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In a battle of the two top teams in the Independent School League, Christie Donovan scored with one minute left in overtime to lift Brooks (12-1) over Governor's Academy 1-0. Sarah Freeman saved Brooks in overtime with a stop on the goal line and Carly Churchill stood out in goal with 12 saves.

Julia Forgione scored early in the second half and Gina Rosinski (4 saves) made it stand up as Pinkerton knocked off once-beaten Winnacunnet, 1-0, to advance to the Class L field hockey title match.

The Andover field hockey team put the finishing touches on an impressive 17-0-1 record. But even more impressive than the record is the fact that the Golden Warriors scored 80 while the opposition could only score three past the Andover goal line.  Yesterday, the defense did not allow a shot on net.

Sarah Freeman's first-half goal stood up and once-beaten Brooks remained alive in its quest for an ISL field hockey title with a 1-0 win over Lawrence Academy. A win over rival Governors Academy tomorrow will propel Brooks into the title game.

With the score tied at 1-1, North Andover capped a Cape Ann League championship season with a classic goal.

Amanda Foote smartly crossed the ball which deflected off Sarah Warden's stick into the air. Enter Michelle Martin, who swatted the ball out of mid-air and drilled it for the game-winner with about 10 minutes to play.

Summer Washburn scored twice to spark Phillips field hockey to a 3-0 win in a game called at halftime due to rain.

The Andover field hockey team crept to within one step of an undefeated regular season by dropping Haverhill, 5-0. Smooth Sarah Oteri scored twice and chipped in a pair of assists for the 16-0-1 Warriors, who finish up with Lawrence Thursday night.

In a game that decided the CAL championship, North Andover (14-1-3) downed Wilmington (12-2-4) 4-1 behind three goals from the Knights' three senior captains. Candie Waldie, Sarah Warden and Meg Twomey all scored in the first half to give North Andover a lead it would never relenguish. Krysta Perryman added a second-half tally and Steph Twomey made three saves in net.

North Reading field hockey, which had only scored three goals all season, scored three yesterday in a 3-1 win over Hamilton-Wenham. It was the Hornets' second win, setting a new record for the 7-year-old varsity program. Kaycee Janinno, Melissa Psallidas and Jen Bash scored.

North Andover's field hockey team blanked Hamilton-Wenham 3-0 to clinch at least a share of the Cape Ann League large school title. A victory against Wilmington today will give the title to the Knights outright.

Stacy Karthas netted No. 7 Londonderry's lone goal as the Lancers fell to No. 2 Winnacunnet 2-1. 

Devin Ingersoll recorded the assist. Meanwhile, goalie Lucy Holewa made 8 saves.

No. 4 Exeter scored off a corner with 3:44 left in overtime to win 2-1 and end No. 5 Salem's season at the quarterfinals of the Class L tournament.

"We had our scoring opportunites but we just didn't capitalize on them," Salem coach John Gatsas said. "We had some shots but we didn't follow up on a few. A couple shots went wide. We had their goalie out of position a few times and we shot it wide."

Five different Pinkerton players scored goals to lift the No. 3 Astros past No. 6 Merrimack 5-1 in Class L quaterfinal action.

"I can't remember the last time we scored five goals in a playoff game," Pinkerton coach Denise Rioux said. 

Undefeated Timberlane survived despite Manchester Memorial tying the game with 6 seconds left yesterday.

The Owls, however, regrouped  in overtime when Nikki Rothwell drew a defender, then dropped off a pass to Emily Cannon who scored from midcircle with 6:36 left in OT to give No. 1 Timberlane a 2-1 victory over No. 8 Memorial in Class L quarterfinal action.  

Windham, NH's Kyleigh Keating scored a goal to help Phillips Academy to a 3-0 win over Nobles in a battle of the two top teams in New England Prep.  The win improved Phillips to 8-0-1 whe Nobles drops to 9-1.