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Here are the Globe All-Scholastics for the spring season

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in eight spring sports.

Athletes of the Year for track, golf, tennis, and volleyball
Some of the state’s top athletes won individual championships this spring, capping successful four-year careers.

Meet the Globe’s high school baseball and softball Athletes of the Year
A Red Sox draft pick and the Gatorade softball Player of the Year headline this year’s choices in five baseball and three softball divisions.

There were many options, but only five can be Globe lacrosse Athletes of the Year
Lincoln-Sudbury’s Matt Ward and Notre Dame-Hingham’s Maddie Ahern took the honors in Division 1.

MIAA DIVISION 1 BOYS’ LACROSSE FINAL
Lincoln-Sudbury scores early, often for fourth title in five years
The Warriors raced to a 7-0 lead on Hingham and put together surges every time the Harbormen got close, earning another Division 1 crown.

MIAA Rugby FINALs
Belmont’s boys and girls rule the roost as D1 state rugby champs
Led by senior captains Alex Caputo and Ryan Hoey, Milton capped a perfect season (8-0) as repeat D2 state champions.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Final Globe Top 20 rankings for the spring season

North Andover finished No. 1 in baseball after becoming the first No. 8 seed to win the Super 8 tournament.
Baseball Top 20Girls' softball Top 20Boys' lacrosse Top 20Girls' lacrosse Top 20Boys' volleyball Top 20Results from the spring state high school championships
Football

Tom Lamb returning to Natick sidelines as an assistant

Arlington’s Ryan Oosting runs to Gatorade Boys’ Track & Field Athlete of the Year honor

MIAA D1 Baseball final | Taunton 5, Shrewsbury 3

Taunton captures program’s first D1 state title

MIAA D1 softball final | Wachusett 2, Methuen 1 (8 inn.)

Wachusett makes history in dramatic D1 state final over Methuen

MIAA D2 softball final | Hudson 4, Gloucester 1

Hudson claims first state softball title in nearly a decade

MIAA D3 Softball final | Austin Prep 3, Turners Falls 0

Austin Prep captures program’s first D3 state title

MIAA BOYS LACROSSE FINALS

Winchester boys rally, Dover-Sherborn rolls to state lacrosse titles

MIAA girls LACROSSE finals

Notre Dame holds off Longmeadow

MIAA D2 Baseball final | St. Mary's 2, Hopkinton 0

Bobby Alcock all aces in Division 2 final for St. Mary’s

MIAA D4 Baseball final | Manchester Essex 5, Tahanto 2

Senior moment for Manchester Essex — D4 baseball championship

MIAA D3 Baseball final | Taconic 4, Medway 1

Christian Womble, Taconic deny Medway in D3 final

MIAA D1 Boys' volleyball final

‘Powerhouse’ Westfield tops Natick to capture three-peat D1 state title

MIAA boys tennis finals

Brookline sweeps Algonquin to capture repeat D1 state title

MIAA Girls' tennis final

Acton-Boxborough hands Algonquin its first loss of season in D1 state final

SHRINERS FOOTBALL CLASSIC | SOUTH 21, NORTH 8

Canton’s Brendan Albert, Mashpee’s Devaun Ford shine at Shriners

High School Baseball

How Taunton baseball found the formula to win its first state championship

The Tigers relied on pitching, timely hitting, and small ball to win 11 games in a row en route to beat ing Shrewsbury in the Division 1 state final.
Super 8 baseball championship

North Andover holds off St. John’s Prep to win Super 8

Brendan Holland pitched six innings and Sebastian Keane closed out the game.
Holland kept St. John’s Prep off balance
Globe Foundation | Phelps Scholar-Athletes

Region’s best scholar-athletes receive Richard Phelps honor

Fourteen graduating high school seniors were saluted for their efforts both in play and in class in a ceremony Sunday at the Globe offices.
Bob Hohler

‘The hard part is, there’s no crystal ball’: MIAA facing its worst financial crunch

A Globe review found that the nonprofit responsible for running state championship tournaments in high school sports has spent itself into trouble.
High School | Boys' Lacrosse

Other countries want to boost their lacrosse teams, and they’re turning to Boston talent for help

Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ lacrosse coach Brian Vona is one of several Boston-area coaches being tapped to help out overseas.
High school basketball

An educated decision: Kristen McDonnell departs Braintree girls for Norwood boys’ basketball program

After guiding the Wamps to back-to-back Division 1 titles and four state championships in 10 seasons, McDonnell says she’s “all in” as a coach and administrator at Norwood High.

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Red Sox

Christian Vazquez lifts Red Sox over Rays

Starter Chris Sale allowed only four hits and two runs, with 10 strikeouts, in his second straight strong outing.

Red Sox coaches are taking the long view with David Price

The Red Sox lefthander, who will start Wednesday, has allowed seven earned runs over his last nine innings.

Red Sox’ hopes rest on $90 million investment

If the starting rotation can’t turn things around, it won’t matter what bullpen moves the team makes at the trade deadline.

Patriots

Patriots rookie Joejuan Williams has come a long way to make it to the NFL

“He’s a tremendously impressive kid,” said Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio. “He’s a great person, which is important.”

NFL’s system of justice an inconsistent mess

Roger Goodell’s decision not to discipline Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill just the latest example of flawed process.

Who will make the Patriots’ 53-man roster? Here are one reporter’s projections

Training camp starts in Foxborough on Thursday, and there are position battles across the board.

Bruins

Bruins sign Pavel Shen to three-year, entry-level contract

The 212th overall choice in the 2018 draft, Shen will leave his native Russia and likely to land in Providence this fall.

Former Bruin Geoff Courtnall was saved, and now he wants to save others, too

A call from Cam Neely helped Courtnall get his life back. He and his siblings have built a mental health center to help bring others back from the brink.

How to improve the NHL’s product? Dress more skaters

The league would do well to borrow from the European leagues that dress 20 skaters as opposed to the NHL’s 18.

Celtics

New Celtic Enes Kanter seeks an assist from US senators

The outspoken native of Turkey met with Ed Markey and Ron Wyden to discuss his ability to safely travel outside the United States for games this season.

Jaylen Brown added to Team USA training camp roster, report says

USA Basketball plans to have 20 players at its training camps in Las Vegas and Los Angeles before whittling the final roster down to 12.

Seven Celtics items to follow in the Las Vegas Summer League

Top pick Romeo Langford won’t play, but Grant Williams, Robert Williams, and Guerschon Yabusele are on the roster