Baseball
North Andover 2, Westford 0Cole Mullen pitched six shutout innings, allowing no hits and striking out nine. Dylan Lawrence came in to lock down the win, striking out three for the save. David Johnson and Troy Takesian (RBI) had the lone Knight hits in the win.
Central Catholic 7, Dracut 4
The Raiders got a sharp start from Josh Florence, who struck out five in five innings, allowing three hits for the win. He also doubled in a pair for the Raiders, who managed just four hits but found the way to win.
Merrimack 6, Windham 2The Jaguars committed four errors, and that proved costly. Jake Sullo and Alec Arinello, had two hits apiece for Windham, which outhit the Tomahawks, 10-7.
Dover 6, Salem 3Dominic Toscano had three hits and Ben LaGrasse added a pair, but the Blue Devils fell in their season opener. Jack Quinby turned in a strong relief outing, going four strong without allowing an earned run.
Milford 1, Pelham 0Henry Paquette took the tough loss going the distance striking out 10 giving up one unearned run. Paquette, Justin Desmarais, Nick Muise and Kyle Hardy all had hits for Pelham.
Haverhill 7, Chelmsford 1Nick Terilli pitched five strong innings, allowing six hits and striking out three for the winners. He got some tremendous help defensively from his outfield of Jeremy Aquino, Jack Libucha, and Matt Aquino. Hunter Blais came off the bench to deliver a two-run single for the 2-0 Hillies.
Dexter Southfield 4, Phillips 1Robert Brown and Matt deBenedictis pitched well enough to keep the Big Blue in it, but the Phillips offense managed just five hits. Luke Gallo had the lone RBI in the loss.
Whittier Tech 12, Greater Lawrence Tech 0Ben Hadley pitched four shutout innings, striking out six and allowing only two hits for the win. He also had three of Whittier’s 11 hits on the day, driving in two and scoring two. Keegan Koch had a pair of hits at the top of the Wildcat lineup. Ricardo Martinez and Justin Toglia had the lone hits for the Reggies.
Pinkerton 4, Bedford 1Sophomore Hunter Braiser allowed two hits over five innings for the win. Jackson Marshall had a pair of hits, scored a run and picked up the save, working a scoreless seventh. Eli Sharp also had two hits for Pinkerton, now 2-0.
Andover 4, Billerica 1Chris Jaillet worked five innings for the win, allowing three hits and striking out eight. Alex Berman had a single and two doubles, driving in three of the four Warrior runs. Matt DeFeo had two hits for Andover.
Softball
Pinkerton 17, Bedford 0Julia Caruso dazzled in a five-inning, 12-strikeout no-hitter for Pinkerton. Maddy Moore blasted a solo homer, a grand slam and a double, driving in seven, to power the Astros attack. Maddie Schoenenberger had three hits, while Brielle Foote and Jennie Hiscox each had a pair for the 2-0 Astros.
Windham 10, Merrimack 6Anna Mitrou singled and tripled, driving in three to lead the 1-1 Jaguars. Ari DeCotis had three hits and drove in three runs. Marin Hollingshead added a pair of hits, and Claire Ballard earned the win in the circle, striking out seven.
Pelham 7, Milford 5Caileigh Aguiar was sharp in the circle as the Pythons opened the season with a solid win. Morgan Berton had two hits and drove in three for the winners. Ava Bettencourt, Sophia Guinazzo and Sophia Forristall all had RBIs.
Brooks 19, BB&N 2Sophia Alvarez-Backus went the six-inning route, striking out six in the win for Brooks. Kyleigh Matola was an absolute menace at the plate, going 4 for 5 with four runs and three RBIs. Jackie Giordano, Kailee Feldberg and Bella Hacker all homered.
Methuen 20, Lawrence 0Alexis Anthony and Sadie Putnam threw a combined one-hitter with 13 strikeouts. Anthony helped her own cause going 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple and two RBIs. Ari Baez and Bella Medeiros also had three hits each for 2-0 Methuen.
Chelmsford 9, Haverhill 3Freshman Emmalynn Proia led the Hillies with three hits in the leadoff spot. Jamieson Pearl, Molly Tabb, and Francesca Purdy each drove in a run.
Boys Lacrosse
Pinkerton 15, Salem 3Cole Summers paced the Astros, now 2-0, with four goals. Adam Scala pitched in three, and Jimmy Erickson had a pair. Ricky Wong, Matt Gormady, Jeff Gormady, Matt Morrison, Ben Quintiliani, and Ryson Michaud also found the net in the win. Owen Perkins had four saves in goal.
Girls Lacrosse
Haverhill 16, Somerville 4The Hillies moved to 2-0 on the year behind four goals from Sophia Riley and three apiece from Mikayla Tzortzis, Jillian Shultz and Alex Bushey. Sierra Jepson, Jenna Schultz and Alyssa Giarrusso had single goals. Keira Bushey and Lucia Antonelli combined for seven saves in the Hillie net.
Pelham 9, Derryfield 6The Pythons even their season mark at 1-1. Kate Burke and Ella Desimone had three goals apiece. Sophia Joncas, Jillian LeBlanc and Jessie Phillips had the others Addie Breault made a dozen saves and added eight interceptions in the win.
Boys Track
North Andover 106, Haverhill 39North Andover winners — Ethan Belongia, pole vault, 12-0; Ian Adome, high jump, 5-4; Joshua Quijada, long jump, 19-9.5; Trevor Hunter, triple jump, 39-11; Chris Ferris, javelin, 128-02; Dylan Cote, 2-mile, 9:50.1; Nate Solivan, 110 hurdles, 15.6; Ajani Muzasadila, 100 meters, 11.1; Nick Floresquero-Llamas, mile, 4:46.9; David Muir, 400, 52.0; Nate Solivan, 400 hurdles, 61.4.
Haverhill winners — Connor Chmieleski, shot put, 51-0 and discus 128-5; Sebastian Guillaume, 200, 23.1; Jack Colantuoni, 800, 2:07.2.
Girls Track
Central Catholic 98, Andover 47Raider winners – Macy Daigle, high jump, 5-2; Naylhea Aguero, long jump, 16-2; Anya Neira, 200, 25.5 and triple jump, 36-7; Cyan Scott, shot put, 31-8; Ava Sarver, discus, 88-2; Franchesca Thurston, javelin, 101-6; Arianna DiPietro, 100, 12.71; Madeline Courtemanche, mile, 5:16.44; Rayniah Mercedat, 400, 60.6; Abby Dick, 400 hurdles, 72.71; Laura Fennessy, 800, 2:24.1.
Andover winners – Lily Brown, pole vault, 10-0; Rose Kiley, 2 mile, 12:19.5; Adrie Waldinger, 100 hurdles, 16.01.
Boys Tennis
Arav Mahajan, Killian Mahon and Michael Saab won their singles matches before the Astros simply dominated in doubles. Anthony Terrile-Landon Sprague, Mahajan-Noah Antonellis and Mahon-Saab were the winning combos.
Girls Tennis
Bishop Guertin 6, Pinkerton 3Amelia Coyle and Bridget Gorrie strolled in the top two singles spots, then teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles, but the Astros fell to 1-2 on the early season.
Central Catholic 5, Chelmsford 0The Raiders leveled up their mark at 1-1 with the spotless win. Kayleigh Furbush, Meg Washburn and Kaya Asmar had the straight-set singles wins. The teams of Ella Gregorio-Morgan Bateman and Alessandra Sacchetti-Melina Panagiotakopoulos rolled in doubles.
Salem 7, Alvirne 2Mia Contarino, Molly Mosto, Chelsey Blanchette, Jovanna Flaherty and Juno Battaglia locked up the match early with singles wins for Salem. Contarino and Mosto teamed up to win in doubles, as did Madison Harding and Sidney Mikhael.
Methuen 4, Haverhill 1The Hillies picked up a gritty, three-set win at second singles from Meredith Amirian.
Volleyball
Winnacunnet 3, Windham 2The Jaguars battled hard in a marathon on the Seacoast, falling 17-15 in the fifth and deciding set. Noah Allen paced Windham with 19 kills and a pair of blocks. Ben Roy added seven kills and three blocks, while Jack Begley passed out 27 assists with three blocks and six digs.
Haverhill 3, Lawrence 1For the Lancers, Duy Tran had 11 kills, and Joshua Joaquin passed out 27 assists. Nilson Perez served 13 points and added 10 digs on defense.
Lowell 3, Central 0The Raiders fall to 2-2 despite 10 kills and a block from Deryl Atem. Jaithian Medina had five kills and seven digs. Owen Folks served eight points.
Greater Lawrence Tech 3, Salem 0
Anthony Rubim served 16 points and had 11 assists for the Reggies, who move to 4-2. Keegan Doherty served four aces with eight kills. Janiel Vizcaino delivered three blocks, and Aldenis Naula was sharp on defense with 11 digs.
Chelmsford 3, Andover 2Up 2-0 and leading 21-17 in the third, Andover came as close as you can to winning before the Lions rallied all the way back. Chelmsford took the fifth and deciding set, 18-16, for the win. Griffin Connell powered Andover with 18 kills an five blocks. Marco Gomez Cabo added a career best 48 assists with five bloacks. Carter Yee pitched in eight kills and four blocks for the Warriors. Noah Chanthaboun served 35 points.
North Andover 3, Billerica 0Gyan Mistry led with 15 Knight kills, and Bobby Gilbert added nine, thanks in large part to Carson Wong, who had 34 assits. Prady Mistry anchored the defense with 14 digs.