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Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Congratulations to the Globe's All-Scholastics! Meet the 2025 spring athletes and coaches of the year.
Related : Over the course of the 2024-25 school year, no school had more combined athletes and coaches of the year than Concord-Carlisle, which was represented seven times (three athletes, four coaches) across three seasons. Norwell had six total selections and no other school had more than five. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Advertisement Meet the Boston Globe Spring 2025 All-Scholastic teams ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Advertisement Meet the athletes of the year for Spring 2025 The 28 Spring 2025 athletes of the year hail from 23 schools. Westford is Academy represented three times (Kassidy Carmichael, girls' lacrosse; Ryan Kyle, boys' track; and Abigail Hennessy, girls' track). Norwell (Oliver Rice, boys' lacrosse; Holly Panttila, girls' lacrosse), St. John's Prep (Will Shaheen, baseball; Rudr Malayya, boys' tennis), and Wayland (Bella Camacho, girls' tennis; Finn Bell, boys' volleyball) each received two selections. For the entire 2024-25 school year, 106 Athletes of the Year were chosen from 74 schools, with Westford and Norwell leading the way with four selections each. Chelmsford, Concord-Carlisle, Needham, St. John's Prep, and St. John's (Shrewsbury) had three each. Athletes of the year: baseball Tyler Adamo, Lynnfield; Brayden Mercier, St. John's (Shrewsbury); Will Novak, Plymouth North; Will Shaheen, St. John's Prep; Matt Stuart, Chelmsford; Matt Toland, Arlington Catholic Athletes of the year: softball Bre Fontes, Joseph Case; Cate Larson, Taunton; Delaney Moquin, Silver Lake; Holly Paharik, Hopkinton; Lola Ronayne, Attleboro; Alyx Rossi, Bedford Athletes of the year: boys' lacrosse D1: Nick Emsing, BC High; D2: Kam Tremblay, Billerica; D3: Willy Robinson, Scituate; D4: Oliver Rice, Norwell Athletes of the year: girls' lacrosse D1: Kassidy Carmichael, Westford; D2: Caitlyn Naughton, Walpole; D3: Reese Bromby, Newburyport; D4: Holly Panttila, Norwell Athletes of the year: boys' track Field: Alex Jackson, Peabody; Track: Ryan Kyle, Westford Advertisement Athletes of the year: girls' track Track: Abigail Hennessy, Westford; Field: Gabrielle Pierre, Lincoln-Sudbury Athletes of the year: boys' volleyball D1: Kris Vaivars, Brookline; D2: Finn Bell, Wayland Athlete of the year: boys' tennis Rudr Malayya, St. John's Prep Athlete of the year: girls' tennis Bella Camacho, Wayland Meet the coaches of the year for Spring 2025 The 39 coaches of the year hail from 36 schools, with Billerica (Scott Arsenault, girls' track; Shaun Corum, boys' track), Lexington (Chris Pugliese, boys' tennis; James Hall, boys' track), and Manchester Essex (Wes Chittick, boys' lacrosse; Robert Bilsbury, boys' tennis) represented twice. The 115 coaches of the year from the 2024-25 school year hailed from 82 schools, with Billerica and Concord-Carlisle leading the way with four selections apiece. Hamilton-Wenham, Lexington, Medfield, Newton North, Wellesley, and Westwood had three honorees each. Coaches of the year: baseball D1: Lou DiStasi, Chelmsford; D2: Chris Costello, Walpole; D3: Eric Archambault, North Reading; D4: John O'Brien, Lynnfield; D5: Mayron Ramirez, Charlestown Coaches of the year: softball D1: Bill Milot, Bishop Feehan; D2: Tony Pina, Silver Lake; D3: Eric Archambault, North Reading; D4: John O'Brien, Lynnfield; D5: Mayron Ramirez, Charlestown Coaches of the year: boys' lacrosse D1: John Pynchon, St. John's Prep; D2: Todd Zahurak, Westwood; D3: Mark Puzzanghara, Scituate; D4: Wes Chittick, Manchester Essex Coaches of the year: girls' lacrosse D1: Erin Cash, Concord-Carlisle; D2: Rachel Monroe, Reading; D3: Dave Nicholson, Ursuline; D4: Laura Callahan, Norwell Coaches of the year: boys' tennis D1: Chris Pugliese, Lexington; D2: John Bunar, Duxbury; D3: Andy Crane, Latin Academy; D4: Robert Bilsbury, Manchester Essex Advertisement Coaches of the year: girls' tennis D1: Rob Miller, Wellesley; D2: John Tassinari, Wayland; D3: Ashley Tuccillo, Dover-Sherborn; D4: Joe Maher, Hamilton-Wenham Coaches of the year: boys' track D1: James Hall, Lexington; D2: Dennis Sheppard, Marshfield; D3: Shaun Corum, Billerica; D4: Ruben Reinoso, Wakefield; D5-6: Sean Medeiros, Old Rochester Coaches of the year: girls' track D1: Kathy Fleming, Natick; D2: Rick Dellechiaie, North Andover; D3: Scott Arsenault, Billerica; D4: Shannon Kane, Melrose; D5-6: Sean Medeiros, Old Rochester Coaches of the year: boys' volleyball D1: Lexi De La Cruz, Brookline; D2: Nate Howe, Greater Lowell Related : Related : Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Miami Herald
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Calvin Russell, Jim'Miyah Branton are the Miami-Dade 3A-1A Athletes of the Year
Miami Northwestern's Calvin Russell and SLAM Miami's Jim'Miyah Branton have each known when to elevate their play and their team throughout their stellar high school careers. They've also played integral roles in building up the teams they play for to become some of the state's best. Russell did it once again this season on the gridiron and the basketball court. Branton wrapped up her career by elevating the Titans both on the basketball court and on the field in flag football. For their efforts, Russell and Branton are the Miami Herald's 2024-25 Overall Athletes of the Year in Miami-Dade County for Classes 3A-1A. Russell is the Boys' winner after showing his vast potential and upside once again in both sports. Russell, a 6-5, 200-pound, five-star prospect wide receiver, is on numerous colleges' radars heading into his senior season for good reason. This past fall, Russell caught 41 passes for 776 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a key part of the Bulls' revival and march to the Class 3A state championship. Even when Northwestern was struggling the prior couple of seasons, Russell's talents stood out as he often played quarterback as well as receiver and showed off his ability to make plays both with his arm and his legs. Those skills have served him well on the basketball court. This past spring, Russell was a force on the court, averaging 15.2 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals to lead the Bulls to the Class 4A regional semifinals, as well as district and GMAC championships. And Russell might just be getting started. 'I haven't really showed nobody what I am,' Russell said during last season. Branton is the Girls' Overall Athlete of the Year and the first for SLAM Miami after helping turn the Titans back into a state powerhouse in basketball. Branton, an athletic 5-6 wing, who can shoot and defend with the best in the state. She filled up the stat sheet most nights for SLAM, averaging 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals per game and leading the Titans to the state final four for the second consecutive season. But after basketball season, Branton wasn't done. Branton was a force for the SLAM flag football team, which advanced to the regional finals in Class 1A for the first time. Branton threw for over 1,200 passing yards and 13 touchdowns. She also ran for over 1,600 yards and caught seven touchdown passes. On defense, she was spectacular as well, recording 29 interceptions. Branton, who has signed to play collegiate basketball at Austin Peay, doesn't plan on slowing down at the college level, either. 'I feel like I'm going to be the same player I was in high school,' Branton said earlier this year. 'I'm going to prove a point and show everyone in the college world what I can do.' BOYS' FINALISTS ▪ Tywan Cox, Northwestern (football, track and field): An accomplished athlete on the Bulls' state championship football team, Cox followed up with a stellar season in track and field, winning a state title in the 400 meters and helping Northwestern win a state title in the 1,600-meter relay. ▪ Ben Hanks Jr., Booker T. Washington (football): Hanks Jr., who also competed in track and field during his high school career, became one of the best cornerbacks in Dade County. He broke the single-season interceptions record this year with 13 and signed with the University of Florida. ▪ Ezekiel Marcelin, Central (football): Continuing a legacy of greatness at his school, Marcelin signed with the University of Miami after another stellar season in which he totaled 15 tackles for loss, four sacks and 60 tackles overall. ▪ Jacob Lombard, Gulliver (soccer, baseball): A top baseball prospect, Lombard had another stellar season on the soccer pitch as well, leading the Raiders back to the state final four. GIRLS' FINALISTS ▪ Tyra Cox, Northwestern (track and field): Cox joined a longstanding legacy of great female athletes at her school after finishing her career with three more state titles including victories in the 200 and 400 meters as well as the 1,600-meter relay. Cox broke the state meet record in the 400 to finish with six career individual state titles. ▪ Gigi Artiles, Westminster Christian (volleyball, beach volleyball): Artiles rose quickly in recent years to become one of the most dominant players in the county. This season, she helped the Warriors win their first indoor state title since 2016 and finish state runner-up in beach. Artiles has committed to Georgia. ▪ Grace Aldrich, Carrollton (track and field, cross-country): Aldrich, a two-time Runner of the Year in cross-country, finished as a state runner-up individually this past season. Then in the spring, Aldrich was at the forefront of the Cyclones' first ever state team championship in track and field. Aldrich won a state title in the 1,600 meters and helped Carrollton win a state title in the 3,200-meter relay. ▪ Zoey Matias, Westminster Christian (volleyball, beach volleyball): Like her sister, Emily, Zoey became one of the most versatile players on the court or on the sand. This season, she helped the Warriors win their first indoor state title since 2016 and finish state runner-up in beach. She has signed with Missouri.
USA Today
24-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State names its male and female 'Athletes of the Year'
The Ohio State Athletic Department announced its 2025 Male and Female Athletes of the Year on Tuesday. Men's soccer player Michael Adedokun and All-American Makenna Webster, who plays both field hockey and women's ice hockey, were recognized in a statement released by the university. Adedokun had one whale of a year for Ohio Sate. He made OSU men's soccer history by becoming the first Buckeye to win the MAC Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer in 2024. He earned All-American honors by leading the team and conference with 11 goals, 11 assists, and 33 points. The team made its way to the 2024 College Cup as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Webster also had a fantastic year in two different sports. She led the field hockey team with 42 points in 2024. She won the 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor winner. Webster finished the season sixth nationally in points per game and became the 11th player to record 100 career points, doing it in just three seasons. She was a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten honoree and ended the year as a Second Team All-America selection. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
