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Pentucket's Jason Steele claimed second overall, shooting an even-par round of 35 at Bradford Country Club, leading the Sachems to second overall in a four-team meet with the Newburyport (first), Triton and Amesbury. Pentucket moved to 9-6, claiming a pair of victories to lock up a spot in the state tournament. Steele scored 36 points in the Cape Ann quote scoring system, while teammate Vito Martello was fifth at 32.

Despite Jason Steele suffering his first loss of the season, Pentucket's golf squad held on for a 128-126 victory over North Reading.

Behind another team-leading victory from Jason Steele, Pentucket rolled to a 146-127 triumph over host Rockport. Steele is a perfect 11-0 for the Sachems (6-5), piling up 366 total points this season.

Jason Steele blew away the field as his 2-under par performance led to 40 points and a 165-112 victory by Pentucket over North Andover. John Boyle came the closest to Steele as the Scarlet Knights' top scorer with 31 points. Sachem Ryan Swanson was next in line with 30 points.

Sean Weldon had a memorable 17th birthday with a 28-point total in Pentucket-Georgetown's 150-123 win over Wilmington. The senior had a pretty chip-in birdie out of the sand. "It was a tough par-3, to come out of the sand takes a good touch," said coach Jayne Beaton. 

Sean Weldon had a memorable 17th birthday with a 28-point total in Pentucket-Georgetown's 150-123 win over Wilmington. The senior had a pretty chip-in birdie out of the sand. "It was a tough par-3, to come out of the sand takes a good touch," said coach Jayne Beaton. 

Led by Jason Steele's 36-point effort, Pentucket grabbed its first golf victory of the young season, 140-114 over Manchester Essex at Bradford Country Club.

"Jason's a very consistent player," said coach Jayne Beaton. "He's always shooting in the mid-30's for nine holes."

Behind red-hot Eric Hooker's medalist 72 score, Andover's golf team tied Newton South for first with a 307 at the Division 1 North tournament at the Beverly Country Club.

Sophomore Jack Ronan had 31 points at Carriage Pines to lead Newburyport (12-4, 9-3) to its second outright Cape Ann League Division 2 title in five years.

Junior Ben Tyler tallied 26 points. Freshman Ben Caldwell had 24 points. Juniors Sam Jordan and Ryan Cutter scored 21 points each. Senior Tom Morris and freshman Cooper Hines had 19.

The day after compiling its best point total of the season, Rockport (4-10) stumbled to its lowest score of the season. Competing at Carriage Pines in Rowley, the Vikings were led by Paul Robinson (22 points), Jeff Piraino (17), Phil MacArthur (15), Brendan Wall (11), Caleb Tanson (10), Pat Frithsen (8).

The Newburyport Clippers (10-4) beat the Hamilton-Wenham Generals (6-6) yesterday, 145-118, winning their fifth match in a row, as well as making the state tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Clippers are one win away from winning their second CAL championship; their first was in 2004. Jeff Wile (29), Ben Tyler (26), Sam Jordan (25), Ryan Cutter (23), and Tom Morris (23) led the way for Newburyport.

The Triton Vikings (13-0) beat the Wilmington Wildcats (4-8) yesterday, 154-104, repeating as Cape Ann League champs and cementing themselves as one of the best teams in the state. The Vikings were also able to keep their league win streak of 28 games and counting alive and well. Tom Bashaw shot two over par and finished with 32 quota points, while Andrew Fecteau (28), Sam Velonis (28), and Mike Zappala (25) all added to the Viking cause.

The Clippers (9-4) jumped that much closer to becoming CAL Division II champs yesterday, as they edged out the Manchester-Essex Hornets, 137-124. Ben Tyler (26), Jeff Wile (26), Tom Morris (24), Sam Jordan (23), Cam Caldwell (21), and Ryan Cutter (18) led the way for Newburyport.

The Triton Vikings (12-0) remained in the win column with a close victory over the Amesbury Indians (4-10) at the Amesbury Country Club yesterday, 137-124. Andrew Fecteau (31), Sam Velonis (22), Mike Zappala (22), and Graydon Lockard (22) paced the Vikings, while Joe Kezer (29) and James Cashman (22) led the way for the Indians.

The Pentucket Sachems (9-5) continued to roll yesterday, building their win streak to five games while beating the North Andover Scarlet Knights (6-5), 157-146. Jason Steele (34), Matt Pendergast (34), Serge Smaila (26), Ryan Swanson (24), Cam Plummer (22), and Vito Martello (19) all contributed for the Sachems.