Winthrop 28, Essex Tech 18

Newburyport 30, Manchester-Essex 0

Greater Lowell 29, North Reading 26

Triton/Ipswich 8, Cathedral 0

Wakefield 28, Greater Lawrence 20

Revere 14, Quincy 6

Malden 26, Lyn Tech 20

Peabody 34, Somerville 16

Haverhill 36, Beverly 14

Dracut 25, Pentucket/Georgetown 22

Billerica 34, Masconomet 0

Gloucester 14, Stoneham 6

KIPP 32, Salem 27

Coach Rudloff has been the Head Coach at MHS since 2009. Since that time the Magicians have won the NEC 13 times: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Under Rudloff Marblehead has competed for the state championship at Gillette stadium in 2009, 2016 and 2021, winning the D3 State Championship with an undefeated 14-0 record. Coach Rudloff started off as an assistant coach at Marblehead for 4 years before coaching 4 years at Beverly High School. A special education teacher at the high school since 2001, Rudloff graduated & played football at Northeastern University before moving to Marblehead. – High School D4

In the interview below, Coach Rudloff talks about changes over the years; expectations of student-athlete participation; coaching changes and coaching incumbents; a veteran returning offensive line; and team captains (among other stuff).

Marblehead High School football coach Jim Rudloff

Gloucester High School Director of Athletics Bryan Lafata

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Sports Journalist Mike Grenier

This ceremony honors six outstanding seniors whose excellence in athletics, academics, leadership and community service earned them recognition as the 2025-2026 Cape Ann Savings Bank Student Athletes of the Year. Join the North Shore Sports Desk for a special look inside this memorable celebration, which featured award presentations, scholarships from the Bank, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes moments and highlights from an incredible afternoon recognizing the very best student-athletes on Cape Ann.

2025-2026 Cape Ann Savings Bank Student Athletes of the Year

Gloucester High School

Keagan Jewell – Jaylen Severino

Rockport High School

Gabby Lucido – Timothy Patrick

Manchester Essex Regional High Schooll

Anna Gardner – Charlie Thurlow

Hosted by Dom Nicastro and the North Shore Sports Desk, this video celebrates not only these remarkable student-athletes, but also the families, coaches, teachers and teammates who helped them reach this achievement. A special thank you to Cape Ann Savings Bank for its outstanding commitment to supporting local students and high school athletics throughout Cape Ann. Special thanks to: Marianne Smith, President, Cape Ann Savings Bank Jennifer Orlando, VP, Marketing, Cape Ann Savings Bank Congratulations once again to all six Student Athletes of the Year.

Your dedication, perseverance and leadership have made your schools and communities proud.

The 2025-26 Hyland was co-awarded to MERHS as well as neighboring high school Hamilton-Wenham Regional. The Manchester Hornets were recognized for their commitment to the community and for continuously striving for success both on the field and in the classroom.

The Hyland award recognizes dedication, hard work, and excellence across high school athletic departments. The award was named in honor of MERHS teacher, coach, and athletic director Joseph M. Hyland. Hyland became athletic director in 1965 and remained in the position until 1977, serving as an award-winning baseball and basketball coach.

The Cape Ann League (CAP) continues Hyland’s legacy by celebrating high schools that demonstrate outstanding sportsmanship and go above and beyond in their athletic departments.

This is the third time MERHS has received this award since Cameron “Cami” Molinare was appointed Athletic Director. This past school year marks her fifth year in office.

“This is a testament to Cami’s amazing leadership,” said Principal Julie Sgroi. “She holds our students to a high standard, provides the leadership they need, and has an amazing rapport with the community.”

The Fishermen first baseman and captain discusses her team’s success, her reputation as one of the area’s top power hitters, balancing multiple sports and academics, and why she’s excited to study nursing at Merrimack College this fall.

From 11 career home runs and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors to leadership on and off the field, Emma shares what made her senior year so memorable.

North Shore Sports Desk with Emma Carrapichosa

Dom Nicastro with State Tennis Champion Grace Scarbrough

State Champion Grace Scarbrough Leaves Manchester Essex With Lasting Legacy

For Grace Scarbrough, the ending could not have been scripted much better.

After years of battling rival Hamilton-Wenham and coming close to a state championship, the Manchester Essex senior helped lead the Hornets to the MIAA Division 4 state title this spring, closing out her high school tennis career atop the mountain.

Scarbrough was a model of consistency throughout the season, finishing undefeated while helping anchor a Hornets lineup that finally broke through against a Hamilton-Wenham program that had become the measuring stick in Division 4 with four straight state crowns. For Scarbrough, defeating the Generals in the championship match made the accomplishment even more meaningful.

It was the perfect way to end it, Scarbrough said during a recent interview. To win a state championship and do it against a team we’ve battled with for so long is something she’ll never forget, she said.

The title represented the culmination of years of hard work, not only for Scarbrough but for a program that had repeatedly found itself within reach of a championship. This time, the Hornets finished the job, and the senior leader was at the center of it all.

While tennis has been a major part of her life, Scarbrough’s next chapter is already taking shape. This fall, she will attend UMass Amherst, where she plans to study business and marketing. Her interest in business has been influenced in part by spending time working in her family’s dry-cleaning business, where she has gained firsthand experience interacting with customers and learning how a small business operates.

Those experiences have helped shape her goals beyond athletics and given her an appreciation for the work that goes into building and maintaining a successful business.

As she prepares for college, Scarbrough leaves Manchester Essex with more than an undefeated season and a state championship trophy. She leaves as part of the team that finally cleared the final hurdle, delivering a championship that players, coaches and fans will remember for years to come.

For a senior who got one final opportunity to chase a title, it was a finish worthy of the journey.

Based on their achievements in the classroom and in their respective athletic endeavors, Beverly High lacrosse star Madeline Reynolds and two-sport Swampscott High standout Michael Collins have been selected as April’s Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month.

Reynolds is fresh off a tremendous farewell lacrosse campaign with the Panthers, surpassing 600 career saves while closing her career as the school’s all-time leader in both wins and total saves. She was also the first player in program history to be named a USA Lacrosse All-American — something she says is her biggest accomplishment.  All this comes after Reynolds admittedly had second thoughts four years back on whether lacrosse was even for her or not.

“Freshman year I lacked confidence and wasn’t sure if I truly enjoyed the sport,” said Reynolds. “At the end of the season I joined a club team and decided I wanted to play in college. My coaches, both school and club, have offered endless support and praise, while my parents often helped me to see the bright side of it all when I would get in my head.”

A three-time NEC All-Conference selection and this year’s NEC Player of the Year, Reynolds started between the posts in each of her four years at Beverly. This season, she helped lead the Panthers to a 17-1 regular season record and a trip to the Division 1 Sweet 16 thanks to a thrilling overtime win over Brookline in Round 1.

Even with all that individual and team success, it was the comradery and “all-in” efforts from her squad’s entire roster that she appreciated most.

“This year wasn’t super intense on my end of things as it had been in years past, but I didn’t mind because I got to see everyone on my team thrive,” she said. “This team was a group of girls who will always find a way to put a smile on your face no matter the kind of day you are having. I am most proud of everyone who worked hard this season to get us to that Sweet 16 spot.”

Of course an excellent student as well, Reynolds is on the honor roll and a proud member of DECA. She also finds time to volunteer for Beverly Bootstraps, the Beverly Senior Center and is a liaison for Morgan’s Message.
Reynolds certainly could have landed on a Division 1 college team to continue her lacrosse career, but has instead chosen to attend Division 3 University of New England, which simply felt like the right fit for her from the jump.
“When I first started my recruiting process I had no idea what I wanted academically, I just knew I wanted to play lacrosse,” said Reynolds. “I visited some schools and started to come to the realization that Division 1 probably wasn’t for me.

“The first time I visited UNE it felt right,” she continued. “The players welcomed me, the coach resembled my high school coach who is such a big inspiration to me, and the academics were where I wanted them. I am super excited to advance to the next level of play and get new opportunities.

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Collins, meanwhile, has thrived as Big Blue baseball’s starting catcher for all four years of his high school career. As a two-year captain, he was among the North Shore’s leaders in regular season hits (24), RBI (25) and homers (3) while helping his team to a Northeastern Conference crown in walk-off fashion over rival Masconomet. It was the first NEC baseball championship for Swampscott since 1997.

“It truly was a culmination of a season’s worth of hard work and sacrifice and I couldn’t have asked for a more satisfying experience to end my baseball career,” said Collins, who added that he was most proud of being named a captain as a junior.

During the fall season, Collins shined on the golf course, placing third overall at the Division 3 North Sectionals as a senior with a sizzling round of 78 (6-over par), the best 18 hole score of his career. A two-time NEC all-star, he also fired a season-best 38 (+4) at the ever challenging Tedesco Country Club and placed 18th in the D3 state championship.

A terrific student, Collins boasted a GPA near 4.0 and was in the top 5-10 percent of his graduating class. A National Honor Society Member for each of his final two school years, Collins also took home such honors as the Citizen Scholar Award, AP Scholar Award, and was a state competition qualifier for DECA.

A member of the Jewish Student Union at school, Collins has also volunteered at the Swampscott Senior Center and Swampscott Little League and is the Treasurer of the anti-defamation league at Swampscott High. He was also chosen by his peers to be one of the four Powderpuff coaches last fall.

How does he balance it all, you ask?

“For me time management has been very crucial. My parents have always instilled in me that balancing both sports and academics are crucial,” said Collins. “I have a great set of friends that all strive for success in both academics and sports and it always made me want to strive for success in my fields as well. I tend to follow the motto of ‘surrounding yourself with success will lead to it.'”
Accepted to Villanova University’s School of Business, Collins will head off to Pennsylvania in the fall where he plans on studying finance with a minor in business law. He also hopes to join the club golf team there, catch plenty of basketball games and join “as many intramural events that he can in order to make friends.”