Sunday high school notebook: Seasons are over, but changes march on

Former Boston Herald girls basketball All-Scholastic Lindsay (Hallion) Miller has been named the new girls hoop coach at Rivers.

“I’m full of joy and gratitude to have the opportunity to lead this program,” Miller said. “Rivers offers the trifecta: a devoted community, the highest level of academics and preparation and a rich tradition of excellence. I look forward to working to build on the program’s success and offering unconditional support to my players both on and off the court.”

Miller played at Westwood, where she left as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,538 points. She helped guide the Wolverines to a pair of state titles as well as a 71-game winning streak.

Miller went on to play at Harvard, graduating in 2008. She spent five years as an assistant women’s coach at her college alma mater.

Baez best in baseball

Former Snowden baseball standout Josh Baez of Dexter Southfield was named the 2019-20 Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior outfielder was named the Most Valuable Player at the WWBA Upperclass Southeast Labor Day Perfect Game Tournament in September. Baez hit two home runs in nine at-bats over three games at the event for Beast Mode Prime 2021 and reached base safely every time he came to the plate.

A transfer to Dexter Southfield for his junior year, Baez posted a .423 batting average with 25 runs scored and 18 RBI as a sophomore for Snowden International School, earning MVP honors at the Boston City League championship game as he led the Cougars to the title.

“Josh is a true five-tool player,” said Dexter Southfield baseball coach Danny Donato. “He hits for a high average and his power is off the charts.”

Needham’s Howard moves on

Matt Howard has stepped down as head baseball coach at Needham after five years at the helm. Under Howard’s leadership, the Rockets went 60-52 and won a pair of sectional titles and captured the Div. 1 state title in 2018.

A Weston High graduate, Howard went on to play at the University of Maine, where he batted .358 in his final season at the school. According to Needham athletic director Daniel Lee, Howard is moving to Maine with his family.

Williams looks to transfer

Levar Williams has decided to throw his name into the NCAA transfer portal after one season at NJIT. A former member of the Boston Herald Boys Basketball Dream Team from Burke in 2019, Williams appeared in 28 games this past season and averaged 3.6 points a contest.

News & Notes

• Former Boston Herald softball All-Scholastic Adrianna Favreau of Tewksbury was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District1 First Team. One of two juniors on the team, Favreau has a 3.87 GPA as a biology & biotechnology major at Endicott.
• Keith Zalaski has been named the new athletic directors at Rivers, replacing Bob Pipe, who is heading to St. George’s in a similar capacity. Zalaski coaches golf and boys basketball, while teaching math.
• St. Sebastian’s junior guard Lyndel Erold has given a verbal commitment to attend Brown in the fall of the 2021. The 6-foot-2 standout began his career at Cathedral before transferring to St. Sebastian’s.
• Canton lacrosse standout Tommy Vaughn will continue his career at Div. 3 power Cabrini University in Pennsylvania. He broke the school’s record for points in a season with 86 last year.
• Former Everett lineman Erick Browne was named Merrimack’s Offensive Player of the Year. According to his head coach Dan Curran, the 6-foot-3, 295-pound senior was one of the biggest reasons why the Warriors averaged more than 31 points a game.

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