GIRLS HOCKEY Notre Dame Academy of Hingham head coach John Findley has spent more than half of his life behind the bench as an assistant or head coach in girls and boys hockey. The widely-respected 63-year-old confirmed Wednesday morning that after eight years as head coach of the Cougars – and 35 years coaching in all – he’s hanging up the whistle as the latest legend to retire. “I think younger guys, younger girls should have the opportunity to be a head coach,” Findley said. “NDA is a great place to coach. It’s awesome, such a great spot to be in. … It was a lot of fun. I wouldn’t trade it in for eight years of anything. Best eight years of my life, I enjoyed it a ton.” Findley’s tenure with NDA were the only years he spent as a head coach, but he made the most of them. While he never won a state title with the Cougars, they reached the state finals in 2018 (Div. 2) and in 2024 (Div. 1) – losing in double overtime to Wellesley and in triple overtime to St. Mary’s of Lynn, respectively. This year’s upset loss to Bishop Stang in the Div. 1 second round marked the first time NDA hadn’t reached at least the Div. 1 or Div. 2 state quarterfinals in Findley’s tenure, and his teams posted a 104-40-16 record (.700) in seasons with a state tournament despite playing a challenging independent schedule. That success and the chase for titles isn’t what Findley will miss most, though. “I love the girls, they’re great kids,” he said. “I’m going to miss them.” Findley started his coaching career as an assistant with BC High, before moving over to South Windsor (Conn.) for a year. He then spent four years as an assistant with the Duxbury boys – winning a state title in 2000 – before spending the next four with the Duxbury girls. He switched over to serve as twin brother and former Hingham girls head coach Tom Findley’s assistant for the next 16 years, winning state titles in 2008 (Div. 2) and 2011 (Div. 1). Coaching with him, before taking the head coaching vacancy at NDA in 2017, was an experience he will forever cherish. “It was the best,” he said. “Coaching with him was great, it was awesome.” In the South Shore League, Kyle DeScicio hit a walkoff single as Middleboro edged Norwell 1-0. Aidan Murphy threw a one-hitter as Weston (4-0) blanked Abington 6-0 in nonleague action. In the Dual County League, Dustin zwhitsjer went the distance while allowing three hits and striking out 11 as Newton South defeated Bedford 2-0. In a Cape Ann League game, Madux Lovinelli struck out five and recorded three hits with a pair of RBI to lift Lynnfield past Newburyport, 13-3. … Cormac Heney struck out 13 and had three hits at the plate as Hamilton-Wenham took down Georgetown 10-0. In a Patriot League contest, Jacob Getchell struck out eight and allowed just one hit as Whitman-Hanson (3-0) defeated Hanover, 9-1. …Aidan McCarthy went the distance, allowing three hits as North Quincy blanked Pembroke, 4-0. Max DeRoche struck out nine across five innings and Matt Rodgers recorded a pair of hits with three RBI as Braintree defeated Weymouth, 7-1 in a Bay State League game. … Max Boehm threw a complete-game shutout, allowing two hits and striking out nine as Wellesley defeated Newton North, 11-0. BOYS LACROSSE In a Catholic Central League contest, Blake Masso finished with four goals and Dexter Izzo added three goals to boost Bishop Feehan (3-2) past Bishop Stang, 11-6. Hayden Schmitz scored eight times with an assist as King Philip defeated Sharon 19-10. In nonleague action, Jayson Kelleher and Colin Carfagna each finished with a hat trick to boost Bridgewater-Raynham to a 9-2 victory over Dartmouth. GIRLS LACROSSE Anna Joyce had four tallies and Taylor Corr had three more as Silver Lake came from behind to take down Patriot League opponent Plymouth South 12-10. In the Tri-Valley League, Ella Taylor (six goals), Liv Melanson (four goal) and Ainsley Callahan (three goals) paced the offense as Medway cruised over Bellingham 20-3. In a Catholic Central League matchup, Emmette Barry scored four goals while Allie Buonaccorsi added three goals to lead Bishop Feehan to a 14-10 victory over Bishop Stang. In the Cape Ann League, Reese Bromby collected six goals, including her 200th career, while Avery Tahnk added five more as Newburyport won 18-8 over Essex Tech. … Allie Wile notched her 100th career goal (four goals, two assists) to lead Ipswich to a 13-6 win over Lynnfield. … Evie Bernard scored six goals and had 16 draw controls as Hamilton-Wenham (4-0) defeated Manchester-Essex, 16-3. In Bay State League action, Caitlyn Naughton (five goals) and Sophia Fruci (four goals, two assists) paced Walpole (5-0) to a 17-4 victory over Framingham. In nonleague action, Mayson Lower finished with five goals and Mia Beaudette added five points (three goals, two assists) as Nantucket defeated Barnstable, 15-4. … Clare O’Keefe notched a hat trick as Archbishop Williams topped Malden Catholic 9-8. Liana Danubio smashed two homers as Norton took down Foxboro 13-5 in nonleague action… Regan Bryant struck out 20 in a complete-game effort to lead West Bridgewater past Bourne, 5-4. … Emma Silva, Abby Lancaster, and Jillian Dubois each collected three hits as Dartmouth defeated Old Rochester, 16-4. … Riley Egan (three hits, two runs) paced the offense and Maggie Schlossberg fanned nine as East Bridgewater edged out Mansfield, 4-3. … Taryn Clancy struck out 13 and Grace Lynch drove in four runs off four hits, including a home run, to lead Middleboro to a 14-0 victory over Norwell. Phil Vignaly had nine kills, five blocks and five digs as St. John’s (Shrewsbury) swept Xaverian 3-0 in the Catholic Conference. Anthony Rubim had 35 assists and Rhandall Cartagena added 18 digs as Greater Lawrence (4-2) defeated Lynn Tech, 3-1. Acton-Boxboro 4, Westford Academy 2 Apponequet 7, Old Rochester 1 Braintree 7, Weymouth 1 Bridgton 18, BB&N 10 Brookline 7, Needham 3 Burlington 4, Lexington 2 Central Catholic 4, Dracut 3 Dighton-Rehoboth 6, Case 3 Essex Tech 9, Pentucket 4 Greater Lowell 7, Northeast 1 Greater New Bedford 5, Somerset Berkley 1 Hamilton-Wenham 10, Georgetown 0 Holliston 5, Dedham 1 Ipswich 7, Rockport 4 King Philip 4, Hopkinton 3 (8i) Lowell 8, Concord-Carlisle 6 Lynn Classical 5, Medford 2 Lynnfield 13, Newburyport 3 Manchester-Essex 2, Amesbury 1 Mashpee 10, Upper Cape 3 Middleboro 1, Norwell 0 Milton 3, Walpole 2 Newton South 2, Bedford 0 North Quincy 4, Pembroke 0 North Reading 3, Triton 1 Peabody 7, Marblehead 2 Reading 7, Melrose 4 St. John Paul II 11, Monomoy 1 (5i) Salem 4, Haverhill 3 Salem Academy 4, East Boston 3 Sandwich 8, Rockland 2 Shawsheen 10, Lowell Catholic 0 Somerville 12, Lynn English 0 Tabor Academy 7, Governor’s Academy 0 Taunton 10, North Attleboro 1 Wellesley 11, Newton North 0 Weston 6, Abington 0 Whitman-Hanson 9, Hanover 1 Whittier 13, Greater Lawrence 3 BOYS LACROSSE Attleboro 20, Stoughton 3 Bedford 13, Lowell Catholic 5 Bishop Feehan 11, Bishop Stang 6 Bridgewater-Raynham 9, Dartmouth 2 Groton-Dunstable 8, Oakmont 2 Hanover 16, Whitman-Hanson 4 King Philip 18, Sharon 10 Littleton 11, Nipmuc 8 Manchester-Essex 13, Hamilton-Wenham 3 Medford 11, Somerville 3 Nantucket 9, Barnstable 4 Nauset 16, Martha’s Vineyard 3 North Reading 10, Triton 3 St. John’s Prep 15, St. John’s (Shewsbury) 6 Weston 9, Waltham 4 GIRLS LACROSSE Archbishop Williams 9, Malden Catholic 8 Bishop Feehan 14, Bishop Stang 10 Bishop Fenwick 8, St. Mary’s (Lynn) 5 Cambridge 11, Latin Academy 7 Cape Cod Academy 13, Nauset 9 Dover-Sherborn 18, Norton 8 Franklin 18, Taunton 1 Greater Lowell 13, Whittier 1 Hamilton-Wenham 16, Manchester-Essex 3 Ipswich 13, Lynnfield 6 Marshfield 15, Quincy 4 Medway 20, Bellingham 3 Nantucket 15, Barnstable 4 Needham 8, Braintree 5 Newburyport 18, Essex Tech 8 Shawsheen 15, Lowell Cath. 0 Silver Lake 12, Plymouth South 10 Weymouth 15, Milton 8 Walpole 17, Framingham 5 Westboro 9, Tyngsboro 7 Weston 20, Waltham 9 Winthrop 10, Saugus 9 Chelmsford 50, Cambridge 7 Belmont 10, Watertown 4 Bishop Fenwick 6, Malden Catholic 5 Charlestown 17, Boston International 7 Dartmouth 16, Old Rochester 4 East Bridgewater 4, Mansfield 3 EMK 20, Fenway 4 Excel 17, New Mission 0 Littleton 11, Groton-Duns. 7 Madison Park 15, Brighton 2 Middleboro 14, Norwell 0 Newton North 11, Wellesley 2 Newton South 7, Latin Academy 0 North Reading 2, Triton 1 Norton 13, Foxboro 5 Plymouth South 8, Hanover 4 Southeastern 6, Upper Cape 3 West Bridgewater 5, Bourne 4 BOYS TENNIS Apponequet 4, Dighton-Rehoboth 1 Central Catholic 5, Lawrence 0 Hanover 3, Pembroke 2 Hingham 5, North Quincy 0 Lexington 5, Burlington 0 Lowell 5, Everett 0 Lynnfield 5, Beverly 0 Manchester-Essex 3, Swampscott 2 Marblehead 5, Gloucester 0 Medfield 4, Dover-Sherborn 1 Monomoy 5, St. John Paul II 0 Newton South 5, Latin Academy 0 Pentucket 3, Ipswich 2 Reading 3, Melrose 2 St. John’s Prep 4, Concord-Carlisle 1 Scituate 5, Quincy 0 Westford Academy 4, Andover 1 GIRLS TENNIS Andover 4, Minnechaug 1 Brockton 5, New Bedford 0 Central Catholic 5, Lawrence 0 Danvers 5, Peabody 0 Dover-Sherborn 5, Medfield 0 Hingham 5, North Quincy 0 Latin Academy 5, Mystic Valley 0 Lincoln-Sudbury 4, Wayland 1 North Andover 3, Chelmsford 2 North Reading 5, Triton 0 Swampscott 5, Saugus 0 Tewksbury 4, Billerica 1 Ursuline 5, Fontbonne 0 Wellesley 5, Sharon 0 Westford Academy 3, Bishop Feehan 2 Apponequet 80, Dighton-Rehoboth 54 Greater New Bedford 74, Somerset Berkley 62 Littleton 113, Gardner 32 West Bridgewater 100, Bourne 16 GIRLS TRACK Apponequet 75, Dighton-Rehoboth 59 Greater New Bedford 85, Somerset Berkley 41 West Bridgewater 110, Bourne 16 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Braintree 3, Wellesley 0 Brookline 3, Needham 0 Greater Lawrence 3, Lynn Tech 1 Lexington 3, Winchester 0 Natick 3, Newton North 2 North Andover 3, Central Catholic 0 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 3, Xaverian 0 Waltham/Weston 3, Belmont 0