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Meredith Griffin bounced back from a tough race in the mile to lift North Reading to the Eastern Mass. Division 4 title with courageous efforts in the 4x800 and 4x400. She led the Hornets to the win in the 4x800 and soon after ran a key leg for a third in the 4x400. That was enough to give the Hornets the pulsating win over CAL rival Amesbury by a single piont (96-95).

Holding a 2-1 lead through the two periods of the Roy Condon Invitational championship game, the North Reading boys hockey team appeared poised to defeat Martha’s Vineyard and improve to 3-3. However, untimely penalties led to a trio of third period goals for Martha’s Vineyard as the Hornets lost, 4-3.

The Gloucester boys hockey team came into last Friday night's game against Martha's Vineyard with two goals in mind.

The first was to defend their home ice against a tough Vineyarders team.

The second was to take home the crown in the inaugural Cape Ann Savings Bank Holiday Tournament.

Matt Calos' goal in the third period pulled North Reading to within a goal but that is where the comeback ended for the Hornets in a 5-4 loss to Martha's Vineyard in the first round of the Gloucester Invitational. The Vineyarders scored three second-period goals that went unanswered until the third period.