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The weather may have been cold and miserable, but for the North Andover boys and girls track teams, Sunday were nothing short of perfection, hosting the MSTCA Division 2 Relays.

You can debate almost anything in sports. But don’t dare claim that any other community in Massachusetts produces high hurdlers like Lawrence does.

 NORTH ANDOVER — It was a hectic 15 minutes for Dominic Tritto, who was nursing a sore hamstring and competing in two events at the Division 1 North track meet at the same time Saturday morning.

One of three competitors left in the high jump, the Central Catholic senior was called to the long jump area 30 yards away for his first attempt in his flight. Three minutes after that leap left him in sixth, Tritto was preparing a try at his personal best with a 6-4 high-jump attempt.

ANDOVER —  It took nine years for the North Andover boys to win their first MVC Open Championship in spring track.

North Andover girls track beat Methuen to improve to 5-0. Among the Knight highlights were Jane Freund's 9-0 pole vault and Ainsley Chittick 89-0 javelin. Methuen's Brianna Aigbogum in taking the 200.  

North Andover raced past Central Catholic 88-57.

Courtney O'Neil (93-0 winning throw), Jenna Bard and Ainsley Chittick again led a sweep in the discus and North Andover topped Haverhill, 102-34. Olivia Siwicki and Ella Slayton were other NA stars. Finleigh Simonds smashed the Haverhill 800 record (2:15.75, 5th all-time in area) and Molly Owen was a double winner.

Ava Nassar won the long jump (17-9) and 100 dash (12.48), Shelby Nassar took the 200 (27.66) and they teamed with Mia Muse and Casey Goland to take the 4x100 relay as North Andover surged past Lowell 109-36.

North Andover's girls toppled Andover 89-56 in a battle of two of the top track programs in the region. Ava Nassar swept the dashes and led the Knights in the relays and Aisling Callahan was first in the mile in 5:27.8. Jodi Parrot was a double winner for Andover.t