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BRAINTREE — Maureen Noone is in her 22nd year coaching field hockey at Andover High.

BRAINTREE — Maureen Noone is in her 22nd year coaching field hockey at Andover High.

BRAINTREE - Maureen Noone is in her 22nd year coaching field hockey at Andover High.

She loves the sport. She's passionate about the sport. She wants to see the sport continue to grow and expand.

EXETER — Maddi O’Hare made run after run down the right sideline of Exeter’s Bill Ball Stadium, juking around the same defenders time after time — just trying to make something happen.

EXETER — Maddi O’Hare made run after run down the right sideline of Exeter’s Bill Ball Stadium, juking around the same defenders time after time — just trying to make something happen.

Quin Healy, who assisted on the first goal, knocked in a rebound two minutes into overtime to lift Brooks to a 2-1 win over Williston in the NEPSAC Class B field hockey quarterfinals. North Andover's Isabella Miller scored the first goal for Brooks (11-6-1), which is the defending Class B champion.

READING — With a trip to the state semifinals on the line, Andover's Paige Gillette refused to crack.

The goalie turned in a whopping 32 saves, keeping unbeaten No. 1 seed Acton-Boxboro scoreless through regular and two overtimes, and No. 3 seed Andover delivered in the penalty stroke shootout to earn a, technically, 1-0 victory and the Division 1 North championship.

The Andover field hockey team is back in the Division 1 North final, where it's been nine of the last 10 years, following a 1-0 victory over a strong Natick club. Sydney Gregory scored the lone goal on a corner with an assist to Hanna Medwar and Paige Gillette made seven saves in goal.

BEDFORD – Playing in its seventh championship game in eight years, Windham not only emphatically wrapped up another dominant field hockey season but also showed off the qualities that have turned the Jaguars into the state’s dynasty.

Liv Reagan fired a pass in front of the net to Meghan Bean, who scored the go-ahead goal in the second half, and No. 10 seed Pentucket held strong to upset No. 2 Bishop Fenwick 1-0 in the Division 2 North quarterfinals. 

Hanna Medwar scored both goals, the second one in OT, as No. 6 Andover shaded No. 3 Lexington, in the Division 1 North field hockey quarterfinals. Paige Gillette "was spectacular" with 13 saves. Hailey Doherty, Kate Gemmell and Abby Miller also came up big for AHS. 

Central Catholic threw a scare into unbeaten Acton-Boxboro (now 20-0) but fell 2-1 in the Division 1 North field hockey quarterfinals. Returning Eagle-Tribune MVP Maddie DiPietro wrapped up her brilliant career with a goal for CCHS (12-4-4).

North Andover field hockey fell to Chelmsford, 3-2 in overtime, in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. Kaleigh Regan and Summer Gordon scored for the Knights.

Lexi Rivet took a pass from Libby Harrison and scored the game-winning overtime goal that gave No. 13 North Andover a 2-1 upset victory over No. 4 Belmont.

Emma Reilly scored two goals and assisted on another as No. 6 Andover rolled past No. 11 Concord-Carlisle in the Division 1 North field hockey first round.