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NASHUA – Salem went on the road for the first round of the New Hampshire playoffs feeling a lot more confident than a squad sitting a game above .500 and seeded 13th in a 15-team field.

Salem closed out the regular season with a 48-45 win over Manchester Central. Michael Ference had 17 points and Trevor DeMinico 14 in the win.

The Salem girls basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 69-64 overtime loss to Concord in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. The Blue Devils were led by 26 points from Jordyn Franzen and 16 from Olivia Murray.

NASHUA — The script was already written, but freshman Niko Langlois added an exclamation point Saturday night for the Timberlane wrestling team. And then Chris Lund added another.

 Salem's hockey team tied Bishop Guertin with seven seconds left on a goal by Ryan Allard but Guertin got the game-winner with .01 left for a stunning 5-4 lossr

Anthony Survilas scored twice and Spencer Deane had 36 saves as Salem recorded an impressive 4-0 victory over Pinkerton. The Blue Devils improved t0 14-2-3 overall.

LONDONDERRY — Konrad Parker did it again Saturday at the New Hampshire Division 1 state meet.

And so did, once again, the Timberlane wrestling team.

Last year as a freshman, Parker stunned the No. 1 seed and captured the 106-pound title to help the Owls rally to capture their fourth straight state crown. On Saturday, he pinned the No. 1 seed, Nashua South's Colby Spencer, in the finals for yet another title.

Trailing by a point with five seconds left, Stella Hazelton caught a pass just beyond the arc and let it fly. As the crowd held its breath, Hazleton watched as the ball swished through the nylon as the final buzzer sounded to give Salem a dramatic 56-54 win over Manchester Central. Jordyn Franzen led the Blue Devils (15-5, 11-5 NH) with 21 points, and Hazleton added 9. The win was also No. 199 overall for coach Ricky Oliver between his days coaching at Nashua North and Salem.

Michael Ference scored 17 points and Salem's boys used a 21-point third quarter for a big 53-51 win over a strong Concord club.

It was a good day for Londonderry's Brandon White at Saturday's Division 1 state swimming meet.

The junior took thirds in both the 50 freestyle (22.86) and 100 freestyle (50.02) to help the Lancers take eighth as a team with 87 points, and he also swam a leg on both the fifth-place 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.