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Boston Globe
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Six high school takeaways, with New Balance track, coaching moves, college commitments, and another Gatorade award
Kyle went on to finish ninth at New Balance Nationals in the 400 hurdles (52.50). Advertisement Ryan Kyle of Westford Academy was all smiles after seeing his 110-meter hurdles win displayed on the scoreboard during the Division 1 championship. Barry Chin/Globe Staff 'Ryan is the athlete every coach dreams of having: talented, driven and never satisfied,' said Westford coach Philip Archambault . 'All are terrific attributes, but his ability to bring others along and make them a critical part of the team is what makes him one to watch.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Kyle, who graduated with a 3.27 GPA, volunteers with the Special Olympics and as a youth football and basketball coach. With one more announcement to be made (girls' track) the 2024-25 Gatorade winners are: (boys' basketball), and Advertisement 1. Bay Staters go national Kyle wasn't the only Massachusetts track star to shine at the New Balance Nationals last weekend at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. While there were no national champs from the Bay State, there were three runners-up. Gavenas was second in the boys' two mile in 8:53.71, placed second in the 5,000 in 14:25.19, and Brookline's distance medley relay of Theodore Butty , Elijah Sweeney , Harry Flint , Altamo Ashkenasy snagged silver in 9:55.24. Related : Seven other individuals and four relays turned in top-10 finishes: Catholic Memorial sophomore Amar Skeete of West Roxbury placed third in the boys' triple jump (50-5.25), Westford junior Abigail Hennessy took third in the girls' mile (4:34.69), Peabody senior Alessandra Forgiona placed third in the javelin (144-1), Lexington junior Aubrey Deardorf was fifth in the girls' long jump (19-9), Belmont Hill senior Josiah Gomes , of Dorchester, was sixth in the boys' discus (188-7), BB&N senior Avery Hart was eighth in the girls' long jump (19-4.5), Weymouth senior Ainsley Weber was eighth in the javelin (134-8), Lexington junior Ainsley Cuthbertson claimed ninth in the girls' hammer throw (160-8), and Hopedale junior Ari Levine was ninth in the boys' shot put (60-6). The Lexington girls' 4x800 relay, made up of Callie Glenn , Natalie Bielat , Jane Conrad , and Amelia Whorton , placed fourth in 9:09.84, while Conrad, Glenn, Whorton and Lucy Kontos teamed up to give the Minutewomen a seventh-place finish in the 4-by-mile (20.41.66). The Old Rochester boys' 4x110 shuttle hurdles relay ( Wesner Archelus , Calder Eaton , Malik Washburn , Sebastian Harrigan ) placed seventh in 59.88, as did the Boston Jesuit 4-by-mile, with Shamus Larnard , John Wilson , Owen Geagan , and Greg McGrath finishing in 17:29.22. Related : Advertisement Other top 20 finishes included Holliston senior Connor Teague in the long jump (18th at 22-6.5), North Reading girls' shuttle hurdles (14th in 1:06.61), Winchester girls' distance medley (19th in 12:19.47), Weymouth's girls' distance medley (20th in 12:19.50), Danvers senior Kye McClory in the javelin (16th at 173 feet), Hennessy in the 800 (12th in 2:08.22), Acton-Boxborough senior Emerson Gould in the girls' pole vault (15th in 12-1.5), Lexington junior Franz Schroder in the boys' hammer throw (29th in 188-1), Weston junior Oscar Torres in the boys' triple jump (47-4.25), Lincoln-Sudbury senior Gabrielle Pierre in the girls' triple jump (12th at 39-9.25), Natick junior Chloe Elder in the girls' 400 (16th in 54.73), Natick's mixed 4x400 relay (11th in 3:40.32), Lowell's mixed 4x400 relay (14th in 3:41.29), Natick senior Sydni Chandler in the girls' heptathlon (14th with 4,100 points), North Reading senior Giuliana Ligor in the 400 hurdles (14th in 1:00.76), Weston junior Solana Varela in the 400 hurdles (18th in 1:00.84), Lowell's boys' sprint medley relay (17th in 3:30.38), Haverhill's Madeline Goncalves in the girls' shot put (14th at 41-10), Arlington's Bella Hayes in the girls' shot put (17th at 41-5), and Peabody's Alex Jackson in the boys' discus (12th at 183-10). Related : In the middle school competition, Charlet Livingston of Boston, who competes for the MetroCobras Track Club, placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 41-0.5. Other Top 20 middle school finishers included West Roxbury's Desmond Sullivan , who runs with the FXD Hawks Track Club, taking 15th in the 800 (2:02.94) and 16th in the mile (4:37.66), Millis's Emma Genovese placed 15th in the mile (5:07.97), Sterling's Annika Kindorf was 16th in the 800 (2:17.09), and Lexington's Daniel Sun finished 19th in the shot put (42-8.75). Advertisement 2. Commitment central After an incredible career at Medfield, including Congrats to — Medfield HS Lacrosse (@Med_Lax) Randolph's Amahn Williams , a rising senior at Tabor Academy, announced his commitment to play football at Central Florida. The 6-foot-5-inch, 280-pound interior offensive lineman had offers from BC, UMass, UConn, Buffalo, Old Dominion, and Sacramento State. AGTG🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 — Amahn Williams (@justamahn) Burlington senior Grace Seaman , the two-time Middlesex League Freedom Division MVP, announced she will play volleyball at Hamilton. The Red Devils' single-season record holder for aces and kills, Seaman also holds career marks for aces, digs, and kills. — BHSdevilsVBALL (@BHSdevilsVolley) Carver senior Jack Balzarini , a 6-2, 190-pound quarterback, has committed to play football at Hudson Valley Community College. He threw for 2,229 yards and ran for 546 as a senior, totaling 40 touchdowns and throwing for a state-record seven scores in a win over Bourne. JUCO - Hudson Valley Community College — Michael Balzarini (@Balza79Michael) Former Sandwich hockey standout Chris Cotillo , who last played for the Smith Falls Bears in the CCHL, has committed to skate for UMass Dartmouth. 🚨COMMITMENT ALERT 🚨 Bears '05 Forward Chris Cardillo has committed to NCAA UMass Dartmouth for the 2025-2026 season. Congratulations Chris!! 📸: Chris Uhlig — Smiths Falls Bears (@SFBears) Eldon Terry , a 6-9, 210-pound center who attended Brockton High and CASH in Boston, announced he'll be leaving Quincy College to play basketball at Concord University, a Division 2 school in West Virginia. Advertisement — Eldon Terry (@Eldon173) Former Amesbury and Austin Prep baseball standout Jake Harring is transferring from Hofstra to Salve Regina. The 5-7, 155-pound rising sophomore played in 15 games for the Lions. Excited to announce I will be transferring to Salve Regina University. — Jake Harring (@jakeharring2024) Patrick Otey , a Westwood resident who just finished his sophomore season at CATS Academy, announced he will be transferring to St. Thomas More (Conn.). A 6-5 guard and the No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2027, he has offers from Providence, Florida State, and Villanova. SOPHOMORE Pat Otey just added a ton of value to a hot RWE squad 👀 — Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite) Tabor added a pair of recruits with size: 6-9 junior forward Isaac Saas , a rising junior from Beverly, and Billy Stewart , a 6-7 rising junior forward from the Bancroft School who hails from Auburn. Please join me in WELCOMING 6'-9" Junior Isaac Saas to the Tabor Basketball Family! - Coach Willard — Tabor Boys Basketball (@TaborHoops) Please join me in WELCOMING 6'-7" Junior Billy Stewart to the Tabor Basketball Family! - Coach Willard — Tabor Boys Basketball (@TaborHoops) 3. Coaching carousel Leshon Crawford , a former football and basketball star at Rockland, will take over the girls' basketball program at Weymouth. Crawford has served as an assistant at Quincy College and is director of the Level Up Hoops AAU program. Weymouth is coming off an 0-19 season, but was 20-5 and reached the Division 1 quarterfinals in 2023-24 with Doug Kirby at the helm. Wildcat Nation please welcome Coach Crawford to the family !!!!! Go Cats …. — Rob O'Leary CAA (@wildcatnationAD) ▪ BC High announced that Mark Whitehouse has been promoted to head soccer coach. Whitehouse has coached at the school since 2011, working his way up from freshman assistant. Whitehouse also coaches rugby and teaches math at BC High, which went 7-6-7 in its final season under Billy Ryan . 'I'm truly excited to get started,' Whitehouse said in a statement. 'My goal is to take the next big step with the program —modernizing our style of play and competing to win the state championship.' Whitehouse played at Long Island and with the Longridge Town Football Club in the English Conference League, and has coached club and youth teams. Advertisement 'Mark has a clear vision for the soccer program,' said BC High AD Tom Conley in a statement. 'I am confident our young men will develop as players and he will help them reach their goals and get them to the next level while becoming better men.' Ryan retired in May after coaching BC High for 32 years, winning more than 300 games and a state championship. We are proud to announce Mark Whitehouse as the next Head Varsity Soccer Coach! Coach Whitehouse, who has been a dedicated member of the BC High soccer program since 2011, is also a Math teacher and Head Development Rugby Coach at BC High. — BC High Athletics (@BChighathletics) ▪ After 11 seasons, Anthony Palladino is stepping down as the Joseph Case football coach. He will remain the school's athletic director. Palladino, who played at Bridgewater State, helped turn the Cardinals around, leading them to a South Coast Conference title in 2019, their first in 27 years. Assistant coach Alex Monteiro , also a BSU graduate and assistant coach with the Bears, will serve as Case's interim head coach for the 2025 season. ▪ After three straight seasons struggling to compete in the Patriot League, Quincy and North Quincy will be combining their hockey programs for the 2025-26 campaign and 16-year North Quincy coach Matt Gibbons will take the helm of the co-op. They will continue to compete in the Fisher Division. The Presidents and Raiders combined to go 11-29-1 last season, and the last winning record between them was Quincy's 12-8-2 mark in 2021-22. They're a combined 27-91-5 since. Related : ▪ Robbie Winter is taking over as the Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake girls' hockey coach. W-H/S-L is coming off an 11-10 record and a Division 1 tournament appearance under Jim Stone . Winter, who played men's hockey at Curry, is director of Boston's Eastern Hockey Federation, the largest club youth hockey league in the country. He has coached the Boston Jr. Terriers U14 Tier 1 team for six years, is a member of the Massachusetts Hockey Board of Directors, and served as girls hockey director of the South Shore Eagles. 'We are excited to welcome coach Winter to our program,' said Whitman-Hanson AD Bob Rodgers in a statement. 'His extensive experience in girls hockey and proven track record of player development make him an ideal fit.' Related : ▪ Keith Davie will be taking over as Newton South athletic director after Patricia Gonzalez retired after 11 years in the position. Davie is being promoted from assistant AD and has experience as athletic director at Nyack College. ▪ Richkaard Verrier is the new athletic director at Westwood High. Previously the assistant AD at Needham and Brookline, he also worked for the New England Revolution for five years. He has coached boys' JV soccer at Milton and Foxborough and played at Curry. He succeeds Matthew Gillis , who announced his retirement earlier this month after 33 years in the school district. 4. 'Wally' Seaver Invite adds North tournament The 14th 'Wally' Seaver High School Invitational has a new addition this year, with a North event to be held at St. John's Prep on Saturday and Sunday, followed by the main event at Mass Premier in Foxborough and The Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton July 26-27. More than 150 teams are slated to compete between the two events. Our inaugural 'NORTH' Event at SJP takes place this upcoming weekend! The new satellite event preludes our annual 'MAIN EVENT' in late July. 155 (and counting) HS teams between the 2 events, ready to play and NORTH SCHEDULE: — 'Wally' Seaver HS Invitational (@WallyHSInvALS) 5. Red Sox hand out scholarships One hundred public high school graduates from across New England received $1,000 college scholarships the Red Sox Foundation as part of the New England Service Scholarships. The recipients, 31 of whom are from Massachusetts, will be honored before the Red Sox vs. Blue Jays game Friday at Fenway Park. They were selected for their meaningful impact through local community service. Malden's Abigail Lee will receive the inaugural Somers Scholarship, which honors the late Helen Somers, a 1946 Malden graduate and the mother of Fenway Sports Group partner Steve Somers. The program has provided scholarships to more than 1,900 students since 2010. 6. NFHS teams with RefReps The National Federation of State High School Associations is entering an exclusive deal with RefReps as its officiating education technology and curriculum partner. The NFHS, and the MIAA, have previously worked with RefReps, which led to the launch of NFHS Digital, a mobile app for distributing and accessing official rules publications. 'Making this partnership official was an easy decision,' said Dr. Karissa Niehoff , NFHS CEO and a Marblehead High graduate (Class of '83). 'RefReps reimagined the officiating education experience, and it is easy to see the remarkable impact that it has had on the industry. What they have accomplished with their digital platforms and curriculum is reshaping the future of sports as a whole.' Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Next-level talents': Record-breaking Central HS relay team qualifies for nationals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — To qualify for New Balance Nationals, you have to be one of the best in the country. Central High School's boys 4×100 relay team is. 'It's very rare. It's very rare you get a team like this, this good with this dynamic on the track at the same time,' said Central track & field head coach Byron Ragsdale. 'They're all next-level talents.' 14-year-old Maryville golfer one step away from US Open qualification None of the four runners had ever run the relay together coming into this season, but then the blocks lined up perfectly. 'It really happened during practice. We were just competing. We were all just like, 'wait a second, we could do something. We could build a 4×1 team.' So it's just been happening,' said junior Javaston Badgett. Ragsdale said they knew this group had serious potential when they started winning races by multiple seconds. 'Honestly, I feel like we just wanted it more. The chemistry is there,' said senior Niko Townsend. The Bobcats ran into the record books by breaking a longtime school best in the 4×100 and earning an automatic bid to the 2025 New Balance Nationals with a time of 42.2. Greenheck Group to invest $2 million in Carter High School engineering program 'It was really an eye opener of what we could really accomplish,' said Badgett. 'We all jumped around screaming with joy because we worked so hard for the moment so we deserve it,' senior Eric Moore said. Part of the reason the four have been able to be successful is by executing their roles within the relay. Out of the blocks, it's Caleb Harris. 'His reaction time is ridiculous. It's lightning quick,' said Ragsdale. After the first 100, the baton is in the hands of Moore. The second leg the perfect spot for the senior because of his 'top end speed, my ability to catch people,' he said. Then it's a changeover to Townsend. 'I feel like my curve, I run the best curve. Whether we're in last or in first, I'll make it up,' said Townsend. Finally, Badgett serves as the anchor. 'His top end speed is a lot better than a lot of the other kids that we compete against, so it makes sense to put him in that spot,' Ragsdale said of Badgett. The group has neared the 40-second mark in practice, but they're racing towards more. 'We got to 40 really just playing so I think we can reach down to the 39s,' said Badgett. ▶ See more top stories on 'To represent your school, to do something that has never been done before is pretty good,' said Harris. The 4×100 team looking to cross the finish line on making even more history before the end of the season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
09-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Race walking champ at Long Island high school aims to make Olympic sport more popular
Race walking is an Olympic sport that made its debut more than 100 years ago, but it still doesn't get a lot of attention. Long Island high school athlete Gianna Mauri is hoping to change that. Walking a mile in Mauri's shoes may be the fastest mile you'll ever walk. The Sachem High School East senior is a dominant race walker who can walk a mile faster than most people can run it. "I can run it and feel out of breath, but be able to race walk in a race at that pace," she said. "Sometimes I'm like, 'I race walk at this pace?!'" Mauri won two national titles in the girls' one-mile race walk just three days apart at the New Balance Nationals in Boston and the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York City. "I feel like I made a milestone in my life. I will always look back at this moment, even when I'm struggling, and think I was able to accomplish something that I really didn't think that I would be able to do," she said. Race walking can be incredibly difficult because of the rules which require continual foot contact with the ground while keeping your support leg straight at all times. "Sometimes the rules can be a little stressful. In freshman year, I did get disqualified twice," Mauri said. Her coach Daniel Schaub said that's not unusual for new race walkers. "It's really common for new race walkers to break form early and have to deal with disqualifications," Schaub said. "'G' showed potential right away, and the journey from then has been insane." As if back-to-back titles weren't enough, Mauri beat her time by almost 14 seconds in the second championship for a personal record. "It felt amazing because my personal record was 7:23, and I was also kind of upset that I didn't break that at New Balance," she said. "I thought it would be easy to do, but I was so grateful to be able to break that." "I wasn't surprised and just very proud of her for committing in the way that she has," Schaub said. Mauri hopes people continue to learn more about this sport. Race walking is not offered at every college track program, but Mauri hopes she will inspire that to change. "I feel like sometimes people judge it before they know much about it, they think 'oh that's really easy' when it's difficult," she said. "It's one of those sports that if you work for it, you'll be able to accomplish great things."
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Awards: Boys field
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Here are the News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Award winners for boys field. Our large school boys award goes to one of the best high jumpers in the nation! This junior is his school's record holder in the high jump for both indoor and outdoor seasons. His regular season featured a 15th place finish at the New Balance Nationals. He finished 4th in the high jump at sectionals, but turned it on for the state competitions. He was first in the state qualifying event with a jump of 6-foot-9. He took that up an inch at the state finals, clearing 6-foot-10 to finish number two in New York. That height placed this athlete among the top 15 high jumpers in the country this winter. Our large school boys field athlete Elite Award winner is Beckham Taylor from Pittsford Sutherland. Our small school winner is another two-time Elite Award winter champ. This junior had a dominant regular season which featured a variety of event wins including a long jump and triple jump championship at the Virginia Showcase, which invites the best high school athletes in the country. At sectionals he won the long jump by five feet, and the triple jump by seven feet! He was first in both events at the state qualifier as well, but elected not to compete in the state championships. His long jump of 24 feet, 10.75 inches was the second-best distance of any jumper in the country. His best triple jump, at 50 feet and 8.5 inches, was number one in the country, by more than five inches. The Elite Award for the best boys field athlete at a small school once again goes to Aiden Bryant at Midlakes High School. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Awards: Girls field
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Here are the 2024-25 Elite Award winners in girls field. Our large school winner is a senior who has become one of the best throwers in the area. She went undefeated all year in the shot put, and the regular season was highlighted by an invite to the New Balance Nationals — her fourth invite to a national event. At sectionals, she not only won the shot put, but the weight throw as well, both for the second year in a row. She qualified for states in both events, finishing 17th in the weight throw and number six in the shot put. She is a National Honor Society student who has been high honor roll with distinction every quarter of her high school career. She plans on taking her talents to Division I Villanova next year. Our large school girls field award winner is Jane Carey from Webster Thomas. Our small school winner will be on this stage for the second time, but this is her first win for the indoor season. This year, she won a weight throw sectional title for the second year in a row and a shot put title for the third year in a row. Her shot put of 39 feet, three inches was the best at sectionals for any class. She went four feet further in the state qualifier and finished first in that event against the best throwers from every class. She capped her season at the state championship with a runner up in the shot put. She is committed to Division I Western Michigan for next year. The small school girls field elite award goes to Kaylee Oswald of Wellsville. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
