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Newton North just needed one big inning to top Methuen, 5-1, and advance in the Division 1 North tourney. Jessica Rader stroked a triple and scored the Rangers' lone run on a wild pitch. Courtney Bradley also tripled while freshman Angelina Correia doubled.

Coutney Bradley had a hit and two RBIs to lead Methuen to a 4-3 win over North Andover.

Chrissy Scionti pitched a one-hit gem, striking out nine without walking a batter, as Methuen blanked Pentucket 3-0. Nicole Perusse was 2 for 2, scored a run and drove in a run.

In what coach Steve Tisbert termed, "Probably the biggest win we've had this year," Andover responded to a tough 10th inning by scoring three runs in the bottom of the frame to upset Methuen, 4-3. After battling to a 1-1 deadlock through regulation, three errors plated two Methuen runs in the top of the 10th. Taylor Farris' two-run double tied the game for the Warriors and, with one out, Jordan Day's single brought home the game-winner. Cassandra Hunt struck out a season-high seven for the victory, getting good defensive help from catcher Shannon Tully, third baseman Day and center fielder Nicole Ericson.

Methuen's softball team edged Tewksbury, 7-6 in nine innings under the lights to qualify for the tournament for the 10th straight year. Roseli Rodriguez drove in the winning tun to make a winner of Chrissy Scionti. Sydney Littlefield had three hits, including a three-run triple in the sixth.

Courtney Bradley hit a two-run homer well over the 220-foot fence in center fieldand had thre hits and three RBIs and Sydney Littlefield was 4 for 4 and scored three runs as Methuen clipped Billerica 7-1. Chrissy Scionti pitched another gem for the Rangers (8-5), this time a four-hitter.

Methuen junior Chrissy Scionti threw a nifty 3-hitter, striking out seven without walking a batter as the Rangers nipped Triton 1-0. Kayla Potter drove in Nicole Perusse for the game's only run.

Courtney Bradley had an RBI double in the bottom of ther sixth, knocking in Roseli Rodriguez, who opened the inning with a bunt single, as Methuen rallied past scrappy Haverhill 5-4. Caitlyn McHugh was 2 for 3 with an RBI and run scored for Haverhill.

Courtney Bradley and Nicole Perusse, batting in the third and fourth spots, were both 4 for 4 and had hits in the top of the eighth to key a 6-4 Methuen victory over Tewksbury. Bradley had a double and triple and scored three runs for the Rangers (5-3).

Central Catholic, the fourth-ranked team in the state, beat Methuen 3-2 in nine innings when winning pitcher Olivia Antczak (6-hitter, 15 K's) scored Nicole Howe on a deep sacrifice fly to left. Chrissy Scionti was brilliant in defeat, firing a four-hitter and holding the Raiders hitless through four innings.