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HPNA got out fast with four goals in the first period to win its first game of the season, 6-3 over Central Catholic. Kaitlyn Bush had a hat trick in the win while Maive Hurley had three goals for Central.

Methuen/Tewksbury was fired up for the Ryan Driscoll Memorial Game, ripping Central Catholic 6-1. Jessica Driscoll had a hat trick and Kat Schille scored twice.

Eliza O'Sullivan and Rose MacLean both scored twice and Lauren Adams had four assists as Andover continued to roll, whipping Haverhill/North Andover/Pentucket, 8-2.

METHUEN – Forced to play an abbreviated hockey schedule, getting off to a hot start could supply all the momentum needed for a successful 12-match season.

And no team in the area has started off faster than the Andover girls, who have scored 14 goals in their first two games.

Hanover rolled to the easy 11-1 win over Pinkerton in the Divison 1 girls hockey quarterfinals.

Phillips Academy senior Alex Fleury keeps getting making waves in the mile run. On Friday, he ran a stunning 4:05.57 in the mile at the Boston University Last Chance Invitational. He won his section, running away from the field over the final four laps and finishing with a terrific 58.1 over the last 400. That time smashed Fleury's previous all-time area record of 4:08.32

TEWKSBURY – Lauren Adams needed only 30 seconds to give Andover the lead in its Division 1 North hockey opener.

Lillian Jagger spent the next 44:30 ensuring that goal would be all the Warriors needed to advance to the first round.

The Pentucket girls track team had a lot to be proud of at Tuesday's State Pentathlon Championship after taking first place as a team with 8,306 points. The Sachems were led by the fourth-place finish of Emily Rubio (3,064), the eighth-place finish of Madi Krohto (2,921) and Kinneal Dickens coming in 40th (2,321).

Carly Stefanini scored four times and had two assists and Quin Healy and Maddie DiNardo both scored twice as Brooks' girls romped past Groton 10-1.

The Central Catholic girls hockey team had five different goal scorers and got 21 saves from goalie Liz Smith to take down Framingham, 5-2, in the first round of the Inclusion Cup Tournament. The Raiders will now play Algonquin in the tourney finals on Thursday at 2:20 p.m.

Brooke Rogers scored twice, and Carly Stefanini dished out three assists as Brooks girls hockey hung on for a 4-3 win over St. George's.

HAVERHILL — With a landmark victory over Methuen/Tewksbury in the books, and a senior day matchup with rival Andover just days away, was the Haverhill/Pentucket/North Andover girls hockey team in danger of a let-down  against Masconomet on Saturday night?

It was a victory seven years in the making, and the Haverhill/Pentucket/North Andover co-op girls hockey team reached the milestone in dramatic fashion.

Eliana Kane hauled in a pass at the far blue line, broke past two defenders and fired a shot home with 0:20 left in the game, giving HPNA its first ever victory over defending Division 1 state champion Methuen/Tewksbury, 3-2 on Wednesday night at Haverhill High.

Brenna Greene celebrated her senior night with a pair of goals to lead Methuen/Tewksbury to a 3-1 win over Billerica/Chelmsford.