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NASHUA — The script was already written, but freshman Niko Langlois added an exclamation point Saturday night for the Timberlane wrestling team. And then Chris Lund added another.

LONDONDERRY — Konrad Parker did it again Saturday at the New Hampshire Division 1 state meet.

And so did, once again, the Timberlane wrestling team.

Last year as a freshman, Parker stunned the No. 1 seed and captured the 106-pound title to help the Owls rally to capture their fourth straight state crown. On Saturday, he pinned the No. 1 seed, Nashua South's Colby Spencer, in the finals for yet another title.

PLAISTOW — This may be a young Timberlane team but, on senior night, the four seniors in the starting lineup delivered big time Wednesday night before a full house in the Owls' gym.

Timberlane crushed three opponents in a quad-meet to improve to 14-2. Codey Wild (132) and Nick Pallaria (138) were both 3-0 with three pins and vastly improved Anthony Rousseau (152) was 3-0 with two pins. Freshman Malikai Colon were among several other unbeaten Owls on the day.

Adam Marquis had the fastest pin of the night, in 16 seconds at 145 pounds, as Timberlane crushed Keene, 59-11.

One winning streak came to a hald for Timberlane Saturday against the top two-ranked teams in the Connecticut. The Owls lost a barn burner, 29-28, to No. 2 Simsbury and later — after defeating Nashoba handily — fell to No. 1 Danbury, the defneing New ENgland champion.

Timberlane got pins in every weight from 138 to 195 on its way to a 56-18 defeat of Nashua South. That improved the Owls to 9-0 and was their 53rd straight dual meet victory.

It was an outstanding day for Timberlane Saturday at its own invitational, but it was pretty darn good for Haverhill as well.

The host Owls had a whopping 11 finalists in the 16-team field and placed first with 290 points, to finish far ahead of runner-up Franklin (176), which was recently ranked the No. 1 team in Massachusetts.

Timberlane displayed its balance with a brilliant overall performance while winning the Essex Classic in Vermont Saturday.

The Owls had a whopping eight finalists and placed in all but one weight class while winning the 25-team tournament with 288 points. Host Essex was second with 269.

Konrad Parker had an impressive pin at 113 pounds as unbeaten Timberlane (8-0) overwhelmed Windham 64-12 for the Owls' 52nd straight win over the last three years.i.