FHS baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, and both boys and girls tennis teams post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports.com, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday:

Baseball = Franklin, 12 @ Milford, 0 – Final (5 inn.) 

– Holding a 3-0 lead after four innings, Franklin found its groove in the fifth and exploded for nine runs to secure a win at Fino Field. Eisig Chin had an RBI double early in the fifth, Evan Raider blasted a two-run triple, and Jacob Crisileo had a two-out RBI triple to give the Panthers a 12-0 lead. Jack Marino (two RBI, run) Jase Lyons (two runs, RBI), and Joe Tirrell (two RBI) also had two hits for the Panthers. James Kuczmiec tossed a five-inning complete game shutout for the Panthers, allowing a pair of hits and walks to go along with four strikeouts to get the win. Sophomore Keith Lee went 2-for-2 for the Scarlet Hawks.

Softball = Milford, 2 @ Franklin, 10 – Final 

– Milford jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the third but Franklin quickly responded with seven runs in the bottom half and went on to secure a big win over the visiting Scarlet Hawks. Sophomore Camille Bonina launched a two-run home run in the top of the third to put Milford ahead 2-1. In the bottom half, Franklin had its first five batters reach base including a two-run double from Hailey Fales as the Panthers jumped back ahead 4-2. Avery Chalk and Dana Stott had back-to-back RBI singles and Katy Liberman smacked a two-out, two-run double to push Franklin’s lead to 8-2. Junior Kiera Kotwicki earned the win for the Panthers, allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks, striking out four in a complete game effort.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 11 vs. Longmeadow, 16 – Final

Panthers have a long way to go for the win.   Franklin 11, Longmeadow 16

Davis: 5G, 1A

Sacchetti: 1G, 1A

Hansen: 2G, 2A

Alexander: 1G

Palmieri: 1A

1:09 left in the 4th   https://twitter.com/FranklinHSLax/status/1527093450616844288

Girls Lacrosse = Franklin, 9 vs. Notre Dame Academy, 7 – Final

Boston Globe's Trevor Hass has the game recap ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/18/sports/brigid-earley-backstops-franklin-girls-lacrosse-signature-win-over-notre-dame-academy-hingham/

The Boston Herald also provides a game recap ->

https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/18/franklin-edges-notre-dame-academy-in-girls-lacrosse/

Boys tennis = Milford, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 

– Franklin’s experience was on full display as the Panthers used five seniors in the lineup to knock off visiting Milford. Senior Vayshnav Malhotra and senior Sameen Shaik both won 6-0, 6-0 at first and second singles, respectively, while senior Drew Mahoney earned a 6-0, 6-1 win at third singles. The senior tandem of Thomas Broyles and Tyler Fitzpatrick captured a 6-2, 6-0 win at first doubles and Franklin’s sophomore pairing of Ahan Shetty and Jay Gorgas captured a 6-0, 6-1 win at second doubles.

Girls tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Milford, 0 – Final 

– Franklin took all five matches in straight sets to take down Milford and stay in first place in the Kelley-Rex division with three matches to go. Izzy Trull (6-2, 6-1) Chloe Essum (6-3, 6-2), and Sarah Schiavo (6-1, 6-2) swept the three singles matches for the Panthers while Vedika Vinayak and Lexy Winkler secured a 6-2, 6-3 win at first doubles, and Amulya Jayam and Nihara Lijan captured a 6-4, 6-4 win at second doubles.

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-18-22/

FHS Panthers

FHS Gymnastics' White named by Boston Globe to All Scholastic; Rudolph as Honorable Mention

FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) tweeted on Wed, Mar 24, 2021:

Congratulations to Junior Emma White who has been named both a Boston Herald and Boston Globe All Scholastic!  Your future is bright!  @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FHSPantherbook @FranklinMatters @fhsgymboosters  

Emma White

 

Check out the photos of Emma = https://t.co/nTHGgyUyjo

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1374702692908535812

Congratulations to Junior Kate Rudolph who has been named a Boston Globe All Scholastic Honorable Mention!  Your future is bright! @katerudolph17_  @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FHSPantherbook @FranklinMatters @fhsgymboosters  

 

Kate Rudolph

Check out the photos of Kate =  https://t.co/PX1VATaDpB

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1374706528243040256

Boston Herald gymnastics preview references FHS team

Kat Cornetta (@KatCornetta) tweeted on Mon, Jan 11, 2021:

Happy High School Gymnastics Season! Thank you to all of the coaches who helped me with this year's high school gymnastics preview. Franklin, Masco, Wakefield, BR-WB, Newton boys co-op are on my list to keep an eye on this year. https://t.co/9UTPIAStoB

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatCornetta/status/1348668774078164993

Direct link to the Boston Herald article preview of this season's gymnastics teams

https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/11/gymnastics-preview/

 

Boston Herald gymnastics preview references FHS team

 

Boston Herald recognizes Tyler Saunders of Tri-County

Tyler Saunders

Boston Herald's "High school football stars of the week" recognizes Tyler Saunders of Tri-County

• Tyler Saunders threw three touchdown passes as Tri-County remained unbeaten with a 33-0 win over Atlantis Charter

For the full listing 
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/2018/09/high_school_football_stars_of_the_week_0

High school football stars of the week

In the News: Cannabis Control Commission timeline discussion; Boston Herald sold; Hopkinton waiting on plastic bag ban

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"With the chorus of critics calling for the Cannabis Control Commission to pump the brakes on its rollout of an expansive legal marijuana industry growing louder, the top marijuana regulator said Tuesday the agency will debate later this month whether it should license only certain types of marijuana businesses to open July 1 and wait to license others. 

Gov. Charlie Baker, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and others have called on the CCC to scale back the industry envisioned in its draft regulations -- which includes marijuana cafes, delivery-only marijuana businesses, and the ability for establishments like cinemas and massage parlors to offer limited marijuana products -- at least until an initial retail market takes hold. 

“We’re absolutely going to talk about that and if we do decide to not issue certain categories of licenses on day one we’re not going to leave them open-ended, we’ll say ‘here’s our timeline for subsequent rollout,’ ” CCC Chairman Steven Hoffman said Tuesday when asked if the commission would consider a phased rollout of legal cannabis businesses. “But we have not made that decision, we are going to have that conversation.”

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180213/official-pot-licenses-could-be-rolled-out-on-timeline

"The second biggest newspaper in Boston is on track to be sold for $11.9 million. 

A subsidiary of Digital First, owner of the Denver Post and hundreds of other publications across the country, made the winning bid for the Boston Herald at a closed-door auction held at the downtown Boston offices of the Herald’s bankruptcy attorney, Brown Rudnick, which confirmed the bid selection to The Patriot Ledger on Tuesday night. The Boston Herald reported that the bid was for $11.9 million. 

Digital First was one of three companies to submit bids for the paper before a deadline Friday, including GateHouse Media, the owner of The Patriot Ledger. The company also owns the Lowell Sun and the Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise in Massachusetts.

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180213/digital-first-media-wins-auction-for-boston-herald

"The town is waiting to see how a statewide plastic bag ban take shape before taking its own action. 

Board of Health member Jennifer Flanagan brought up the idea to ban plastic bags at stores in town about a year ago after hearing about such a ban passed in Natick. Last week, the board brought the discussion back up. 

“We are still in the research and review stage,” said Shaun McAuliffe, health director."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180213/hopkinton-waits-on-statewide-plastic-bag-ban

In the News: e-cigarettes increasing popular; Gatehouse Media to purchase Boston Herald

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"As e-cigarettes become increasingly popular among young people, they are beginning to come under heightened scrutiny. 

“A lot of kids don’t understand these are dangerous products and contain nicotine,” said Marc Hymovitz, director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network of Massachusetts. 

In Massachusetts, vaping has become significantly more popular than smoking cigarettes among high school students. Using e-cigarettes is not called smoking — it is referred to as vaping — despite the similarities to traditional cigarettes. Unlike combustible cigarettes, however, vaping produces an aerosol vapor instead of a smoke. 

Nearly 24 percent of Massachusetts high school students reported currently using e-cigarettes or vape pens, according to a 2015 Department of Public Health survey. More than 44 percent reported ever trying vaping."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171208/vaping-more-common-than-smoking-among-teens-comes-under-scrutiny

"Boston Herald Publisher Patrick J. Purcell announced today that the media company with its flagship Boston Herald tabloid has reached an agreement for GateHouse Media LLC to acquire the company’s operational assets. The purchase is subject to court approval. 

The announcement came this afternoon as Purcell gathered management and staff in the Herald newspaper’s offices on Fargo Street in Boston’s Seaport District. He spoke first with his long-time management team and immediately following with staff from across all departments. 

In a simultaneous letter to employees, Purcell wrote: “I am very proud of the spectacular management team with whom I have worked hand in hand over the years. And I am equally as proud of the excellent staff in all areas of our company who have worked tirelessly to make the Boston Herald a relevant and respected provider of local and regional news for Boston and the area.”

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171208/gatehouse-media-lined-up-to-purchase-boston-herald

Gatehouse Media is the publisher of the Milford Daily News and the Franklin Gazette

"Cancer is no longer a death sentence and shouldn’t be taboo”

Via the social media feeds, a good Franklin story to share:

Franklin resident Susan Rosen sat slumped on her couch in a quiet house — her two children were at school — and let the news sink in: She had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. 

“I’m never going to be a grandmother,” she told her husband through sobs. 

But that was four years ago. Susan, now 52, no longer views incurable cancer as a death sentence. The local wife and mother is one of a growing number of people managing the disease as a chronic illness, thanks to new, less toxic treatments that are tailored to each patient’s needs. 

“Things are getting better every day in regards to treatments,” Susan said. “This is the best I’ve felt in years.”

Continue reading the full article at the Boston Herald
http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/health/2017/08/kalter_cancer_patient_finds_hope

You can follow Susan's blog at Let Us be Mermaids
https://letusbemermaids.wordpress.com/

Susan Rosen - image from her webpage