Methuen celebrates their win over Central Catholic at Trinity Stadium. Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald
BASEBALL
Brady Shea went the distance as No. 6 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) handed No. 3 Westford Academy its first loss 10-3 in a Div. 1 quarterfinal. Jack Forgues and Trevor Melo each drove in two runs for the Pioneers (19-4), while James Benestad reached base three times and scored twice.
Jayden Downing allowed one hit in six innings and Jake O’Day delivered a two-run single as No. 4 Oakmont (21-3) defeated fifth-seeded Tantasqua 3-2 in a Div. 3 quarterfinal. …Eddie Ferris had a game-winning RBI in the last of the seventh as No. 1 Taconic (20-2) edged eighth-seeded Ashland, 2-1.
Matt Visbeek singled in Cam Athens for what proved to be the winning run as No. 9 Northbridge (14-9) edged 16th-seeded Lowell Catholic 2-1 in a Div. 4 quarterfinal. … Spencer Merrick and Henry Rogers delivered RBI hits in the sixth and John Sellon struck out 10 as No. 12 Abington (15-8) rallied to beat No. 13 Amesbury, 3-2. … Jaden Arruda went 3-for-4 and Kevin Crowe struck out six in three innings as No. 3 Seekonk (19-4) defeated No. 11 Millbury, 5-4.
SOFTBALL
McCoy Walsh pitched a shutout and Libby Walsh belted two home runs as No. 2 King Philip (23-2) advanced to the Div. 1 semifinals with a 4-0 win over No. 7 Bishop Feehan. … Izzy Bettencourt hit a game-winning two-run homer in the last of the seventh to give No. 5 Peabody (20-1) a 3-1 win over No. 13 North Andover.
All-Scholastic Samantha Ryan struck out 13 in five innings as No. 3 Tewksbury (18-5) blanked No. 11 Bedford, 13-0.
Mallory Johnson singled in Kyla Story with the winning run in the seventh as No. 7 Triton (19-4) beat second-seeded Dighton-Rehoboth 3-2 in a Div. 3 quarterfinal.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Val Beigel scored the winning goal with less than a second remaining to give No. 4 Foxboro (19-4) a wild 14-13 win over No. 15 Pentucket in a Div. 3 quarterfinal.
Paige Garlitz scored three times in the first half as No. 5 Manchester-Essex (14-7) built up a 6-3 lead and went on to defeat fourth-seeded Nantucket 10-4 in a Div. 4 quarterfinal. … Halle Greenleaf scored four times as No. 1 Ipswich (18-1) edged No. 8 Mt. Greylock, 9-8.
Alyssa Burke led off with a home run and Jillian Ondrick allowed just five hits as No. 5 Archbishop Williams (20-5) defeated No. 4 Tyngsboro 5-1 in a Div. 4 quarterfinal.
BOYS LACROSSE
Cullen Granara and Robbie Granara combined to score nine goals as top-seeded Reading (20-1) advanced to the Div. 2 semifinals with a 14-9 win over eighth-seeded Walpole.
CLASS NOTES
The MBCA will be hosting a tripleheader on Thursday at Rotondi Field/Howard Park in Malden featuring the top underclassmen baseball talent in the state. The action starts at 3 with a Best of the East battle between the Juniors and Sophomores, followed by the Juniors Select Game and capped off with the Sophomore Select Game.
On Tuesday, June 20, the Central vs, Western Mass. Senior Select Game will take place at Shaw Field in Millbury (6:30 p.m. first pitch). The following night, the Eastern Mass. Select Game pitting the top players from the North and South will play at BC High’s Monan Field (6:30 p.m.).
The ISL Underclass All-Star Game will be played on Thursday night at Harvard (6 p.m.). The day promises to offer an opportunity to showcase each individual player’s talents alongside the best uncommitted players in the league in front of college coaches from the region and around the country.
BASEBALL
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Franklin 2, Bridgewater-Raynham 1
Taunton 3, BC High 2
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Methuen 4, Central Catholic 2
St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 10, Westford Academy 3
DIV. 1 STATE SEMIFINALS – TBA
Franklin vs. Methuen
Taunton vs. St. John’s (Shrewsbury)
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Milton vs. Whitman-Hanson
St. Mary’s vs. King Philip
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Bishop Stang 8, Foxboro 2
Medfield 3, Newburyport 1
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Oakmont 3, Tantasqua 2
Taconic 2, Ashland 1
DIV. 3 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Medfield vs. Bishop Stang
Oakmont vs. Taconic
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
English 3, Hamilton-Wenham 2
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Abington 3, Amesbury 2
Northbridge 2, Lowell Catholic 1
Seekonk 5, Millbury 4
DIV. 4 SEMIFINALS – TBA
English vs. Seekonk
Northbridge vs. Abington
DIV. 5 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Bourne 8, Greenfield 1
Pioneer Valley Regional 3, Hopedale 1
DIV. 5 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Ayer Shirley 14, Frontier Regional 3
Hopkins Academy 11, Georgetown 9
DIV. 5 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Pioneer Valley Regional vs. Hopkins Academy
Bourne vs. Ayer Shirley
BOYS LACROSSE
DIV. 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
St. John’s Prep vs. Hingham, 4:30 (Weston)
Acton-Boxboro vs. BC High, 7:30 (Burlington)
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Duxbury 13, Minnechaug 4
Longmeadow 9, Billerica 4
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINAL – Sunday
Reading 14, Walpole 9
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINAL – Monday
Marblehead at Nauset, 4
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Duxbury vs. Nauset/Marblehead
Reading vs. Longmeadow
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Newburyport 11, Dracut 8
Norwell 12, Pope Francis 6
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Falmouth 12, Pentucket 9
Medfield 13, Grafton 6
DIV. 3 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Norwell vs. Medfield
Newburyport vs. Falmouth
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Sandwich 15, Lynnfield 4
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Cohasset 16, Wahconah 6
Dover-Sherborn 10, Nantucket 3
Weston 13, Abington 3
DIV. 4 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Sandwich vs. Dover-Sherborn
Weston vs. Cohasset
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIV. 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Franklin vs. Westwood, 4 (Walpole)
Reading vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 5 (Burlington)
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Notre Dame (Hingham) 19, Burlington 5
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Duxbury 15, Masconomet 3
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
East Longmeadow 12, Leominster 7
Wayland 12, Scituate 8
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Duxbury vs. Wayland, TBA
Notre Dame (Hingham) vs. East Longmeadow, 5:45 (Walpole)
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Norwell 9, Cohasset 8 (ot)
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Medfield 22, Hanover 15
Newburyport 20, Apponequet 3
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINAL – Sunday
Foxboro 14, Pentucket 13
DIV. 3 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Medfield vs. Norwell
Newburyport vs. Foxboro
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Weston 17, Hamilton-Wenham 15
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Dover-Sherborn 16, Sandwich 5
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Ipswich 9, Mt. Greylock 8
Manchester-Essex 10, Nantucket 4
DIV. 4 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday
Dover-Sherborn vs. Weston, 7:45 (Walpole)
DIV. 4 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Manchester-Essex vs. Ipswich, 6 (Whittier)
BOYS RUGBY
DIV. 1 FINAL – Saturday, June 17 at Curry
Belmont vs. St. John’s Prep, TBA
DIV. 2 FINAL – Saturday, June 17 at Curry
Algonquin vs. Weymouth, TBA
GIRLS RUGBY
DIV. 1 FINAL – Saturday, June 17 at Curry
Brookline vs. Belmont, TBA
SOFTBALL
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Central Catholic 10, Methuen 0
Taunton 12, Woburn 0
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
King Philip 4, Bishop Feehan 0
Peabody 3, North Andover 1
DIV. 1 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday
Central Catholic vs. Peabody, 4 (UMass-Lowell)
DIV. 1 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Taunton vs. King Philip, 5 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Somerset Berkley 5, Billerica 1 (11i)
Westfield 4, Silver Lake 2
DIV. 2 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Burlington 2, North Attleboro 1
Tewksbury 13, Bedford 0
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday at Worcester State
Westfield vs. Burlington, 5
Somerset Berkley vs. Tewksbury, 7
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Middleboro 8, Hudson 5
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Bishop Fenwick 2, St. Mary’s 0 (9i)
Norton 5, Apponequet 2
DIV. 3 QUARTERFINAL – Sunday
Triton 3, Dighton-Rehoboth 2
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday
Middleboro vs. Triton, 7 (Worcester State)
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Bishop Fenwick vs. Norton, 3 (UMass-Dartmouth)
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Clinton 2, Nipmuc 1
Hampshire 11, Amesbury 7
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Archbishop Williams 5, Tyngsboro 1
Case 11, Uxbridge 8
DIV. 4 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday
Hampshire vs. Clinton, 5 (Worcester State)
DIV. 4 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Archbishop Williams vs. Uxbridge, 3 (Worcester State)
DIV. 5 QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Greenfield 8, Drury 1
Turners Falls 2, Franklin Tech 1
DIV. 5 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Hopkins Academy 27, Mt. Greylock 14
Tahanto 5, West Boylston 4
DIV. 5 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Turners Falls vs. Hopkins Academy, 3 (Westfield State)
Greenfield vs. Tahanto, 5 (Westfield State)
BOYS TENNIS
DIV. 1 SEMIFINALS – Monday at Newton South
Brookline vs. Wellesley, 4:30
St. John’s Prep vs. Lexington, 4:30
DIV. 2 SEMIFINAL – Monday
Concord-Carlisle vs. Westborough, 4 (Marlborough)
DIV. 2 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Duxbury vs. Hopkinton, 5 (Lexington)
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Monday
Martha’s Vineyard vs. Dover-Sherborn, 4 (Somerset Berkley)
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Wayland vs. Bedford, 5 (Lexington)
DIV. 4 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday at Newton North
Weston vs. Hamilton-Wenham, 4:30
Cohasset vs. Lynnfield, 4:30
GIRLS TENNIS
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINALS – Thursday
Acton-Boxboro 3, Hingham 2
Lexington 5, Wellesley 0
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Lincoln-Sudbury 5, Bishop Feehan 0
DIV. 1 QUARTERFINAL – Sunday
Boston Latin 3, Winchester 2
DIV. 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday at Newton South
Boston Latin vs. Lexington, 4:30
Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Acton-Boxboro, 4:30
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday at Newton South
Bishop Stang vs. Masconomet, 4:30
Westborough vs. Notre Dame (Hingham), 4:30
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Monday at Lincoln-Sudbury
Weston vs. Wayland, 5
DIV. 3 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at North Reading
Newburyport vs. Dover-Sherborn, 4
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Hamilton-Wenham 5, Bromfield 0
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Lenox 3, St. John Paul II 2
DIV. 4 QUARTERFINALS – Sunday
Lynnfield 4, Mt. Greylock 1
Manchester-Essex 4, Hopedale 1
DIV/ 4 SEMIFINALS – TBA
Hamilton-Wenham vs. Lenox
Manchester-Essex vs. Mt. Greylock/Lynnfield
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
DIV. 1 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Brookline vs. Newton North, 6 (Newton South)
Needham vs. St. John’s (S), 6 (Concord-Carlisle)
DIV. 2 SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Westfield vs. Milford, 5 (Worcester North)
Agawam vs. O’Bryant, 6 (Assabet Valley)