UPDATED, March 9: In a quarterfinal of girls’ Division 1 North hockey, No. 1 Arlington Catholic beat 9-seed Duxbury, 2-1, on Tuesday, March 8, at the O’Brien Rink, Woburn. Junior Nicole Amato scored twice, including the winning goal for the top-ranked Cougars (20-1-1) with 1:03 left in regulation.
See also the summary at ESPN Boston >>
In the semifinal match, Arlington Catholic faces Westfield Academy, ranked 13, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the O’Brien Rink, Woburn.
In an MIAA quarterfinal of girls’ North Division 2 basketball, No. 3 Arlington Catholic beat No. 11 Melrose, 55-43, on Sunday, March 6, at Woburn. But AC lost to Belmont in the semifinal game, 45-38. on Tuesday, March 8, at Billerica.
In a semifinal of boys’ Division 1 North hockey, top-ranked Arlington plays No. 4 St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Chelmsford Forum.
In a semifinal in the same division, No. 2 Reading faces No. 11 Arlington Catholic at 5 the same night at the Chelmsford Forum. That raises the potential of an all-Arlington boys’ final March 14 at the Tsongas Arena.
MIAA hockey: AC girls advance; boys’ teams score shutouts
In the first round of girls’ Division 1, top-ranked Arlington Catholic (18-1-1) edged No. 17. Barnstable (10-8-3), 2-1, Saturday, March 5, at Arlington. Read an ESPN Boston summary here >>
In MIAA boys’ ice hockey, North Division 1, No. 1 Arlington (16-3-3) crushed No. 9 Wilmington, 5-0, Saturday, March 5, against at the O’Brien Rink, Woburn.
In the Division 1 North quarterfinals boys’ hockey, No. 11 Arlington Catholic shut out No. 3 Winchester, 3-0, on Saturday, March 5, in the Chelmsford Forum. Read an ESPN Boston summary here >>
In the first round of girls’ Division 1 hockey, No. 10 Arlington lost to No. 7 Beverly/Danvers, 4-1, Saturday, March 5, at Endicott College.
Upsetting MIAA basketball: Both town teams lose
In the quarterfinals of boys’ Division 2 North basketball, No. 3 Arlington was upset by No. 11 Malden Catholic, 75-61, Friday, March 4, at Arlington. Senior forward Cam Vahner led MC with 22 points and seven rebounds.
In the quarterfinals of boys’ Division 3 North basketball, No. 13 Arlington Catholic lost to No. 5 Bedford, 55-48, Friday, March 4, at Bedford.
MIAA girls’ basketball: Cougars win; AHS loses
In Division 2 North girls’ basketball, Arlington Catholic (16-4), seeded third, beat Wakefield, 57-51, in overtime Thursday, March 3, in the first round against at Woburn High School.
In girls’ basketball North Division 1, No. 13 Arlington (11-10) lost to No. 4 Revere on Thursday, March 3, 54-33, at Revere.
MIAA: AHS, AC hockey squads advance
In MIAA boys’ ice hockey, North Division 1, 11th-ranked Arlington Catholic (9-7-4) topped No. 6 Woburn (13-4-4), 2-0, on Wednesday, March 2, in the O’Brien Rink, Woburn. Read a summary from ESPN Boston >>
Among the girls, Arlington (14-6-1), seeded 10th in Division 1 North, edged, No. 23 Boston Latin, 2-1, Wednesday, March 2, in the first round at Arlington. Elizabeth Liakos and Holly Russell notched goals, the Herald reported.
MIAA basketball: AHS, AC teams win
In MIAA basketball tournament pairings, among the boys’ teams in Division 2 North, Arlington (16-4), seeded third, beat Lynn Classical Tuesday, March 1, in the first round against at Arlington, 85-61.
The Spy Ponders were led by 29 points from Colin McNamara, one of four players in double figures.
In Division 3 North, Arlington Catholic (9-12), seeded 13th, beat Weston Tuesday, March 1, in the first round, 47-43.
MIAA: AHS boys lose to Hingham in hockey
The Arlington High boys’ hockey team lost to Hingham, 4-2, in the MIAA tourney on Monday. Feb. 29, at the Chelmsford Forum. Read summaries: ESPN Boston and The Globe >>
For girls’ hockey, Division 1 in the MIAA tourney, Arlington Catholic (17-1-1) draws the top seed, followed by Austin Prep (18-2-0), Needham (16-1-4), Billerica (14-3-3) and Woburn (17-5-0). At No. 10 is Arlington (13-6-1). Boston Herald look-ahead >>
Among five boys’ basketball teams The Globe says to watch in the MIAA tourney:
■ Arlington (18-4; D2 North): A year after falling in the sectional final, the Spy Ponders could make another run with junior guard Colin McNamara.
Among five girls’ basketball teams to watch in the MIAA tourney:
■ Arlington Catholic (15-4; D2 North): The Cougars will be a tough out once again with standouts Demi Fogarty and Marie Gaffney.
Sports summaries: Feb. 22-29, 2016
This summary was published Tuesday, March 1, 2016, and updated March 8.
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