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Maggie D'Innocenzo set a pool record in the 200 freestyle (1:55.61) and Deborah Daly set a new standard in diving with 262 points as the Andover swim team improved to 5-0 with a 95-83 victory over Belmont.

Clayton Landers overcame eight walks with six strikeouts, going the distance in Salem's 5-1 win over Belmont, Ma. Sizzling Mike Downing had two more hits and an RBI for the winners.

Clayton Landers overcame eight walks with six strikeouts, going the distance in Salem's 5-1 win over Belmont, Ma. Sizzling Mike Downing had two more hits and an RBI for the winners.

Dan Lefebvre qualified for states in the 200 IM (2:11.29) as Central won 89-72 over Belmont in boys swimming.

Owen O'Leary posted personal bests in the 200 freestyle (2:06.91) and 100 backstroke (1:07.45).

In its first tournament appearance in over 30 years, the North Reading field hockey team fell to powerful Belmont 4-0 in the Division 2 North first round, but coach Lindsay Breen was hardly despondent.

Diver Deborah Daly scored a career-best 272.75 as Andover beat Belmont 96-82. Freshman Shannon Fitzsimmons won the 200 IM and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay.

Haverhill's swim team put a lot of swimmers into the top three against Belmont, making for an easy 98-73 victory. The 200 freestyle relay team of Connor Cronin, Luke DeFusco, Nick Roy and Phil Donnelly punched its ticket into the sectionals with a time of 1:53.43, and Hanul Moon qualified for states in diving.

Owen O'Leary won three events including a personal best in the 200 freestyle and David Kitchen won four events to power Central Catholic past Belmont for its first win of the year.

Erika Spehlmann led with 22 assists as North Reading won its volleyball match against Belmont in straight sets to advance in the tournament. North Reading plays Melrose on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Melrose.