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At some point to win a championship, you just have to hit.

"We didn't," lamented Salem High baseball coach Dan Keleher after his club endured and rallied all afternoon, only to fall short in the Class L title game, 4-3, against Goffstown. "All day, it was like we were one hit away. And it just never came."

It is all starting to come together for Timberlane.

Five years into the varsity program, the Owls look to be well on their way to a winning season after demolishing Goffstown 20-2 on Thursday night to improve to 5-1.

Timberlane dismantled Goffstown, 20-2. Morgan DeShaw had five goals and Lindsay Desharnais had four goals to lead the Owls. Nikki Rothwell scored her first varsity goal in the win.

The dice came up with a pair of nines for the Timberlane wrestling team at the Division 1 state meet yesterday, and they were big winners.

The Owls, thanks to a shocking 9-for-9 performance in the semifinals earlier in the day, cruised to their ninth straight Division 1 crown in resounding fashion.

Goffstown entertained thoughts of an upset for a half, Londonderry to a halftime, 24-24 stalemate, but all that changed after the break.

The Lancers, who only have one Class L loss, ripped off a 24-6 third quarter and never looked back, rolling 60-33. Matt Travalini paced the winners with 21 points, and Desmond Lumpkins chipped in 13.

It's been a long time coming, but Timberlane finally "hit on all cylinders" according to Owls head coach Paul Cardone. The Owls blew past Goffstown for a 81-42 victory. Evan Williams owned the boards, ripping down 10 rebounds to go with 10 points.

The Goffstown, N.H., High boys basketball team was hoping to be competitive against Swampscott in the first round of the Tanner City Holiday Tournament in Peabody last night. Goffstown never would have imagined its entire team would be outscored by two Swampscott players, but that's precisely what happened.

The names change, but the script remains the same at the Blue Devil Classic, the traditional season-opening local wrestling tournament.

Once again, Concord, N.H., rolled to the team title yesterday, its sixth straight, while local teams Pinkerton, Central Catholic and Salem showed some superb individual talent and projected promise of better days ahead.

GOFFSTOWN — Timberlane was not only out to finish a disappointing season on a high note, but to also play the spoiler role.

The Owls did both yesterday.

C.J. Dupuis caught a fourth-down, 5-yard touchdown pass from Erik Hatton with 3:43 to play and Drew Smith's extra point proved to be the difference in a 21-20 win at Goffstown.

Senior midfielder Robbie McLarney notched a hat trick as Londonderry shutout Goffstown, 3-0. The Lancers' (7-3-1) defense was backstopped by keeper Andrew Peschia who recorded four saves en route to the shutout.