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The Sachems (9-6) beat the Clippers on their last regular season home game, 18-7, and gave fond farewells to seniors Zoe McKenzie, K.C. Jones, Sarah Evers, Kayla Jewett, Autumn Gadd, and Kayla Melville. Jones (5 goals and 2 assists), Brianna Yocum (3 goals and 1 assist), Jewett (2 goals and 1 assist), Stephanie Fitzgerald (2 goals and 1 assist), Vanessa Cahill (2 goals and 1 assist), Zoe McKenzie (1 goal and 1 assist), Shannon Beaton (1 goal), Valerie Grimm (1 goal), Sarah Kopaciewicz (1 goal), Sarah Evers (1 assist), and Sarah Higgins (1 assist) all recorded points in the win. Jones, Jewett, and Melville were named to the CAL All-Star team, and Yocum was named to the CAL All-League team.

Pentucket's Brandon Caan won his singles match (6-2, 6-2). B.G. Smith and Nick Giannino won at first doubles (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) for the Sachems (4-12). Justin Hackett and Cam Fowler won at second doubles (6-3, 6-3).

Marissa Strangie was 3 for 5 with two runs scored for the Vikings (11-6 overall, 11-1 CAL). Gail Lebrun was 2 for 2 with three RBIs. Marian Dullea logged seven innings, allowing three hits and four walks. She struck out 10.

Bobby DiSorbo drove in four runs in a variety of ways during Pentucket baseball's state tournament-clinching 9-5 win over Greater Lowell. He doubled in two, squeezed in one and brought another home with a sacrifice fly.

Triton's Deanna Latham won three events — the long jump (17-4), triple jump (34-9), and 100 hurdles (15.3). Rachelle Bourque won two events — the shot put (33-2) and javelin (116-1) — for Triton (10-0). Tori Clay (400 hurdles, 1:12.1), Adele Kneeland (2-mile, 13:49), Ashley Pinette (discus, 106-8), Meredith McWeeney (100, 13.4), Colleen Loughlin (mile, 5:34), Brittany Caprio (400, 1:02.9), Hadley Crossman (200, 27.7), the 4x100 relay team of McWeeney, Crossman, Jordan Antonucci, and Latham (51.5), and the 4x400 team of Clay, Lauren Breen, Bethany Saunders, and Caprio (4:30) also placed first.

Triton's Billy Tindle won three events — the 400 hurdles (1:00.0), 100 hurdles (15.6) and long jump (19-2). Neal Lojek (2-mile, 11:10), Adam Jones (triple jump, 39-2), Adam Oullet (shot put, 41-9; discus, 124-0), Pete Buswell (pole vault, 11-0), Nate Shelter (mile, 4:43), Jared White (400, 54.7), Brian Cosgrove (800, 2:08.0), and Triton 4x100 relay team of Nate Allard, Justin Paquette, Pader Franson, and Luis Cruz (47.0) also placed first for Triton (8-2).

Greg Rotundo (3 goals), Tom Clark (3 goals), Alex Connelly (2 goals, 1 assist), Ben Stasiuk (2 goals, 1 assist), Jay Deschane (2 goals), and Josh Hinds (1 goal) all scored for the Sachems.

Aided by a brilliant pick-off throw by catcher Mike Doud in the fourth inning to get out of a jam and two textbook suicide-squeeze bunts, Pentucket played smart ball against Triton to come out on top.  Pentucket coach Tom L'Italien said his pitcher Adam Newell bore down in big moments and it was a great team win with timely hitting and several well-executed plays.

The Sachems (7-8) swept the singles matches against Ipswich yesterday, as Karena Webber (3-6, 6-1, 6-1), Rachael Downey (7-6, 7-6), and Sarah Dillon (6-3, 6-2) each had solid matches. The Sachems can clinch a tourney spot with a win against Triton this afternoon.

B.G. Smith and Nick Giannino won their first doubles match (6-4, 6-2) for Pentucket (3-12). Cam Roberts and Brandon Conn won at second doubles (6-0, 3-6, 6-3).