Doubles play boosts Andover
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WINCHESTER -- Winning both doubles matches proved to be just enough to push Andover past Newton South , 3-2, helping the Golden Warriors claim the school's first Division 1 North girls tennis championship. Andover will next play the winner of today's South final between Weymouth and Needham.
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Craig Switzer and Matt Fornataro each had a goal and an assist to lift the seventh-ranked University of New Hampshire over Boston University, 4-2, last night in a Hockey East contest in Durham, N.H.
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Once the ball left Oliver Ames defender Jess Schlehuber's possession, it was hard to tell whether it was a throw-in or a corner kick. Last night, the junior led the Tigers (14-1-0) to a 3-1 soccer victory over Hockomock rival King Philip, with two assists.
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TIM HENMAN showed he was on top form despite being diagnosed as suffering from magnesium deficiency, with a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.
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Welcome to the limelight, Weymouth. In the first quartet of games in this year's Super 8 hockey tournament, one team (Catholic Memorial) danced past its opponent . Another (BC High) eventually pranced past its foe.
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The U.S. Open gets under way with top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin playing at the cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.
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As weekend getaways go, it was completely unexpected and totally satisfying. In fact, "It was the best time I ever had shooting high numbers," said Tim Acquaviva of Andover, whose long-shot bid to make it into the US Open failed in convincing fashion -- though it did return priceless experience and some great frequent-flyer mileage.
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The 10th-ranked Saxons continue their run of good play against top competition with a 2-1 victory over Oakton, showing they are one of the best teams in the area.
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NORTH ANDOVER -- Middlesex overcame a late charge from Rhode Island/Southeastern Mass. to post a 7-5 win in yesterday's Hockey Night in Boston quarterfinals.
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Belmont Hill of Massachusetts progressed to the quarterfinals by beating St. Paul's, London, by three-quarters of a length after St. Paul's wobbled in the closing stages under significant pressure in the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy eights yesterday at the Henley Royal Regatta.
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Tom Cavanagh scored two goals, leading Harvard to a 4-1 win over visiting Union last night.
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Five players scored in double figures as Boston University earned a 70-65 victory over Florida A&amp;M yesterday in the consolation game of the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla.
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AMHERST -- Modest to a fault, Stephane Lasme prefers to let his game do the talking. Last night it spoke volumes as the senior center from Gabon posted a triple-double with game-high totals of 19 points and 10 rebounds, and a school-record 11 blocked shots to lead the University of Massachusetts to a 63-49 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) in ...
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After losing seven players to graduation, the defending EMass Division 1 state champion Andover girls' basketball team defeated Merrimack Valley rival No. 1 Central Catholic, 44-35, last night. Freshman Meghan Thoman scored 10 points as the Golden Warriors ran off a 12-0 run early in the second half.
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Matt Stehle scored a career-high 25 points and Harvard held off a late second-half run by Dartmouth for a 76-74 victory yesterday in the Ivy League opener for both at Lavietes Pavilion.
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Seventh-seeded Austin Prep came from behind to upend second-seeded St. John's Prep, 2-1, last night in the opening round of the Super 8 tournament.
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Ian Bell said he was delighted both he and Alastair Cook had been able to live up to Kevin Pietersen's rallying cry to England's junior players after the two young guns both made hundreds in the second Test against Pakistan here at Old Trafford.