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Stoneham held on for an 83-82 victory over Methuen. Junior Sophia Saba stood out for the Rangers (1-4), taking part in the winning 200 freestyle relay and earning two thirdplace finishes (50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke).

Stoneham beat Pentucket in double-overtime, 3-2, on a goal by Zach Daly off a corner kick.

"We hit the crossbar in the first overtime," lamented coach Christian Langlois. "We had a ton of chances. We played some of the best soccer we played all season but the ball just wouldn't come in and their keeper came up with some big saves."

Defending CAL champ North Reading closed the season out on a high note with a 25-15, 25-7, 25-14 victory over Stoneham. Lauren Mozzone led the way with seven kills and two blocks. Alison Friberg added 15 assists, and Kirsten Morrison had 14 service points with seven aces.

North Andover defeated Stoneham 25-10, 25-11, 25-21. Frannie McFall and Susanne Morin led the offense and Erin Burns had 13 service points with five aces.

The Ghost of Amesbury Past arrived at Martin Field yesterday and dominated a thought-to-be-superior state tournament foe.

The Indians performance was vintage 2005 when they last advanced to the EMass. Division 2 North final at the end of the Ashley Waters era.

Rediscovering the cruelty of tournament baseball is becoming an annual tradition for the Newburyport baseball team. It's much like Memorial Day in that it occurs at the end of May and marks the unofficial start of summer.

A strong, physical Stoneham team pushed the Masconomet Regional boys soccer squad in last night's Division 2 North quarterfinal matchup. Then, they pushed some more with a relentless rough-and-tumble style that would leave most teams flustered.

Danvers girls soccer coach Jimmy Hinchion knew his team was prepared for penalty kicks. He also knew the Falcons wanted to make sure the game wasn't decided by them.

Ashley Sullivan scored an unassisted goal six minutes into the first sudden death overtime period to lift Danvers to a 1-0 victory over Stoneham in the first round of the Division 2 North tournament.