Allie McDonough

A look at highlights from the first two nights of MIAA Girls tournament preliminary round action. Action continues Wednesday with a host of games. Division 1 *  Paige Murphy scored a pair of third period goals to lead #19 Reading to...

* Eliana Kane's goal with 20 seconds left snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted #4 HPNA to a 3-2 win over #7 Methuen/Tewksbury,  a victory that clinched the MVC/Dual County League Large title for coach Gary Kane's troops. It...

* In a battle of the top two teams in this week's HNIB News Massachusetts Girls Division 2 rankings, #2 Austin Prep fell behind 1-0 but rallied to knock #1 Braintree from the unbeaten ranks with a 2-1 win....

* Caelan Stewart notched two goals and Maggie Donahue and Juliana Connors each scored once as Notre Dame Academy blanked Matignon, 4-0. * Austin Prep doubled up Longmeadow, 6-3, led by a pair of goals each from Kara Cecchini and...

* Cohasset/Hanover picked up a huge win, grabbing a 3-0 lead and hanging on for a 3-2 win over Duxbury. Olivia Hussey, Lily Tobin and Meredith Decoste each had a goal for Co-Han. * Two goals apiece from Allie McDonough...

* Austin Prep clinched the Catholic Central League title outright, beating St. Mary's 4-2 in a showdown between Division 1's top-ranked and #3 squads. Alexandra Santstefano, Kara Cecchini, Felicia Zuccola and Kendra Currier each had a goal for the...

Needham is a clear favorite in the Carey Division, while in the always tough Herget Division, Wellesley looms as a team to watch