Notre Dame Academy of Hingham head coach John Findley has spent greater than half of his life behind the bench as an assistant or head coach in ladies and boys hockey.
The widely-respected 63-year-old confirmed Wednesday morning that after eight years as head ladies coach of the Cougars – and 35 years teaching in all – he’s hanging up the whistle as the newest legend to retire.
“I think younger guys, younger girls should have the opportunity to be a head coach,” Findley mentioned. “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 had been the one years he spent as a head coach, however he made probably the most of them.
Whereas he by no means gained a state title with the Cougars, they reached the state finals in 2018 (Div. 2) and in 2024 (Div. 1) – shedding in double extra time to Wellesley and in triple extra time to St. Mary’s of Lynn, respectively. This 12 months’s upset loss to Bishop Stang within the Div. 1 second spherical marked the primary time NDA hadn’t reached at the very least the Div. 1 or Div. 2 state quarterfinals in Findley’s tenure, and his groups posted a 104-40-16 report (.700) in seasons with a state match regardless of taking part in a difficult unbiased schedule.
That success and the chase for titles isn’t what Findley will miss most, although.
“I love the girls, they’re great kids,” he mentioned. “I’m going to miss them.”
Findley began his teaching profession as an assistant with BC Excessive, earlier than shifting over to South Windsor (Conn.) for a 12 months. He then spent 4 years as an assistant with the Duxbury boys – profitable a state title in 2000 – earlier than spending the following 4 with the Duxbury ladies.
He converted to function twin brother and former Hingham ladies head coach Tom Findley’s assistant for the following 16 years, profitable state titles in 2008 (Div. 2) and 2011 (Div. 1). Teaching with him, earlier than taking the pinnacle teaching emptiness at NDA in 2017, was an expertise he’ll eternally cherish.
“It was the best,” he mentioned. “Coaching with him was great, it was awesome.”
Baseball
Within 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 motion.
Within the Twin County League, Dustin zwhitsjer went the space whereas permitting three hits and hanging out 11 as Newton South defeated Bedford 2-0.
In a Cape Ann League recreation, Madux Lovinelli struck out 5 and recorded three hits with a pair of RBI to carry Lynnfield previous Newburyport, 13-3. … Cormac Heney struck out 13 and had three hits on the plate as Hamilton-Wenham took down Georgetown 10-0.
In a Patriot League contest, Jacob Getchell struck out eight and allowed only one hit as Whitman-Hanson (3-0) defeated Hanover, 9-1. …Aidan McCarthy went the space, permitting three hits as North Quincy blanked Pembroke, 4-0.
Max DeRoche struck out 9 throughout 5 innings and Matt Rodgers recorded a pair of hits with three RBI as Braintree defeated Weymouth, 7-1 in a Bay State League recreation. … Max Boehm threw a complete-game shutout, permitting two hits and hanging out 9 as Wellesley defeated Newton North, 11-0.
Boys lacrosse
In a Catholic Central League contest, Blake Masso completed with 4 objectives and Dexter Izzo added three objectives to spice up Bishop Feehan (3-2) previous Bishop Stang, 11-6.
Hayden Schmitz scored eight occasions with an help as King Philip defeated Sharon 19-10.
In nonleague motion, Jayson Kelleher and Colin Carfagna every completed with a hat trick to spice up Bridgewater-Raynham to a 9-2 victory over Dartmouth.
Women lacrosse
Anna Joyce had 4 tallies and Taylor Corr had three extra as Silver Lake got here from behind to take down Patriot League opponent Plymouth South 12-10.
Within the Tri-Valley League, Ella Taylor (six objectives), Liv Melanson (4 aim) and Ainsley Callahan (three objectives) paced the offense as Medway cruised over Bellingham 20-3.
In a Catholic Central League matchup, Emmette Barry scored 4 objectives whereas Allie Buonaccorsi added three objectives to guide Bishop Feehan to a 14-10 victory over Bishop Stang.
Within the Cape Ann League, Reese Bromby collected six objectives, together with her two hundredth profession, whereas Avery Tahnk added 5 extra as Newburyport gained 18-8 over Essex Tech. … Allie Wile notched her a centesimal profession aim (4 objectives, two assists) to guide Ipswich to a 13-6 win over Lynnfield. … Evie Bernard scored six objectives and had 16 draw controls as Hamilton-Wenham (4-0) defeated Manchester-Essex, 16-3.
In Bay State League motion, Caitlyn Naughton (5 objectives) and Sophia Fruci (4 objectives, two assists) paced Walpole (5-0) to a 17-4 victory over Framingham.
In nonleague motion, Mayson Decrease completed with 5 objectives and Mia Beaudette added 5 factors (three objectives, two assists) as Nantucket defeated Barnstable, 15-4. … Clare O’Keefe notched a hat trick as Archbishop Williams topped Malden Catholic 9-8.
Softball
Liana Danubio smashed two homers as Norton took down Foxboro 13-5 in nonleague motion… Regan Bryant struck out 20 in a complete-game effort to guide West Bridgewater previous Bourne, 5-4. … Emma Silva, Abby Lancaster, and Jillian Dubois every collected three hits as Dartmouth defeated Outdated Rochester, 16-4. … Riley Egan (three hits, two runs) paced the offense and Maggie Schlossberg fanned 9 as East Bridgewater edged out Mansfield, 4-3. … Taryn Clancy struck out 13 and Grace Lynch drove in 4 runs off 4 hits, together with a house run, to guide Middleboro to a 14-0 victory over Norwell.
Volleyball
Phil Vignaly had 9 kills, 5 blocks and 5 digs as St. John’s (Shrewsbury) swept Xaverian 3-0 within the Catholic Convention.
Anthony Rubim had 35 assists and Rhandall Cartagena added 18 digs as Better Lawrence (4-2) defeated Lynn Tech, 3-1.
Scores
BASEBALL
Acton-Boxboro 4, Westford Academy 2
Apponequet 7, Outdated Rochester 1
Braintree 7, Weymouth 1
Brookline 7, Needham 3
Burlington 4, Lexington 2
Central Catholic 4, Dracut 3
Dighton-Rehoboth 6, Case 3
Essex Tech 9, Pentucket 4
Better Lowell 7, Northeast 1
Better 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, Harmony-Carlisle 6
Lynn Classical 5, Medford 2
Lynnfield 13, Newburyport 3
Manchester-Essex 2, Amesbury 1
Mashpee 10, Higher Cape 3
Middleboro 1, Norwell 0
Milton 3, Walpole 2
Newton South 2, Bedford 0
North Quincy 4, Pembroke 0
North Studying 3, Triton 1
Peabody 7, Marblehead 2
Studying 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, Better 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
Medford 11, Somerville 3
Nantucket 9, Barnstable 4v Bc v Bc
Nauset 16, Martha’s Winery 3
North Studying 10, Triton 3
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
Better 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
BOYS RUGBY
Chelmsford 50, Cambridge 7
SOFTBALL
Belmont 10, Watertown 4
Bishop Fenwick 6, Malden Catholic 5
Charlestown 17, Boston Worldwide 7
Dartmouth 16, Outdated 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 Studying 2, Triton 1
Norton 13, Foxboro 5
Plymouth South 8, Hanover 4
Southeastern 6, Higher 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
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
Studying 3, Melrose 2
St. John’s Prep 4, Harmony-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 Studying 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
BOYS TRACK
Apponequet 80, Dighton-Rehoboth 54
West Bridgewater 100, Bourne 16
GIRLS TRACK
Apponequet 75, Dighton-Rehoboth 59
West Bridgewater 110, Bourne 16
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Braintree 3, Wellesley 0
Brookline 3, Needham 0
Better 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
