Junior Jeff Maloney of Haverhill pitched a four-hitter in the first game, striking out eight, as UMass Lowell swept Dowling College 8-4, 4-0 in a baseball doubleheader on Saturday, March 15. The River Hawks improved to 3-7 on the season.

Haverhill alumna stands out at track meet

Chrissy Carifio, tri-captain of the Holy Cross women's indoor track team, led her team to a sixth-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, held at Bucknell University over the weekend of Feb. 22. Carifio, a senior at Holy Cross and a former Haverhill High School standout, ran the first leg of the 4x800 meter relay, a finish that qualified for the ECAC meet with a time of nine minutes, 24.8 seconds. Carifio also finished 12th in the individual 800 meter race with a time of 2:23.

Haverhill pitchers star

Haverhill's Pat Shanahan worked 12/3 innings to earn a save for Fisher College as they downed William Woods University of Missouri 9-8 on Sunday, March 16.

Haverhill's Rob Mondello was the star on the mound and in the batter's box as Fisher swept Fitchburg State on Sunday, March 9, in a doubleheader. In the first game, the sophomore slapped a pair of singles in a 13-1 win. He followed that up in the second game, tossing three innings for a save in an 8-3 win.

Also on the roster is Jesse Avalos of Haverhill and Thomas Englehardt of Bradford.

Haverhill Boys Club results

High School Basketball Feb. 25 and 26 — Playoffs Round 1:

Game 2 (Feb. 25)

Sparky's Wings, 85

Law Office of S. Menzies, 64

Sparky's — Dante Parella, 46 points; Law Office — Uriel Fernandez, 29 points

Game 1 (Feb. 26)

Sparky's Wings, 95

Maria's Restaurant, 92

Sparky's — Dante Parella, 31 points; Maria's — Blaine Joia, 33 points

MVC basketball league

Boys division

Adrian Gonzales, a Central Catholic senior, was named one of the Division 1 2008 Players of the Year.

Bill Marsden, a junior; Wilfredo Pagan, a senior, and Carson Desrosiers, a sophomore, all from Central Catholic, were named to the 2008 Merrimac Valley Conference Boys All Conference Team.

Junior Charles Roche and senior Ismael Rios, both of Haverhill High, and senior Kabia Oshodi, of Central Catholic, were named Division 1 2008 MVC Boys All Stars.

Central Catholic's Rick Nault was named the Division 1 2008 MVC Boys Coach of the Year.

Girls division

Central Catholic senior Jackie Vienneau and sophomore Katie Zenevitch were named to the 2008 MVC Girls Conference Team.

Haverhill High senior Michelle Stanley and junior Colleen Garvey, along with Central Catholic senior Riley Dunn and junior Gia O'Connor, were named Division 1 2008 MVC Girls All Stars.

MVC boys swimming and diving

Haverhill High senior Derek Peabody was named to the 2007-08 MVC All Conference Team.

Haverhill High MVC All-Stars are seniors Cole Bowden and Mark Lalli, junior Tom Franklin and sophomore Mike Carbone. Central Catholic MVC All-Stars are seniors Peter Moccia, David Ige and Alfredo Gil, and sophomore Ben Lewis.

MVC wrestling

Central Catholic's Mike Leavitt, 189, and Shain Jowett, 160, were named to the All-Conference team.

Local All-Stars

Central Catholic — Alberto Nunez, 215; Dave Kando, 171; Jack DiBurro, 135; Darwin Almonte, 152; Tom Lacroix, 140; Jim Nguyen, 130; Mike Farragher, 125; Brandon Dowling, 119; Curtis Davis, 285

Haverhill — Tom Holt, 135; Isaiah Williams, 152; Luca Scaccabarozzi, 171

MVC track

Boys division

All-Conference

600: Mike Bakhtiari, Central Catholic, Sr.; SP: Chris Farren, Central Catholic, Sr.; HJ: Gio Frias, Central Catholic, Sr.; 4x400: Central Catholic's Andy Scott, Jr.; Chris Wilbar, Soph.; Mike Bakhtiari, Sr.; Andrew Gauthier, Sr.

Local All-Stars

Central Catholic — Mike Zappala, Sr., 1,000; Chris Wilbar, Soph., 300; Armando Bucciarelli, Soph.; 4x800: Mike Zappala, Sr.; Matt Kirkham, Jr.; Victor Silva, Jr.; Conor Westwater, Sr.; 4x200: Roberto Valente, Sr.; Billy Condurelli, Jr.; John Dibitetto, Jr.; Brendan Walsh, Jr.

Haverhill — Kevin Woodman, Sr., 2-mile; Neil Fullerton, Jr., mile; Noel Figuereo, Jr., dash

Girls division

All-Conference

Mile: Christine McNaughton, Haverhill, Soph.; 600: Rebecca Stabile, Haverhill, Frosh.; LJ: Sara Missert, Central Catholic, Sr.; SP: Lauren Berg, Central Catholic, Jr.; 4x800: Haverhill's Christine McNaughton, Soph.; Mary Fullerton, Soph.; Beth Fullerton, Soph.; Elyssa Penney, Soph.; Utility: Sam Stabile, Haverhill, Jr.

Local All-Stars

Central Catholic — Stephanie Metayer, Jr., 2-mile; Lourdes Pena, Jr., SP; 4x800: Christine Schaffer, Soph.; Stephanie Metayer, Jr.; Megan Jowett, Soph.; Caitlin Plunkett, Sr.

Haverhill — Beth Fullerton, Soph., 1,000; Samantha Stabile, Jr., 55 meters; 4x200: Rebecca Stabile, Frosh.; Noelia Figuereo, Jr.; Devon O'Brien, Jr.; Samantha Stabile, Jr.

YMCA baseball registrations

Merrimack Valley YMCA Itty Bitty Baseball is holding registration for its spring program that runs on Saturday mornings, beginning on May 3. You can register at the Lawrence or Methuen YMCA locations, or call Doug Currier at 978-686-6191.

Events at the Haverhill YMCA

The Haverhill Y is starting a Peewee T-ball league at the end of April for 3- to 5-year-olds, as well as an adult dodgeball league. Registration is also currently taking place for their summer camp, with financial assistance for those who qualify.

Softball registrations

The DeBenedetto Sunday morning league in Salem, N.H., and Lawrence is seeking teams. For more information, contact Bob at 508-633-3363.

The Middlesex Senior Softball League is conduction registration for men 50 years and older for the upcoming season. For more information, call Paul at 781-935-0356.

Northern Essex Community College baseball schedule

March 15-27 — Myrtle Beach, S.C., trip; March 26 — at Dean, 4 p.m.; March 27 — at CCRI, 4 p.m.; April 1 — at Massasoit, 3:30 p.m.; April 2 — Massasoit, 3:30 p.m.; April 5 — Manchester, noon; April 9 — at Southern Maine CC, 3:30 p.m.; April 10 — Roxbury, 3:30 p.m.; April 12 — at Mass Bay, noon; April 13 — Quinsigamond, noon; April 15 — Southern Maine CC, 3:30 p.m.; April 16 — at Roxbury, 3:30 p.m.; April 19 — Bunker Hill, noon; April 20 — at Mt. Ida, noon; April 23 — CCRI, 4 p.m.; April 26 — at Holyoke, noon.

Braveheart Wrestling Club

The Braveheart Wrestling Club begins its season March 26 and will hold sessions Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m., March 26 to June 25, at Greater Lawrence Tech, 57 River Road in Andover. The club will feature techniques in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman with instruction, drilling, live wrestling and dual meets and tournaments with other clubs. The cost is $75 which includes a shirt. All members must bring their USA Wrestling membership card. To purchase a card, visit www.usa.wrestling.com. All wrestlers grades six through 12 are welcome. For more information, contact Tony Sarkis at 978-764-2836 or Rob Niceforo at 978-397-7931.

Soccer officials rules clinic

The Eastern Mass. Soccer Officials Association will offer a rules clinic April 10 and 11 from 6-10 p.m. at the United Unitarian Church in Bedford. The written exam will be April 12 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, contact Cal Perry at 978-474-5924.

Special soccer program

Eagles Topsoccer, a program for children ages 4-12 with Down Syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy, is holding registration. The league will run in Hamilton from April 26 to June 21 from 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.eaglestopsoccer.org or call Emma Karrlsson-Willis at 978-468-2364.

Basketball camp

The fourth annual Matt Bonner basketball camp will take place at the SportsZone in Derry, N.H., from July 7-11. The camp is open to girls and boys from ages 8-16. Registration fee is $195 and it includes camp activities, a camp T-shirt, Spurs basketball, NBA photos of Matt in action, Matt's homework basketball book and boxes of real NBA gear to win. To obtain a registration form, go to www.mattbonner.org.

Roster openings

Merrimack Valley Titans 14U squad has roster openings. Those interested should contact Mike at 978-687-2723.

Dive lessons offered

Diving lessons for children ages 8 and up will be held on Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Charles C. White Pool at Haverhill High. Cost is $5 per hour. For information, call 978-374-5732.

Coaching vacancies

Haverhill High has an opening for a head boys basketball coach as well as for a freshman and JV field hockey coach for the 2008-09 school year. The basketball job pays $5,500-$7000 depending on experience and the field hockey positions pay in the $2,000-$3,000 range depending on experience. Interested candidates should contact Richard Langlois, director of personnel, 4 Summer St., Haverhill, MA 01830.

Haverhill High School is seeking a JV girls lacrosse coach for the upcoming spring season. Interested candidates should contact Pete Shanahan at 978-374-5732 or e-mail a resume to pshanahan@haverhill-ps.org.

Pentucket Regional High School has an opening for a head coach for its freshman baseball squad. Interested candidates can contact varsity head coach Tom L'Italien at 978-265-6128.

Central Catholic has an opening for a girls assistant lacrosse coach to assist the head coach and work with the JV team. If interested, contact Athletic Director Pete Paladino at 978-682-0260, ext. 641, e-mail ppaladino@centralcatholic.net or at Central Catholic High, 300 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA 01841.

Football commissioner needed

The Northeastern Conference is looking for a new football commissioner to assign varsity, JV and freshman games. For information, contact Dick Baker at 774-571-5038 or send resumes to: Dick Baker, P.O. Box 59, Swampscott, MA 01907.

Volunteers needed for Run of the Charles

The 26th annual Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race needs volunteers Sunday, April 27, to help 1,500 paddlers. Tasks include check-in/registration, setup, boat number spotting, safety and cleanup. Experienced canoeists/kayakers are also needed to follow racers. Contact Meg Schermerhorn or Sally Berkowitz at 508-698-6810, rotc@crwa.org or visit www.crwa.org. The race is hosted by the Charles River Watershed Association which has been working since 1965 to improve and protect the health and beauty of the river.

Field hockey clinic

Annual Northeast Field Hockey Clinic will be July 13-16 at The Governor's Academy, Byfield, for beginner, intermediate and advanced field hockey players in grades five through 12. Clinic includes regulation indoor and outdoor tourney play on grass, indoor synthetic surfaces and two new outdoor artificial turf fields. Cost is $465 resident, $345 day, $395 extended day. Team rate of 15 or more players on the same team is $450 resident, $330 day, $380 extended day. Application and information, 603-887-4907 or northeastclinics@hotmail.com.

Quarterback/receiver football clinic

Applications are being accepted for the 2008 day and resident Northeast Quarterback/receiver Football Clinic from July 11-13 at The Governor's Academy, Byfield. Professional, college and high school staff will complement and supplement participants' fall coaching. Cost is $398 resident, $310 day, $350 extended day. Team rate of 10 or more on the same team is $383 resident, $295 day, $335 extended day. Applications and information, 603-887-4907 or northeastclinics@hotmail.com.

Offensive/defensive lineman and linebacker football clinic

Applications are being accepted for the 2008 day and resident Northeast Offensive/defensive Lineman and Linebacker Football Clinic from July 11-13 at The Governor's Academy, Byfield. Cost is $398 resident, $310 day, $350 extended day. Team rate of 10 or more on the same team is $383 resident, $295 day, $335 extended day. Applications and information, 603-887-4907 or northeastclinics@hotmail.com.

Football teams needed

The Seacoast Junior Football League is looking to add teams in grades four through six (weight restricted) and grades seven through nine (no restrictions). For more information, call Jerry Lovett at 603-548-8925 or visit seacoastjrfootball.com.

Hall of Fame nominations

Central Catholic is accepting nominations for its Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be Saturday, Nov. 15. Athletes who graduated before 2003 as well as coaches and administrators are eligible. For a nomination packet, contact AD Peter Paladino at 978-682-0260, ext. 641, or at ppaladino@centralcatholic.net. Deadline for nominations is March 31.

Road races

March 23 — 5K Cross Country Run, 9 a.m., Ole Salem Greens Golf Course on Wilson Street in Salem, Mass., call Doug Bollen at 978-744-0180.

March 29 — April Fool's 4-Mile Road Race, 11 a.m., Winner's Circle Sports Bar on Route 110 in Salisbury, contact robrobertsoniii@comcast.net.

April 6 — Great Bay Half-Marathon, 11 a.m., Newmarket Elementary School on South Main Street in Newmarket, N.H., call Mike at 603-659-2824.

April 12 — Merrimack River Trail Run, 9 a.m., Andover at Wyndham Hotel, 123 Old River Road, call Stephen Peterson at 508-628-8943.

April 19 — Chase the Gorilla Down Argilla 5K, 9 a.m., Ipswich YMCA at 110 County Road, contact Gerry Beauchamp at 978-356-9622, ext. 109.

May 18 — Trav's 3-Mile Trail Run, 10:30 a.m., Maudsley State Park in Newburyport, contact Don Hennigar at 978-463-2876.

May 24 — Melody Miles 5-Mile, 5K, 10 a.m., Hamilton at Winthrop Elementary School, 325 Bay Road, call Kathy Bradford at 978-468-2259 or contact info@melodymiles.org.

June 1 — Hornet Hustle 5K, 10 a.m., North Reading Town Commons, 134 Haverhill St., contact RaceDirector@HornetHustle.com.

June 21 — Gail Polizzotti Memorial 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m., Methuen High School, contact Nicole Wilson at 860-582-6339 or nicole_tremblay@hotmail.com.