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Haverhill's softball team held a brief 2-1 lead but couldn't hold on, falling to Arlington 3-2 in the Division 1 North prelims. Losing pitcher Alyssa Wilson only allowed four hits and was 2 for 4 at the plate for the Hillies, who finish their season at 12-9.

Methuen tuned up for the upcoming Division 1 North tournament with a solid 8-4 victory over a strong Arlington club. Stephanie Tardugno was 3 for 4 with a home run and scored twice for the Rangers (16-4) while Dana Littlefield and Emma McAlpine were also 3 for 4 and both had a pair of RBIs. 

Sophomore Brendan Holland took the varsity mound for the first time on Friday and pitched six shutout innings with only three hits allowed, as North Andover blanked Arlington 6-0. Jake McElroy had a pair of hits in the win.

LAWRENCE – Ending a regular season with a struggling offense, is not the ideal way to enter a sectional tournament.

Central Catholic's season-ending surge came to an end Saturday in the Division 1 first round against Arlington. The Raiders, who had won six straight to make the tournament and seven straight overall, held a 4-1 lead early and 5-4 edge after four innings but a couple of mental mistakes resulted in three Arlington runs in the fifth and resulted in a 7-6 loss. Abby Latham ended her career with a pair of RBIs for the Raiders (13-9). 

Trailing by two in the top of the seventh, Sarah Cowley had an RBI hit that tied the game up for Haverhill softball, but Arlington plated a run in the bottom half for the walkoff, 8-7, victory.

Senior Charlie Jodka allowed just one run over seven innings of work while striking out four to lift North Andover to a 2-1 win over Arlington. Justin Connolly and Sebastian Keane drove in the two Knights' runs.

Andover's boys hockey team won its second straight 2-0 game against a top team since head coach Chris Kuchar returned to the team, defeating defending Super 8 champ Arlington to improve to 11-5-2. Matt Belluche and Caeden Dillman scored for the Warriors and Cole Gingras had 25 saves.