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It took a bunch of big overtime efforts but Salem finally downed Manchester West, 84-79 in two extra sessions. Danny Salvo (eight points) drew a timely charge in the first overtime, Jonny Klecan (19 points, 10 assists, 10 of 13 from the foul line in OT) put the Blue Devils on top, Steve Nugent's putback made it a two-possession game and Ben Slepian (26 points) locked up the win with big 3-pointers and a pair of late free throws.

Muhanned Bagegni was impressive for Pelham with a technical fall at 152 pounds and teammate Tom Gleason battled to a 14-9 win at 189, but Manchester West survived three forfeits to prevail, 42-38.

Cassidy Cefalo began the match with 18 straight service points including 12 aces and Timberlane went on to drub West 3-0.

PLAISTOW – Timberlane took advantage of a couple early Manchester West turnovers then ran away from the Blue Knights after intermission as the Owls cruised to an easy 48-14 victory last night.

In a competitive early-season meet, Londonderry edged Keene by one point for the top spot. Sydney Lagueux led three top-eight finishes for the Lancers, placing fifth overall. Salem, who finished fourth, saw Alyssa Lambert cross the finish line a second behind Lagueux.

Gina Grimes made 30 saves, including 14 in the second half and eight in overtime as Pelham finished in a 0-0 tie with Manchester West. The Pythons (0-1-1) will be looking for their first win on Tuesday when they host Coe-Brown (4 p.m.).

WINDHAM — The dimensions of the soccer fields they’ll be playing on haven’t changed, but they might seem a bit more even this year for the Windham boys. With seniors on the roster for the first time at the 3-year-old school, the Jaguars relied on a talented group of juniors yesterday for a season-opening 4-1 victory over visiting Manchester West. “We do have a long way to go with what we want to do and our goals and objectives,” Windham coach Mike Hachey said. “But definitely a win is what you’re looking for out of the gates. We know it might be ugly at times — and it was. We’re excited, and it’s good to get the first one out of the way.” Although the Jaguars relied heavily on sophomores last year, they still qualified for the Division 2 playoffs in the school’s first season of varsity play. They went 6-9-2, which included a 2-1 loss to West. Windham has four seniors on the roster, but it was juniors who ignited the Jaguars yesterday. Alex Whitehead provided the lead for good in the 15th minute, scoring from 20 feet on a nice centering pass from Casey Coupe. “Last year, we were a little nervous,” said Whitehead, who scored five goals last year. “This year, it helps that we have seniors, and we have a lot of experience, and that’s made us more comfortable on the field. I think we proved last year we could compete in the division, but we always had the excuse that we didn’t have any seniors. Now we have no more excuses, so we have to prove ourselves out there.” Despite controlling the first half, outshooting the Blue Knights 7-2, Windham led just 1-0 10 minutes into the second. Considering six of the Jaguars’ nine losses last year were by one goal, it was time to see just how different — if any — things would be this season. “I think the major difference this year is experience, especially when things aren’t going quite your way,” Hachey said. “You have to pick yourself up and turn it around. We lost a lot of tight ones last year and didn’t put teams away. But certainly a year’s worth of experience helps out there.” And juniors Ulbrich and Coupe proved how mature the Jaguars have become, scoring goals fewer than 4 minutes apart for a 3-0 lead. West cut the deficit to one in the 16th minute, but senior Steve Dastous put it away on a penalty kick with 17 minutes left. The four goals were more than enough for junior goalie Andrew Pesci, who had six saves, two on free kicks when he knocked the attempts over the goal with leaping stops. Windham 4, Manchester West 1 Goals: MW — Lucas Schlickman; W — Alex Whitehead, Chris Ulbrich, Casey Coupe, Steve Dastous Assists: W — Coupe, Whitehead, Ulbrich Saves: MW — Ed Marion 8; W — Andrew Pesci 6 Manchester West (0-1):    0 1 — 1 Windham (1-0):    1 3 — 4

Consistent offense delivered Pinkerton its third straight victory, 5-0 over Manchester West. Chris Guerrera struck the big blow for the Astros with an RBI double in fifth inning.

Kaila Nicholson stroked three singles and one triple. She knocked in two runs as Sanborn softball won 12-0 over Manchester West.

Batting in the 5-6-7 slots, Joe DiPalma (3 for 3), Trevor Bouvier (3 for 3) and Dan Morin (2 for 4) combined for eight hits and drove in 12 runs for Salem in a 13-0 rout of Manchester West. DiPalma led the way with a triple and five RBIs.