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Defending Division 1 state champion Pinkerton lost a heartbreaker in its season opener. St. Thomas Aquinas scored the game winner on a power play with 29 seconds left to post a 3-2 victory. It came after Pinkerton had battled back to erase a two-goal deficit in the final period.

Garnet Hathaway netted three goals and Tyler Kirsch stopped 24 shots to help Phillips beat Pingree 6-2. Hathaway is one of Phillips' top returners as he scored 15 goals last year.

METHUEN — Talk about a way to start a varsity career.

Methuen freshman Matt Bauchman tallied his first career varsity point just moments into the game, then scored his first varsity goal a period later to send the Rangers to a season-opening 2-1 victory over North Reading yesterday afternoon.

Eddie Ellis and Anthony Baldassari scored but Phillips lost its season opener to Lawrence Academy, 3-2.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — With the program’s first state championship within reach, it was Timberlane’s version of the Big 3 which stepped up to clinch the title.

Ryan Rothwell sent the game into overtime with a highlight-reel save with just one second left in regulation, and star forwards Nick Bundzinski and Trevor DeVitto combined for the winning goal in the extra session as the three stalwarts brought home the crown.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Pinkerton goalie J.J. Solloway took his hardest hit of the game. It knocked his helmet clear off and sent him to the ice, courtesy of teammate Andrew Stefanelli.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — After Pinkerton beat two-time defending champion Bishop Guertin last Tuesday, coach Casey Kesselring just had a feeling.

His gut instinct turned into reality last night at the Verizon Wireless Arena, after his Astros downed Hanover 3-0 in the Division 1 championship game.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The best things in life don’t come easy, but they are usually the most rewarding.

Such was the case for the Timberlane hockey team, which recovered from a late third-period meltdown to claim its first-ever Division 2 state title at the Verizon Wireless Arena yesterday, defeating Oyster River 3-2 in overtime.

SALEM, N.H. — After combining for a whopping 117 points in the regular season, Timberlane’s dynamic top line picked up right where it left off in the playoffs.

Center Zach Fox scored twice and forwards Nick Bundzinski and Trevor DeVitto each scored once as the top-seeded Owls downed No. 8 Kingswood, 4-2, last night in the first round of the New Hampshire Division 2 tournament.

Phillips exited the New England A Prep tourney after a 4-3 semifinal loss to Salisbury. The Big Blue finished the season at 17-5-4.