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North Reading, which finished sixth with 30 points at yesterday's Division 4 championship, had three placers in the top six in the pole vault. Kristy Conway took first while Kristina Martin and Amande Lee finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Alanna Poretta broke her previous school record in the mile (5:03.51) with a first-place time of 5:02.43 at yesterday's Division 3 meet at Ipswich to highlight the Pentucket girls' day, which featured five female placers. She's the first girls Div. 3 state champion the Sachems have had since 2002. 

Phillips had a perfect ending to a perfect season by blasting Phillips Exeter, 94.5-50.5. Anne McDonough and Catherine Coppinger powered the Big Blue.

Jarrett McKallagat had day to remember as he led Timberlane to the top spot in yesterday's Seacoast meet.  McKallagat  was a three-time winner and even found time to earn a second place finish as well.

Triton's Deanna Latham won three events — the long jump (17-4), triple jump (34-9), and 100 hurdles (15.3). Rachelle Bourque won two events — the shot put (33-2) and javelin (116-1) — for Triton (10-0). Tori Clay (400 hurdles, 1:12.1), Adele Kneeland (2-mile, 13:49), Ashley Pinette (discus, 106-8), Meredith McWeeney (100, 13.4), Colleen Loughlin (mile, 5:34), Brittany Caprio (400, 1:02.9), Hadley Crossman (200, 27.7), the 4x100 relay team of McWeeney, Crossman, Jordan Antonucci, and Latham (51.5), and the 4x400 team of Clay, Lauren Breen, Bethany Saunders, and Caprio (4:30) also placed first.

The Phillips Academy girls finished first and the Big Blue boys came in second at the New England Division 1 track championships held in Andover.

For the girls, who overwhelmed runner-up Hotchkiss by more than 100 points, Catherine Coppinger led the way with a first in the 400 (59.56) while Kayla Hatton was second in both the 800 and 1,500.

The Central Catholic girls placed second at the MSTCA Class B relays led by a rare sweep of the shot put, javelin and discus. Lauren Berg, Lourdes Pena, Lauren Hoole, Kylie Giroux, Ashley Blanchard, Katie Helms and Nicole Rogers were the champion throwers with Pena and Berg doubling up. Helms had a big personal best with a 103-foot effort in the javelin.

Alison Pronovost won the 200 in 26.4, shattering the 17-year-old school record (26.8), and ran on the 4x100 relay team that broke its own week-old school record with a 51.5 as North Andover downed Pentucket 96-49. The Sachems also saw a school record fall, as Ellen Broz registered a 10-0 in the pole vault, breaking her own mark (9.6).

The Amesbury girls lost their dual meet to a very strong Hamilton-Wenham team, 101-44.  Placing first for Amesbury were Alyssa Harrison (high jump), and Rebecca Crochiere in the (400m hurdles, 800m, and javelin).

Triton (9-0) clinched a share of the Cape Ann League title for the second consecutive season. The Vikings have won 22 consecutive meets, dating back to April of 2007.

Tori Clay, Colleen Loughlin, Brittany Caprio and Rachelle Bourque won two events each for Triton. Clay won the 400-hurdles (1:10.1) and triple jump (31-1). Loughlin placed first in the 2-mile (12:09) and mile (5:44). Caprio won the long jump (15-7) and 400 (1:03.5). Bourque finished first in the shot put (34-1) and the javelin (122-10). Sarah Murray (high jump, 4-8), Ashley Pinette (discus, 99-2), Meredith McWeeney (100, 13.6), the 4x100 relay team (54.7) of McWeeney, Taelour Murphy, Lauren Robert, and Becca Moore; and the 4x400 team (4:35) of Bethany Saunders, Lauren Breen, Jenna Norton, and Clay earned first-place finishes.