Arlington Catholic junior Adrieanna Rossini has been no stranger to scoring big goals at key times, so when Sunday night’s Mass. Girls D-1 semifinal between AC and league rival Austin Prep went to overtime, it was almost a given that if AC was to prevail, ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-1 Semifinal: Duxbury smothers top-seed Acton-Boxboro, 3-0
If the Duxbury girls hockey team was going to make its fourth straight trip to a state final at Boston Garden, the Dragons knew they had to follow the game plan laid out by head coach Friend Weiler. “We wanted to come right out ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-2 Quarterfinals: Falmouth edges Burlington in 2OT thriller
In a thrilling Mass. Girls Division II quarterfinal at Gallo Arena, senior Alexa Scribner scored at 1:19 of the second overtime to give third-seeded Falmouth a 4-3 win over Burlington. On the game-winner, during the 4-on-4 second overtime session, Kelly Ferreira passed the puck ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-1 Hockey: Duxbury, Austin Prep advance
The MIAA Girls Division I semifinals are now all set, as fifth-seeded Duxbury and 10th-seeded Austin Prep join Acton-Boxboro and Arlington Catholic in the final four. Duxbury, winners of the last three Division II state titles, advanced the slimmest of margins, nipping hard-luck loser ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-1 Tourney: Acton-Boxboro, Arlington Catholic survive
The two higher seeds in last night’s MIAA Girls Division I quarterfinal games moved on to the semifinal round, but it certainly wasn’t easy. Top-seeded Acton-Boxboro rallied from a two-goal, second period deficit to knock off #8 seed Barnstable, 5-4, in overtime, on senior ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-2 Tourney: Shrewsbury eliminates Dedham in 2OT
– Eighth-grader Delaney Couture‘s third goal of the game in the second overtime period propelled Shrewsbury to a 4-3 victory over sixth-seeded Dedham. Couture’s first two goals gave the Colonials a 2-0 lead entering the third period, but Dedham stormed back and took the lead, ...
Read More »Mass. Girls D-1 Tourney: Austin Prep takes down Reading
– Despite being outshot by a wide margin, #10-seed Austin Prep was able to slip past host Reading, 3-2, and move on to the quarterfinal round. Caty Flagg was outstanding in goal for the Cougars, while eighth-grade forward Olivia Finocchairo scored a pair of ...
Read More »Mass. Girls HS Highlights: Duxbury, Westwood victorious
Division I – Duxbury showed that it is in full post-season mode, opening up its quest for a MIAA Division I title with a 5-0 shutout of Lincoln-Sudbury. Jacqui Nolan scored just 1:36 into the game to get the Dragons off and running. Marissa ...
Read More »Mass Girls HS Highlights: Sandwich takes out top seed Tewksbury/Methuen
– In an offensive shootout, #17-seeded Sandwich make its long trek worthwhile, rallying from an early-two goal deficit to stun Girls D-2 top seed Tewksbury/Methuen, 7-5 in a first round matchup. The Blue Knights got hat tricks from top scorers Maggie Layo and Claire Gauthier, ...
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