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In her first race for North Andover in two years, Sydney Schwalm showed that she didn't lose a thing. Schwalm, who was out with a torn ACL last year, finished first by a wide margin in the first girls North Shore League race of the season. Teammates Jane Freund and Mia Muse were 9th and 10th as the Knights defeated both Haverhill and Andover. 

Junior Jane Freund of North Andover had a big meet at the State Meet at Berkshire East Ski Area in Charlemont. Competing in a field of 146, Freund placed 13th in  the slalom, 26th in the giant slalom and 18th overall. She was the lone area skier to qualify. "She works very hard weekends at Mt. Wachusett to achieve a higher level of training," said Knights coach Jerry Marchegiani. "She definitely met my expectations."

North Andover's Jane Freund placed second overall (48.03) to lead the Scarlet Knights to a third-place finish as a team at the North Shore Ski League Championship.

North Andover's Jane Freund continued her strong season on the slopes, finishing first overall as the Knights won two meets to improve to 9-1 on the year.

North Andover's Jane Freund was the fastest down the hill on Wednesday, skiing to first in 30.08 to help the Knights win one of two matches on the day.

Jane Freund placed second overall and Mia Muse placed 12th North Andover went 2-0 in girls North Shore skiing action.

Jane Freund placed second overall and Mia Muse placed 12th North Andover went 2-0 in girls North Shore skiing action.

The Pinkerton girls ski team did just enough to edge out Goffstown, 382-381, at a quad-meet that also included Bishop Guertin and Londonderry on Friday. Senior Katelyn Bennett led the Astros with a third-place finish (1:39.52), and Ava Sezgin was right behind her in fourth (1:44.23).

The North Andover girls skiing team came in second at the Interscholastics meet, but Sydney Schwalm was still the top finisher with a combined slalom and giant slalom time of 47.50. Teammate Jane Freund was right behind her in 48.06, as Masconomet finished first with 791 points. On the boys side, perrenial favorite St. John's Prep beat second-place North Andover by almost 200 points (795-598). Andover's Jason Denoncourt still won the race with a combined time of 43.94.

The Pinkerton girls ski team had a solid showing at Monday's Division 1 state championship, taking fifth overall with 639 points. Bedford won the meet for the second year in a row, skiing to first with 766 points. Katelyn Bennet was the top Astro, racing to 7th in the giant slalom in 1:04.32. Danielle Martineau also had a nice day, finishing 9th in the GS (1:05.39) and 13th in the slalom (1:22.36).

Northern Essex used balanced scoring to defeat Quinsigamond 69-57. Guney Kilitciglu led with 13 points,    had 9 points on three 3-pointers and both Emir Alagoz and Kyle Scott added 8 points.

North Andover's girls ski team swept its two foes Monday to end the regular season with a 13-1 record and a tie for first with Masconomet. Sydney Schwalm finished second and would up as the league's top qualifier for state following the regular season while Jane Freund finished sixth. Andover's Anna Soutter was fourth and finished third for the season in the overall standings. 

North Andover's girls ski team avenged a rare loss to Masconomet earlier in the season with a 73-62 victory to move into a tie for first in the North Shore Ski League with an 11-1 record. Jane Freund finished fourth for the Knights but the key was an impressive ninth-place finish by Claudia Mabley.

Katelyn Bennett was a team-best third overall as Pinkerton tied for first in a seven-team meet with 378 points. Astro Hannah Peterson was fourth overall. Timberlane was sixth with 239 points.

Masconomet finally put an end to the winning streak of the North Andover girls skiing team. The Knights hadn't lost a North Shore Ski League meet for five straight years and had won 74 straight meets but that ended Monday with a 71-64 setback to the Chieftains. Sydney Schwalm finished third overall and Jane Freund was 10th but Masco's superior depth prevailed.