Milford's Brianna Corron won the girls 100-meter dash at the Class I meet on Saturday. For more photos from the meet, go to the Photo Album.

Both of the Spartans teams came in behind Lebanon. On the boys side, the Raiders scored 93 points to win the Class I title for the seventh-straight season. Milford had 59 1/2 points to take second, while Bow was third and Souhegan was fourth. Bedford came in 12th and Hollis/Brookline finished 17th.

Lebanon won its third-straight girls title, recording 138 points. Milford took second with 67 points, while Merrimack Valley finished third and Coe-Brown came in fourth. Souhegan took ninth, Bedford finished 12th and H/B came in 18th.

Souhegan’s Michael Peret turned in the performance of the meet, winning the boys 100, 200 and high jump, and running a leg of the 4×100 relay, which also finished first. Peret also won four events at the indoor meet.

Milford got key contributions from Max Goudreau, Tom St. Cyr and Parker Lyttle, while its 4×800 team of Corey Hahnl, Nick Muller, Conner Crowley and Connor Jackson finished first and set a Class I record.

H/B’s Sean Quinn took second in the 3,200.

Milford’s Brianna Corron led the girls by finishing first in the 100 and the long jump. She also helped the 4×100 relay team take second, while Milford also won the 4×800 relay and took second in the 4×400.

Isabella Stuopis finished second in the shot put and fifth in the javelin for Souhegan. Ashlee Daoust led H/B with a fourth-place finish in the long jump, while Bedford’s Jenny Mara won the high jump.

For complete results for the boys meet, go here. For complete results on the girls meet, go here.

Editor’s note: For more highlights from the meet – including video of the boys and girls 100 and 200 and hurdle sprints – be sure to check back throughout the weekend.

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The Bishop Guertin boys track team poses with the Class L championship plaque. For more photos from the meet, go to the Photo Album.

MERRIMACK – The Bishop Guertin High School boys track team squeaked out a one-point win over Nashua North at the Class L boys track championship meet on Friday at Merrimack High School.

The Cardinals scored 95 points to win their first outdoor title since 1977, while the Titans had 94 and came up just short of winning the school’s first track championship.

“The guys were great,” North coach Nate Burns said. “We came up a little shore, but I’m proud of them. It’s great to see because they care so much about it and they’re a team. They put so much into it together.”

The Titans got individual wins from Kevin Rosenberg (shot put) and Eric Muite (110-meter hurdles) while Andre Williams, Jahmar Gathright and Myles Parker also stepped up to help lead North to second.

BG got first-place finishes from Francis Hernandez (1,600) and Jeff LaCoste (3,200), along with first in the 4×800 relay.

Nashua North's Jahmar Gathright, right, cheers on Andre Williams after passing on the baton during the 4x100 relay.

Merrimack, which finished third, was led by Devin Martin, who won the long jump; Tom Duda, who won the 300 hurdles; and Steve Harshman, who won the 400. The Tomahawks won the 4×400 relay.

Colin Quinn led South with a first-place finish in the javelin.

For more details, go here. For complete results, go here.

Girls

BG got solid performances, but it wasn’t enough to top Manchester Central. The Little Green won its second straight title, recording 82 points. The Cards were second with 76.

Arianna Vailas finished first in both the 800- and 1,600-meter runs to lead Central.

Cecilia Barowski came in first in the 400 to go with second in the 200 and third in the 100 for BG. Beth McKenna and Melissa LaCoste also did well for the Cards, who won the 4×800 relay.

Merrimack got a first-place finish in the 100 from Kailey Blain, while Ivy Muchuma won both the javelin and the shot put for North. Nashua South’s Victoria Rapsis cleared a personal-best of 9-feet, 6-inches to win the pole vault.

Merrimack's Kailey Blain competes in the long jump.

For more details, go here. For complete results, go here.

Editor’s note: For more highlights from the meet – including video of the boys and girls 100 and 200 and hurdle sprints – be sure to check back throughout the weekend.

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The Bishop Guertin girls indoor track team is no stranger to Class L success. The Cardinals won their eighth-straight indoor title this year, besting second-place Manchester Central by 12 points.

But the BG boys? Well, they got in on the act this year, too, winning their first Class L indoor title. The Cardinals edged Merrimack by two points to take their first crown.

Michael Peret was a one-man show for the Souhegan boys, as he had a hand in four first-place finishes and helped the Sabers tie Lebanon for the Class IMS title.

The Milford girls looked like they were going to make it two straight Class IMS titles, but came up a second short in the final relay to place second behind Lebanon.

Wrestling

Milford’s Josh Kilgore was the lone champion on the division level, winning 189-pounds at the Division II meet. Teammate Joe Albina (160) and Hollis/Brookline Bryan Jennings (215) also made the finals of their respective weight classes.

In Division I, only two wrestlers, Merrimack Tyler Baulier (215) and Bishop Guertin’s Corey Christie (152), reached the finals. Baulier went on to win his weight class at the Meet of Champions.

Swimming

The Bishop Guertin boys team took home its second-straight Division I title, while Nashua North was second for the second straight year. The Titans girls team also came in second.

For the third-straight season, the Souhegan girls team finished second, while the Souhegan boys took home third at the Division II meet.

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Eight Class L championships in a row should do that, right?

The Cardinals won an eighth consecutive Class L indoor track title on Sunday at Dartmouth College, recording 78 points to finish ahead of Manchester Central (66) and Londonderry (55). Merrimack (52) was fourth and Exeter (41) took fifth. Nashua North (23) tied for sixth and Alvirne (six) came in 11th.

BG’s run is the longest such streak in New Hampshire girls indoor track. In state history, only the Nashua High boys indoor track team has a longer streak of consecutive championships, having won 13 in a row from 1959 to 1971, when there was only one classification.

One other indoor program can match the Cardinals’ stretch – the Londonderry boys won eight straight Class L indoor titles from 1995 to 2002. Hanover’s girls outdoor track program also won eight straight Class I titles from 1986 to 1993, while the Nashua boys (1964 to 1971) and the Londonderry boys (1995 to 2002) also won eight straight Class L outdoor titles.

The Cardinals were led by Cecilia Barowski, who finished first in the 55-meter dash (7.4) and the 600 (1:37.46), and was also third in the 300 (42.06). Barowski also teamed with Mary Holleran, Leslie Mei and Sarah Burke to win the 4×400 relay in 4:05.39, setting a Class L record.

The 4×800 team of Leah Ferrara, Meghan Turner, Kaitlin Allen and Burke also finished first (9:48.27). Burke also finished fifth in the 1,000 (3:13.76) and Allen came in sixth (3:13.15) in the same event.

Beth McKenna finished second in 55 hurdles (8.56) and took fourth in high jump (5-2), while Melissa LaCoste took third in high jump (5-2). Courtney Veilleux was also third in 3,000 (10:51.28).

Hannah Moriarty came in fifth in 3,000 (10:58.87) and Holleran finished fifth in long jump (16-4).

Lauren Calvino led Merrimack, winning the 3,000 (10:27.54) and setting a Class L record, to go with a second-place finish in the 1,500 (5:01.3). Kailey Blain finished second in the 55 (7.45), fourth in 300 (42.38) and was third in long jump (16-5 3/4), while Emily Pollard came in second in the 1,000 (3:08.14).

Pollard, Kailey Blain, Taylor Blain and Lauren Pertty were second in the 4×400 (4:05.79).

Nashua North got a first-place finish in the shot put (38-7) from Ivy Muchuma, who was also fourth in the long jump (16-5 3/4). Jen Gagnon also came in sixth in the shot put (33-7 1/4).

Sandra Van Den Heuvel took fourth in the 1,500 (5:04.44) and Louise Van Den Heuvel finished fifth in the 600 (1:44.02)

Alvirne’s 4×200 relay team of Stacie Nuttall, Kristine Rowe, Amanda Roberts and Kendall Brigham finished third in 1:50.53.

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The Cardinals did enough in the relays to hold off a late Tomahawks’ charge, pulling out an 80-78 win for the school’s first boys indoor track title. Nashua North finished third with 50 points, while Pinkerton (46) came in fourth and Dover (31) was fifth. Nashua South, the defending-champ, came in 10th with 12 points, while Alvirne (two) was 15th.

The battle between the top two teams came down to the final events of the day. The Cardinals got 12 points from Jeff LaCoste and Francis Hernandez in the 1,500-meter run to turn a four-point lead over the Tomahawks into a 16-point lead with two relays left.

Merrimack won the 4×400, while Bishop Guertin failed to place, pulling the Tomahawks within six points. Merrimack finished first in the 4×200, but the Cardinals came in third and the six points was enough to edge the Tomahawks.

Bishop Guertin was led by its distance runners, as Hernandez won the 1,000-meter run (2:31.35), setting a Class L record, and also finished fourth in the 1,500 (4:14.63). Joey Jourdain finished first in the 3,000 (8:47.95) and LaCoste took second in the 1,500 (4:06.73) and third in the 1,000 (2:34.47).

The relay team of Chris Cogliano, Matt Chapman, Brian Donaghy and Brandon Latham also took first in the 4×800, finishing in 8:09.23.

Adam Hall took third in the 55 (6.61) and third in the long jump (20-9 1/4) while Ryan Fitzpatrick was third in the 300 (36.5). Those two teamed with Trent Barillas and Andrew Perrella to finish third in the 4×200 (1:35.41).

Andrew Perez also came in third in the 600 (1:25.93) and Peter Fucci took fifth in high jump (5-6).

Merrimack got a first-place finish from Steve Harshman in the 600 (1:22.2), and he joined Ryan Reagan, Chris Busby, Nicholas Johnson to take third in the 4×800 (8:26.76).

The 4×400 relay team of Reagan, Jonathan Jimenez, Tom Duda and Chaz Myers finished first in 3:31.93, just a second off the Class L record and almost four seconds ahead of second-place Dover. Myers and Jimenez also joined Steve Alario and Brody Williams to win the 4×200 (1:34.51).

Devin Martin won the long jump (21-2) and was third high jump (6-0) while Duda was second in the high jump (6-0) and Chase Distasio finished sixth in the high jump (5-4) and was fifth in the long jump (18-11 3/4).

Alario finished second in the 55 hurdles (8.13) while Williams was sixth in the 55 hurdles (8.37) and John Conlin took third in the 3,000 (8:57.12).

The Titans got two first-place finishes to come in third overall. Kevin Rosenberg took first in the shot put (55-9 1/4), his winning throw nearly eight feet further than second place. Eric Muite also came in first in the 55 hurdles (7.98) while the 4×200 relay team of Andre Williams, Jahmar Gathright, Myles Parker and Luis Tarantino came in second in 1:35.36.

Matt McCarty took second in the 600 (1:22.65) while Parker finished fourth in the 300 (36.65) and Williams came in fifth (36.77). Gathright also was fourth in the long jump (19-3 1/2).

Parker, Williams, McCarty and Mark McHugh came in fourth (3:37.6) in the 4×400 relay.

Ian Parsons led South with a third-place finish in the shot put (45-0) and Aaron Martin came in fifth in the 600 (1:27.13). Martin also teamed with D.J. Fernacz, Brandon O’Donnell and Steve Latina to finish fourth (8:29.24) in the 4×800.

Alvirne got its points from Derek Janko, who finished fifth in the shot put (43-8 1/2).

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The Spartans finished four-tenths of a second behind Hollis/Brookline in the 4×200-meter relay to finish third in the event and wound up one point short of first-place Lebanon (53-52) at the Class IMS girls track championship at Dartmouth College Sunday.

Bow came in third with 33 points while Hopkinton (31) was fourth and Coe-Brown (24 1/2) came in fifth. Souhegan (12) finished 10th and Hollis/Brookline (11) was 13th.

Going into the final four events, Lebanon was in first with 32 points, four ahead of Bow and six ahead of Milford. But second-place finishes by Courtney Hawkins in the 1,500 (4:57.34) and Briana Corron in the long jump (16-6 3/4) gave Milford 42 points and a lead of nine over Lebanon.

After Lebanon won the 4×400 relay, Milford’s lead was just three points. The Raiders also won the 4×200, and the 10 points pushed them in front; the third-place finish by the Spartans netted them six points, while second would have been eight.

Milford’s Cassie Sebas, Courtney Hawkins, Dina Pitsas and Peggy Lai took first in the 4×800 relay (9:50.36), besting the class record, which was set by Souhegan in 2007, by more than five seconds.

Corron also finished third in the 55-meter dash (7.48) and teamed with Sebas, Jillian Holmes and Jessica Krafft for third in the 4×200 (1:52.54).

Cecelia Muller and Amanda Clark tied for fourth in the high jump (4-10) while Lai took fourth in the 3,000 (11:04.27). The Milford relay team of Pitsas, Sebas, Muller and Hannah Ladeau also finished fourth in 4×400 (4:22.57) .

Isabella Stuopis came in third in the shot put (34-9 1/2) for Souhegan, while Hillary Wilson took fourth in the 1,000 (3:15.4).

Julia Bury finished fifth in the shot put (32-3 1/2) for Hollis/Brookline while Megan Kagenski, Devin MacDonald, Ashlee Daoust and Lyndsay Vasquez finished second in the 4×200 relay (1:52.14).

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The title came down to the final two events – the 4×400 relay and the 4×200 relay. Heading into those events, Portsmouth was first with 43 points, with Souhegan and Monadnock tied for second at 42 and Lebanon fourth with 41.

Lebanon took fourth in the 4×400, while Portsmouth was fifth and Souhegan sixth, and the Sabers and Raiders finished first and second, respectively, in the 4×200 to tie for the title.

Portsmouth wound up third with 45 points while Coe-Brown and Monadnock tied for fourth with 42. Milford was sixth with 29 points and Hollis/Brookline came in 14th with seven points.

Peret won the high jump (6-0), the 55-meter dash (6.59) and the 300 (36.75) to score 30 points on his own for the Sabers. The senior also teamed with Chris Chininis, Dennis Elverson and Parker Hall to win the 4×200 relay in 1:34.91, setting a class record.

Chininis also took third in the 55 (6.88) and fourth in the long jump (20-4 3/4) while Grant Raymond, Bert DeForest, Jacob Kittredge and Aaron Prescott finished sixth in the 4×400 (3:44.36). DeForest, Kittredge and Prescott also teamed with Matthew Chareth to take fifth in the 4×800 relay (8:55.85).

Connor Crowley, Conor Dannis, Connor Jackson and Nick Muller took second in the 4×800 relay (8:22.34) to lead Milford. Parker Lyttle also finished second in high jump (5-10) while Tom St. Cyr finished third in the 55 hurdles (7.97) and sixth in the long jump (19-6 1/4).

Milford also got points from Max Goudreau, who came in fourth in the 55 (6.89), and Crowley, who finished fourth in the 600 (1:26.6).

Hollis/Brookline’s Sean Quinn took third in the 3,000 (9:09.64) and finished sixth in the 1,500 (4:18.75).

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The Cardinals strength is their distance runners, with Francis Hernandez, Joey Jourdain and Jeff LaCoste all seeded in the 600-meter run, 1,000, 1,500 and 3,000. BG should also get some help in the sprints from Adam Hall and Ryan Fitzpartrick, along with three high-seeded relay teams.

Merrimack has a number of high seeds in both jumping events, along with the 55-meter dash and the 55 hurdles. North’s strengths are in the shot put and the sprints.

Defending-champion Nashua South has one of the top shot putters in Ian Parsons, while Alvirne has a highly seeded shot putter of its own in Derek Janko.

The following have qualified for Sunday’s meet:

Bishop Guertin

• Francis Hernandez, 1,000-meter run (1st), 1,500 (1st), 600 (2nd) and 3,000 (2nd).
• Joey Jourdain, 3,000 (1st), 1,500 (4th), 1,000 (7th) and 600 (T14th).
• Jeff LaCoste, 1,500 (3rd), 3,000 (3rd), 1,000 (4th) and 600 (8th).
• Adam Hall, long jump (2nd), 55 (T5th) and 300 (11th).
• Ryan Fitzpatrick, 300 (4th) and 55 (T9th).
• Andrew Perez, 600 (6th) and 300 (6th).
• Peter Fucci, high jump (4th).
• Brett Kana, shot put (15th).
• Brandon Latham, 1,000 (17th).
• BG also has teams in the 4×400 (6th), 4×160 (3rd) and 4×800 (3rd).

Merrimack

• Tim Duda, high jump (3rd) and 55 hurdles (T8th).
• Devin Martin, long jump (3rd), 55 (T9th) and 300 (T12th).
• Steve Harshman, 600 (1st), 1,000 (5th) and 3,000 (10th).
• John Conlin, 1,500 (7th), 1,000 (12th) and 3,000 (12th).
• Steve Alario, 55 hurdles (6th) and shot put (13th).
• Brody Williams, 55 hurdles (7th).
• Jonathan Jimenez, 55 hurdles (13th) and 300 (T14th).
• Julian Dano, 55 (T9th).
• Chaz Myers, 55 (T18th).
• Merrimack also has teams in the 4×400 (1st), 4×160 (4th) and 4×800 (5th).

Nashua North

• Kevin Rosenberg, shot put (1st).
• Eric Muite, 55 hurdles (1st).
• Andre Williams, 300 (2nd) and 55 (4th).
• Myles Parker, 300 (5th) and 55 (T18th).
• Matt McCarty, 600 (3rd) and 1,000 (8th).
• Luis Tarantino, 55 (T9th).
• Tim Coy, shot put (11th).
• North also has teams in the 4×400 (5th), 4×160 (1st) and 4×800 (11th).

Nashua South

• Ian Parsons, shot put (3rd).
• Aaron Martin, 600 (9th).
• D.J. Fernacz, 600 (10th).
• Colin Quinn, shot put (12th).
• South also has teams in the 4×400 (8th), 4×160 (11th) and 4×800 (6th).

Alvirne

• Derek Janko, shot put (5th).
• Luke Mertins, 55 (T18th).
• Alvirne also has teams in the 4×400 (12th), 4×160 (13th) and 4×800 (13th).

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The Cardinals enter Sunday’s championship meet at Dartmouth College with at least one athlete ranked in the top six of every event but two. That includes three relay teams that are ranked no worse than fourth.

Leading the way is junior Cecilia Barowski, the top seed in the 55-meter dash, the 300 and the 600 and the No. 2 seed in the 1,000. Beth McKenna, Melissa LaCoste, Courtney Veilleux and Kaitlin Allen are also all seeded in the top six of at least one event.

Merrimack and Nashua North could pose the biggest threat to the Cardinals among local teams.

The Tomahawks are led by Kailey Blain, who is seeded in the top five of the long jump, 55 and 300; Lauren Calvino, who is ranked second in both the 1,500 and 3,000; and Emily Pollard, who is seeded fourth in the 1,000 and 600.

Ivy Muchuma is seeded No. 1 in the shot put and second in the long jump for the Titans, while teammate Jen Gagnon is ranked fourth in the shot put.

Alvirne and Nashua South also have a handful of athletes qualified to compete in the championship meet.

The following have qualified for Sunday’s meet:

Bishop Guertin

• Cecilia Barowski, 55-meter dash (1st), 300 (1st), 600 (1st) and 1,000 (2nd).
• Courtney Veilleux, 3,000 (4th), 1,500 (7th), 600 (11th) and 1,000 (16th).
• Kaitlin Allen, 1,500 (6th), 3,000 (6th), 1,000 (T8th) and 600 (14th).
• Beth McKenna, 55 hurdles (T2nd) and high jump (T5th).
• Sarah Burke, 1,000 (7th), 1,500 (11th) and 600 (T12th).
• Melissa LaCoste, high jump (4th).
• Leslie Mei, 300 (7th).
• Hannah Moriarty, 1,500 (10th) and 3,000 (15th).
• Mary Holleran, long jump (11th).
• Leah Ferrara, 1,500 (13th) and 3,000 (15th).
• BG also has teams in the 4×400 (2nd), 4×160 (3rd) and 4×800 (4th).

Nashua North

• Ivy Muchuma, shot put (1st), long jump (2nd) and 55 hurdles (T7th).
• Sandra Van Den Heuvel, 1,500 (5th), 1,000 (6th) and 3,000 (9th).
• Jen Gagnon, shot put (4th).
• Louise Van Den Heuvel, 1,000 (T8th) and 600 (10th).
• Tatiana Escalante, 55 (T7th).
• North also has teams in the 4×400 (12th), 4×160 (10th) and 4×800 (8th).

Merrimack

• Lauren Calvino, 3,000 (2nd), 1,500 (2nd) and 1,000 (5th).
• Emily Pollard, 1,000 (4th), 600 (4th) and 300 (T10th).
• Kailey Blain, 55 (4th), 300 (4th) and long jump (5th).
• Hannah Lynch, long jump (8th).
• Jacqueline DeGrandpre, 3,000 (12th).
• Lauren Perry, 600 (18th).
• Merrimack also has teams in the 4×400 (4th), 4×160 (T6th) and 4×800 (6th).

Alvirne

• Michelle Filadoro, 55 hurdles (T10th).
• Amanda Roberts, long jump (15th).
• Emily LaPlant, 1,000 (17th).
• Kendall Brigham, 300 (T18th).
• Alvirne also has teams in the 4×400 (14th), 4×160 (4th) and 4×800 (10th).

Nashua South

• Caitlin Rush, 600 (T16th).
• South also has teams in the 4×400 (13th) and 4×160 (16th).

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The Spartans enter Sunday’s championship meet at Dartmouth College with all three relay teams ranked in the top five, including a No. 1 ranking in the 4×800 and a No. 2 ranking in the 4×160. Milford has 10 individuals qualified for at least one event, led by Briana Corron in the 55-meter dash (ranked No. 2) and the long jump (No. 3).

Three locals will go head-to-head in the shot put, with Hollis/Brookline’s Julia Bury, Souhegan’s Isabella Stuopis and Milford’s Katy Keller ranked three, four and five, respectively, in the event.

The following have qualified for Sunday’s meet:

Milford

• Briana Corron, 55-meter dash (T2nd) and long jump (3rd).
• Peggy Lai, 3,000-meter run (6th) and 1,500 (10th).
• Courtney Hawkins, 1,500-meter run (5th) and 1,000 (8th).
• Amanda Clark, high jump (T1st).
• Cecelia Muller, high jump (T5th).
• Katy Keller, shot put (5th).
• Cassie Sebas, 55 (T11th).
• Cassandra Wright, 3,000 (13th).
• Dina Pitsas, 300 (12th)
• KaJay Rooke, 55 hurdles (T22nd).
• Milford also has teams in the 4×400 (5th), 4×160 (2nd) and 4×800 (1st).

Souhegan

• Isabella Stuopis, shot put (4th).
• Kelsey Knight, 55 hurdles (T9th).
• Hillary Wilson, 1,000 (11th).
• Csilla Va’mos, 3,000 (12th).
• Jade Humphreys, 300 (12th).
• Angela Blume, 600 (14th).
• Souhegan also has teams in the 4×400 (16th), 4×160 (9th) and 4×800 (7th).

Hollis/Brookline

• Julia Bury, shot put (3rd).
• Felicia Lombardi, 3,000 (11th) and 1,500 (12th).
• Lyndsay Vasquez, long jump (T14th) and 300 (19th).
• Devin MacDonald, 55 hurdles (T22nd).
• H/B also had teams in the 4×400 (13th), 4×160 (T3rd) and 4×800 (10th).

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