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Two of the top teams in Division 1 squared off but in the end Londonderry just had too much for archrival Pinkerton. Lindsey Bolduc has 15 points, Katherine Dzenis 12 and Jaime King 10 as the Lancers rolled 50-36.

With Timberlane riding state title efforts from the long-distance duo of Hannah Kimball and Katerine Estep and Pinkerton riding loads of point-scoring contributors, the two school tied for third place in the Division 1 state championships at Dartmouth College.

Behind gutsy performances from Grant Langevin and the 4x200 meter relay team, Pinkerton edged out Merrimack to take home the Division 1 state title for the first time since 1993.

In a meet at Dartmouth College that came down to that final relay, the Astros scored 68 points for the title, five more than Merrimack.

With the scored tied and 2 seconds left, Chris Light went to the free throw line and converted both his foul shots to lift Pinkerton 63-61 over Dover.

Dover was unable to get off a shot in the final 2 seconds.

In a strange game, Pinkerton beat Dover 37-36 in overtime. Kayla Stacy's lone hoop was a big one, a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to tie it for the Astros. Mariah Bonneau (game-high 18 points) scored the Astros' lone points in OT, a layup with 11 seconds left. The hosts limited Dover to 1 point in the extra session.

Courtney Thompson won the all-around to help Pinkerton win its three-team meet with 136.25 points and finish its regular season with a 14-0 record.

Thompson has won the all-around every time she has competed in it this season. 

Tanner Burke, Jean-Luc Lemieux and Zack Daigle all wrestled well again as Pinkerton won 48-24 over Londonderry in boys wrestling.

A game mired by 15 penalties got exciting in the last five minutes as Pinkerton avenged an earlier loss against Manchester Central, prevailing 2-1. Zach Sanford beat the Central defense on a rush, faked like going behind net and tried to tuck the puck into the net. J.D. Dudek got to the loose puck and tucked it in the open net for the game-winner. Matt Marchman preserved the win with a spectacular save with 10 seconds left, diving to swipe a rebound attempt out of the crease.

Bishop Guertin scored in the last 15 seconds to come back for a 68-67 victory over Pinkerton. The Astros battled hard but suffered down the stretch without Alex Patrikis (15 points), who rolled his ankle. Chris Light led Pinkerton with 31 points, 13 coming from the free throw line.

Freshman Val Martin netted a career-high 16 points but Pinkerton girls basketball lost 65-56 to undefeated Bishop Guertin.