A Super 8 for Every Sport? Girls' Lax & Closing the Book on Spring Sports

Cohasset's Elle Hansen leads a fast break against Walpole in Saturday's Division 2 state championship game.   Photo by Brendan Hall.

By Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

With Saturday's MIAA state championship marathon, spring sports, and the 2016-2017 HS sports year, came to a close. It was an interesting spring, to be sure, and here are a few wandering thoughts I've had as we close the book on this season.

The Super 8-ification of MIAA Sports

The Super 8 is great. I know this, you know this, we all know this. It's worked tremendously well for hockey, and the last few years have proven that it works very well for baseball as well.

As far as crowning a "true state champion," there are few better ways to do it. It seems inevitable that we will soon hear rumblings about a Super 8 for darn near every sport, and in most cases, I wouldn't object.

PHOTO GALLERY: Cohasset Girls' Lax vs Walpole in D2 State Title Game

Photos by Brendan Hall (@BHallESPN)

You can check out our full story on Cohasset's state championship win at BU, but now, take a look at these pictures from our Brendan Hall.

Note that you can click any image to enlarge and launch a slideshow.

Cohasset Runs Past Walpole in Girls' D2 State Final

By Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

BOSTON - Walpole tried face-guarding both star Hansen sisters, and even got a fantastic performance from senior goalie Morgan Fontana (10 saves), but it wasn't enough to even slow down Cohasset, as the Skippers rolled 14-6 at Boston University's Nickerson Field, capturing the Division 2 state championship.

Cohasset (21-2) was relentless from the opening draw, putting constant pressure on the Walpole (22-2) back line, thanks to the transition brilliance of juniors Jane and Elle Hansen, and big games from Julia Placek (3G, 1A), Marina Longo (2G, 2A) and Molly Greer (1G, 2A).