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The task was steep for Pentucket, staring down the barrel of Blaise Whitman's fastballs with a share of the CAL Large title there for the taking. Triton's Whitman proved too tough, though, slamming the door in a two-hitter as the Vikes upset Pentucket, 4-0. With the Sachem loss, North Andover claimed sole possession of the CAL Large baseball title. Corey McNamara broke up Whitman's no-hit bid with a solid single in the sixth.

Andrew Eriksen scored with 45 seconds to go in regulation to send the game into overtime, as Andover pushed Lincoln-Sudbury to the limit before falling 8-7 in double overtime. Andy Hook (14 saves) paced a stellar Golden Warrior defensive effort, helped by Taber Tyrrell and Tim Oteri.

Lawrence' softball team, down 9-2, rallied for its first win of the season, 17-15 over Greater Lawrence. The Lancers took advantage of a sixth-inning injury to Reggie pitcher Maggie Santomassino, who had to leave the game, by scoring 12 runs in that inning.

Dan Kinnon singled home Austin Marino in the sixth for the game-winning run as Londonderry beat Salem 7-6. Kinnon also earned the win, striking out six in 5 2/3 innings.

North Reading's softball team nipped Lynnfield 1-0 when Shelby Carney brought in freshman Sophie Warren with a suicide squeez bunt in the third inning. Merri Moise got the only hit for the Hornets (17-2), a line single in the first after fouling off 11 pitches.

A year after Andover snapped Londonderry girls lacrosse's 51-game winning streak, the Golden Warriors again topped their New Hampshire rival, besting the Lancers 18-7. Ally Fazio led the Golden Warriors with six goals and a pair of assists while Meagan Keefe scored four key goals, Anne Farnham also had four scores and Jill Beucler made 10 saves.

Pinkerton shortstop Kasey Marraffa got the 100th hit of her career and had two RBIs as the Astros finished the regular season with a 12-6 record, defeating Nashua North 4-0. Faith Robinson pitched a 1-hit gem for the win, striking out five.

Windham's volleyball team defeated Keene for the second time this year, 3-2. Alex Whitehead led a balanced attack at the net with 10 kills. 

No. 1 Salem survived Londonderry in 10 innings, 1-0, in a brilliant pitching duel.

With the match on the line, Jack Donahue won in three sets at third singles as Pentucket edged Manchester Essex 3-2. Chris Adams and Dan Ryan remained unbeaten in doubles for the Sachems (10-4).

Freshman Luis Martinez improved to 7-2 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles as Methuen blanked Lawrence 5-0.

Trailing by a goal with a minute left in the game, Nekele McCall tied the game with a goal with 59 seconds left, then she scored the winner with 17 seconds remaining in regulation to give Phillips a 9-8 upset win over Brooks. The Big Blue trailed by three goals midway through the third, but stifled the Brooks attack from there, led by a 12-save performance by Mallory Tyler.

For the second time this spring, Andover's Austin Bendetson defeated Central Catholic ace Chris Bunker, this time 6-4, 6-3, as the Warriors (16-3 overall) blanked the Raiders 5-0 to finish the regular season as undefeated Merrimack Valley Conference champions.

Eduardo Machado is a standout for the Andover volleyball team — he leads the team in assists and kills — and is also a star in the classroom. He is ranked in the top 10 percent of his class, scored a 2,170 on his SATs and will be attending RPI.