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Tripleheader of Semifinal Showdowns Today

Andover Patch is providing complete playoff coverage of the Golden Warriors.

Girls Lacrosse The Lady Warriors will have their semifinal showdown this evening at 6:00 p.m. at Andover High School. The top seeded Warriors are 21-1, and they will face 11-8-1 Westford Academy. The winner of tonight's game will take on Lincoln-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 North Final. Should Andover advance, they would host the final and advance into the state tournament. Click here for a preview of tonight’s game. Boys Tennis The boys tennis team will have its semifinal showdown in Lexington this afternoon. The matches get underway at 3:30 p.m. Andover is the number four seed at 16-4 while Lexington is the number one seed at 21-1. Click here for three reasons why Andover has made it this far. Girls Tennis The Lady Warriors will have …

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Three Reasons Why the Boys Tennis Team is in the Semifinal

Andover travels to Lexington on Wednesday for the MIAA Division 1 North Semifinals.

The Andover boys tennis team has qualified for the MIAA Division 1 North Semifinals. Andover will face Lexington on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Lexington. Lexington beat Westford Academy yesterday to advance into the semifinals. The Warriors are battle tested, but so is Lexington. Lexington will come into the match with a 21-1 record and the number one seed in the tournament. Andover has also had a solid year. The Warriors qualified as the number four seed in the tournament and have a record of 16-4 coming into the semifinal showdown. The winner of Wednesday’s match will qualify for the MIAA Division 1 North Finals match which will be held on Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday’s winner, Andover or Lexington, will take on either St. John…

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Semifinal Showdowns Await Andover

The girls lacrosse, boys tennis, and girls tennis teams will all play in the tournament semifinals on Wednesday.

The girls lacrosse, boys tennis, and girls tennis teams have all qualified for their respective MIAA Division 1 North Semifinals. All three of the Semifinal Showdowns will be on Wednesday.  Girls Lacrosse The Andover girls are once again making a run deep into the MIAA playoffs. In the winter it was the basketball team, this spring it is the lacrosse team. With a convincing 18-11 win over Acton Boxboro on Saturday afternoon, the Warriors qualified for the MIAA Division 1 North Semifinals. Andover will do battle with Westford Academy on Wednesday with a shot at the North Final on the line. Westford Academy has been a dark horse throughout their playoff run. They started off the playoffs with a big upset win over North Andover. The fourth …

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VIDEO: Warriors Beat AB, Advance to Semi-Final

Meagan Keefe scored five goals to help Andover win in their quarterfinal game.

With an 18-11 win over Acton Boxboro, the Lady Warriors lacrosse team advanced into the MIAA Division 1 North Semifinals. The Warriors improved their record to 21-1 and have won 18 straight games. Andover jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first 6 minutes and 15 seconds of the game. Senior captain Meghan Morris scored a hat trick within that short span. She scored a total of four goals in the game. Star sophomore Megan Keefe had a five goal effort. Emily Shields added two clutch goals.  A sectional championship is now in Andover’s sights. Andover will take on either Lexington or Westford Academy in the Semi-Final. That game will be at Andover High School on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.

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Tennis Teams Triumph, Softball Suffers Loss

Both lax teams are playing their second playoff games today.

Boys Tennis Quite fittingly, Austin Bendetson was Andover Patch’s Athlete of the Week yesterday. Bendetson achieved a 6-0, 6-0 win in the first round of the MIAA North Division 1 Tournament yesterday to help Andover advance into the quarter-final round against Revere. Andover claimed a 5-0 win yesterday. Andrej Samardzic also had a convincing win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at second singles. Varun Penamatsa dominated for a 6-0, 6-1 win at third singles. In doubles action Evan Birenbaum and Justin Edelman combined for a 6-1, 6-2 win. At second doubles Alex Kutchin and Arun Padykula teamed up for a 6-1, 6-1 win. On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Warriors tennis squad is back in action in the quarterfinal round against Boston Latin. Andover High hosts …

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IMAGE GALLERY: End of the Line for Warriors Baseball

Andover fell to Boston Latin yesterday in the preliminary round of the MIAA Division 1 North Tournament.

In a harsh way to end the season, Andover gave up four runs in the top of the ninth inning to Boston Latin. Andover fell 8-6 yesterday afternoon.  The Warriors got a solid start from righty Dustin Hunt. It was Jon Levenson who came in the game late and ended up giving up four runs (two earned) that would do in the Warriors. Andover’s season ended yesterday at a record of 11-10. The Warriors will lose some key seniors such as Alex Driscoll, Sean and Mike McQuillan, Ned Deane and pitcher Jon Levenson. Burton Deady will be a senior and Dustin Hunt will be a junior next year. The two will be emerging leaders for next year’s edition of the Golden Warriors baseball squad. 

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Track Warriors Take Second and Third at Division 1 Championships

The boys and girls track teams each finished in the top three at Saturday's MIAA Division 1 championship meet.

The Golden Warrior girls took second place at the MIAA Division 1 track championships Saturday at Andover High while the boys finished third. Girls Eve Bishop, Sydney Eberth and Moira Cronin were all first place finishers for the Warriors on Saturday. Bishop won the 200 meter dash in 26.05 seconds. In the 400, Sydney Eberth took gold with a time just under 58 seconds. Moira put her high jump skills on display clearing 5-10 for the gold. Her teammate Jess Salley was right behind her for a second place finish. Andover’s team of Eve Bishop, Rae Bronenkant, Moira Cronin and Sydney Eberth won the gold in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:57.50. The 4x100 team took a third place finish. Other top performers for the Warriors included Terra …

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VIDEO: Warriors Volleyball Suffers Playoff Heartbreak

Andover bowed out against Haverhill in a thrilling yet heartbreaking match-up.

  In the MIAA North Division 1 Semi-Finals, the Golden Warriors suffered a heartbreaking defeat last night at the hands of the Haverhill Hillies. Andover fell three sets to two with a shot at the finals on the line. Against the top ranked team in the tournament, and arguably the state, the Warriors pushed Haverhill to the brink of elimination. Andover took the first and fourth sets. Haverhill won the second, third, and deciding fifth set. Haverhill edged out a 15-13 fifth set win to send their home crowd into elation.

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Boys Volleyball Advances to Semi-Finals

The Warriors upset St. John's Prep in straight sets to advance to the MIAA Division 1 North Semi-Finals.

After a disappointing 2010 season that fell short of expectations, the Warriors volleyball team is back in the Division 1 North Semi-Finals. With an upset win over St. John’s Prep last night, Andover advanced into the semi-finals which will be tomorrow night in Haverhill. Andover has not lost a set in these playoffs yet. An upset win over Greater Lowell came in straight sets, and last night the Warriors won 3-0 again. The 12th ranked Warriors have beaten 5th ranked Greater Lowell and 4th ranked St. John’s Prep to make the semi-final. St. John’s fought valiantly last night with no set being decided by more than six points. In the end, the Warriors simply had more firepower. Andover triumphed 25-19 in the first set. In the second set, the …

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Girls Lax: Clash of the Titans Tonight

Check out the weekly schedule for the AHS varsity teams.

The girls lacrosse team is undoubtedly a favorite for the MIAA Division 1 State Title. Yesterday the Warriors beat Londonderry 12-9 to improve to 18-1. Londonderry came into the game on an unbelievable 51 game winning streak that Andover was able to snap.  The season is fast approaching its culmination. Tonight is the last regular season game for the Golden Warriors before what will hopefully be a long playoff run. The 18-1 Warriors will take on the 14-2 Scarlet Knights of North Andover High School tonight. Under the lights at Andover High, the two top notch squads will do battle beginning at 7:00 p.m. Andover increased its winning streak to 13 games with a convincing win over Billerica on Thursday. Andover won a pair of games over the …

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