Seven high school sports takeaways from the busiest day of the spring thus far, plus MIAA baseball committee

Georgetown junior Maddie Grant fired her first no-hitter, striking out 12 in a 9-0 Cape Ann Baker win over Hamilton-Wenham.

Whittier senior Kyle DiCredico notched his 100th career assist as part of a four-goal, four-assist performance in a 13-1 victory against Minuteman.

With five strikeouts, Foxborough pitcher Vittoria Cuscia recorded the 200th whiff of her career while beating Oliver Ames, 9-6.

There were no less than five walk-off wins Wednesday, highlighted by English High’s Anyer Gomez slapping a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Latin Academy, 2-1.

Brookline’s Owen Hoffman had a walk-off single in a 5-4 win over Wellesley, Hingham’s Chase Burns hit a walk-off single to beat Scituate 5-4, Lincoln-Sudbury’s Ben Clarkin’s walk-off double defeated Boston Latin 3-2, Arlington’s Jack Sadowski lined a two-run single after pitching seven innings to defeat Burlington 7-6, and Hopkinton’s Michael Sullivan capped a three-hit, four-RBI day with a two-run single to walk off Dedham, 9-8.

It wasn’t technically a walk-off, but one of the day’s most dramatic moments belonged to Norton’s Pace Ribeiro, whose 11th-inning sacrifice fly delivered a 4-3 Tri-Valley win over Bellingham.

Jack Reyes, Weymouth — In his first start of the season, the senior righthander tossed a seven-inning one-hitter with 12 strikeouts, needing just 89 pitches (58 strikes) to go the distance in a 5-0 win over Milton.

Avery Simpson, Woburn — The senior infielder carried a red-hot bat, collecting six hits, including three doubles and a triple to finish with 11 total bases in a 27-1 win over Watertown.

Laney Mead, Nobles — The senior softball player from Bedford launched three home runs and finished with eight RBIs in a 14-3 win over Lawrence Academy.

Not only was there no shortage of home runs, but many were of the utmost importance.

Noey Giardina’s three-run shot in the sixth inning capped a Hanover comeback in an 11-8 win over Plymouth North, a game that also saw Abby Hanna launch a two-run homer for the Hawks. Grace Doherty’s second homer of the season gave Rockland a 7-2 win over West Bridgewater. Bedford’s Mia Vitti homered for the second straight game, this one a grand slam in an 11-0 win over Newton South. Georgetown’s Megan Maguire launched her first two career blasts, and Newton North’s Ashlyn Baugher, Paige Elman, and Lizzie Marini all homered, while Emily Hurley crushed a pair of long balls.

Also homering were Walpole seniors Norah Broderick and Caroline Daley, Malden’s Nick D’Anna and Brayan Jose, Bishop Feehan’s Zoey Pereira, St. Mary’s teammates Abbey Sousa and Olivia DiSessa, Dighton-Rehoboth’s Camryn Cloonan, Minuteman’s Kyle Aiguier, Lexington’s Lidia Palys, Lynnfield’s Olivia Kelter, Fontbonne’s Molly Forde, Millis’s Emila Leach, Wellesley’s Margaret Redgate.

Caroline Nozzolillo, Westwood, 8

Emily Keefe, Bridgewater-Raynham, 7

Kenny Wisniewski, Apponequet, 7

Cece Levrault, Apponequet, 6

Isabella Robinson, North Andover, 6

Karina Bosco, Dighton-Rehoboth, 5

Matthew Grafton, Abington, 5

Samantha Richards, Nashoba Valley Tech, 5

Carter Scott, Newburyport, 5

Conor Walsh, Whittier, 5

Nozzolillo, Westwood, 12

Robinson, North Andover, 9

Kyle DiCredico, Whittier, 8

Grafton, Abington, 8

Keefe, Bridgewater-Raynham, 8

Oliver Rice, Norwell, 8

Walsh, Whittier, 8

Wisniewski, Apponequet, 8

Jake McGuirk, Norwell, 7

Alyx Rossi, Bedford, 18

Tessa Francis, Marblehead, 16

Mark Donati, Old Colony, 14

Ayden Balter, Wilmington, 13

Nico Alves, Gloucester, 12

Ryan Baker, Whitman-Hanson, 12

Graham Gavin, Beverly, 12

Kiley Murdock, Rockland, 12

Abby Noble, Gloucester, 12

Jack Reyes, Weymouth, 12

Sofia Blanco, Marshfield, 11

Andrew Burke, Walpole, 10

Alli Cecere, King Philip, 10

Julia Cohen, Bishop Feehan, 10

Ella Fahey, Concord-Carlisle, 10

Molly LeBel, Pentucket, 10

The Bruins announced Thayer’s Morgan McGathey and Noble & Greenough’s Kyle O’Leary as the winners of the John Carlton Memorial trophies, which were established in 1983 and are given annually to the most outstanding high school senior hockey players.

McGathey, a two-year captain, recorded 39 goals and 19 assists (58 points) in 28 games this season. In 101 career games, she compiled 169 points (116 goals, 53 assists). A member of the Team USA U-18 team at the 2024 IIHF World Championships in Switzerland, she helped the US team win gold. A four-time All-Independent School League first team selection and two-time ISL MVP, and Globe All-Scholastic, she will continue her hockey career at Harvard.

O’Leary, also a two-year captain, tallied 24 goals and 35 assists in 27 games as a senior. The 2024-25 ISL MVP helped Nobles to a pair of Keller Division titles and was named a Globe All-Scholastic. O’Leary will play at Yale in the fall.

Both players will be recognized during the second intermission of Thursday’s game against the Blackhawks.

Here’s four takeaways (you’re in a Russian nesting doll of takeaways) from Wednesday morning’s MIAA baseball committee meeting, held in Franklin:

1. The 2025 state championship games will be back at Polar Park in Worcester for the third year in a row. Round of 16 playoff games will now have three umpires, up from two in years past.
2. There was discussion of extending the spring season a week until the third weekend in June, allowing for three weeks of postseason to accommodate pitch count limits. “Baseball is different because of pitch counts,” noted Haverhill athletic director and committee chair Tom O’Brien.
3. While most committee members expressed support for the return of the Division 1A/Super 8 tournament, Pembroke principal Marc Talbot noted, “In my conversation with folks it went from a hard ‘We want to do this’ to there’s been some backing off of that. I think some folks were surprised at what the statewide tournament is providing.” The biggest questions were whether it would, or could, be a double-elimination format and if baseball and softball would both have to participate.
4. The Massachusetts Baseball Umpires Association proposed a $120 pay rate for varsity games in 2026. The 2026 rate is currently set at $104, an increase from $97 this season. Umpires representative Joe Cacciatore noted some umpires prefer to work JV games solo, in which case they get paid 1.5 times the JV rate of $73, or $117, thus the proposal is 1.5X the JV rate plus $3. The MBUA proposal was voted down, 8-1, with only Cacciatore voting in favor.

Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.