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Girls lacrosse pairings released

Alicia Papineau and the Hollis/Brookline girls lacrosse team earned the top seed in Division III.

The NHIAA announced the matchups for the high school girls lacrosse playoffs, which start on Wednesday.

Six local teams will participate in the the three divisions, including Hollis/Brookline, which is the top seed in Division III.

Division I

Souhegan is the top local seed in the division, earning the No. 5 spot after finishing 9-5 in the division. The Sabers will take on No. 4 Exeter (9-4) in the quarterfinals on the road at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams split two games during the regular season, with the Blue Hawks winning in Amherst on April 12, 8-7, and the Sabers winning at Exeter on May 7, 10-9.

The winner will take on either No. 1 Londonderry (14-0) or No. 8 Nashua North (4-9). The Lancers and Titans will meet at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Londonderry won the only meeting between the teams this season, winning 16-1 on May 4.

Nashua South (7-6) is the No. 6 seed and will take on No. 3 Concord (11-4), also Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Crimson Tide won the lone meeting between the teams 18-5 on May 18. The winner will face either No. 2 Pinkerton (10-3) or No. 7 Manchester Central (6-10).

The semifinals are scheduled for June 5 at Southern New Hampshire University.

Division II

Bishop Guertin (11-2) earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will host No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (9-4) at 4 p.m. in a quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday at Stellos Stadium. The teams played back on April 21, with the Cardinals taking a 15-6 victory.

The winner gets either No. 2 Bow (12-2) or No. 7 Merrimack (8-6) in the semifinals. The Falcons and Tomahawks will play at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Bow. The Falcons won the only regular-season meeting between the two, 15-9 on May 5.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 1 Winnacunnet (13-0) hosts No. 8 Con-Val (9-7) while No. 5 Lebanon (10-4) takes on No. 4 Portsmouth (11-2).

The semifinals are scheduled for June 5 at Southern New Hampshire University.

Division III

Hollis/Brookline (12-0), the top seed in the tournament, will try for a second-straight title on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Hollis against No. 8 Plymouth (6-6). The teams met once during the regular season, on April 26, and the Cavaliers won, 14-2.

The winner will take on either No. 4 Oyster River (10-4) or No. 5 Pelham (8-4) in the semifinals.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 Kearsarge (11-3) will host No. 7 Kingswood (7-7), while No. 3 Derryfield (10-4) will take on No. 6 John Stark (8-5).

The semifinals are scheduled for June 6 at Southern New Hampshire University.

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