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CCL rival downs Fenwick

Eamon Barrett and John Baker each notched a pair of goals though the Crusaders (6-10) couldn't overcome an early hole and fell to Archbishop Williams 9-4. Craig Forrest made 12 stops in net to give Fenwick a chance, but his counterpart in the Archbishop Williams was equal to the task and stymied the Crusader attack.

Williams edges Fenwick

Archbishop Williams pushed two across in the sixth and the Crusaders (3-6) left the bases loaded in the seventh in a frustrating 2-1 setback. Allyssa Begin pitched five strong innings with six strikeouts while Casey Fitzgerald had a hit and made two great catched in leftfield to keep the game scoreless through five.
Fenwick catcher Erin Botticelli shined, gunning down two runers on the basepaths.

Crusaders' rally falls short

The Crusaders (4-6) showed their mettle in rallying from a 6-2 halftime deficit, but Williams hung on for the 9-7 victory. Pat Doliber and Eamon Barrett notched hat tricks to pace Fenwick's offense while Craig Forrest made 18 saves in net.

Pentucket falls to Archbishop Williams at Garden

The winter sports season for the River Rival Region is now officially over.

Yesterday afternoon, inside a bustling TD Banknorth Garden, the season's best team, the Pentucket Sachems, lost a hard-fought contest against perhaps the best girls basketball team in the state, Archbishop Williams, 59-53.

Pentucket girls end season at Garden -- again

For the second year in a row, Pentucket's season came to an end at the TD Banknorth Garden last evening in the Division 3 state semifinal.

Both years, Archbishop Williams, the Division 3 South champion, ousted the Sachems. Last night's 59-53 loss brings Pentucket's record to 0-2 at the Garden over the last two seasons. In all other arenas, the Sachems are 44-3.

Fenwick wins

Jill Dean stopped three shots to earn her second straight shutout for the Crusaders (12-3, 9-1 CCL). Danielle Dinuccio and Melissa Garabedian had the goals, while Erin O'Leary assisted on both.

Bishop Fenwick edges Archbishop Williams

Bishop Fenwick beat rival Archbishop Williams 1-0 on Elly O'Leary's first-half strike. Jill Bean was hardly tested in goal as the Crusaders defense only allowed two shots on goal.