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Salem senior Stephanie Cabral, bothered by minor injuries, returned to the lineup and took top honors in a dual meet with Timberlane, running 20:10 for 3.1 miles but the Owls, with Hannah Kimball, Torri Plank and Kate Estep finishing 2-3-4, prevailed with a 26-29 victory. 

It wasn't a banner day for the shorthanded Haverhill girls cross country team, what with two of its top three runners taking a wrong turn, as it fell to both Andover and Central Catholic, but it was a good day for Hillie senior Julie Solimine. She pulled away in the last half mile to outduel Andover junior Maggie Mullins and take first in 19:18 over Central's hilly 3.05-mile course.

Pentucket cross country has had three races in the past seven days, and coach Todd Ruland stated that they all stepped up and ran well against Ipswich. Freshman Jordan Belatto placed 10th overall, her first varsity top 10 finish.

Presentation of Mary junior Julia Splaine took top honors for the first time in a 15-50 shutout of Esex Aggie. Freshman Lauren LaPierre came in second.

Sanborn junior Lexie Desiliere finished first overall in the Newfound Invitational as the Indians placed seventh out of 10 schools overall. Belmont finished first as a team.

Salem's girls cross country team captured the Battle of the Border meet at Alvirne for the first time, putting four runners in the top eight and scoring 35 points to easily beat the runner-up host team. Junior Alyssa Lambert finished second in 20:52 on the 5K course and Samantha Hutchins, Amanda Buck and Ailish Barry finished 6-7-8.

The times may not have been impressive, but the Greater Lawrence girls cross country team scored what coach Jay Santomassino believes is its first-ever shutout, blanking Essex Aggie 15-50.

Andover junior Maggie Mullins had a spectacular debut in her first cross country dual meet, smashing the Andover course record by 22 seconds. In a 28-29 loss to Lowell, the standout miler ran a 19:34 on the rugged 5K course to break the record set by Haverhill's Colleen McNaughton in 2005.

Windham's Kate Farrell placed third and Sanborn's Lexi Basiliere was fourth at the Sanborn Invitational, which featured 12 full teams. Pelham placed second overall.