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SALEM, NH — In a state quarterfinal game suspended a half hour by lightning, Salem’s Josh Treff abruptly ended it with a blast of his own.

The junior captain capped a four-run seventh with a two-run homer as the fourth-seeded Blue Devils upended Timberlane 7-5 yesterday. The victory sends Salem into a Tuesday showdown with top-seeded Nashua North at Holman Stadium.

P.J. Singster did it all today for Timberlane in a 2-0 upset of fifth seed Manchester Memorial. Not only did he throw a shutout, but he also had the only RBI of the game, dropping down a suicide bunt in the fifth inning to give the No. 12 Owls a 1-0 lead. Timberlane coach Jamie Fish said, "This was one of the best high school pitching duals I've seen in a while." Timberlane travels to Salem Saturday for quarterfinal action.

The perfect way to finish a season, as zero fielding errors and timely hits earned Timberlane a 7-0 win over Nashua South. Danny Travaglini made a unbelievable running catch into right-center field in the first inning and turned it into a double play. Lucas Alper had the Owls' big offensive contribution, a bases-clearing double as part of a five-run seventh.

Timberlane looked left for dead last night at Spaulding only to have the Red Raiders hand one away in the seventh. Trailing 4-3 with one out in the top of the seventh, the Owls had Dan Travaglini reach on a dropped strike three and Ryan McCarthy reach on an infield error. With two down, Matt Faia's nubber in front of home plate was thrown into right to score two runs. Lucas Alper plated the insurance run with a hit and two more scored on a Matt Sheehan walk and when P.J. Singster was hit by a pitch. Matt Faia earned the decision in the 7-4 Owls win with 4.1 scoreless innings of relief.

Behind pitcher P.J. Singster's "best performance this year" according to head coach Jamie Fish, Timberlane easily prevailed over Concord, 4-0. The visitors only got two runners into scoring position due to Singster's four-hit, nine-strikeout effort. "P.J. was dominant," Fish said. Three singles and an RBI from Dan Armstrong led the Owl offense.

Wrapping up a stretch of seven games in nine days, Timberlane struggled offensively in a 5-1 defeat to Manchester Memorial. Matt Faia drove in the lone Owl run.

PLAISTOW, N.H. – John Faia stood in waiting, hoping for the call that through the first half of the spring season went most likely to his brother Matt or teammate P.J. Singster.       

Traling by a run going into the seventh, Lucas Alper, John Faia and Dan Armstrong each singled home a run and P.J. Singster closed out the game in the bottom of the frame to give Timberlane a 5-3 win over Manchester West.

 Dan Travaglini and John Faia each blasted two-run homers as Timberlane rallied back from an eight-run deficit to down Winnacunnet 13-11. Travaglini also worked five innings of releif to earn the victory.

Good teams cash in on opposition mistakes and Goffstown did just that, jumping on a couple of Timberlane errors in the fifth inning for six runs, four of them unearned, and an 8-4 victory. John Faia was 3 for 4 and worked 1 1/3 innings of one-hit relief for the Owls.