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It was appropriate that Sirena Paiva, the only senior on the team, rapped a single that scored Julie Hamilton (double) with the walk-off, game-winner as Londonderry downed Exeter, 6-5 in eight innings.

North Reading's softball team got upset by pentucket earlier in the season and was not about to let that happen again. The Hornets (15-4) blasted the Sachems 15-0 in five inning as Terri Ferrazzani threw a no-hitter, striking out nine.

Paige Alholm's three-run homer in the first inning were all the runs pitcher Kim Crucioli and North Andover needed in a 3-0 victory over Masconomet. Crucioli threw a three-hit shitout, striking out 14, as the Knights (8-10) kept their playoff hopes alive.

Amanda Conway went 4 for 4 in the leadoff spot, and Nina Correia was 3 for 3 as Methuen pounded Lowell with 17 hits in a five-inning, 12-0, shutout.

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.

Katie Terban smashed a two-run homer to lead Georgetown 7-5 over Gloucester.

Andover senior Eugenie Moffitt picked the perfect time to hit the first homer of her varsity career. She blasted a walkoff homer to lead the Golden Warriors 8-7 over Masconomet. 

Freshman Kat LeFebre hit her fifth home run of the season as Methuen clipped Billerica 9-5. Heather McLaughlin was 2 for 2 and scored three runs for the Rangers (11-5).

Karoline Leavitt blasted a two-run homer in the ninth to lift Central Catholic to a 9-7 win over Chelmsford. Leslie Moore also homered, a solo shot in the third. 

Sam Hennequin pitched a four-hitter, striking out 16, as Pinkerton blanked Manchester Memorial 8-0. Natalie Fabrizio had two triples and drove in two and Kelly Fitzsimmons had a triple and drove in three.

Kim Crucioli threw a nifty one-hitter for North Andover, striking out seven without issuing a walk, in a 6-0 shutout of Andover. Haley Kosheff had three hits and two RBIs to pace the offense.

Cassandra Hunt may not have been quite perfect, but she was as close as humanly possible.

The Brooks pitcher threw a no-hitter, striking out eight of her 15 outs and finishing just a walk away from a pefect game, and was 2 for 2 at the plate with two runs as Brooks blasted Middlesex 15-0.

Destiny Jordan went 3 for 4 and stroked the 100th hit of her softball career, but Whittier lost 14-8 to Everett.

Allie Collins tripled in two runs and the scored the game-winner as Timberlane held off winless Keene 5-4.

Freshman Erin Thompson was 5 for 5, including a double and triple, and played outstanding defense as Sanborn had 18 hits in an 11-6 victory over St. Thomas.