil2323.

This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Fairfield Union baseball wins first league title in 24 years

The following results were provided by high school coaches or their representatives. Send results each night to prepsports@enquirer.com. Please submit Team or Athlete of the Week nominations by Monday morning for the previous week's performances to mlaughman@enquirer.com.

May 4

Baseball

La Salle 5, Elder 1

WP- Fightmaster (3-2).

Leaders: LS- Riesenbeck 2-3.

Records: LS 11-8 (3-5 GCL-S), E 12-9 (3-5 GCL-S).

Fenwick 5, Carroll 4

WP- Snyder (2-1); SV- Miller (2).

Leaders: F- Bachmann 2B; Kauffman 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Kreke 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R. C- Price 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.

Records: F 12-6 (5-4 GCL-Coed), C 4-16 (1-8 GCL-Coed).

Mason 10, Lakota West 2

Leaders: M- Gandert 3-4, 3B, 3 R; Groff 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI; Groppe 2-3, 2B; Koelling 2B; Sander 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI.

Records: M 13-7 (11-2 GMC), LW 11-8 (7-5 GMC).

Wyoming 11, Reading 3

WP- Metz (1-0).

Leaders: W- Melvin 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Metz 2-4; Schulte 2-4, 2 R.

Records: W 6-12 (4-8 CHL), R 7-15 (4-7 CHL).

Western Hills 6, Seven Hills 2

WP- Farris (5-2, 15 Ks).

Leaders: WH- Farris 2-3, 2B, 2 R; Ray 2B.

Records: WH 8-9, SH 7-10.

Summit Country Day 4, CHCA 1

WP- Houchin (5-0).

Leaders: SCD- Miller 2B; Phillabaum 3-4, 2B.

Records: SCD 19-4 (9-4 MVC), CHCA 17-3 (12-1 MVC).

Roger Bacon 8, Cincinnati Christian 7

WP- McCauley (2-0); SV-Sand (2).

Leaders: RB- Bova 3-4; Miller 2-2, 2 R.

Records: RB 12-7 (6-4 MVC), CC 9-11 (8-5 MVC).

Bellbrook 7, Edgewood 2 (12 innings)

LP- Smith (0-1).

Leaders: E- Baumann 2-5; Breedlove 2-4; Rivera 2-5, 2B; Roesch 2-5; Vogel 2B.

Records: B 17-2 (8-0 SWBL), E 12-7 (5-3 SWBL).

Campbell County 4, Bishop Brossart 0

WP- Schumacher (6-0, 12 Ks).

Leaders: CC- Kessinger 2-3, 2 RBI; Anthrop 2-2; Schumacher 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 R.

Records: CC 17-9, BB 14-15.

Ryle 12, Covington Catholic 10

WP- Curry (2-2).

Leaders: R- Irwin 3-3; Parr 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Pabst HR; Coppola 4 R.

Records: R 20-10, CC 14-14.

Oak Hills 11, Middletown 0 (five innings)

Turpin 7, West Clermont 1

Cincinnati Country Day 20, Purcell Marian 3 (five innings)

Blanchester 9, Georgetown 1

Wilmington 7, New Richmond 5

Boone County 16, Newport 0 (three innings)

Conner 6, Walton-Verona 5

Cooper 11, Ludlow 7

Dixie Heights 3, Highlands 2

Holy Cross 18, Holmes 0 (three innings)

Softball

Mount Notre Dame 12, Ursuline Academy 2 (six innings)

WP- Jackson (11-6).

Leaders: MND- Gault 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI; Jackson 3B; Robinson 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Strunk 2-3, 3B, 2 R; Zielinski 2-4, 2 R.

Records: MND 13-9 (6-2 GGCL), UA 12-9 (3-5 GGCL).

Ross 10, Seton 0 (six innings)

WP- Baker (11-1, 11 Ks).

Leaders: R- Commins 3-3, 2B, HR, 2 R< 4 RBI; May 2-3; Powers 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI; Webb 2-4.

Records: R 15-6, S 8-16.

Anderson 11, Walnut Hills 0 (five innings)

WP- Luthy (6-11).

Leaders: A- Davidson 2-3; Lynch 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Ritter 2-2, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R.

Records: A 7-15 (6-10 ECC), WH 3-20 (1-14 ECC).

Batavia 11, CHCA 2

WP- Roehm (11-10).

Leaders: B- Billhimer 2B, 2 RBI; Newsome HR, 3 RBI; Roehm 2-5, 2B; Roller 2-4; Schmittou 2-4.

Records: B 13-10, CHCA 8-9.

Goshen 3, Clinton-Massie 1

WP- Campbell (5-1).

Leaders: G- Shaw HR; Shoemaker HR, 2 RBI.

Records: G 21-3 (7-2 SBC), CM 11-14 (1-8 SBC).

Clermont Northeastern 26, Felicity-Franklin 5 (five innings)

WP- Brown (8-11).

Leaders: CNE- King 2-4, 2 2B, 3 R; Leever 2-2, 2B, 3 R; Moell 3B.

Records: CNE 8-11 (5-6 SBC), FF 0-9 (0-8 SBC).

Dayton 12, Lloyd Memorial 11

Norwood 19, McNicholas 2

Indian Hill 23, Madeira 5

Milford 9, Little Miami 0

Kings 10, Lebanon 1

New Miami 11, Lockland 3

Eaton 9, Waynesville 5

Monroe 6, Chaminade Julienne 5

Carlisle 12, Middletown Madison 0 (five innings)

Dayton 12, Lloyd Memorial 11

Dixie Heights 13, Carroll County 11

Grant County 9, Conner 3

Highlands 10, Campbell County 0 (five innings)

Newport Central Catholic 20, Holmes 7

Ryle 4, Holy Cross 1

Trimble County 13, Boone County 2 (five innings)

Girls lacrosse

Mercy McAuley 15, Harrison 8

Goals: MM- West 4, Griffith 3, Sabers 3, Schwarte 3, Franklin, Heiert.

Records: MM 3-10.

Mason 15, Lakota West 11

Goals: M- Hurr 7, Riva 4, Sell 2, Bangs, Schumm.

Records: M 15-2 (10-1 GMC), LW 7-10 (6-5 GMC).

Lebanon 14, St. Ursula 11

Goals: L- Han 3, Swartz 3, Burns 2, Flora 2, Martin 2, Centers, Ransbottom.

Records: L 9-6, SU 8-7.

McNicholas 19, Carroll 3

Sycamore 17, Princeton 4

Boys tennis

Georgetown 3, Blanchester 2

Loudon (G) d. Phillips 6-1, 7-5; Williams (G) d. McIntosh 6-1, 6-2; Woodall d. Pringle 6-2, 6-3. Wainscott-Watson (G) d. Eckman-Roy 6-2, 6-2; Huston-Velez Grisales . Howard-Gifford 6-2, 6-1.

Records: G 6-6 (6-4, SBC), B 4-8 (4-5 SBC).

Badin 3, Hamilton 2

Milford 4, Turpin 1

Madeira 5, Batavia 0

Wilmington 5, East Clinton 0

Boys volleyball

Princeton (11-10) d. Wyoming (11-6) 25-11, 18-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-11

Beavercreek (13-8) d. Middletown (12-6) 25-11, 25-15, 25-11

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Greater Cincinnati high school sports scores, May 4-May 10

Voting is open for The Enquirer's next Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week ballotof the 2025-26 high school sports year for activity through May 3.

Enquirer/Cincinnati.com readers can vote for their favorite high school Athletes of the Week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app once per hour. Deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday. 

Scroll down to the bottom of this story for the ballots.

More: How to add names to Cincinnati Enquirer's high school athletes of the week ballot in 2025

Voting occurs each week during all high school sports seasons and recognizes athletes across all sports. Please do not email your votes; they will not count. 

Also, our system considers Wi-Fi as one IP address ‒ to prevent people from clearing caches to vote without limit ‒ so if multiple people on a shared Wi-Fi are voting, they should briefly take their phones off Wi-Fi for the hourly votes to count.

For past winners: The Enquirer will no longer mail certificates to schools after getting feedback that families weren't receiving them. Alex Harrison will make digital copies of all certificates available to families by 8 a.m. the Monday after the Friday win. Families will access the PDFs through this public Dropbox link. Once printed, families can email a photo to mlaughman@enquirer.com for our gallery.

Here are this week's ballots.

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Voting is open for The Enquirer's next Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week ballotof the 2025-26 high school sports year for activity through May 3.

Enquirer/Cincinnati.com readers can vote for their favorite high school Athletes of the Week on their desktop, the Cincinnati.com mobile web or Cincinnati.com app once per hour. Deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday. 

Scroll down to the bottom of this story for the ballots.

More: How to add names to Cincinnati Enquirer's high school athletes of the week ballot in 2025

Voting occurs each week during all high school sports seasons and recognizes athletes across all sports. Please do not email your votes; they will not count. 

Also, our system considers Wi-Fi as one IP address ‒ to prevent people from clearing caches to vote without limit ‒ so if multiple people on a shared Wi-Fi are voting, they should briefly take their phones off Wi-Fi for the hourly votes to count.

For past winners: The Enquirer will no longer mail certificates to schools after getting feedback that families weren't receiving them. Alex Harrison will make digital copies of all certificates available to families by 8 a.m. the Monday after the Friday win. Families will access the PDFs through this public Dropbox link. Once printed, families can email a photo to mlaughman@enquirer.com for our gallery.

Here are this week's ballots.

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The Falmouth baseball team has scored some nice wins this season.

The Clippers notched their best yet on Monday.

The Clippers (9-3) beat St. John Paul II 9-4 to hand the Lions their first defeat of the season.

Falmouth scored nine runs on 12 hits. Josh Matta went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and one run scored. Max Inman went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. Eathen Vecchione went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Will Frostholm and Matt Tribou had one hit each.

Tre'Chaun Days earned the win as he went four innings with three runs allowed on three hits. He struck out three batters. He scored three runs and went 1-for-2 at the plate.

Trey Cardoza and Matta combined for three innings and struck out two batters apiece.

For St. John Paul II (10-1), Logan Our went 1-for-1 with a home run and three runs scored. Henry Roy went 1-for-3. Brian Mancinelli went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Sam Scioletti went 1-for-3.

Mancinelli went five innings, allowed eight runs (three earned) and struck out five.

Also in high school sports action:

Baseball 

Upper Cape 16, Cape Tech 1 (5 inn.): The Rams (7-2) beat the Crusaders (3-6) for their fourth straight win. Starter Tyler Weston pitched four innings, gave up one hit and struck out six with one walk. Jack Walsh pitched an inning in relief. Mitchell Kirkland led the Rams' offense with four hits and five RBIs, while Devyn Shultze, Brady Sprague and Sampson Burkhead had two hits each.

Martha’s Vineyard 12, Sandwich 2 (5 inn.): The Vineyarders (6-7) beat the Blue Knights (5-9) for their fourth win in the last five games. Joe Medeiros was 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored. Eli Bryant added a solo home run. Matt Day was 2-for-3 with two doubles and four RBIs. Lathrop Keene threw a complete game, and allowed one earned run and two hits.

Bourne 3, Monomoy 1: The Canalmen (3-9) beat the Sharks (5-8) to end a seven-game win streak.

Dennis-Yarmouth 8, Barnstable 7: The Dolphins (10-4) beat the Red Hawks (8-4) for the second time this season. RJ Delcourt led the Dolphins as he earned the win on the mound after he threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless ball in relief with six strikeouts. Delcourt went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs.

Barnstable senior Eric Stanley led the Red Hawks after he allowed four runs (three earned) over six innings with six strikeouts. Stanley went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double, two RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base. Senior Matt Meagher went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Junior Teegan Hayden went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Softball

Upper Cape 19, Cape Tech 7: The Rams (2-6) beat the Crusaders (3-5) to end a six-game losing streak. The Rams were down early 6-1 but chipped away.  The Rams exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning and seven runs in the fifth inning to seal the game. Offensively, the Rams were led by Kenley Thomas, Meadow Diede and Ella VanderStaay, who drove in several runs. Emma Pacheco had two RBIs on a base hit ripped over the first base bag. Rosie Neville and Kerah Rosario helped the cause and scored three times each. 

Defensively, Brooklyn Kutil made stellar plays, and pitcher Rosie Neville only allowed one run after coming in and pitching four innings of relief. The Rams played a clean game with zero errors in the field. 

Monomoy 17, Bourne 0: The Sharks (9-2) beat the Canalmen (0-12) as pitcher Kinsey Lister recorded her 100th strikeout of the season. She also went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and one RBI. Lexi Totten went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Kiley Mawn went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Willa Leighton went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Kate Huse went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI.

Anna Demoura had a hit for the Canalmen.

Rising Tide 16, Barnstable 4: The Red Hawks (2-8) lost their fourth straight. Camilla Nascimento pitched three innings with two strikeouts in the circle. Madison Flynn pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief with six strikeouts. Jordyn Green was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Jazlyn Coyer was 1-for-2 with a triple, one run scored and one RBI. Isabelle Hadawar was 1-for-2 with a double and one RBI. Lyllien Gagne went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Pembroke 5, Falmouth 3: The Clippers (2-9) lost for the fourth straight time. Katie Medeiros hit a three-run home run, while pitcher Ellie Bennett struck out four batters.

Sandwich 6, Notre Dame Academy (H) 4: The Blue Knights (10-2) won for the seventh time in a row. Joanna Nunes led the offense with three hits and two RBIs. Victoria Lott and Mia Consalvi had a hit each. Laci Pola scored two runs. Sofie Farrington collected her 10th win of the season. 

Girls Lacrosse

Barnstable 17, Monomoy 6: The Red Hawks (6-6) beat the Sharks (1-11) for their second straight win. For the Red Hawks, Caroline Meins had six goals and two assists. Caroline Curley had four goals and one assist. Emelie Jonsson had three goals and three assists. Kera Clifford had three goals and three assists. Avery Croteau had one assist. Catherine Buckler scored her first varsity goal. Morgan Mueller made 11 saves for the Red Hawks.

Bourne 8, Greater New Bedford 4: The Canalmen (3-7) won for their third win in the last four games. Taylor Simard (four goals), Mackenna Luce (two goals), Bree Lunedei (two goals) and Mackinley Scully (one assist) led the Bourne offense. Mia Lowden made two saves.

Boys Lacrosse

Bourne/Mashpee 16, Greater New Bedford 1: The Canalmen (10-0) won to stay perfect. Charlie Seitz (three goals, five assists), Jack Balfour (two goals, two assists), Brady Banks (four goals, four assists), Ty Hawkes (two goals, one assist), Sean Kelly (one goal, one assist), Brody Haden (one goal, one assist), Mike Valois (one assist), Drew Kelley (one goal, two assists), James Crowell (one goal) and Henry Bonzagni (one goal, one assist) paced the offense. Nolan Scofield made 10 saves in net.

Girls Tennis

Bourne 4, Apponequet 1: The Canalmen (6-4) won to end a two-match losing streak. At first singles, Lily Russell won when her opponent retired in the third set. At second singles, Ainsley Hopwood won 6-0, 6-1. At third singles, Zoe Noonan won 6-1, 6-1. At first doubles, Sofia Halunen and Ella Swierkowski won 6-4, 6-2.

Nauset 5, Barnstable 0: The Warriors (4-6) beat the Red Hawks (3-5) to end a two-match losing streak.

At first singles, Nauset's Anjali O'Brien defeated Sophie Davis 6-4, 6-1. At second singles, Nauset's Samantha Gomez beat Kate Cendinho 6-0, 6-0. At third singles, Nauset's Sophia Votteler beat Summer Marides 6-4, 6-2.

At first doubles, Nauset's Haley Jackson and Callie Murphy topped Ava Pryzgoda and Lily Case 6-6 (7-0), 6-3. At second doubles, Nauset's Olivia Vining and Daniela Chianciola defeated Giana Dewe and Annie Richardson 6-2, 6-0.

Sandwich 3, Plymouth South 2: The Blue Knights (2-7) won for the first time since their season opener. At third singles, Tenley Rothera won 6-1, 6-1. At first doubles, Cora Tedeschi and Izzie Bar won 6-2, 6-3. At second doubles, Casey Pestilli and Sadie Clarkin won 6-3, 6-2.

Boys Tennis

Nantucket 3, Monomoy 2: The Whalers (7-4) beat the Sharks (7-4) for their fifth win in the last six matches.

At second singles, Nantucket's Knox Keating beat Ethan Seufert 6-0, 6-2. At third singles, Nantucket's Max Iancu beat Romani Thomas 6-0, 6-2. At second doubles, Alec Angelov and Rojus Rascius beat John Sene and Khush Patel 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (10-3).

At first singles, Monomoy's Roman Pavluchenko beat Nik Krastev, 6-4, 6-1. At first doubles, Monomoy's Patrick McMahon and Tom Hereford beat Prosha Artemenko and Toni Totoro 6-0, 6-1.

Sturgis West 4, Nauset 1: The Navigators (5-3) beat the Warriors (2-7) for their second straight win.

At first singles, the Navigators' Ray Zhang beat Dusty O'Campbell 6-0, 6-0. At second singles, Sturgis West's George Foster beat Will Christopher 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. At first doubles, Sturgis West's Mason West and Adam Alharthy beat Gage Butler and Bet Patel 6-0, 6-1. At second doubles, Sturgis West's Baylor Bowen and Michael Chavez beat Bennet McKenna and Andrew Tobin 6-2, 6-1.

At third singles, Nauset's Wyatt Carroll beat Kieran Murphy 6-4, 6-0.

Adam Kurkjian covers softball, baseball, girls tennis and outdoor track & field for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at akurkjian@gannett.com and follow him on X at @AdamKurkjian.

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EVANSVILLE — Sara Loete believes Harrison High School made a positive impact on herself as a new teacher and coach over a decade ago. Her new role could provide the same influence on others in similar situations.

Loete was approved to be the new Harrison athletic director during the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. board meeting on Monday, May 4. She has spent 12 of her 15-year professional career at the school in some capacity including the last four as the assistant principal.

More: Here are the 2026 IHSAA baseball sectional pairings for Southwestern Indiana

An itch to return to athletics always remained. It was her roots as a former athlete and coach.

"I've always been involved with sports," Loete said. "Getting to work with a different group of students has been really positive for me. I love giving back to (the Harrison) community. Harrison feels like home. Getting to be back around the people that taught me how to do my job, how to be a coach and make a positive impact has been helpful."

The Pekin High School (Ill.) graduate played softball for one year at Bradley before transferring to University of Southern Indiana. She finished her career with the Screaming Eagles ranked third in home runs, plus sixth in RBIs and walks. Loete, a 2022 USI Hall of Fame inductee, graduated with degrees in social science secondary eductation and history with a minor in sociology.

She spent the first eight years of her teaching career at Harrison while coaching softball and volleyball, either as a head coach or assistant. Loete became the assistant principal at North in 2019 before returning to Harrison three years later in the same position. She earned a Master's in education from Arkansas State in 2014.

Loete was named the interim athletic director in late March. Andre Thomas, the athletic director at Harrison since 2018, moved into another position within the EVSC "supporting student attendance." Loete said the crash course into the job had been a net positive.

"Coming in right after Spring Break as interim has been interesting," she said. "I've learned everyone is super helpful. Every athletic director around Southern Indiana has reached out to help. I'm really excited to be in that community. Our former athletic directors have been fantastic. It's felt like a smooth transition into this really busy time."

Her immediate goal is to grow numbers across all Harrison sports. The Warriors compete in Class 4A in IHSAA team sports and are a long-standing member in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. The athletic department has two team state championships (boys golf in 2012 and girls golf in 1988) in school history but success across various sports.

Harrison's most recent sectional titles came in boys basketball (2024, 2025). Loete is now one of three female athletic directors in the EVSC, joining Beth Hagan at Reitz and Cathy Ferris at Central.

"We have always had a strong athletic program," Loete said. "Strong traditions. We've got really good athletes in the building. My goal is to build our numbers, get our athletes to play sports and be more increasingly competitive. I always want to win sectionals, SIAC and team championships."

More: Here are the 2026 IHSAA softball sectional pairings for Southwestern Indiana

Hya Haywood was approved as the next Harrison girls basketball coach during the same board meeting. She was an All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference guard at Central before completing her senior season at Monteverde Academy (Fla.). Haywood spent her college career with Western Kentucky, Three Rivers College, Lincoln University and two years at Glenville State College.

She earned an associate degree in arts from Three Rivers and a degree in business administration from Glenville before starting her coaching career at North Junior High. Haywood was most recently a graduate assistant at Columbus State University.

Harrison finished 9-14 last season, its most victories since 2015.

Kyle Sokeland is a sports reporter for the Courier & Press. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @kylesokeland or email at kyle.sokeland@courierpress.com.

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Sara Loete named Evansville Harrison High School athletic director

Who's the best team in Rockland this season?

North Rockland (7-4), Clarkstown South (7-4) and Pearl River (7-3) are all having pretty good seasons, but Tappan Zee (6-5) has wins over the Red Raiders and Vikings. The Dutchmen are 3-0 against county opponents with Nyack and Pearl River upcoming and three of their losses came against ranked opponents.

Monday, May 4

New Rochelle at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

Hackley at Fieldston, 4:30 p.m.

Blind Brook at Putnam Valley, 5 p.m.

Stepinac at Staples, Conn. 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5

Valhalla at White Plains, 4:30 p.m.

Rye Neck at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Greeley at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.

Fairfield Ludlowe at Iona Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Spellman at Kennedy Catholic, 5 p.m.

Rye Country Day at Hamden Hall, 5 p.m.

Wappingers at Clarkstown South, 5 p.m.

Nanuet at Byram Hills, 5 p.m.

Tappan Zee vs. Pelham at Glover Field, 5 p.m.

Nyack at Brewster, 5 p.m.

Carmel at Fox Lane, 5 p.m.

Edgemont vs. Dobbs Ferry at Springhurst Elementary, 5 p.m.

Hen Hud at John Jay-Cross River, 5 p.m.

Haldane at Arlington, 5:15 p.m.

Pearl River at Somers, 6 p.m.

North Salem at Albertus Magnus, 6 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at Westlake, 6 p.m.

New Rochelle at Port Chester, 6 p.m.

Mahopac at Yorktown, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6

Suffern at Mahwah (N.J.), 4:30 p.m.

Scarsdale vs. Lakeland/Panas at Panas, 4:30 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at Iona Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Hackley at Dalton, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Cardinal Spellman, 4:45 p.m.

Bronxville at Pleasantville, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 7

Tappan Zee at Nyack, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Clarkstown North, 4:30 p.m.

Albertus Magnus vs. Eastchester/Tuckahoe at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.

Ossining/Peekskill at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

Blind Brook at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

Rye Country Day vs. Masters, 4:30 p.m.

Stepinac at Fordham Prep 4:30 p.m.

Portledge at Hackley, 4:30 p.m.

Iona Prep at Kellenberg, 5 p.m.

Briarcliff/Croton-Harmon at Mahopac, 5 p.m.

Haldane vs. Dobbs Ferry at Springhurst Elementary, 5 p.m.

Fox Lane at Hen Hud, 5 p.m.

Clarkstown South at Harrison, 5 p.m.

Irvington at North Salem, 5 p.m.

Putnam Valley at Westlake, 5 p.m.

Pleasantville vs. Wappingers at John Jay-East Fishkill, 5:30 p.m.

Rye at Yorktown, 6 p.m.

New Milford (Conn.) at Brewster, 6:15 p.m.

Xaverian at Kennedy, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 8

Suffern at North Rockland, 6:15 p.m.

White Plains at Scarsdale, 6:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at John Jay-Cross River, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 9

Brewster at Harrison, 11 a.m.

Pelham at Pearl River, 11 a.m.

Clarkstown North at Eastchester, 11 a.m.

Nanuet at Blind Brook, 11 a.m.

New Rochelle vs. Wappingers at John Jay-East Fishkill, 11 a.m.

Byram Hills at Hen Hud, 11 a.m.

New Fairfield (Conn.) at Carmel, 11 a.m.

Bronxville at Somers, 12 p.m.

Stepinac at St. Anthony’s 12 p.m.

Port Chester at Rye Neck, 1 p.m.

Arlington at Cardinal Hayes, 1 p.m.

Briarcliff/Croton-Harmon at Fox Lane, 4 p.m.

Lakeland/Panas at Yorktown, 4 p.m.

Mamaroneck at Rye, 7 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Boys lacrosse schedule, scoreboard for the week of May 4

The shot clock ran out on this possession.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association board of directors on Monday voted against the 35-second shot clock proposal submitted on behalf of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The IHSAA board of directors meets annually to vote on various proposals submitted by coaches associations, principals and the IHSAA.

The proposal had just one vote in favor and 17 against.

There is more momentum for a shot clock in high school basketball than at any previous time, with 68% of the coaches – boys and girls combined – in favor, according to a survey conducted by the IBCA. However, the feedback from the principals and athletic directors on the shot clock was about the opposite, IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig said.

The proposal would have put the shot clock into practice for the 2028-29 season.

There is not a mandate from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to add a shot clock, though Indiana is now in the minority as one of the states not to utilize one. For the 2025-26 season, there are 32 states that use a shot clock in some form. Prior to approval from the NFHS in 2021 to allow states to use a shot clock, there were only 10 states that used a shot clock. New Jersey approved a shot clock on Monday in a close vote, starting in the 2027-28 school year.

The proposal would have called for a shot clock for varsity games only. Neidig said there are currently 66 high schools that are already set up with a shot clock. The biggest concerns include the additional bench personnel to run the clock, the cost (roughly $10,000 per school according to Neidig) and officials’ concerns over resetting the clock and coordinating with the scorer’s table.

The shot clock debate is not likely to go away anytime soon. The IBCA could bring back a proposal to the IHSAA again as soon as 2028. A member of the IHSAA board could submit a proposal next year.

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Indiana high school athletes will now be allowed to monetize their own name, image and likeness.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association board of directors voted through a proposal on Monday to allow “Personal Branding Activity.” The proposal will allow high school athletes to benefit monetarily from their NIL with specific guidelines.

Indiana is one of the last states to allow NIL to high school athletes. Michigan became the 46^th state to allow NIL in January.

“It fits within our amateur rule we currently have,” IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig said last month. “You own your own name. I think people understand that. (The proposal) is very similar to what a lot of states do.”

Neidig and the IHSAA made eight visits around the state the past two weeks to discuss the upcoming proposals, including the potential to allow NIL. The PBA proposal gained support from about half of the administrators, Neidig said.

As previously reported, an athlete could utilize their NIL as long they are not depicting any affiliation with a member school – or using school facilities or property – in association with receiving PBA compensation. For example, an athlete could rep a sporting goods company that sells athletic apparel as long as they do not represent the school.

“If I’m an athlete and an apparel company comes to me and asks me to use my social media to promote our product and an athlete does that, that would be fine as long as they don’t say, ‘I’m the point guard at this school’ and I’m in uniform,” Neidig said. “You own your name. You don’t own the school’s name. But if you go to the YMCA and teach somebody how to hit a baseball or softball, you could do that under your own name.”

Lawrence North five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales, the type of unique athlete who could benefit from the new NIL rule, said last week that it is only fair that Indiana offers the same opportunities as other states.

“I think it should happen,” said Sales, who is considering Indiana, Alabama, Miami (Fla.), Ohio State and Texas. “The only way it wouldn’t be fair is if we were the only state with it. But right now, we’re one of the only states without it so it’s kind of unfair, if anything. Kids like me have opportunities to go do things and we are kind of being held back because of the (rule). If it happens, it happens but I think it should.”

There are several prohibited PBA activities in the proposal, including activities organized or sponsored by a member school. An athlete may provide the following activities if not associated with member school representation:

>>>Instruction services: individual or group instruction, lessons, clinics or camps.

>>>Appearances and demonstrations: Participation in events, exhibitions, or promotional activities that may involve athletic skill, provided such participation is not tied to member schools or competitions.

>>>Private training and coaching: Providing training or coaching services to individuals or teams not affiliated with the member school.

Neidig said a collective, which has been used in college sports through athletic department boosters, would be strictly prohibited.

“I don’t believe we can ever be in the business of collectives,” Neidig said. “It has the potential to separate the haves and have nots like we have never seen before in education-based athletics. I think that’s the biggest concern (from administrators). There’s some fear of the unknown. I don’t think it will be a big deal (as constructed) but with the college connotation and four major universities in our state involved in the NIL space, you can see how it has the ability to affect balance, especially at schools that are more affluent.”

In contrast to the legislative pressure that eventually led to the IHSAA passing the one-time transfer rule last spring, Neidig said that has not been the case with NIL. Ohio did face pressure after a lawsuit filed by the mother of an athlete who claimed her son lost more than $100,000 in potential NIL deals because of the state’s ban on monetizing NIL.

In an emergency referendum last November, Ohio’s state association passed a rule allowing high school athletes to make money off NIL. Alabama, Hawaii and Mississippi are currently the other states that do not allow high school athletes to profit off NIL.

Under the proposal, athletes must notify the school athletic director within 48 hours of entering into a PBA agreement. Schools may review PBA agreements to ensure compliance but may not prohibit complaint activities.

“The college connotation of NIL is no longer NIL,” Neidig said. “It’s using university dollars to pay for performance. The philosophy behind this is basically that we all own our name and our ability to make money based upon our name.”

Story will be updated.

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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association's boys volleyball postseason has arrived and the Region 6 tournament will feature Northern Kentucky's six teams.

Simon Kenton hosts the regional tournament, which begins on May 4 with a pair of play-in games, pitting Boone County against Collins and Scott against Shelby County. In the regular season, Collins beat Boone County in four sets and Scott swept Shelby County.

On May 5 and 6, four quarterfinal games will be played.

On May 5, the winner of Boone County and Collins will meet Ryle, which won last year's regional championship in the inaugural KHSAA season. The Scott and Shelby County winner will play Oldham County on that day as well. The next day, Calvary Christian and Walton-Verona (who are on the Oldham County side of the bracket) play before Simon Kenton hosts North Oldham (on the Ryle side of the bracket).

The tournament semifinals will be on May 7 with the championship at noon at Simon Kenton on May 9.

The two finalists from each region will advance to the KHSAA state tournament. The Region 6 winner will open the state tourney May 11 by hosting the Region 8 runner-up and the Region 8 winner will host the Region 6 runner-up. The quarterfinals will be May 15 at George Rogers Clark, with semis and finals returning there the next day.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: KHSAA boys volleyball postseason begins with Region 6 tournament

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association's boys volleyball postseason has arrived and the Region 6 tournament will feature Northern Kentucky's six teams.

Simon Kenton hosts the regional tournament, which begins on May 4 with a pair of play-in games, pitting Boone County against Collins and Scott against Shelby County. In the regular season, Collins beat Boone County in four sets and Scott swept Shelby County.

On May 5 and 6, four quarterfinal games will be played.

On May 5, the winner of Boone County and Collins will meet Ryle, which won last year's regional championship in the inaugural KHSAA season. The Scott and Shelby County winner will play Oldham County on that day as well. The next day, Calvary Christian and Walton-Verona (who are on the Oldham County side of the bracket) play before Simon Kenton hosts North Oldham (on the Ryle side of the bracket.

The tournament semifinals will be on May 7 with the championship at noon at Simon Kenton on May 9.

The two finalists from each region will advance to the KHSAA state tournament. The Region 6 winner will open the state tourney May 11 by hosting the Region 8 runner-up and the Region 8 winner will host the Region 6 runner-up. The quarterfinals will be May 15 at George Rogers Clark, with semis and finals returning there the next day.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: KHSAA boys volleyball postseason begins with Region 6 tournament

The Softball Coaches Association of Indiana ranks the top-15 Indiana high school softball teams in each class.

Here are the rankings for the week of May 4.

CLASS 4A

1. Lake Central, 103

2. Crown Point, 95

3. Penn, 94

4. Hamilton Southeastern, 81

5. Center Grove, 74

6. Carroll (Fort Wayne), 69

7. Floyd Central, 64

t-8. Noblesville, 39

t-8. Brownsburg, 39

10. Fishers, 37

11. Castle, 30

12. Terre Haute North Vigo, 27

t-13. Westfield, 19

t-13. Munster, 19

15. Homestead, 14

CLASS 3A

1. Yorktown, 163

2. Logansport, 154

3. Cathedral, 145

4. Roncalli, 140

5. Cascade, 139

t-6. Edgewood, 119

t-6. New Palestine, 119

8. Leo, 108

9. Hanover Central, 102

10. Indian Creek, 53

11. South Bend St. Joseph's, 41

12. Evansville Memorial, 35

t-13. Gibson Southern, 29

t-13. Danville Community, 29

15. Silver Creek, 28

CLASS 2A

1. Tecumseh, 88

2. Alexandria Monroe, 85

3. Hagerstown, 71

4. Evansville Mater Dei, 61

5. Churubusco, 52

6. Andrean, 44

7. Winamac Community, 43

8. Brownstown Central, 36

9. Rochester Community, 35

10. Sullivan, 30

11. Southmont, 29

12. Knox, 24

13. Central Noble, 21

14. South Adams, 11

15. Greencastle, 10

CLASS A

1. Barr-Reeve, 120

2. Milan, 111

3. Lutheran, 99

4. Tri-County, 96

5. West Washington, 86

6. North Daviess, 75

7. Rising Sun, 72

8. South Central (Union Mills), 62

9. Riverton Parke, 52

10. Clay City, 46

11. North Newton, 35

12. Carroll (Flora), 29

13. Knightstown, 10

t-14. Henryville, 9

t-14. Caston, 9

Follow Brian Haenchen on Twitter at @Brian_Haenchen. Get IndyStar's high school coverage sent directly to your inbox with the High School Sports newsletter.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IHSAA softball coaches rankings 2026: Best teams in state

Welcome to the third installment of Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week for the 2026 spring sports season, presented by York County Community College.

This week, and in weeks to come, you can vote for a girls athlete and a boys athlete of the week.

This week's polls are for outstanding athletic accomplishments from April 27-May 2.

How do I cast my vote?

Voting can be completed through the two ballots listed below. Voting closes midnight Thursday, May 7.

How do we learn who wins?

Winners will be announced in a story published Friday, May 8 at seacoastonline.com/sports and fosters.com/sports.

May I nominate for future ballots?

Yes. Nominate a Seacoast high school athlete by sending an email to sports@seacoastonline.com. Feel free to send us a photo of the athlete, too.

BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

Logan Carter, Dover, lacrosse

Carter scored five goals and had three assists in Dover's 19-1 win over Manchester Central/Memorial on Monday, April 27. He scored three goals in Dover's 10-6 win over Timberlane on Wednesday, April 29.

Nate Fluet, Newmarket, baseball

Fluet homered, doubled, drove in two runs, walked twice and scored two runs for Newmarket in an 8-5 win over Mascenic on Monday, April 27. Fluet added two hits and four RBIs for the Mules in a 17-5 win over Epping on Friday, May 1.

Damien Gilmore, Marshwood, lacrosse

Gilmore scored seven goals and had one assist for Marshwood in a 20-4 win over Biddeford on Monday, April 27.

Henry Ober, York, baseball

Ober scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out four and allowing two earned runs in a complete-game win for York, 4-3 over Wells on Friday, May 1.

Garrett Truax, Spaulding, baseball

Truax collected two hits for Spaulding in an 8-6 win over Manchester Central/West. He had four hits and drove in six runs in the Red Raiders' 15-0 win over Memorial on Wednesday, April 29.

GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

Ainsley MacGlashing, Portsmouth, softball

MacGlashing recorded four hits and two RBIs in the Clippers' 15-6 win over Exeter on Monday, April 27. She also had two hits in Portsmouth's 19-1 win over Nashua South on Friday, May 1.

Maddy Poitras, Marshwood, lacrosse

Poitras scored seven goals and one assist in the Hawks' 14-6 win over South Portland on Tuesday, April 28. She scored seven goals in Marshwood's 15-11 win over Bonny Eagle on Thursday, April 30.

Landyn Theberge, Exeter, softball

Theberge struck out 13 batters in five innings, allowing two hits and two runs in a 18-2 win over Alvirne on Friday, May 1. Theberge also had two hits in Portsmouth's 15-6 loss to Exeter on Monday, April 27.

Kaitlyn Thomas, York, tennis

Thomas won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 singles in York's 4-1 win over Waynflete on Tuesday, April 28, and won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles in the Wildcats' 5-0 win over Greely on Friday, May 1.

Megan Uraskevich, Spaulding, softball

Uraskevich struck out 16 and didn't allow a hit in a six-inning complete-game shutout for Spaulding in a 14-0 win over Manchester Central/Memorial on Monday, April 27. She added two hits and two RBIs in the win as well. Uraskevich scattered six hits, allowed three earned runs and struck out six over seven innings in a 5-4 loss to Salem on Friday, May 1.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Vote for Seacoast boys, girls Athletes of the Week for April 27-May 1

There were some huge TSSAA baseball and boys soccer performances last week. 

So who should be the Ponce Law Girls Athlete of the Week? You get to decide. 

Vote in our poll below. Voting closes May 7 at noon. 

Nolan Brown, Brentwood: Brown pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts, allowing four hits and no earned runs in a 9-3 win over Franklin.

More: Ponce Law is honored to offer the 2026 Perspectives Scholarship to support students’ educational journey. Learn more.

More: Jameson Andrews's 4 RBIs leads Richland in Nashville's Week 9 boys top performers

Drew Wagner, Lipscomb Academy: Wagner went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in a 10-1 win over MBA.

Boston Webster, MBA: Webster was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs in a 4-1 win over Father Ryan. He also pitched seven innings, striking out five batters while allowing two hits and no earned runs.

Caleb Gilbert, Nolensville: Gilbert threw 12 strikeouts in six innings, allowing three hits and no runs in a 6-0 win over Franklin.

Javien Chatman, Cane Ridge: Chatman was 3-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs and a stolen base in a 9-5 loss to Hillsboro.

Blaine Jones, DCA: Jones went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs in a 9-5 win over Nashville Christian. 

Jake Moore, Lawrence County: Moore went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBIs, two additional runs and a stolen base in a 14-1 win over Marshall County.

Luke Tickle, Overton: Tickle threw 12 strikeouts in five innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs.

Aiden Pierpoint, Page: Pierpoint scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Smyrna.

Lukas Taylor, Tullahoma: Taylor pitched seven innings allowing three hits and striking out 11 in a 2-0 win over Franklin County.

Mattheus Poubel, Webb School - Bell Buckle: Poubel scored five goals and provided an assist in a 9-0 win over Forrest. He also had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over FRA. 

Brayden Camperlino, Wilson Central: Camperlino pitched seven innings allowing four hits and striking out 11 in a 9-2 win over Overton.

Tyler Palmateer covers high school sports for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for Tyler? Reach him at tpalmateer@tennessean.com and on the X platform, @tpalmateer83.

He also contributes to The Tennessean's high school  sports newsletter, The Bootleg.Subscribe to The Bootleg here.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TSSAA baseball playoff stars up for Ponce Law Boys Athlete of Week

There were some huge TSSAA baseball and boys soccer performances last week. 

So who should be the Ponce Law Girls Athlete of the Week? You get to decide. 

Vote in our poll below. Voting closes May 7 at noon. 

Nolan Brown, Brentwood: Brown pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts, allowing four hits and no earned runs in a 9-3 win over Franklin.

More: Ponce Law is honored to offer the 2026 Perspectives Scholarship to support students’ educational journey. Learn more.

More: Jameson Andrews's 4 RBIs leads Richland in Nashville's Week 9 boys top performers

Drew Wagner, Lipscomb Academy: Wagner went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in a 10-1 win over MBA.

Boston Webster, MBA: Webster was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs in a 4-1 win over Father Ryan. He also pitched seven innings, striking out five batters while allowing two hits and no earned runs.

Caleb Gilbert, Nolensville: Gilbert threw 12 strikeouts in six innings, allowing three hits and no runs in a 6-0 win over Franklin.

Javien Chatman, Cane Ridge: Chatman was 3-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs and a stolen base in a 9-5 loss to Hillsboro.

Blaine Jones, DCA: Jones went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs in a 9-5 win over Nashville Christian. 

Jake Moore, Lawrence County: Moore went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBIs, two additional runs and a stolen base in a 14-1 win over Marshall County.

Luke Tickle, Overton: Tickle threw 12 strikeouts in five innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs.

Aiden Pierpoint, Page: Pierpoint scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Smyrna.

Lukas Taylor, Tullahoma: Taylor pitched seven innings allowing three hits and striking out 11 in a 2-0 win over Franklin County.

Mattheus Poubel, Webb School - Bell Buckle: Poubel scored five goals and provided an assist in a 9-0 win over Forrest. He also had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over FRA. 

Brayden Camperlino, Wilson Central: Camperlino pitched seven innings allowing four hits and striking out 11 in a 9-2 win over Overton.

Tyler Palmateer covers high school sports for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for Tyler? Reach him at tpalmateer@tennessean.com and on the X platform, @tpalmateer83.

He also contributes to The Tennessean's high school  sports newsletter, The Bootleg.Subscribe to The Bootleg here.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TSSAA baseball playoff stars up for Ponce Law Boys Athlete of Week

Cayden Burtness of Pewaukee baseball was the winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Piggly Wiggly high school athlete of the week poll from April 20 to April 25.

Burtness had a colossal week for the Pirates, who went 4-0. The junior shortstop went 10-for-11 at the plate with three extra-base hits, four runs batted in, four walks, 14 runs scored and 11 stolen bases on 11 total attempts. Pewaukee outscored its four opponents, 49-8.

Burtness received 34,888 of 80,701 total votes cast.

Leah Nagle of Saint Thomas More girls soccer was the runner-up in last week's poll. After an 0-3-0 start to the season where they were outscored 7-0, the Cavaliers got back on track with a pair of wins against Greenfield (9-1) and Martin Luther (8-0). Nagle scored 11 total goals in those two games, including six in the shutout victory over Martin Luther on April 22.

Other nominees in the poll included Emily Johnson of Cedarburg softball, Niyer Clayborn of Wisconsin Lutheran boys track and field, and Reece Erickson of Mukwonago boys golf.

You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on an athlete’s performance to mwhitlow@gannett.com and zbellman@gannett.com. Do not send votes to these addresses.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Cayden Burtness wins Piggly Wiggly athlete of the week poll

IndyStar will celebrate the best of high school athletics with the IndyStar High School Sports Awards, presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, on June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The sports awards nominees for players of the year in each sport will be announced during the live show, in addition to the winners for fall and winter sports. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. The show will also announce the winners of premier awards such as overall male athlete of the year, overall female athlete of the year, Courage Award, Team of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event will receive a free ticket thanks to sponsors. Additional tickets will be available soon. The IndyStar High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.

Here are all the fall nominees …

Football

Dane Bathurst, Carmel

Jerimy Finch Jr., Warren Central

Jett Goldsberry, Heritage Hills

Jerquaden Guilford, Fort Wayne Northrop

Kasmir Hicks, Decatur Central

Van Krisiloff, Cathedral

Myles McLaughlin, Knox

Lucas Nguyen, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

Tyler Ruxer, Heritage Hills

Monshun Sales, Lawrence North

C.J. Scifres, Center Grove

Branden Sharpe, Brownsburg

Girls volleyball

Bailey Bonde, Trinity Lutheran

Calista Foster, Benton Central

Cala Haffner, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Maya Harris, Angola

Ellie Hepler, Warsaw

Avery Lewis, Cathedral

Madi Miles, Hamilton Southeastern

Elle Schara, Crown Point

Bailey Sinish, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Lydia Stahley, Roncalli

Reagan Turk, Roncalli

Audrey Utterback, Plainfield

Girls golf

Olivia Bailey, Rochester

Maya Fujisawa Keuling, Carmel

Kennedy Gutierrez, Valparaiso

Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield

Hannah Ingersoll, Munster

Josie Kelley, Noblesville

Taylor Larkins, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Rowan Pies, East Central

Lexi Ray, Franklin

Alex Reschly, Northridge

Taylor Snively, Zionsville

Ava South, Batesville

Boys cross country

Banner Barnes, Noblesville

Noah Bontrager, Westview

Caelan D’Onofrio, Bloomington North

Jackson Gackenheimer, Warsaw

John Libs, Noblesville

Baylor Miller, Northridge

Jacob Mitchell, Bloomington North

Liam Powers, HSE

Zander Ritenour, Lakewood Park Christian

Calvin Seitz, Springs Valley

Jace Works, Columbus North

Carter Zieren, Evansville Reitz

Girls cross country

Libby Dowty, Indian Creek

Sadie Foley, Carmel

Jasmine Mortiglio, Bloomington South

Shreya Nayee, Penn

Annabel Pollert, Carmel

Julia Score, Bishop Chatard

Larkin Taylor, Carmel

Macey Thompson, Lake Central

Lila Van Hoveln, Penn

Jenna Walker, Kankakee Valley

Daphne Weller, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

Anya Zoeller, Pendleton Heights

Boys tennis

Casey Beckmann, Bishop Chatard

Ettore Bona, East Noble

Yuvraj Dasari, Center Grove

Ben Garrean, Homestead

Joe Garrean, Homestead

Jacob Hix, South Bend St. Joseph

Elliott Rowling, Jasper

Christian Sedwick, Floyd Central

Luke Sorgic, Chesterton

Brady Stump, Hamilton Southeastern

Henry Trapp, Castle

Wes Worobel, Carmel

Boys soccer

Franklin Caceres, Harrison (West Lafayette)

Brooks Carroll, Evansville North

Charlie Cole, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

Micah Eldridge, Brownsburg

Arron Habecker, Zionsville

Cohen Havill, Evansville Memorial

Matthew Lathrop, Hamilton Southeastern

Cooper Miller, Noblesville

Nery Pacheco, McCutcheon

Preston Price, Evansville Reitz

Quinn Wu, Carmel

Christian Zermeno, Guerin Catholic

Girls soccer

Adalyn Cameron, Carmel

Lauryn Dolvin, Heritage Christian

Audrey Johnson, Homestead

Grace Mann, Norwell

Elise May, Fishers

Sloane May, Hamilton Southeastern

Kari Radford, Lawrence North

Addy Sabau, Crown Point

Blair Satterfield, Hamilton Southeastern

Sydney Shattuck, Park Tudor

Emma Teague, Evansville Memorial

Leila Wilson, Lapel

Here are all the winter nominees …

Girls basketball

Lilli Barnes, Valparaiso

Joslyn Bricker, Warsaw

Elise Coleman, Floyd Central

Laniah Davis, Marquette Catholic

Myah Epps, Homestead

Mollie Ernstes, Jennings County

Gracyn Gilliard, Center Grove

Kennedy Holman, Hamilton Southeastern

Lola Lampley, Lawrence Central

Vanessa Rosswurm, Norwell

Maddy Shirley, Evansville Central

Laniah Wills, Lapel

Boys basketball

Keaton Aldridge Jr., Cathedral

Dane Caldwell, Silver Creek

Luke Ertel, Mt. Vernon

Evan Harrell, Carmel

Isaiah Hill, Pike

Landon Lampley, Pike

Kai McGrew, Fishers

Brennan Miller, Lawrence North

Brady Scholl, Northridge

Noah Smith, Plainfield

Dikembe Shaw, Crown Point

Baron Walker, Noblesville

Girls wrestling

Aubrey Bartkowiak, Attica

Aleksandra Bastaic, Highland

Erin Cauble, Harrison (West Lafayette)

Kaitlynn Fouty, Whiteland

Naima Ghaffar, NorthWood

Charisma Lawrence, Merrillville

Maddie Marsh, Pendleton Heights

Kendall Moe, Cathedral

Ella Neibert, Indian Creek

Annabelle Redman, Columbus East

Ava Strayer, Crown Point

Corabella Wesley, Hobart

Girls swimming and diving

Catie Brenneman, Concord

Ellie Clarke, Carmel

Katie Fetters, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Adelyn Flessner, North Central

Jordyn Glassley, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Lillyanna King, Munster

Ava Metzger, Zionsville

Maddie Moreth, Valparaiso

Molly Sweeney, Carmel

Lylah Theriac, Mooresville

Maris Williams, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Emily Wolf, Fishers

Gymnastics

Samantha Boster, Chesterton

Makenzie Bowen, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

Madilyn Bussard, Angola

McKayla Case, Fort Wayne Northrop

Jillian Creager, Homestead

Morgan Furniss, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Avery Gleave, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

Bailey Lanoue, Angola

Ava Moe, Valparaiso

Remmington Tallent, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

Molly Wilkens, Homestead

Avery Ziembo, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Boys wrestling

Sean Breedlove, Center Grove

Linkin Carter, Eastside

Traevon Ducking, Brownsburg

Sam Howard, Boonville

Connor Maddox, Westfield

Maximus Quiroz, Chesterton

Braylon Reynolds, Brownsburg

Nate Rioux, Avon

Evan Stanley, Lowell

Matthew Staples, New Prairie

Clinton Shepherd, Crown Point

Mike White, Lawrence North

Boys swimming and diving

Lucas Ackermann, Franklin

Trent Allen, Carmel

Carter Hadley, Carmel

Ozzy Jankowski, Mt. Vernon

Nash King, Oldenburg Academy

Alex Koo, Fishers

Peter Kovacs, Bloomington South

Hayden Lynam, Homestead

Henry Lyness, Center Grove

Ian Parrott, Warsaw

Sawyer Wells, Penn

Yi Zheng, Carmel

Spring sports watch lists …

Softball

Ally Bland, Edgewood

Emma Bruggenschmidt, Castle

Brynlee Humphries, Alexandria

Lexi Iwema, Lake Central

Ashlyn Kita, Crown Point

Brynn Meyer, Center Grove

Logan Rumble, Penn

Haley Schatko, Noblesville

Audrey Seiler, Tecumseh

Grace Swedarsky, Hamilton Southeastern

Addisyn Trackwell, Eastern Hancock

Tegan Tripp, Lake Central

Girls track and field

Ellie Barada, Bloomington South

Karsyn Buck, Northview

Nadia Ford, Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Jada Harper, New Albany

Anissa Lammie, Hamilton Southeastern

De’Janay Layne, Evansville North

Nife Ogunleye, Brownsburg

Chloe Senefeld, Hamilton Southeastern

Amelia Smith, Guerin Catholic

Kira Smith, Warren Central

Adriana Swanson, South Bend Washington

Mallory Weller, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

Girls tennis

Cathy Beckmann, Bishop Chatard

Marissa Benge, Park Tudor

Alexandria Grilliot, Westfield

Gabby Hall, Carmel

Isla Harvey, Westfield

Katie Kolb, Guerin Catholic

Shreya Mallela, Park Tudor

Kitty Noga, Brebeuf Jesuit

Sloane Small, Center Grove

Samaya Smith, Warren Central

Priyanka Tallamraju, Munster

Chloe Wendowski, Brebeuf Jesuit

Boys track and field

Noah Bontrager, Westview

Phoenix Boyer, Bishop Chatard

Rylan Hainje, Franklin Central

Camran Mitchell, Charlestown

Weston Ott, Churubusco

Jordan Randall, Warsaw

Monshun Sales, Lawrence North

Calvin Seitz, Springs Valley

Michael Walker Jr., Hammond Morton

Evan Williams, Lawrence Central

Caleb Winders, Bloomington North

Jeremiah Young, Kokomo

Girls lacrosse

Molly Edwards, Valparaiso

Ellie Espey, Carmel

Caroline Ford, Guerin Catholic

Madeline Gottlieb, Brownsburg

Grace Grabowski, Brownsburg

Jackie Mabry, Carmel

Clara Nagel, Bishop Chatard

Annelise O’Connor, Cathedral

Audrey Papay, Guerin Catholic

Maggie Piatt, Bishop Chatard

Lauren Richer, Park Tudor

Sydney Rose, Zionsville

Boys lacrosse

Carson Bays, Penn

Landon Clark, Westfield

Daniel Chang, Culver Academy

Evan Coulter, Carmel

Vinny Elliott, Guerin Catholic

AJ Haagen, Homestead

Dixon Hornsby, Cathedral

Trigg Lee, Cathedral

Vince Putnam, Hamilton Southeastern

Albie Singleton, Bloomington North

Gavin Soucie, Guerin Catholic

Ike Stitle, Carmel

Boys golf

Caden Baker, Homestead

Ryan Cesare, Westfield

Brayden Lamborne, Castle

Johnny Leaman, Cathedral

Tyler Marucci, Noblesville

Holden Orofino, Homestead

Landon Snyder, Homestead

Nathan Springer, Center Grove, Sr.

Max Steiner, Zionsville, Sr.

Brycen Tisch, Zionsville, Jr.

Mattingly Upchurch, Hamilton Southeastern

Eli Wessel, Guerin Catholic

Baseball

Gio Ardizzone, Roncalli

Rob Czarniecki, Chesterton

Hudson DeVaughan, Mooresville

Sean Dunlap, Crown Point

Desmond Francis, Park Tudor

Gannon Grant, Center Grove

Canyon Koonce, Brownsburg

Drake McClurg, Center Grove

Aiden Reynolds, Noblesville

Aiden Smith, Shelbyville

Ian Taylor, Guerin Catholic

Tate Troxell, Guerin Catholic

Girls flag football

Brennah Cerny, Roncalli

Alivia Dawson, Penn

Quinn Driscoll, Penn

Arynn Garrard, Cathedral

Breanna Hampton, North Central

Cydnei Harper, Lawrence North

Jakari Harrison, Pike

Hayle Howard, North Central

Lyla Jenks, Floyd Central

Emari Jones, North Central

Macy Little, Penn

Mary Stack, South Bend St. Joseph

Boys volleyball

Derby Gilkerson, Monrovia

Ethan Kilberg, Hamilton Southeastern

Jack Kovac, Carmel

Xavier Lawrie, Roncalli

Noah Meyer, Roncalli

AJ Morris, Roncalli

Eli Philistin-Lynch, Carmel

Trevor Prisby, Andrean

Daniel Pugh, Franklin Central

Danny Smith, Lake Central

Ramlian Thang, Perry Meridian

Jake Werne, Cathedral

Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyStar High School Sports Awards show June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Libby Boyko really wants a goal song. She's even picked it out: "Love Shack" by the B-52's, all 1980's perky pop.

But when Boyko went to Randolph girls lacrosse coach Jillian Picciuto to try to get added to the team's list, the senior defender was gently rebuffed. After all, scoring goals isn't her job.

"Realistically, I'm never going to score," Boyko said. "I don't really go to goal. ... But I do want to score this year. I want to at least try."

Boyko is captivated by the possibility. Randolph is one of a handful of Morris County girls lacrosse teams that let players have their own goal songs, something distinctive that booms over the home stadium speakers.

For Annabella Sharkey, who wears No. 21, it's an extremely censored version of "Rich Flex" by Drake and 21 Savage, because the chorus includes, "21, can you do somethin' for me?" That's the same one used by Temple University sophomore attack Cathleen Moran, who wore No. 21 for Morristown.

But, playing off Sharkey's last name, Boyko thinks it should be the theme from "Jaws."

Many of the Rams' lacrosse players – both male and female – have made personal selections. That's an extension of the pregame playlist most teams use, either while warming up at home or on the bus ride to an away game.

Girls lacrosse: Morris County Tournament 2026 bracket, schedule, scores

The Randolph girls have one of those too, mostly curated by junior midfielder Riley Minerley – and played on Boyko's speaker off the cellphone of whoever pays for Spotify Premium to avoid ads.

Years ago, West Morris turned to teachers' assistant Melvin Travis to add DJ to his multi-hyphenated list.

The pastor at River of Life Church in Long Valley for 25 years, Travis has also been working at West Morris since 2017. As the site manager, he sets up and breaks down events, and serves as announcer and scoreboard operator.

Travis said it started four years ago with Wolfpack field hockey. He'd play "Shipping Up to Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys when West Morris scored.

Travis' duties have expanded to other teams.

The Wolfpack wrestlers have individual intro music. For lacrosse, the West Morris boys have a pre-game playlist, and then Travis cues up the national anthem – which is usually sung live by a student.

Boys lacrosse: Morris County Tournament 2026 bracket, scores, schedule

During pauses in play, he'll pick snippets from every genre from the 1950s to now: M.C. Hammer, Heavy D, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" By Lenny Kravitz, Michael Jackson, TLC, "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Rare Earth, Queen. Though Travis' taste leans more old school, he'll "play the younger stuff because that's what the kids want."

"For me, it's serving the community," said Travis, who has driven school buses, coached middle school wrestling and directed traffic during his career in the West Morris Regional District.

"The music fires them up. It's like taking water from them if you say you're not playing any music. They're accustomed to it. All the kids, when they come in, they expect it."

This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Morris County lacrosse teams fired up by pregame playlists, goal songs

After another mesmerizing week of the high school softball season, it's time to look back on the best performances.

Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the HSS North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Kate Broderick, Park Ridge

Broderick is back on this list after leading the Owls to an upset win over ninth-seeded Ridgewood in the first round of the Bergen County Tournament. She went 3-1 this week in the circle allowing only three earned runs.

Lea Dunleavy, Paramus

The Spartans picked up a pair of crucial victories this week, with Dunleavy going 5 for 12 with four RBIs and a triple.

Kayla Fernandes, Lodi

The senior threw a four-hit shutout over Tenafly as the Rams won three games in three days. At the plate, Fernendes went 7 for 9 with 10 RBIs, three doubles and a homer.

Skylar Glisson, Passaic Tech

Glisson put up big numbers this week sending the Bulldogs into the Passaic County semifinals. In three games, she went 4-9, with five RBIs and a pair of homers.

Emily Ignacio, Leonia

Leonia rode the arm of Ignacio to a pair of impressive wins this week. In three games, Ignacio finished with 38 strikeouts and is closing in on 400 in her career. She’s also eight hits away from the 100th of her career.

Emily McCarthy, Ramapo

McCarthy cracked the 150 barrier in her career and now has 95 steals for the Green Raiders. This week, she went 8 for 14 at the plate, scoring eight runs and stealing eight bases.

Carlee Mirko, Wayne Hills

The Patriots went 4-1 this week, including a Passaic County Tournament win over rival Wayne Valley, with Mirko batting .706 with five doubles, a homer and nine RBIs.

Gianna Selby, Pascack Valley

Selby is a North Jersey Player of the Year candidate. This past week against elite competition, she went 7 for 12 with three triples, five runs and seven RBIs.

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This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: VOTE HSS North Jersey Softball Player of the Week for April 27-May 3

After another exciting week of the high school baseball season, it's time to look back on the best performances.

Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the HSS North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Dakota DeLaPaz, Weehawken

DeLaPaz moved the Indians (11-4) a step closer to winning the NJIC Patriot Division. During a 2-0 week, the junior improved to 5-0 by tossing a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory over Garfield. He did not allow an earned run and struck out seven to raise his season total to 50.

Jack Focarino, Hasbrouck Heights

Focarino helped the Aviators, who compete in the NJIC’s premier Colonial Division, snap an 11-game losing streak. Over three games, the sophomore hit .667 (6 for 9), and he homered, walked twice, scored twice and had three RBIs in a 14-4 victory over Boonton.

Andrew Garcia, Ridgefield Park/Bogota

Garcia earned two pitching wins while leading the Scarlets (13-5) to their first Bergen County tournament win since 2013, a 10-0 victory over Lyndhurst. During a 3-1 week, the junior threw 11 shutout innings, allowing three hits, two walks and striking out 15.

Mickey Gilligan, Passaic Tech

Gilligan drove the Bulldogs (16-1) to a North-Jersey best 16-game winning streak. During a 4-0 week, the senior hit .700 (7 for 10), featuring his North Jersey-leading ninth homer. He scored six runs and has 31 for the season, and he had five RBIs and has 34 on the season.

Evan Gonzalez, Paramus

Gonzalez helped the Spartans (7-12) punctuate a 3-1 week and become the lowest seed, 38^th, to win their Bergen Invitational Tournament opener. The junior allowed no earned runs in five innings, while also driving in two runs, in a 4-3 BIT victory at Bergen Tech.

Joe Scarnecchia, Ramsey

Scarnecchia opened and closed the week with wins to help Ramsey (12-6) go 3-1. The junior did not allow a run in nine totals innings and struck out 13. He tossed four scoreless innings, with seven strikeouts, in a 10-4 win over Cliffside Park in a Bergen County tournament opener.

Brady Shust, St. Joseph

Shust powered the Green Knights (12-6) to a 3-1 week. The senior and Wake Forest football commit hit .613 (8 for 13), featuring three homers, with five runs and seven RBIs. He was 3 for 3, with two homers, three runs and six RBIs in an 8-6 win over St. Dominic (NY).

Lucas Siedlarcyzk, Becton

Siedlarcyzk led the Wildcats (11-7) to a 3-1 week and was almost perfect. The senior threw a five-inning one-hitter with no walks and 15 strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Ridgefield/Palisades Park. He hit .417 (5 for 12), with a game-inning, two-run single in a 5-4 BIT win over Mahwah.

Chris Troyano, North Arlington

Troyano piloted the Vikings (9-9) to a 2-1 week, featuring a 4-2 victory at Midland Park in a BIT opener. The senior hit .400 (4 for 10), with two walks, four runs and five RBIs. In two appearances, he totaled six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out four.

Chris Vermilyea, Saddle Brook

Vermilyea led the Falcons (13-5) to a 4-0 week, capped by his 3-1 victory over Dwight-Englewood in the BIT. Over 9 1/3 innings, the sophomore allowed one earned run while striking out 12. He also batted .556 (5 for 9), with four walks, four runs and four RBIs.

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This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: VOTE HSS North Jersey Baseball Player of the Week for April 26-May 2

With 39% of the total vote share, Pine Plains baseball's Warren Lounsbury is the Poughkeepsie Journal Boys Athlete of the Week for April 20-26.

The Poughkeepsie Journal Boys Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 3 is now live.

Nominations are based on information gathered and received by the Poughkeepsie Journal throughout the week. For consideration, coaches are asked to submit game information and player stats to Edecker@usatodayco.com before the end of the week.

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Each week's winner will be selected and posted in the upcoming week's poll. Polls will close at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night before the announcement the following morning.

Anis Abidar, Arlington track & field

Abidar won the 3200 meter run (9:24.65) at the Joe Wynne Somers Lion Club Invitational over the weekend.

Shane Finnigan, Roy C. Ketcham baseball

Finnigan tossed a complete game shutout in a 3-0 victory over John Jay, striking out five and allowing just two hits.

James Bouchard, Beacon baseball

Bouchard tossed 4 1/3 innings of two-hit ball, striking out three while also going 2-for-3 at the plate with a three-run home run in the Bulldogs' win over Marlboro.

Kyle Kershaw, John Jay track & field

Kershaw won the high jump (6-6) at the Joe Wynne Somers Lion Club Invitational over the weekend.

Carter Wrobel, Pawling baseball

Wrobel finished the week with a 7-for-13 line with a home run, six RBIs and three runs scored.

Christian Anderson, Arlington baseball

Anderson went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in Arlington's comeback 6-4 victory over Ketcham early in the week.

Roy Underwood, Lourdes baseball

Underwood tossed a complete game shutout with 13 strikeouts in a 5-0 victory over Burke Catholic.

Dylan Macdonald, Red Hook Baseball

Macdonald finished with a 6-for-10 line with six RBIs and four runs scored while also striking out nine on the mound to help the Raiders to a 3-0 week.

Griffin Kinahan, Lourdes track & field

Kinahan won the 800 meter run event (2:21.53) and was one-leg of Lourdes' winning sprint medley relay team at the Race at the Oval Office on Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Poughkeepsie Journal Boys Athlete of the Week voting poll April 27-May 3

With 59% of the total vote share, Marlboro softball's Kiera Del Salto is the Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week for April 20-26.

The Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 3 is now live.

Nominations are based on information gathered and received by the Poughkeepsie Journal throughout the week. For consideration, coaches are asked to submit game information and player stats to Edecker@usatodayco.com before the end of the week.

More: NY school district calls for separate playoffs for public, non-public teams

Each week's winner will be selected and posted in the upcoming week's poll. Polls will close at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night before the announcement the following morning.

Aissata Yacouba, FDR girls track & field

Yacouba won both the discus throw (86-4) and the shot put (29-6) at the Race at the Oval Office event on Saturday.

Paige Hotle, Ketcham softball

Hotle caught heat this week with a 10-for-15 line at the plate, smashing four home runs throughout the week with 13 RBIs and eight runs scored.

Allegra Clementson, Haldane softball

Clementsen finished with another outstanding week in the circle, striking out 40 batters in three wins while also recording a 3-for-4 line with four RBIs in one of the victories.

Kirsten Anastacio, Arlington girls track & field

Anastacio won the 3000 meter event (10:19.01) and was one leg of Arlington's winning 4x800 meter relay team (10:00.87) at the Joe Wynne Somers Lion Club Invitational over the weekend.

Kayla Ruggiero, Haldane girls lacrosse

Ruggiero tallied a career-high 11 goals in Haldane's 24-20 loss to Byram Hills.

Courtney Hillier, Arlington softball

Hillier finished the week with three hits, four RBIs, three walks drawn and a run scored.

Londin Watkins, Roy C. Ketcham girls track & field

Watkins broke a 39-year school record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.41 this past week.

Violet Bliss, Pine Plains girls track & field

Bliss won both the 800 meter (2:21.53) and 1500 meter (4:45.43) events at the Race at the Oval Office event on Saturday.

Cadie Hanaburgh, Spackenkill softball

Hanaburgh went 3-for-5 with five RBIs, four runs and two walks with two extra-base hits in a 2-0 week for Spackenkill. She also picked up a win in the circle.

Sadie Finn, FDR girls lacrosse

Finn finished with nine goals over two games to keep FDR on a seven-game winning streak.

This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week voting poll April 27-May 3

Lebanon County's postseason is here, and local teams are rolling through the month of May.

Eight of last week's best performers are up for athlete of the week honors and now fans can decide which performances were the best altogether.

The polls are now open and will run from Monday, May 4, to noon on Thursday, May 7.

Want to nominate an athlete for the weekly polls? Email Zavier Gussett at zgussett@ldnews.com by noon Sunday. Include the athlete's name, sport and a little bit about their accomplishment.

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Zavier Gussett covers high school sports and local sports in Lebanon County. Follow him on X at @CallTheHuddle or email zgussett@ldnews.com.

This article originally appeared on Lebanon Daily News: Cast your vote for Lebanon County's Athletes of the Week, 4/26-5/2

The high school sports regular season games has almost concluded, with the last week of soccer and lacrosse approaching.

Seventy-First girls' soccer secured an Eastern Sandhills conference championship, while South View baseball and softball took the league title in their respective sports.

With a loss to Cape Fear, Terry Sanford girls' soccer lost control of the Tri-County conference title with a tie to the Colts, and Freedom Christian softball and baseball claimed NCISAA Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament titles last week.

After an exciting week in sports, here are 13, 910Preps Athlete of the Week nominees for April 27-May 1. Voting will conclude on Thursday, May 7.

Please be sure to send a clear headshot photo (head and shoulders) to jfmoore@usatodayco.com when voting for your choice to recognize your athlete.

910Preps Athlete of the Week nominees for April 27-May 1

Isaiah Alford, South View baseball — Alford hit three RBIs, stole three bases, and scored three runs in a win over Seventy-First.

Autumn Barton, Fayetteville Christian girls soccer — The senior scored a four-goal haul and had an assist against O'Neal.

Madelyn Barton, Fayetteville Christian girls' soccer — The seventh grader scored a hat trick in a win over Village Christian.

Aubry Butler, Terry Sanford girls' lacrosse — Butler scored five goals and had two assists for the Bulldogs.

Maggie Coleman, Seventy-First girls' soccer — The Falcons' goalie accounted for 20 saves on the season in a 1-1 week against South View.

Ava Luchetta, Cape Fear girls' soccer — Luchetta scored the Colts only two goals in a huge conference win over Terry Sanford.

Josh Mozingo, Terry Sanford baseball — Mozingo made history last week. The ECU commit claimed the No. 1 spot on the NCHSAA all-time hits and runs records in a 16-0 win over Westover. In a 2-1 week, he also hit 10 RBIs, and stole four bases.

Jordynn Parnell, South View softball — Parnell pitched her fourth straight shutout, and had 41 strikeouts on the week while breaking the school's single-season record.

Mady Phelps, Freedom Christian softball — Phelps, a talented seventh grader, hit five RBIs, a double, and a triple in a Patriots win over Fayetteville Christian.

Taylor Stangle, Terry Sanford girls' soccer — Stangle scored two goals and dished out an assist in a Bulldogs win over Gray's Creek.

Olivia Terranova, Terry Sanford girls' soccer — Terranova saved 12 goals from being scored against Gray's Creek.

Eason Turner, Cape Fear baseball — Turner showcased a great performance against Topsail. The freshman struck out six batters and pitched five innings in the win.

Grainger Williamson, Terry Sanford baseball — Williamson, the junior pitcher, struck out 10 batters against Westover in a complete game effort. He also gave up only one batter.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Fayetteville NC 910Preps Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 1

It's time to vote for the Gadsden area boys athlete of the week.

This year, the Gadsden Times will split the boys and girls polls. Below is the boys poll featuring some of the top athletic performances from April 18-24. Last week, Boaz's Landon Cannady won the vote after 7 RBIs in two playoff wins.

The nominees can come from any AHSAA sport. Nominees for athlete of the week come from the top performers the week before. Coaches and team stat keepers can submit stats to nominate players for top-performer lists. Voting will last until noon Thursday.

Gadsden Times area boy athlete of the week nominees

• Collinsville's Gavin Lang - 13 K's, 8 RBIs, 5 runs scored, 5 hits in 2 playoff wins
• Coosa Christian's Joseph East - 4 goals vs. Weaver
• Gadsden City's Byron Felix - 2 goals vs. Athens
• Glencoe's Luke Johnson - 2 RBIs in loss to Gordo
• Westbrook Christian's Brodie Johnson - 13 K's vs. Madison County
• Susan Moore's Braulio Zavala - 4 goals, 3 assists vs. Saks

Vote for Gadsden Times Boys Athlete of the Week for April 25 to May 1

Vote now for the candidates in the Wooster Daily Record Athlete of the Week poll.

The performances in the poll are from April 27-May 1. The poll will run from 4 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Below are some of the top performances from this past week:

More: Vote now for the Wayne/Holmes County Athlete of the Week for April 20-25

Athlete of the Week candidates

Wyatt Moore, Waynedale boys track and field

At Thursday's Buckeye Relays, Moore won the pole vault event with a vault clearance of 14-0, which broke the Waynedale boys school record.

Tate Howell, Orrville boys track and field

Howell finished first in both the shot put (49-7) and discus (127-9) at Friday's Green Hat Relays.

Kaj Meier, Wooster boys track and field

Meier won the 400 meters (50.79) and long jump (21-01.25) at Saturday's Wooster HS Nikki Reynolds Track Invitational.

Jay-Cee Hackett, Wooster girls lacrosse

In Wooster's 13-8 home win versus Walsh Jesuit on Thursday, Hackett scored 10 goals and reached the 200-goals mark for her career.

Myah Lester, Triway softball

In Triway's 8-6 home win over West Holmes on Friday, Lester had one home run, three RBI, 2 walks, one hit and scored two runs in two at-bats.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: VOTE | Who is the Wooster-area Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 1?

Voting is now open for the April 28-May 2 South Bend Tribune Athlete of the Week poll. There are no voting restrictions, and the poll will be open until Thursday, May 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Below is a list of the 20 nominees from 17 different South Bend Tribune coverage area schools, competing in five different sports. The nominees are listed in alphabetical order, first by school then by sport name then by first name.

Hudson Aalfs, Brandywine baseball

The sophomore did it all in a five-inning, 11-1 win vs. Berrien Springs April 28, throwing a complete game with just three hits, one earned run and one walk allowed with eight strikeouts, while also going 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs.

Zack Rouch, Bremen baseball

The senior Spalding University commit went 8-for-12 with seven RBIs and four extra base hits as the Lions won all four of their games last week.

Ari Johnson, Buchanan baseball

The senior had eight hits, eight runs, nine RBIs, five walks, a double and a stolen base as the Bucks won three games last week.

Joey Hauger, Concord baseball

The senior threw a complete game shutout vs. Goshen April 29, allowing just six hits and two walks while striking out five batters. The Minutemen won 4-0 and are 8-3 overall.

Jaxon Rinehart, Edwardsburg baseball

The sophomore had six runs, six hits, six RBIs, two doubles, three stolen bases and a triple as the Eddies went 4-1 last week.

Ava Sanders, Elkhart softball

The senior earned pitching wins in NIC victories over SB St. Joe 7-0 and 6-2 as the Lions stayed undefeated in league play. Sanders also had two hits and two RBIs in the 7-0 win and two hits and two RBIs in a 9-4 win over Jimtown.

Brayden Benwell, Glenn baseball

The senior had six hits, five RBIs, seven runs, six stolen bases, two walks and a double as the Falcons went 4-0 last week.

Braxton Cline, Goshen baseball

The senior had nine hits, eight RBIs, three runs and a triple in four games last week.

Landon Johns, Mishawaka baseball

The senior pitched a complete game shutout vs. NorthWood April 29, allowing three hits and three walks, striking out nine batters.

Lilly Hein, Mishawaka softball

The freshman had five RBIs in a 15-6 NLC win over Northridge as Mishawaka improved to 6-0 in conference play. Hein also had three RBIs in a 10-8 loss to Class 4A No. 6 Fort Wayne Carroll in the Cavemen vs. Cancer Classic May 2. She had two doubles and three runs scored in the two games.

Reed Robinson, New Prairie baseball

The senior Northern Illinois University commit had six hits, five runs, five RBIs, three stolen bases, a walk, a home run and a double as the Cougars went 3-0 last week.

Willow Staley, Northridge softball

The junior had two triples and a single in an 8-7 win over Bremen and a double and a triple in an 8-6 win over Columbia City May 2.

Finley Miller, NorthWood baseball

The junior had eight hits, five RBIs, four runs, three walks and two stolen bases last week. He also pitched a complete game in a 3-2 win vs. Warsaw April 28, allowing seven hits, three walks and two earned runs with 11 strikeouts.

Easton Masten, Penn softball

The sophomore smashed a pair of homers and had five RBIs as Penn topped South Bend Adams 11-0 in five innings and 9-1 to stay undefeated in NIC play.

Penn tennis team

Led by sophomore Olivia Wu (1), junior Samantha Pischalko (2) and junior Gabby Roland (3) at singles, with junior Hayden Streigel and junior Ava Lightburn (1) & senior Mary Kirleis and senior Amina Spahic (2)  at doubles, the No. 9 Kingsmen won a pair of three-set matches to top No. 10 SB St. Joe 3-2 April 30. Penn also beat No. 8 Jasper 3-2 and No. 16 Columbus North 3-2 May 2 with a 4-1 loss to No. 26 Avon when a pair of players were unable to play due to academic commitments.

Vivy Miller, Plymouth track & field

The junior set the school record in the 3,200-meter run as part of the 3,200-meter relay at the Princess Relays. Miller's time of 11:02.87 broke the previous mark by 13 seconds.

Jaidyn Kimbrough, South Bend Adams track & field

The sophomore won all three of her races at the South Bend City Meet, including the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, as well as the 4x100m relay, helping the Eagles girls win the meet.

Bradford Washington, South Bend Riley boys volleyball

The junior combined for 50 kills in three matches, as the Wildcats beat La Porte, South Bend Saint Joseph and Michigan City last week.

Coco Burfien, South Bend Saint Joseph tennis

The sophomore was 4-1 last week for her No. 10 Huskies squad, winning at No. 2 singles versus No. 9 Penn, No. 25 Culver Academies, No. 20 Zionsville and No. 12 Brownsburg with a just a loss to No. 1 Guerin Catholic.

Matt Champlin, South Bend Saint Joseph track & field

The junior broke the Huskies’ pole vault record at the South Bend City Meet with a 14-05, helping the Saint Joseph boys win the meet.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: The April 28-May 2 South Bend Tribune Athlete of the Week poll is now open

The Cincinnati Enquirer announces the winners and finalists for the fall and winter sports seasons at the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards.

They will be honored on Tuesday, June 16, at Princeton High School. This year's format will be different to offer more personal attention for everyone honored and make the ceremony more time-efficient.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. for a reception/individual awards presentation for finalists. The Enquirer will take a group photo of all finalists and winners, with athletes heading for the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m. with Rocky Boiman serving as a featured speaker. Joe Danneman of Fox19 and Shelby Dermer of The Cincinnati Enquirer will serve as presenters.

Everyone is invited to attend the awards show, but only winners will be called to the stage to receive their awards.

What the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards winners need to know

• Though tickets are not necessary, The Enquirer asks that all winners RSVP.
• The Enquirer will request an acceptance video from those who cannot attend.
• Winners will take the stage to give brief remarks when their category is called.
• All coaches and athletic directors of winning athletes and teams are welcome to come. No tickets necessary.
• Be at the venue by 6:30 p.m. for a group photo of all the honorees in attendance.

What the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards finalists need to know

• All finalists will be invited to a reception before the awards presentation, where they can have light refreshments, browse booths and connect with other athletes.
• There will be several stations, organized alphabetically by last names, where Enquirer staff will present athletes with their certificates and take photos. The photos will be used in a red-carpet gallery on cincinnati.com.
• They are invited to join a group photo about 30 minutes before the start of the live show.
• While finalists will not be called to the stage, they may see their names on the screen or memories in the sizzle reel.
• Families who cannot attend the early reception will have 30 minutes after the show (around 9 p.m.) to take part in the same activities, except for the group photo.

The Enquirer will make a separate announcement when the spring and premium awards are ready. Please note this event is separate from the all-city teams and athlete of the week voting.

Here are the fall and winter winners and finalists for 2026.

Cincinnati High School Sports Awards winter nominees for the 2025-2026 sports season

Boys archery

Winner: Ethan Pauciulo, Ryle

Finalists: Ari Edmonds, Scott; Kyle Kirkpatrick, Cooper; Sawyer McClure, Walton-Verona; Brayden Nevels, Cooper; Michael Turner, Pendleton County

Girls archery

Winner: Karina Usman, Simon Kenton

Finalists: Emerson Caravona, Cooper; Lexus Goff, Scott; Joannah Hibbett, Cooper; Rylee Schmidt, St. Henry; Prisha Shah, Ryle

Ohio boys basketball

Winners: A’mire Gill, Princeton; Kellen Wiley, Wyoming

Finalists: Grady Barber, Williamsburg; Jason Caimano, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Antwan Hinton, Taft; Max Joiner, Summit Country Day; Isaiah Mack-Russell, Winton Woods; Chase Martin, Loveland; Zevin Sesslar, Waynesville; Eli Stroud, Badin; Josh Tyson, Lakota West; Antonio White, Deer Park

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys basketball

Winner: Athens McGillis, Covington Catholic

Finalists: Anthony Blaackar, Lloyd Memorial; Anthony Coppola, Ryle; Austin Davie, Campbell County; Finn Louden, Conner; Amontae Lowe, Newport

Ohio girls basketball

Winner: Erin Thomas, Princeton

Finalists: Lauren Bain, Seton; Gabby Chadwell, Milford; Braelyn Even, Badin; Katie Fox, Lakota West; Anna Habra, Mason; McKenzie Jones, Springboro; Yaya Parrish, Western Hills; Bella Rogers, Loveland; Bella Swisshelm, West Clermont; Mia Vieth, Mount Notre Dame; Samaya Wilkins, Purcell Marian

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls basketball

Winner: Haylee Noel, Cooper

Finalists: Emma Holtzapfel, Notre Dame; Izzy Jayasuriya, Campbell County; Jaelyn Jones, Ryle; Brynli Pernell, Simon Kenton; Natalie Stenger, East Central

Ohio boys bowling

Winner: Easton Pierani, Sycamore

Finalists: Matthew Alvear, Lebanon; Ty Barrett, West Clermont; Jayden Brown, Elder; Randy Eckman, Blanchester; Joseph Geers, St. Xavier

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys bowling

Winner: Maddox Kuryla, Boone County

Finalists: Tyler Blume, Simon Kenton; Mason Bowman, Covington Catholic; Dylan Davis, Covington Catholic; Aleck Meredith, Simon Kenton; Bryce Sargent, Campbell County

Ohio girls bowling

Winner: Carolyn Edmisten, Georgetown

Finalists: Kiley Comberger, Wilmington; Kendall Cook, Mercy McAuley; Caitlyn Kober, Lebanon; Kenlie Littelmann, Seton; Hannah Weigle, Little Miami; Ella Weinmann, Oak Hills

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls bowling

Winner: Alyssa Bechtol, Notre Dame

Finalists: Kree Brewer, Pendleton County; Mary Hollon, Simon Kenton;Hayley Pelstring, Notre Dame; Abby Sargent, Campbell County; Abree Young, Dixie Heights

Gymnastics

Winner: Kiera Laite, Mariemont

Finalists: Leah DeVilbiss, Lakota East; Zoey Ostdiek, Lakota West; Ella Oum, Turpin; Chesnie Weisbrod, Kings; Hayden Zimmerman, Cincinnati Country Day

Ice hockey

Winner: Trever Bauwens, Northern Kentucky Norsemen (Walton-Verona)

Finalists: Colin Custer, St. Xavier; Carter Jung, Elder; Christian Rivard, Moeller; Landon Schroeder, Springboro

Ohio boys swimming and diving

Winner: Chase Grisi, St. Xavier

Finalists: Danny Beyerbach, Seven Hills; Brady Campbell, Milford; Tucker Charles, St. Xavier; Liam Clark, Mason; Bryce Cousins, West Clermont; Oliver Erck, Sycamore; Braden Fuller, Lakota East; Owen Gee, St. Xavier; Quinn Heis, Mariemont; Luke Mignery, Ross; Juju Nkhumane, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys swimming and diving

Winner: Chase Knopf, Ryle

Finalists: Andrew Boh, Covington Catholic; Noah Gracey, Highlands; Nash Parsons, Ryle; Cono Presti, Beechwood; Isaiah Reinhart, Simon Kenton

Ohio girls swimming and diving

Winner: Maya Schweikert, Kings

Finalists: Aubrey Buchanan, St. Ursula; Dana Fairbanks, Mason; Isabella Giraldo, Mason; Grier Gordon, Ursuline; Gabby Henz, Indian Hill; Marissa McNerney, Seven Hills; Ansley Neff, Wyoming; Reese Reilly, Roger Bacon; Calli Rieskamp, Taylor; Isabelle Schroeder, Loveland; Quinn Schureck, Walnut Hills; Bella Teply, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls swimming and diving

Winner: Clare Herfel, Notre Dame

Finalists: Savannah Bien, Notre Dame;Gabrielle Lee, Beechwood; Chris Nowak, Cooper; Gabriella Stephens, Ryle; Danaka Tucker, Notre Dame

Ohio boys wrestling

Winners: Kane Shawger, St. Xavier; Colin Wooldridge, La Salle 

Finalists: Greyson Boner, Harrison; Caleb Curry, Elder; Grant Dallio, Harrison; Ryan Hager, Williamsburg; Noah Jackson, Moeller; Jett Manley, Waynesville; Khary McCall Jr., Springboro; Landen Messer, Moeller; Alijah Mohanna, La Salle; Marshall Morency, Anderson; Caden Orr, Moeller

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys wrestling

Winner: Clayton Badida, Conner

Finalists: Cordion Abernathy, Conner; Cody Blevins, Simon Kenton; Aiden Brinkman, Ryle; Christian Brown, Cooper; Kayson White, Highlands

Ohio girls wrestling

Winner: Elizabeth Madison, Loveland

Finalists: Caiden Baird, Harrison; Natalie Carlisle, Lebanon; Kimora Carpenter, Princeton; Camryn Gresham, Lakota East; Teegan Herrington, Badin; Liberty Johnson, Clermont Northeastern; Kelsey King, Lakota West; Haylynn Littleton, Harrison; Eleanor Polking, Oak Hills; Kaylee Vera, Little Miami; Leah Willen, Harrison 

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls wrestling

Winner: Emma Moore, Walton-Verona

Finalists: Peyton Brinkman, Ryle; Emma Hood, Highlands; McAyla Steffen, Campbell County; Preslee Steiber, Ryle; Aaliyah Svec, Cooper

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Cincinnati High School Sports Awards fall nominees for the 2025-2026 sports season

Ohio boys cross country

Winner: Dom Ellis, St. Xavier

Finalists: Caleb Anderson, Turpin; Jagger Dollenmeyer, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Nate Gockerman, CHCA; Owen Huff, Oak Hills; James O'Driscoll, Indian Hill; Ryne Reynolds, Little Miami; Carson Spencer, Turpin; Caden Winship, Mason; Ronan Wolfer, Loveland; Liam Woodward, Summit Country Day; Paras Yadav, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross country

Winner: Paul Van Laningham, Cooper

Finalists: Ethan Mann, Conner; Joe Mayer, Covington Catholic; Joh Nerswick, Covington Catholic; Sam Neuhaus, St. Henry; Ryan Richards, Cooper

Ohio girls cross country

Winner: Ava Shepard, Lakota West

Finalists: Elle Campbell, Milford; Delaney Cilley, Loveland; Aleah Coster, Oak Hills; Campbell Coyne, Seven Hills; Molly Deardorff, Lakota East; Callie Fox, Summit Country Day; Heidi Harmeyer, Seton; Atalia Hawkins, Milford; Havannah Long, Kings; Abra Mills, Talawanda; Lucy Staarmann, St. Ursula

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross country

Winner: Lily Parke, Beechwood

Finalists: Norah Barker, Notre Dame; Callie Bentley, East Central; Stella Carpenter, Ryle; Lila Dunlevy, Campbell County; Abigail Ford, Villa Madonna

Field hockey

Winners: Josie Broenner, Mount Notre Dame;Chloe Castellini, Summit Country Day

Finalists: Lexie Burke, Ursuline Academy; Kaydance Givens, Indian Hill; Elizabeth Herzner, Mount Notre Dame; Cat Johnson, Ursuline Academy; Maddie Lanphear, Indian Hill; Anna Lange, St. Ursula Academy; Aubrey Ludwig, Mount Notre Dame; Alison Strang, Mount Notre Dame; Liz Thurnau, St. Ursula Academy; Fay Van de Meulengraaf, Indian Hill and Maddie Wells, Walnut Hills.

Ohio football offense

Winners: Lance Cantrell, Talawanda; Ryder Hooks, Lakota East

Finalists: Tommy Becker, Elder; Gage Croley, Goshen; Kaden Estep, Elder; Jackson Frey, St. Xavier; Lem Grayson, Badin; Levi Guttman, Cincinnati Country Day; Marcus Hughbanks, Batavia; Nile Knutson, Lakota East; Matt Ponatoski, Moeller; Griffin Ridner Richard, CHCA; Gray Robinson, Williamsburg; Owen Scalf, Anderson; Monsanna Torbert, Taft; Tysin Weaver, Anderson

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football offense

Winner: Cam O’Hara, Cooper

Finalists: Kaleb Evans, Lloyd Memorial; Tyler Fryman, Beechwood; Crue Gilmour, Lawrenceburg; Cash Harney, Covington Catholic; Tayden Lorenzen, Highlands

Ohio football defense

Winners: Brady Kuhn, Anderson; Derek Uran, Elder

Finalists: Kobe Clapper, St. Xavier; Luke Czarnecki, Williamsburg; Jake Dixon, Milford; James Hall, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place; Rihyael Kelley, Winton Woods; Adam Kirtley, Taft; Alex Pate, Badin; Aden Reeder, St. Xavier; Brayden Reilly, St. Xavier; Max Rhodes, Oak Hills; Evan Riggs, Indian Hill; J.D. Singletary, Middletown; Cam Thomas, Lakota West; Jordan Vann, Middletown

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football defense

Winner: Jacob Savage, Ryle

Finalists: Brady Ballart, South Dearborn; Ryker Campbell, Cooper; Nyden Euson, East Central; Chase McDaniel, Beechwood; Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial

Ohio boys golf

Winner: Toku Fujiwara, Lakota West

Finalists: Matia Kastner, Seven Hills; Zac McGrath, St. Xavier; Marshall Morency, Anderson; Blake Rohling, Roger Bacon; Griffin Wullenweber, Lakota West

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys golf

Winner: Talen Beane, Campbell County

Finalists: Parker Isaacs, St. Henry; Hayden Li, Ryle; Paxton McKelvey, Ryle; Alex Race, Highlands; Jack Woolwine, Dixie Heights

Ohio girls golf

Winners: Eva Becerril, Sycamore; Ellie Hartung, Madeira

Finalists: Campbell Drum, MND; Sophia Fink, CHCA; Ellie Lamkin, Anderson; Charlotte Soller, Mariemont

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls golf

Winner: Anika Okuda, Ryle

Finalists: Tatjana Andracenko, Dixie Heights; Maria Penaranda, Notre Dame; Rowan Pies, East Central; Kendal Raney, Conner; Sarah Smith, Grant County

Ohio boys soccer

Winner: Rowen Arnold, Springboro

Finalists: Ryan Boyd, Lakota West; Rocco Fischer, Wyoming; Paolo Girandola, Walnut Hills; Aidan Gross, Mariemont; Kai Kuebler, Turpin; Karson Lang, Moeller; Brody Sucher, Kings; Jack Sweeney, St. Xavier; Elijah Warner, Summit Country Day; Davion Washington, Seven Hills; Edward Zha, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer

Winner: Tanner Robertson, Covington Catholic

Finalists: Donovan Lameier, Dixie Heights; Grady Noble, Conner; Maddox Pemberton, Cooper; Max Runge, Bishop Brossart; Logan Thoss, St. Henry

Ohio girls soccer

Winner: Mia Stevens, Summit Country Day

Finalists: Nina Brandon, Anderson; Ella Cook, Little Miami; Natasha Davis, Madeira; Braelyn Even, Badin; Anna Habra, Mason; Mady Linenkugel, Oak Hills; Allie McCauley, Indian Hill; Bree Reder, Summit Country Day; Abby Smith, Harrison; Emma Yeager, Clermont Northeastern; Addy Zawaly, Mariemont

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer

Winner: Ella Smith, Simon Kenton

Finalists: Kennedy Crowley, Campbell County; Izelee Kerns, Conner; Maria Mayer, East Central; Kylie Smith, Bishop Brossart; Sadie Yapp, Notre Dame

Ohio girls tennis

Winners: Adriana Moreno-Saanvi Reddy, Mason

Finalists: Addison Cassidy, Mason; Pratyusha Chaudhuri-Emma Wagner, Mason; Renee Harper, Oak Hills; Corrine Labin-Miranda Wang, CHCA; Allison Sayles-Serena Sayles, Sycamore; Sophia Thompson, Indian Hill

Ohio girls volleyball

Winner: Callie Combs, Seton

Finalists: Kendall Bosse, Ross; Jillian Forrest, Ursuline Academy; Emma Frietch, St. Ursula; Grace Jones, Seton; MaKenna Kirlin, Loveland; Ava McIntyre, Kings; Morgan Meiring, Fenwick; Kendall Northern, Summit Country Day; Cara Richter, Mount Notre Dame; Savanna Stacey, McNicholas; Ali Strange, McNicholas

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls volleyball

Winner: Audrey Dyas, Notre Dame

Finalists: Morgan Heater, Ryle; Jenna Kitchens, Simon Kenton; Milyn Minor, Scott; Charlotte Patton, Conner; Grace Portwood, Notre Dame

Boys water polo

Winner: Marco Di Loreto Tarot, Mason

Finalists: Dan Ahrens, St. Xavier; Dylan Cahill, Mason; Ernie Manders, Walnut Hills; Ciaran Skinner, Sycamore; Dominic Walters, St. Xavier; Aaron Zelvy, Sycamore

Girls water polo

Winner: Madeline House, Milford

Finalists: Adalynn Dvorak, Mason; Meredith Ehlerding, Princeton; Veronika Khudiakova, Mason; Cameron Kilimnik, Milford; Maisie Moran, Walnut Hills; Claire Ponstingle, Mason

Next up

The Cincinnati Enquirer will announce the spring and Premium Award nominees and winners in early June.

Spring categories, some split by state and/or gender, will include baseball, softball, boys tennis, Northern Kentucky girls tennis, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, track and field athletes and flag football.

The premium awards will include Courage Award, Comeback Player of the Year, Student Photographer of the Year, Boys and Girls Athletes of the Year and Boys and Girls Teams of the Year.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Enquirer 2026 High School Sports Awards winners, details

The Cincinnati Enquirer announces the winners and finalists for the fall and winter sports seasons at the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards.

They will be honored on Tuesday, June 16, at Princeton High School. This year's format will be different to offer more personal attention for everyone honored and make the ceremony more time-efficient.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. for a reception/individual awards presentation for finalists. The Enquirer will take a group photo of all finalists and winners, with athletes heading for the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m. with Rocky Boiman serving as a featured speaker. Joe Danneman of Fox19 and Shelby Dermer of The Cincinnati Enquirer will serve as presenters.

Everyone is invited to attend the awards show, but only winners will be called to the stage to receive their awards.

What the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards winners need to know

• Though tickets are not necessary, The Enquirer asks that all winners RSVP.
• The Enquirer will request an acceptance video from those who cannot attend.
• Winners will take the stage to give brief remarks when their category is called.
• All coaches and athletic directors of winning athletes and teams are welcome to come. No tickets necessary.
• Be at the venue by 6:30 p.m. for a group photo of all the honorees in attendance.

What the 2026 Cincinnati High School Sports Awards finalists need to know

• All finalists will be invited to a reception before the awards presentation, where they can have light refreshments, browse booths and connect with other athletes.
• There will be several stations, organized alphabetically by last names, where Enquirer staff will present athletes with their certificates and take photos. The photos will be used in a red-carpet gallery on cincinnati.com.
• They are invited to join a group photo about 30 minutes before the start of the live show.
• While finalists will not be called to the stage, they may see their names on the screen or memories in the sizzle reel.
• Families who cannot attend the early reception will have 30 minutes after the show (around 9 p.m.) to take part in the same activities, except for the group photo.

The Enquirer will make a separate announcement when the spring and premium awards are ready. Please note this event is separate from the all-city teams and athlete of the week voting.

Here are the fall and winter winners and finalists for 2026.

Cincinnati High School Sports Awards winter nominees for the 2025-2026 sports season

Boys archery

Winner: Ethan Pauciulo, Ryle

Finalists: Ari Edmonds, Scott; Kyle Kirkpatrick, Cooper; Sawyer McClure, Walton-Verona; Brayden Nevels, Cooper; Michael Turner, Pendleton County

Girls archery

Winner: Karina Usman, Simon Kenton

Finalists: Emerson Caravona, Cooper; Lexus Goff, Scott; Joannah Hibbett, Cooper; Rylee Schmidt, St. Henry; Prisha Shah, Ryle

Ohio boys basketball

Winners: A’mire Gill, Princeton; Kellen Wiley, Wyoming

Finalists: Grady Barber, Williamsburg; Jason Caimano, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Antwan Hinton, Taft; Max Joiner, Summit Country Day; Isaiah Mack-Russell, Winton Woods; Chase Martin, Loveland; Zevin Sesslar, Waynesville; Eli Stroud, Badin; Josh Tyson, Lakota West; Antonio White, Deer Park

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys basketball

Winner: Athens McGillis, Covington Catholic

Finalists: Anthony Blaackar, Lloyd Memorial; Anthony Coppola, Ryle; Austin Davie, Campbell County; Finn Louden, Conner; Amontae Lowe, Newport

Ohio girls basketball

Winner: Erin Thomas, Princeton

Finalists: Lauren Bain, Seton; Gabby Chadwell, Milford; Braelyn Even, Badin; Katie Fox, Lakota West; Anna Habra, Mason; McKenzie Jones, Springboro; Yaya Parrish, Western Hills; Bella Rogers, Loveland; Bella Swisshelm, West Clermont; Mia Vieth, Mount Notre Dame; Samaya Wilkins, Purcell Marian

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls basketball

Winner: Haylee Noel, Cooper

Finalists: Emma Holtzapfel, Notre Dame; Izzy Jayasuriya, Campbell County; Jaelyn Jones, Ryle; Brynli Pernell, Simon Kenton; Natalie Stenger, East Central

Ohio boys bowling

Winner: Easton Pierani, Sycamore

Finalists: Matthew Alvear, Lebanon; Ty Barrett, West Clermont; Jayden Brown, Elder; Randy Eckman, Blanchester; Joseph Geers, St. Xavier

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys bowling

Winner: Maddox Kuryla, Boone County

Finalists: Tyler Blume, Simon Kenton; Mason Bowman, Covington Catholic; Dylan Davis, Covington Catholic; Aleck Meredith, Simon Kenton; Bryce Sargent, Campbell County

Ohio girls bowling

Winner: Carolyn Edmisten, Georgetown

Finalists: Kiley Comberger, Wilmington; Kendall Cook, Mercy McAuley; Caitlyn Kober, Lebanon; Kenlie Littelmann, Seton; Hannah Weigle, Little Miami; Ella Weinmann, Oak Hills

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls bowling

Winner: Alyssa Bechtol, Notre Dame

Finalists: Kree Brewer, Pendleton County; Mary Hollon, Simon Kenton;Hayley Pelstring, Notre Dame; Abby Sargent, Campbell County; Abree Young, Dixie Heights

Gymnastics

Winner: Kiera Laite, Mariemont

Finalists: Leah DeVilbiss, Lakota East; Zoey Ostdiek, Lakota West; Ella Oum, Turpin; Chesnie Weisbrod, Kings; Hayden Zimmerman, Cincinnati Country Day

Ice hockey

Winner: Trever Bauwens, Northern Kentucky Norsemen (Walton-Verona)

Finalists: Colin Custer, St. Xavier; Carter Jung, Elder; Christian Rivard, Moeller; Landon Schroeder, Springboro

Ohio boys swimming and diving

Winner: Chase Grisi, St. Xavier

Finalists: Danny Beyerbach, Seven Hills; Brady Campbell, Milford; Tucker Charles, St. Xavier; Liam Clark, Mason; Bryce Cousins, West Clermont; Oliver Erck, Sycamore; Braden Fuller, Lakota East; Owen Gee, St. Xavier; Quinn Heis, Mariemont; Luke Mignery, Ross; Juju Nkhumane, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys swimming and diving

Winner: Chase Knopf, Ryle

Finalists: Andrew Boh, Covington Catholic; Noah Gracey, Highlands; Nash Parsons, Ryle; Cono Presti, Beechwood; Isaiah Reinhart, Simon Kenton

Ohio girls swimming and diving

Winner: Maya Schweikert, Kings

Finalists: Aubrey Buchanan, St. Ursula; Dana Fairbanks, Mason; Isabella Giraldo, Mason; Grier Gordon, Ursuline; Gabby Henz, Indian Hill; Marissa McNerney, Seven Hills; Ansley Neff, Wyoming; Reese Reilly, Roger Bacon; Calli Rieskamp, Taylor; Isabelle Schroeder, Loveland; Quinn Schureck, Walnut Hills; Bella Teply, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls swimming and diving

Winner: Clare Herfel, Notre Dame

Finalists: Savannah Bien, Notre Dame;Gabrielle Lee, Beechwood; Chris Nowak, Cooper; Gabriella Stephens, Ryle; Danaka Tucker, Notre Dame

Ohio boys wrestling

Winners: Kane Shawger, St. Xavier; Colin Wooldridge, La Salle 

Finalists: Greyson Boner, Harrison; Caleb Curry, Elder; Grant Dallio, Harrison; Ryan Hager, Williamsburg; Noah Jackson, Moeller; Jett Manley, Waynesville; Khary McCall Jr., Springboro; Landen Messer, Moeller; Alijah Mohanna, La Salle; Marshall Morency, Anderson; Caden Orr, Moeller

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys wrestling

Winner: Clayton Badida, Conner

Finalists: Cordion Abernathy, Conner; Cody Blevins, Simon Kenton; Aiden Brinkman, Ryle; Christian Brown, Cooper; Kayson White, Highlands

Ohio girls wrestling

Winner: Elizabeth Madison, Loveland

Finalists: Caiden Baird, Harrison; Natalie Carlisle, Lebanon; Kimora Carpenter, Princeton; Camryn Gresham, Lakota East; Teegan Herrington, Badin; Liberty Johnson, Clermont Northeastern; Kelsey King, Lakota West; Haylynn Littleton, Harrison; Eleanor Polking, Oak Hills; Kaylee Vera, Little Miami; Leah Willen, Harrison 

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls wrestling

Winner: Emma Moore, Walton-Verona

Finalists: Peyton Brinkman, Ryle; Emma Hood, Highlands; McAyla Steffen, Campbell County; Preslee Steiber, Ryle; Aaliyah Svec, Cooper

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Cincinnati High School Sports Awards fall nominees for the 2025-2026 sports season

Ohio boys cross country

Winner: Dom Ellis, St. Xavier

Finalists: Caleb Anderson, Turpin; Jagger Dollenmeyer, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Nate Gockerman, CHCA; Owen Huff, Oak Hills; James O'Driscoll, Indian Hill; Ryne Reynolds, Little Miami; Carson Spencer, Turpin; Caden Winship, Mason; Ronan Wolfer, Loveland; Liam Woodward, Summit Country Day; Paras Yadav, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross country

Winner: Paul Van Laningham, Cooper

Finalists: Ethan Mann, Conner; Joe Mayer, Covington Catholic; Joh Nerswick, Covington Catholic; Sam Neuhaus, St. Henry; Ryan Richards, Cooper

Ohio girls cross country

Winner: Ava Shepard, Lakota West

Finalists: Elle Campbell, Milford; Delaney Cilley, Loveland; Aleah Coster, Oak Hills; Campbell Coyne, Seven Hills; Molly Deardorff, Lakota East; Callie Fox, Summit Country Day; Heidi Harmeyer, Seton; Atalia Hawkins, Milford; Havannah Long, Kings; Abra Mills, Talawanda; Lucy Staarmann, St. Ursula

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross country

Winner: Lily Parke, Beechwood

Finalists: Norah Barker, Notre Dame; Callie Bentley, East Central; Stella Carpenter, Ryle; Lila Dunlevy, Campbell County; Abigail Ford, Villa Madonna

Field hockey

Winners: Josie Broenner, Mount Notre Dame;Chloe Castellini, Summit Country Day

Finalists: Lexie Burke, Ursuline Academy; Kaydance Givens, Indian Hill; Elizabeth Herzner, Mount Notre Dame; Cat Johnson, Ursuline Academy; Maddie Lanphear, Indian Hill; Anna Lange, St. Ursula Academy; Aubrey Ludwig, Mount Notre Dame; Alison Strang, Mount Notre Dame; Liz Thurnau, St. Ursula Academy; Fay Van de Meulengraaf, Indian Hill and Maddie Wells, Walnut Hills.

Ohio football offense

Winners: Lance Cantrell, Talawanda; Ryder Hooks, Lakota East

Finalists: Tommy Becker, Elder; Gage Croley, Goshen; Kaden Estep, Elder; Jackson Frey, St. Xavier; Lem Grayson, Badin; Levi Guttman, Cincinnati Country Day; Marcus Hughbanks, Batavia; Nile Knutson, Lakota East; Matt Ponatoski, Moeller; Griffin Ridner Richard, CHCA; Gray Robinson, Williamsburg; Owen Scalf, Anderson; Monsanna Torbert, Taft; Tysin Weaver, Anderson

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football offense

Winner: Cam O’Hara, Cooper

Finalists: Kaleb Evans, Lloyd Memorial; Tyler Fryman, Beechwood; Crue Gilmour, Lawrenceburg; Cash Harney, Covington Catholic; Tayden Lorenzen, Highlands

Ohio football defense

Winners: Brady Kuhn, Anderson; Derek Uran, Elder

Finalists: Kobe Clapper, St. Xavier; Luke Czarnecki, Williamsburg; Jake Dixon, Milford; James Hall, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place; Rihyael Kelley, Winton Woods; Adam Kirtley, Taft; Alex Pate, Badin; Aden Reeder, St. Xavier; Brayden Reilly, St. Xavier; Max Rhodes, Oak Hills; Evan Riggs, Indian Hill; J.D. Singletary, Middletown; Cam Thomas, Lakota West; Jordan Vann, Middletown

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football defense

Winner: Jacob Savage, Ryle

Finalists: Brady Ballart, South Dearborn; Ryker Campbell, Cooper; Nyden Euson, East Central; Chase McDaniel, Beechwood; Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd Memorial

Ohio boys golf

Winner: Toku Fujiwara, Lakota West

Finalists: Matia Kastner, Seven Hills; Zac McGrath, St. Xavier; Marshall Morency, Anderson; Blake Rohling, Roger Bacon; Griffin Wullenweber, Lakota West

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys golf

Winner: Talen Beane, Campbell County

Finalists: Parker Isaacs, St. Henry; Hayden Li, Ryle; Paxton McKelvey, Ryle; Alex Race, Highlands; Jack Woolwine, Dixie Heights

Ohio girls golf

Winners: Eva Becerril, Sycamore; Ellie Hartung, Madeira

Finalists: Campbell Drum, MND; Sophia Fink, CHCA; Ellie Lamkin, Anderson; Charlotte Soller, Mariemont

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls golf

Winner: Anika Okuda, Ryle

Finalists: Tatjana Andracenko, Dixie Heights; Maria Penaranda, Notre Dame; Rowan Pies, East Central; Kendal Raney, Conner; Sarah Smith, Grant County

Ohio boys soccer

Winner: Rowen Arnold, Springboro

Finalists: Ryan Boyd, Lakota West; Rocco Fischer, Wyoming; Paolo Girandola, Walnut Hills; Aidan Gross, Mariemont; Kai Kuebler, Turpin; Karson Lang, Moeller; Brody Sucher, Kings; Jack Sweeney, St. Xavier; Elijah Warner, Summit Country Day; Davion Washington, Seven Hills; Edward Zha, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer

Winner: Tanner Robertson, Covington Catholic

Finalists: Donovan Lameier, Dixie Heights; Grady Noble, Conner; Maddox Pemberton, Cooper; Max Runge, Bishop Brossart; Logan Thoss, St. Henry

Ohio girls soccer

Winner: Mia Stevens, Summit Country Day

Finalists: Nina Brandon, Anderson; Ella Cook, Little Miami; Natasha Davis, Madeira; Braelyn Even, Badin; Anna Habra, Mason; Mady Linenkugel, Oak Hills; Allie McCauley, Indian Hill; Bree Reder, Summit Country Day; Abby Smith, Harrison; Emma Yeager, Clermont Northeastern; Addy Zawaly, Mariemont

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer

Winner: Ella Smith, Simon Kenton

Finalists: Kennedy Crowley, Campbell County; Izelee Kerns, Conner; Maria Mayer, East Central; Kylie Smith, Bishop Brossart; Sadie Yapp, Notre Dame

Ohio girls tennis

Winners: Adriana Moreno-Saanvi Reddy, Mason

Finalists: Addison Cassidy, Mason; Pratyusha Chaudhuri-Emma Wagner, Mason; Renee Harper, Oak Hills; Corrine Labin-Miranda Wang, CHCA; Allison Sayles-Serena Sayles, Sycamore; Sophia Thompson, Indian Hill

Ohio girls volleyball

Winner: Callie Combs, Seton

Finalists: Kendall Bosse, Ross; Jillian Forrest, Ursuline Academy; Emma Frietch, St. Ursula; Grace Jones, Seton; MaKenna Kirlin, Loveland; Ava McIntyre, Kings; Morgan Meiring, Fenwick; Kendall Northern, Summit Country Day; Cara Richter, Mount Notre Dame; Savanna Stacey, McNicholas; Ali Strange, McNicholas

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls volleyball

Winner: Audrey Dyas, Notre Dame

Finalists: Morgan Heater, Ryle; Jenna Kitchens, Simon Kenton; Milyn Minor, Scott; Charlotte Patton, Conner; Grace Portwood, Notre Dame

Boys water polo

Winner: Marco Di Loreto Tarot, Mason

Finalists: Dan Ahrens, St. Xavier; Dylan Cahill, Mason; Ernie Manders, Walnut Hills; Ciaran Skinner, Sycamore; Dominic Walters, St. Xavier; Aaron Zelvy, Sycamore

Girls water polo

Winner: Madeline House, Milford

Finalists: Adalynn Dvorak, Mason; Meredith Ehlerding, Princeton; Veronika Khudiakova, Mason; Cameron Kilimnik, Milford; Maisie Moran, Walnut Hills; Claire Ponstingle, Mason

Next up

The Cincinnati Enquirer will announce the spring and Premium Award nominees and winners in early June.

Spring categories, some split by state and/or gender, will include baseball, softball, boys tennis, Northern Kentucky girls tennis, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, track and field athletes and flag football.

The premium awards will include Courage Award, Comeback Player of the Year, Student Photographer of the Year, Boys and Girls Athletes of the Year and Boys and Girls Teams of the Year.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Enquirer 2026 High School Sports Awards winners, details

Clay's pitching steamroller is gaining momentum.

In a rare round of Sunday high school baseball, Ethan Mathis hurled a one-hitter and struck out 13 batters to lead Clay past visiting Escambia 8-1 in Game 2 of the Florida High School Athletic Association Region 1-4A baseball semifinal series on May 3.

The FHSAA gave special clearance to the Sunday game, normally not permitted under association rules, after weather had washed out Saturday's scheduled action in Green Cove Springs.

Following a one-hit combined shutout by Rylan McMahan and Braden Phenneger in Clay's 5-0 win in Game 1 on May 1, and McMahan's no-hitter of Wakulla in the regional first round, the Blue Devils (17-13) have limited foes to two hits in three playoff games.

McMahan went 2 for 2 in the opening game to quickly pull away from Escambia (16-14), and in Sunday's Game 2, Tyler Gunsaulus collected three RBI as Clay picked up three runs each in the second and fourth innings. Clayton Sanders' double broke up the no-hitter in the sixth.

Clay next begins the regional final series May 8 and 9 against No. 1 seed Choctawhatchee.

REGION 1-3A

Suwannee d. Fernandina Beach 2-1 (12-0, 3-4, 5-1)

Pitcher Gabe Garcia went the distance in Sunday baseball and drove in a run during a two-run first inning to help the Bulldogs knock off host Fernandina Beach 5-1 in Game 3.

Prior to weather issues, the teams had split a Friday doubleheader. Suwannee won a 12-0 rout on a three-RBI effort from Hampton Newman and a three-hitter from Kyler Watson, before the Pirates (23-6) struck back to win 4-3 in Game 2 behind six solid innings from Grady Stevens.

Garcia delivered a gritty seven-hitter Sunday for Suwannee (19-12). The pitcher forced Fernandina Beach into a double play with bases loaded to escape the fourth inning, and induced a pop-up with bases loaded to get out of the fifth.

Suwannee next travels to nationally-ranked South Walton.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Sunday FHSAA baseball regional scores for Northeast Florida

The IHSAA baseball postseason is just around the corner, and the path to Victory Field has been set.

The IHSAA announced the baseball sectional tournament pairings during the blind draw pairings show on Sunday, May 3. Sectionals will begin Wednesday, May 27, with games being played through Monday, June 1. Regionals will be played on Saturday, June 6, followed by semi-states on Saturday, June 13. The state tournament will culminate in four state championship games at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20.

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More: IHSAA softball sectional brackets revealed for East Central Indiana schools

Last season saw three East Central Indiana schools bring home sectional championships: Delta in Class 3A and Wapahani and Shenandoah in Class 2A. All three schools went on to add regional titles but fell short of state championship berths. Time will tell if the Eagles or either of the Raiders will repeat or if new sectional champions will emerge from the area.

Until then, here's a look at each baseball sectional bracket involving East Central Indiana teams. Times and dates will be officially announced at a later time.

Class 4A

Sectional 9 at Richmond

• Game 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Greenfield-Central
• Game 2: Anderson vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
• Semifinal 1: Richmond vs. Muncie Central
• Semifinal 2: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Class 3A

Sectional 24 at Jay County

• Game 1: Connersville vs. New Castle
• Game 2:Yorktown vs. Jay County
• Semifinal 1:Delta vs. Hamilton Heights
• Semifinal 2: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Class 2A

Sectional 40 at Blackford

• Game 1: Madison-Grant vs. Eastbrook
• Game 2:Muncie Burris vs. Blackford
• Semifinal 1: Alexandria-Monroe vs. Wapahani
• Semifinal 2: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Sectional 44 at Centerville

• Game 1: Centerville vs. Shenandoah
• Game 2:Winchester Community vs. Union County
• Semifinal 1: Hagerstown vs. Northeastern
• Semifinal 2: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Class 1A

Sectional 55 at Daleville

• Game 1:Cowan vs. Wes-Del
• Game 2:Daleville vs. Tri-Central
• Game 3: Northfield vs. North Miami
• Game 4: Southern Wells vs. Southwood
• Semifinal 1: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
• Semifinal 2: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Sectional 56 at Seton Catholic

• Game 1: Seton Catholic vs. Blue River Valley
• Game 2:Union (Modoc) vs. Cambridge City Lincoln
• Game 3: Union City vs. Randolph Southern
• Semifinal 1:Monroe Central vs. Game 1 Winner
• Semifinal 2: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner

Contact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: IHSAA baseball sectional brackets for East Central Indiana teams