Author: BostonSportsNews

WELLESLEY – Lachlan McCaghren snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. McCaghren defeated Duxbury senior Tim Vargas 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the finals of the Massachusetts High School Individual Tennis Tournament, coming from behind to pull off the remarkable feat. “That first set, he was killing me,” said McCaghren. “But I believed I could hang with him. Mentally, I knew I could do it.” A junior from the Middlesex School, McCaghren had struggled to solve the puzzle that the top-seeded Vargas created on the court. Vargas won the first set, 6-1, then was on the cusp of winning it…

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The dream of virtually any high school baseball player in Massachusetts is to get an opportunity to compete at the next level. Dan Donato is hoping to make some of those dreams come true. For the third straight year, Donato has spearheaded the New England Elite 100 Showcase, designed for high school baseball players looking to get noticed by college coaches at all levels. The two-day event will take place at Boston College on June 4-5. “The numbers are coming in but we appear to be 15 ahead of last year’s pace,” said Donato, the head baseball coach at No.…

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The Boston Red Sox are losing patience with themselves. Losers in back-to-back contests, the team aimed to turn its luck around to begin a three-game series on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. But for the third straight time, the Red Sox faltered. The offense was sluggish. The momentum was non-existent and the trend of mediocre baseball continued for the club. Red Sox manager Alex Cora, along with the rest of the clubhouse, admitted to the self-inflicted damage the team continues to bring upon itself. “Right now, we’re not putting a complete game together,” Cora told reporters following…

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PHOTO: Worcester Red Sox/Facebook So far this season, the Boston Red Sox are sitting at 10-10, opening up their homestand with a four-game series against the White Sox.The buzz around the team seems to be when the electric duo of Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony will join Kristian Campbell in calling Fenway Park home.In baseball, timing is always of the essence, and in most cases, when a top prospect makes their debut, it is often due to an injury at the major league level, forcing that decision. PHOTO: Worcester Red Sox/FacebookI do not think that will apply in this scenario,…

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WELLESLEY – With the MIAA State Tennis Tournaments set to begin this week, several top girl’s competitors were in action for the USTA Massachusetts High School Individual Singles and Doubles Championships at Babson College. The tandem of Sienna Solorza and Emily Zhu from Newton South defeated Lincoln-Sudbury’s Lindsey Grosberg and Nina Gill 7-6, 6-3  in the doubles championship while Wellesley’s Kimmy Tai defeated Natick’s Grace Zhang 6-3, 6-3 in singles. The morning started with the singles semifinals, where Tai defeated Acton-Boxboro’s Maya Muhunthan and Zhang defeated Sophia Lirio of Notre Dame Academy. That set the final for an afternoon start and…

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio homered on the opening pitch from Garrett Crochet, and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Monday.Milwaukee pushed the lead to 2-0 in the fifth on consecutive doubles by Joey Ortiz and Andruw Monasterio.Milwaukee starter Chad Patrick pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits while walking two and striking out six. DL Hall, fresh off the 60-day injured list, came on to relieve Patrick with Jarren Duran on second base. Hall retired Rafael Devers on an easy ground out to first to end the threat.Hall (1-0) pitched out of a jam…

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The presumption is that the Boston Celtics will undergo an offseason yard sale, and among their several trade candidates is veteran guard Jrue Holiday. It’s been over a year since Holiday and the Celtics agreed to a four-year, $120.5 million contract extension, indicating the 34-year-old could’ve retired in Boston. Holiday was an integral part of helping deliver the franchise its record-18th championship, and although that wasn’t too long ago, the circumstances have changed. Holiday’s future with the Celtics is uncertain and increasingly unlikely as roster tweaks — a.k.a. trades — are expected to come. The 16-year veteran has $104 million…

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BASEBALL Ian Kondrat hit a game-winning RBI double in the top of the seventh to lift Cohasset to a 3-2 nonleague win over West Bridgewater. … Jack Gasse struck out eight and allowed three hits over a complete game for Bishop Feehan (17-4) in a 3-1 win against Taunton. In the South Coast Conference, Sean Lundrigan (double, 2 RBI), Garret Butler (double, one RBI), Lucas Tremblay (double, one RBI), and Gabe Zuber (two RBI) paved the offense as Apponequet defeated Bishop Stang 6-2. GIRLS LACROSSE Akira Umbello netted seven goals and dished an assist, while Mia Curley scored five goals…

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In Monday’s meeting of mediocre May teams, the Brewers pulled out a 3-2 win over the Red Sox in Milwaukee. Both clubs entered their series opener 10-13 on the month, with some of the worst pitching in the league. In May, the Brewers rank 10th in ERA and 13th in home runs, while the Red Sox arrived at American Family Field 15th in ERA and 14th in homers, exactly one round-tripper behind their host team. Jackson Chourio erased that deficit on the first pitch of the Brewers’ side of the game, taking Garrett Crochet 413 feet deep for an immediate…

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