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Pentucket senior co-captain Chris Gilman had a match to remember against Newburyport yesterday. Along with leading the Sachems in points with 28 (he shot a 40), Gilman holed an eagle on the par-4 ninth hole at Haverhill Country Club, dropping his shot in the cup from about 145 yards out. He also had a birdie on yesterday's scorecard.

Pentucket lost a heartbreaking golf match to Masconomet, 166-165, but Crystal Knight, the Sachems' No. 1 player, provided a big highlight. Playing the 351-yard, par-5 ninth hole at Ipswich's Turner Hill, Knight nailed her drive on an uphill fairway dotted with sand traps, then placed her approach shot within a few feet of the hole. She then dropped in the putt for an impressive eagle.

Pelham's unbeaten golf team continued to dominate its Division 3 oppoisition. Led by a par-36 from Jake Vaiknoras, the Pythons (8-0) scored 155 points, defeating runner-up Gilford by a whopping 22 strokes in a three-team meet. Brad Pomerleau was two strokes back with a 38. 

Connor Greenleaf brought his A game, firing a white-hot four-under 33 as unbeaten Windham topped Sanborn and Hollis-Brookline. The Jaguars' 183 score was a school record.

Taylor Simpson fired a sizzling 35 to pace the Londonderry golf team to a sweep of nashua North and hiost Salem, improving the Lancers to 5-0.

Taylor Simpson's 39 led Londonderry to a convincing first-place finish in a quad-meet with Manchester West, Timberlane and Alvirne yesterday. The Lancers also carded 40s from Curtis Harper, Nick Stevens and Dan Pleva. Nick stone also fired off a 42.

MILLIS — Good friends from Atkinson Country Club Joe Leavitt from Central Catholic and Nick Pandelena from St. John's Prep waged a memorable battle yesterday at the Division 1 State Open at Glen Ellen Country Club.
Those two and Keegan Levin of St. John's of Shrewsbury all shot a 1-under par 71, forcing a playoff.
Pandelena sank a tough 8-footer for par and Levin and Leavitt missed on 4-footers to give Pandelena the crown.
"It was a great way for Nick to finish. Just great," said Prep coach Larry O'Neill. "The last 6-7 holes were just pouring rain."
Pandelena, an Atkinson resident who will golf at Boston College, became the fourth state champion from the Prep in the last 62 years.
Complete Eagle-Tribune records go back through the spring of 1989, and in that span it's believe Pandelena is the first local state champion. Leavitt, Haverhill's Bill Drohen (spring 1990, spring 1991) and Haverhill's Marc Spencer (spring 1991) lost playoffs when there was a true All-States with just one division.
On Monday, Pentucket-Georgetown's Jason Steele lost a playoff for the Division 2 state title.
St. John's of Shrewsbury won with a 302 followed by St. John's Prep with a 307. Andover, the lone local qualifier, placed eighth with a 322. Andover's four scorers were:  Ryan Burke 77, Stephan Vaz 80, Brett Krekorian 81, Tyler Stahl 84.
 

Glen Ellen CC, Millis (Par 72)
Team scores:  1. St. John's (Shrewsbury) 302, 2. St. John's Prep 307; 4. Billerica 310, 8. Andover 322
Individual scores: 1. Nick Pandelena (St. John's Prep/Atkinson) 71; won on first playoff hole; 2.tie Joe Leavitt (CC) and Keagan Levin (St. John's Shrews) 71; 4. Nick McLaughlin (St. John's Prep) 72
Andover scores: Ryan Burke 77, Stephan Vaz 80, Brett Krekorian 81, Tyler Stahl 84 

Pentucket’s pairing of Jason Steele and Mac Cavanaugh placed second behind Masconomet, by shooting a 4-under 68 at Far Corner in the Cape Ann League Open. Steele was named Cape Ann League Large Player of the Year. Pentucket coach Jayne Beaton was named CAL Large Coach of the Year. Masconomet’s winning score was a 66. Steele and Cavanaugh received All-CAL honors, along with Triton’s Richard Fecteau, North Andover’s Colin Hubbel, Manchester Essex’s Ben Bichet and Masconomet’s Charlie May and Alex Kane. The Sachems weren't done, hooking up for nine more holes to knock off Lynnfield, 163-148, behind 36 points from Steele ad 31 from Corey McNamara.

The Pentucket golf team, which lost to Newburyport earlier in the season, got revenge and then some by whipping the Clippers 18 1/2 to 1 1/2. Jason Steele, Mac Cavanaugh, Corey McNamara, Jeff Funk, C.J. Ingraham, Nick Pendergast and Parker Kelly all won their matches for the Sachems (14-2-1). Ingraham shot a 38 as the No. 6 man and Pendergast fired a 39 at No. 7.

 Dylan Cody was victorious and shot a Haverhill low 39 to highlight the Hillies' 16-4 win over Methuen. The Rangers' Jake Hume fired a sizzling two-under 33.

Joe Leavitt set a high school career-high with a 3-under par 33 in Central Catholic's 15-5 win over Lowell. Leavitt, a two-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star,  had four birdies over the nine holes.

Central Catholic won every match over Methuen in a 20-0 victory. Joe Leavitt carded seven pars and two birdies and Tyler Nelson fired an even-par 36.

Pentucket-Georgetown won the River Rival Tourney for the first time in 2001 and did it in convincing fashion. Jason Steele shot an even par 35 and earned 36 quota points to rule the four-team tourney. Alex Ministeri was the No. 2 player overall on the day with 32 points.

Brett Krekorian fired a 1-under par 34 for medalist honors, and was 3-under for much of the day, as Andover beat Havehrill 13-7.  The Hillies' Ryan Paris was next best with a 37.

The Pentucket and Masconomet golf teams battled to a rare 10-10 tie yesterday despite impressive winning performances by Jason Steele, Mac Cavanaugh, Nick Pendergast and Krystal Knight.