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Central Catholic pulled out an exciting 2-1 victory over Dracut to all but wrap up the Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1 softball title.The Raiders, behind pitcher Olivia Antczak, improved to 14-2.

Trailing 7-2 after four innings, Pinkerton scored seven runs in the final three innings to pull out a 9-8 victory over Trinity. Connor Donahue was 2 for 4 with three RBIs for the Astros and Brandon Paquin was 2 for 3 with two RBIs.

Tucker Lippold notched 16 assists, 10 service points and two aces as Windham swept Mascenic 3-0.

Down 2-0, Methuen's volleyball team won the last three games to edge Central Catholic and keep its playoff hopes alive. Tim Galloway-Burke had 15 kills and an impressive seven blocks for the Rangers (8-10). Jake Branchaud had 40 assists and 13 digs.

 Trailing 8-4, Haverhill (10-7) rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Billerica 9-8. Sophomore Patrick Yale drove in junior Juanel Oriach for the game-winning run with a single as the Hillies qualified for the state tournament. Oriach went 2 for 3 with two RBIS and three runs scored, including a two-RBI double with the bases loaded in the last inning. Nick Comei added two RBIs and two runs scored for the Hillies, who have own five of their last six games. Junior Evan Penny surrendered one run on four hits over the final three and 2/3 innings to earn the victory.

Eduardo Machado is a standout for the Andover volleyball team — he leads the team in assists and kills — and is also a star in the classroom. He is ranked in the top 10 percent of his class, scored a 2,170 on his SATs and will be attending RPI.

Salem runner Eric Tahtamoni talks about his new love of hurdles, and his hopes to break the school record in the 400.

Take a look back at some of the best highlights from the 2012 high school hockey season.

Take a look back at some of the best highlights from the 2012 high school hockey season.

Andover captains Nicole Boudreau and Ally Fazio talk about their state title game an hour before game time.

Video highlights and interviews from Worcester after Pentucket won the Division 3 North title at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Meet the Golden Warriors in this video featuring the members of the Golden Warriors.