Andover outlasts Needham
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There was a lawn chair shuffle at Newton North High School yesterday as attention suddenly shifted to the No. 1 doubles match between Andover's Rikki Sartor and Kristina Black and Needham's Sandra Hyams and Rachel Bergeron. The surrounding courts had emptied, and with the score tied at 2-2, it was up to the pairs to decide which team would be ...
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It is a milestone, but not by any means the final goal. In pasting the hapless hoopsters of St. Bonaventure, 83-44, last night at the Mullins Center, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen posted their 20th win for the first time in nine years.
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Alex Barnett scored 21 points, DeVon Mosley added 17 and John Ball grabbed 10 rebounds Friday night as host Dartmouth ended a four-game losing streak with a 73-56 victory against Harvard. The teams split the season series.
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Brockton players proved their running game is something to respect, as Jaron McNeil, Josh Marsh, and Jamar Greene rushed for a combined 304 yards in a 26-6 tromping of Taunton last night . The win brings No. 6 Brockton to 1-1 entering next week's game against No. 1 Xaverian (2-0) , which beat Waltham, 10-6.
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The Oliver Ames girls' soccer team assumed first place in the Hockomock League, edging King Philip, 5-4, yesterday in Easton.
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MELROSE -- The last thing Melrose expected as it headed into last night's Middlesex League matchup with second-to-last place Stoneham was a close game. As New Englanders, they should know better.
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You'd think the Winchester boys' tennis team would want to savor it a little. But no, the Sachems played as if they were in a hurry, defeating Springfield Cathedral, 5-0, in just over an hour yesterday to claim the Division 2 state championship.
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North champion Andover is gone, having moved up to challenge the heavyweights of Division 1. That opens the door for other contenders, starting with Lynnfield , which lost to Andover, 7-1, in the sectional final.
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The last time the Marshfield girls' soccer team traveled to the Division 1 state final, in 2000, it earned its ticket by defeating Newton North in the EMass final. The last time they won a state title, in 1994, the Rams beat Newton North on penalty kicks.
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With a playoff berth and a share of the Cape Ann Large title secured, the No. 9 Masconomet boys' soccer team had an opportunity to rest a few players in its final regular-season game. As a testament to the program's depth, those who played for the Chieftains yesterday excelled in a 4-0 victory over Waltham.
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The Andover girls ' soccer team is starting its tournament run early this year. With most of its Merrimack Valley Conference schedule completed, coach Dick Loschi's 14-1 squad viewed yesterday's matchup against Notre Dame of Hingham as step one in the pursuit of a state title. A scoreless deadlock persisted for most of the game, but when junior Emily Pallotta ...
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HINGHAM -- Needham freshman Andrea Cediel could sense the attention was turning toward her No. 3 singles match. The Needham and Weymouth girls' tennis teams were tied, 2-2, in the Division 1 South sectional final yesterday and the No. 3 singles would decide the match.
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less than a month after quitting bitter rivals Portsmouth. Reports from the south coast today said the club was &quot;remaining
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Lawrence's Hector Paniagua (31 points) hit an offbalance 3-pointer as time expired to help the No. 7 Lancers get past visiting No. 16 Haverhill, 85-82, in overtime in a Merrimack Valley Conference game last night.
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Bellingham's Ricky Santos threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score, leading New Hampshire to a 48-35 win over Marshall yesterday at Huntington, W. Va.
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Junior defenseman Jacob Micflikier scored a pair of goals and Preston Callander had three assists as the University of New Hampshire men's team handed Merrimack a 4-1 Hockey East loss last night in North Andover.
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With his team in a three-way battle atop the South Coast Conference, Bourne coach Barry Wood was well aware that not only would his team have to beat Wareham on the road yesterday, but that Dighton-Rehoboth would also have to win at home against Seekonk for his Canalmen to earn a spot in the Division 2A playoffs.