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Amanda Saab had 12 kills and five aces to lead Salem to a 25-14, 25-14, 25-11 win over Dover. Nicole Boucher added six kills and Sarah Scott contibuted with 19 assists.

Salem swept Dover, Trinity and Manchester Central. Jeff Pettoruto (36) was the medalist and Jeff Cohen shot a 38 for the Blue Devils (9-0). 

Timberlane beat Dover 3-1. Jessica Zeidler, Nikki Rothwell and Siobhan Lundt scored for the Owls. Carrie Dresser and Emily Cannon also played well in the win.

There's no substitute for experience when you go deep into a tournament. The Salem softball team proved that again last night in its Class L semifinal matchup with Dover.

Although Salem is loaded with youngsters, veteran coach Harold Sachs knew that he'd need big efforts from his three senior starters if the No. 1-seed Blue Devils (now 20-3) wanted to advance to their third straight state championship game. In a tenuous 2-1 victory, that's exactly what he got.

Timberlane coach Andrew Merrick shrugged and acknowledged what had doomed his team.

"You could see we were gripping our sticks a little tight in the first period," he said. "I think we were nervous and a little surprised by the pace of play and made a few mistakes. We gave them a few breaks, and they took advantage."

It wasn't an injury bug, but a flu bug that ran rampant through Londonderry's roster earlier this week and forced the Lancers to have just six girls at practice preparing for their first-round battle with Dover.

For three quarters, the Gloucester girls basketball team played evenly with Dover-Sherborn in the Mustang Classic Holiday Tournament Final at Marian. The teams were tied 40-40 heading into the fourth quarter, but foul trouble caught up with the Fishermen in the final frame as the Raiders eventually prevailed, 66-47.

DOVER, N.H. | Londonderry took an early 20-0 lead and cruised past Dover, 40-21, in an inter-division matchup. Kyle Connor certainly made the most of his two carries ... scoring on runs of 24 and 78 yards. Alex Theodhosi ran for three touchdowns and led the Lancers with 174 rushing yards.

PLAISTOW, N.H. | Timberlane, missing four starters because of a circulating virus, couldn't keep pace with Dover last night, dropping a 34-13 decision.

With starting Owls' linebackers Alex Ranney and Max Zdrada among those missing, Dover had no trouble moving the ball, accumulating 406 yards of total offense, including 268 yards through the air from talented quarterback Matt Kimball.

Stephanie Glazier scored a hat trick, giving her six goals in the last three games and leading No. 2 Timberlane to a 5-1 victory over No. 8 Dover in the quarterfinals of the Class L tourney.

"We came out a little tight," said Owls coach Mim Ryan. "We hadn't played in 10 days. We let them tie it up before the half, but then we really came out and played our game." Entering the half tied 1-1, Timberlane broke it open with four goals in the second half. Kaitlyn Lavallee and Annie Hansbury each added a goal while Brittany McFarland-Bateman made eight saves.