Connor Grieve went the distance and also helped his own cause with three hits and four RBI as No. 8 Braintree (16-8) defeated fourth-seeded King Philip 8-3 in a Div. 1 state semifinal. Matt Toland drove in two runs on two hits, and Pat Clair pitched three scoreless innings of relief as No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6) edged No. 7 Sandwich 5-4 in eight innings in a Div. 3 state semifinal. BOYS LACROSSE Joey McCarthy (assist), Oliver Rice (assist) and Teddy Glynn netted hat tricks to power third-seeded Norwell (16-6) past No. 7 Manchester-Essex 16-5 in a Div. 4 state semifinal. Kiley Hogan struck out six and allowed one walk and three hits over a complete game shutout, and Hailey McMahon hit a two-run single as No. 6 Tyngsboro (20-4) advanced to the Div. 4 state final with a 4-0 victory over No. 2 Uxbridge. Alyx Rossi struck out 15 and allowed just one hit as No. 3 Bedford (21-1) defeated Hopkinton 3-1 in a Div. 2 state semifinal. GIRLS TENNIS Naomi Provost and Emily McIntosh won their matches in straight sets to help lead No. 4 Hamilton-Wenham (17-6) past top-seeded Lynnfield in a Div. 4 state semifinal. The other point came at first doubles where Olivia Romans and Evelyn Esdaile prevailed in three sets. No. 1 Longmeadow edged fourth-seeded Hingham 3-2 in a Div. 2 semifinal. Sara Tiru and Bailey Downes picked up two points for Longmeadow in singles and the third point came in first doubles as Ellen Kennedy and Nora McMahon of Longmeadow defeated Gabi Magner and Sammy Price 6-2, 7-5 In second doubles Cassie McCabe and Maddie Cusack of Hingham defeated Maia Oh and Anaya Mohani 7-5, 6-3 DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Braintree 8, King Philip 3 Chelmsford 5, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 3 DIVISION 1 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA No. 8 Braintree (16-8) vs. No. 14 Chelmsford (18-8) DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Reading 5, Somerset Berkley 2 Walpole 10, Plymouth North 2 DIVISION 2 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA No. 4 Walpole (14-9) vs. No. 2 Reading (21-3) DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Arlington Catholic 5, Sandwich 4 (8 inn.) North Reading 6, Wakefield 0 DIVISION 3 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA No. 9 North Reading (20-4) vs. No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6) DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Lynnfield 17, Hamilton-Wenham 3 Millbury vs. Pittsfield, late DIVISION 4 FINAL – At Polar Park, TBA No. 2 Lynnfield (20-4) vs. Millbury/Pittsfield DIVISION 5 SEMIFINALS – At Polar Park, TBA English 9, Drury 7 Pioneer Valley 12, Hopedale 2 DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA No. 2 English (21-5) vs. No. 1 Pioneer Valley (24-0) BOYS LACROSSE DIVISION 1 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday BC High 14, Acton-Boxboro 11 St. John’s Prep 12, Lincoln-Sudbury 5 DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime No. 2 St. John’s Prep (21-1) vs. No. 1 BC High (19-3), TBA DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Billerica 10, Mansfield 7 Reading 10, Westwood 9 DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime No. 6 Reading (19-3) vs. No. 1 Billerica (21-1), TBA DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Falmouth 14, Nauset 3 Scituate 11, Medfield 9 DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime No. 5 Scituate (18-5) vs. No. 3 Falmouth (18-5), TBA DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Cohasset 11, Nantucket 2 Norwell 16, Manchester-Essex 5 DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at Mass. Maritime No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) vs. No. 3 Norwell (16-6), TBA GIRLS LACROSSE DIVISION 1 FINAL – Thursday at Babson No. 1 Concord-Carlisle (22-2) vs. No. 6 Westford Academy (19-3), 7:15 DIVISION 2 FINAL – Friday at Babson No. 4 Reading (21-3) vs. No. 2 Walpole (24-1), 5 DIVISION 3 FINAL – Friday at Babson No. 1 Medfield (21-3) vs. No. 2 Newburyport (17-5), 7:15 DIVISION 4 FINAL – Thursday at Babson No. 1 Cohasset (21-2) vs. No. 3 Norwell (18-3), 5 DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College No. 2 Xaverian (4-1) vs. No. 1 BC High (6-0), TBA DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College No. 2 Brookline (6-2) vs. No. 1 Hanover (8-0), TBA GIRLS RUGBY DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at Curry College No. 1 Belmont (7-0) vs. No. 2 Lincoln-Sudbury (6-1), TBA DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Taunton 2, Bishop Feehan 1 DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday Wachusett vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 6:30 (Worcester State) DIVISION 1 FINAL – TBA No. 1 Taunton (24-0) vs. Wachusett/Lincoln-Sudbury DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Bedford 3, Hopkinton 1 DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Thursday Westfield vs. Silver Lake, 5 (UMass-Dartmouth) DIVISION 2 FINAL – TBA No. 3 Bedford (21-1) vs. Westfield/Silver Lake DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Greater New Bedford 3, Foxboro 2 DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday Nipmuc vs. Dighton-Rehoboth, 3 (UMass-Dartmouth) DIVISION 3 FINAL – TBA No. 10 Greater New Bedford (18-8) vs. Nipmuc/Dighton-Rehoboth DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Tyngsboro 4, Uxbridge 0 DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Thursday Hampshire vs. Case, 4 (Worcester State) DIVISION 4 FINAL – TBA No. 6 Tyngsboro (20-4) vs. Hampshire/Case DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Turners Falls 8, Georgetown 7 DIVISION 5 SEMIFINAL – Thursday Greenfield vs. Hopedale, 6 (Westfield State) DIVISION 5 FINAL – TBA No. 1 Turners Falls (20-4) vs. Greenfield/Hopedale BOYS TENNIS DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 6 Lexington (23-1) vs. No. 1 St. John’s Prep (21-0), TBA DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Monday Duxbury 3, Hopkinton 1 DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Lexington Sharon vs. Westborough, 3 DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 4 Duxbury (19-3) vs. Sharon/Westborough, TBA DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Weston 5, Martha’s Vineyard 0 DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Bridgewater-Raynham Bedford vs. Latin Academy, 4 DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT Bedford/Latin Academy vs. No. 6 Weston (10-7), TBA DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Monday Manchester-Essex 5, Cohasset 0 DIVISION 4 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Hingham Lynnfield vs. Sturgis West, 4 DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 1 Manchester-Essex (21-1) vs. Lynnfield/Sturgis West GIRLS TENNIS DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Lexington 3, Newton South 2 DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Lexington Winchester vs. Wellesley, 3 DIVISION 1 FINAL – Saturday at MIT Winchester/Wellesley vs. No. 6 Lexington (22-0) DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Longmeadow 3, Hingham 2 Wayland 4, Notre Dame (Hingham) 1 DIVISION 2 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 1 Longmeadow (23-0) vs. No. 2 Wayland (14-5) DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday Martha’s Vineyard 3, St. John Paul 2 DIVISION 3 SEMIFINAL – Thursday at Concord-Carlisle Dover-Sherborn vs. Bishop Fenwick, 4 DIVISION 3 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 3 Martha’s Vineyard (19-1) vs. Dover-Sherborn/Bishop Fenwick DIVISION 4 SEMIFINALS – Wednesday Hamilton-Wenham 3, Lynnfield 2 Manchester-Essex 3, Bromfield 2 DIVISION 4 FINAL – Saturday at MIT No. 4 Hamilton-Wenham (17-2) vs. No. 6 Manchester-Essex (15-8) DIVISION 1 FINAL – Friday at Xaverian No. 3 Needham (21-5) vs. No. 1 Brookline (22-1), 6:30 DIVISION 2 FINAL – Thursday at Shrewsbury HS No. 1 Agawam (23-1) vs. No. 3 Wayland (16-8), 6:30