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Updated: 6/9/05
Hunt for high school hardware in full swing

Goffstown's Cory Burral, center, vehemently disagrees with the home plate umpire after being called out at third base during the Grizzlies. 2-1 loss at Salem in the Class L baseball playoffs. Goffstown head coach Matt Benson, left, approaches for a word with the umpire. (Bruce Preston Photo)
Goffstown's Cory Burral, center, vehemently disagrees with the home plate umpire after being called out at third base during the Grizzlies. 2-1 loss at Salem in the Class L baseball playoffs. Goffstown head coach Matt Benson, left, approaches for a word with the umpire. (Bruce Preston Photo)
Several high school athletic teams from local high schools participated in various postseason tournaments for the 2005 NHIAA spring season.

The following lists the results of games played through Tuesday, June 7. A complete list of results can be found online at www.nhiaa.org.

Boys tennis
In Class L action, No. 2 Manchester West worked the spring.s biggest upset, upending top-ranked Concord - winner of 127 consecutive matches and seven straight state titles - on Thursday, June 2, 5-4.

The Tide arrived in the finals after beating No. 8 Goffstown in the first round on May 25, 9-0, and No. 4 Salem on May 31, 6-3.

Girls tennis
In Class L, West made it to the state semifinals as the sixth seed before bowing out to No. 2 Salem, 7-2, on May 31. The Blue Knights advanced after an upset opening-round 5-4 win against No. 3 Goffstown on Friday, May 27.

Boys lacrosse
In Division III, No. 7 John Stark of Weare won its opener against No. 10 Somersworth on May 31, 8-3. The Generals advanced to the quarterfinals on June 2, where they lost to No. 2 Kearsarge, 15-5.

No. 9 Trinity of Manchester pulled the mini-upset against No. 8 Milford on May 31, 6-2. The Pioneers faced top-seeded Laconia in the quarterfinals on June 2, and lost, 16-1.

Girls lacrosse
In D-III, John Stark made the tourney as the No. 7 squad, but lost to No. 2 Oyster River of Durham in the first round on May 31, 17-7.

Baseball
Salem knocked of No. 10 Goffstown in the opening round on June 2, 2-1, in Class L action.

Softball
In Class L, No. 10 Trinity lost to No. 7 Dover in the first round, 4-1.

In Class I action, John Stark of Weare, seeded No. 16, was unable to pull the first-round upset of top-ranked Kennett. The Generals season came to a close with a 7-1 setback on June 1.