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Pentucket fell to Triton, 46-40, but the Sachems were led by some first-rate individual performances. Alanna Poretta broke the school record in the 2-mile with a first-place time of 11:47.8. In addition, Emily Funk (40 yard hurdles) and April O'Brien (1,000) won their respective events and set new personal bests.

Alanna Poretta set a Pentucket school record in the 2-mile (11:47.8), breaking the old mark by 37 seconds. April O'Brien (1,000, 3:01.5) remained perfect for the Sachems (7-2-1). Emily Funk (hurdles, 6.12) and Rebecca Morse (mile, 5:44.6) also placed first.

Newburyport edged out a strong North Reading team as Sara Tancreti (high hurdles), Kim Martins (2-mile), Hannah McCormick (600), Avery Cullinan (1000), Melissa Derrico (shot put), Kristin Cole (mile), and Caroline Barnaby all had first place finishes.

Pentucket got a nice come-from-behind tie against Ipswich as Bre Yocum (high jump, qualified for CALs), Sarah Pearsall (shot put), Amy Babeu (2-mile, qualified for states), April O'Brien (1000), and Alanna Poretta (mile) all had first place finishes. Additionally Sammy Morrow qualified for CALs in the 55m.

Newburyport got a solid win over North Reading as Sara Tancreti (high hurdles), Kim Martins (2-mile), Hannah McCormick (600), Avery Cullinan (1000), Melissa Derrico (shot put), Kristin Cole (mile), and Caroline Barnaby (high jump) all had first place finishes.

Deanna Latham paced Triton to victory over Newburyport winning both the dash and the high jump. Colleen Loughlin (2-mile), Tori Clay (300), Erin Loughlin (600), Sara Auwerda (mile), and Ashley Pinette (shot put) were also winners for the Vikings. For the Clippers Sara Tancreti (high hurdles) and Avery Cullinan (1000) each had first place finishes.

At the 40th Annual Dartmouth Relays in Hanover, Salem sophomore Melissa Higgins won the 300 meter dash with a time of 41.50. Higgins bested a field of over 70 runners from all over New England as she blew away the competition, beating the next best runner by 1.49 seconds and setting a new Salem High School record in the event.

Alyssa Harrison continued her great start picking up another first place finish in the high jump (5-0) for the lone Indian first place in a loss to Hamilton-Wenham.

North Andover's Candice Waldie tossed the shot put 30-9 then combined with teammates Julia Varoutsos, Alex Cunningham and Emily O'Brien to win the 4x400 relay un a time of 4:45.4.  The win improves North Andover to 4-0.

Pentucket had a stellar meet in a win over Lynnfield. Emily Funk (40 hurdles, 6.6), Brittany Adams (40 dash, 5.6), Amy Babeu (2-mile, 12:55), Sarah Pearsall (shot, 27-6.5), Stephanie Fitzgerald (300, 43.3), Valerie Grim (600, 1:43, April O'Brien (1000, 3:13), Alanna Poretta (mile, 5:38), and the 4x400 relay team of Bernadette Corrado, Julia Quattrini, Breanna Yocum, and Grim (4:57) all had first place finishes for the Sachems.

 Pentucket had a stellar meet in a win over River Rival Amesbury. Emily Funk (40 hurdles, 6.6), Brittany Adams (40 dash, 5.6), Amy Babeu (2-mile, 12:55), Sarah Pearsall (shot, 27-6.5), Stephanie Fitzgerald (300, 43.3), Valerie Grim (600, 1:43, April O'Brien (1000, 3:13), Alanna Poretta (mile, 5:38), and the 4x400 relay team of Bernadette Corrado, Julia Quattrini, Breanna Yocum, and Grim (4:57) all had first place finishes for the Sachems. For the Indians Alyssa Harrison had a first place finish in the high jump.

 Elizabeth Levarity (40), Shauna Wade (2-mile), Vanessa LeBlanc (600), Mia Lufkin (1000), and Alyssa Harrison (high jump) all had first place finishes despite losing to Lynnfield, 50-36

Pentucket's April O'Brien (1,000, 3:13.7) and Alanna Poretta (mile, 5:27.3) each won their individual event in both meets. Emily Funk (55-meter hurdles, 9.8) also won an individual event against North Andover. Amy Babeau (2-mile, 12:35.7), Breanna Yocum (high jump, 4-6), Julia Quattrini (600, 1:51.6) and the 4x400 relay team (4:35.0) of Bernadette Corrado, Quattrini, O'Brien and Yocum placed first against Wilmington.

The North Andover girls track team kicked the season off with a pair of victories against Pentucket (51.5-34.5) and Wilmington (58-28). Particularly impressive in the Scarlet Knights' 2-0 showing were Karissa Mako (2-0 in the 2-mile, 12:18.2), Shannon O'Connor (2-0 in the 300, 43.4) and Emily Samuelman (2-0 in the 600, 1:49.4). Candace Waldie (31-0 throw in the shot put) and Krissey Whitley (4-9 height in the high jump) also posted two wins.

In a meet that came down to the mile and mile relay, Pentucket defeated Newburyport, 49-37.

For Pentucket Amy Babeu (2 mile, 12:45), Bre Yocum (300, 43.6), April O'Brien (1000, 3:02), Alanna Poretta (mile, 5:31), and the 4x400 relay team of Bernadette Corrado, Julia Quattrini, O'Brien, and Yocum (4:42) all had first place finishes. For the Clippers Caroline Barnaby tied a school record high jump at 5-2, Jeanmarie Chaney (40, 5.38), Sara Tancreti (HH, 6.65), Melissa Derrico (shot put, 29-4.5) and Hannah McCormick (600, 1:42) all had wins.