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EASTON, Mass. -- Those in attendance for Milford softball's 12-0 romp over Oliver Ames were hoping to get a glimpse at history. Instead, what they witnessed was a resurgent Scarlet Hawks lineup hitting its stride. Reigning ESPN Boston Miss Softbal...

MILFORD, Mass. - The gloves flying through the air and the mass celebration at home plate after the final out was made, confirmed what everyone outside the foul lines already knew - this was more than just a standard regular season Hockomock League g...

AGAWAM, Mass. -- There are many adjectives you could attach to Reilly Weiners: fierce and competitor are a few that quickly come to mind. A senior catcher at Agawam High School, Weiners is considered by many to be the best at her position in the s...

MILFORD, Mass. - The representing winners of the last three Division 1 state softball championships faced off Thursday. And, while most teams are feeling their way through the early season, a duel between Milford and King Philip always enlists a cert...

Bowling Green went back into Illinois for a third time Tuesday, grabbing a commitment from Chicago, as defensive tackle Shannon Smith (Chicago/Marist) committed to the Falcons. "I felt comfortable there and I knew how much they wanted me, and they...

Blog | December 11, 2012

6-foot-2, 198-pound wide receiver Shannon Smith (Augusta, Ga./Macon) is set to continue his career with the Trojans, multiple sources report. According to The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.) Charlotte, Colorado State, Georgia State, Middle Tennessee and We...

After claiming its first MIAA Division 1 state championship, Milford softball worked its way into the final ESPNHS Powerade FAB 50 rankings for the season. The Scarlet Hawks, who completed a perfect 25-0 season behind ESPN Boston Miss Softball Sha...

Starting Rotation - First Team Kiara Amos, Sr., Malden The Providence College signee led the Golden Tornadoes to their first-ever state finals appearance after claiming the Eastern Mass. title. Amos went 15-1 for Malden, notching 195 strikeouts in ...

ESPNBoston.com and its high school section announced today that Shannon Smith, junior pitcher for the Milford Scarlet Hawks, is the recipient of its second annual "Miss Softball" award, presented annually to the top player in Massachusetts. The Mi...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- With ace hurlers Shannon Smith and Kiara Amos looking they were ready to pitch deep into the night, the quest became about looking up and down the bench and trying to figure out who would finally produce the big hit at the right m...

HUDSON, Mass. -- The juggernaut known as Milford just keeps on rolling. The Scarlet Hawks scored three runs in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie with Leominster and roll on to a 5-1 victory tonight in the semifinals of the Division 1 Central Mas...

In its 27th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Shannon Smith of Milford High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade Massachusetts Softball Player of the Year. Smith is...

This morning, ESPNHS and Gatorade announced the Gatorade Players of the Year for baseball across each of the 50 states and District of Columbia. Milford's Shannon Smith took the honors in Massachusetts; below are the winners for the five other New En...

A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011-12 season, high academic achievement and exemplary p...

The window on the Gatorade State Softball Player of the Year race is closing, and the search for elite student-athletes is in full swing. The award recognizes not only athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary...

For Northwestern senior Shannon Smith, it was a performance she can rest a career on, a worthy MVP for a program worthy of the term dynasty.