Roger Brown
MaxPreps.com
Milford High School's Dwight Barbiasz was jumping one moment, and jumping for joy then next.
One week after he set the state record in the high jump by clearing an even 7-feet in the Class L meet, Barbiasz broke his own record with a jump of 7-1 at the Meet of Champions.
"That one meant a lot to me because there's lot of people (nationally) who have jumped 7 feet, but I think there are only five people who have jumped over 7 feet, so to break over that is amazing," Barbiasz said. "I had good speed and I took off in the right spot."
Next up for Barbiasz, a senior who will attend the University of Maryland, is the Junior Nationals in Ohio later this month. He said if he performs well there, he may travel to Poland for the Junior Olympics.
Barbiasz shared the spotlight with Lebanon senior Anna Cioffredi, who won her seventh and eighth individual state titles at the Meet of Champions. She took first in the 200 meters (25.22) and also prevailed in the 400 (5.66 seconds). Her time in the 400 was 0.07 seconds shy of the state record.
Cioffredi, who will continue her track career at Boston College next season, also ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay team.
"I'll really miss it because I've had such a great experience running in high school, but at the same time I'm going on to four or five years of it in college," Cioffredi told the Manchester Union Leader. "So it's not really an end. It's just an end of one chapter."
Boys Lacrosse: BG Caps Season With Title
Top-seeded Bishop Guertin finished undefeated (16-0) in New Hampshire by beating third-seeded Pinkerton Academy, 14-11, in the Division I title game.
Goalkeeper Brent Lyskawa made 16 saves for the Cardinals, whose only losses came against two Massachusetts schools: Billerica and Duxbury.
Pat Daley and Kyle Curry each scored four goals for BG. Pinkerton's Brian Estes scored a game-high six goals. The Astros finished with a 14-3 record.
Division II: Top-seeded Bow ended its season with 12 consecutive victories and won its fourth state title in the last seven years by beating seventh-seeded Oyster River, 11-5.
Bow's Steve Gallerani and Oyster River's Donovan Kelley each scored a game-high four goals. Oyster River completed its season with an 8-8 record.
Division III: Second-seeded Hollis-Brookline won its first state title by upsetting previously unbeaten Portsmouth, 7-4.
Don Turner led the Hollis-Brookline (15-2) offense with two goals. Matt Berube scored twice for Portsmouth (16-1).
Girls Lacrosse: Clippers Enjoy Perfect Ending
Top-seeded Portsmouth won its second Division III title in as many seasons by beating third-seeded St. Thomas, 13-11, in this year's championship game.
Sophomores Ali Marousek and Callie Aspinwall each netted a game-high four goals for the Clippers, who finished 17-0. Portsmouth will move up to Division II next season.
The Saints, who allowed eight of the game's first nine goals, finished 13-5.
Division I: Danielle Pelletier collected a game-high five goals to help top-seeded Souhegan cap a 15-0 season by beating third-seeded Londonderry, 15-7.
Sophomores Josie Bezeredy and Dana Boyle led the Lancers with three goals apiece. Londonderry, which had one senior on its roster. completed its season with a 15-4 record.
Division II: Third-seeded Hanover (13-2) knocked off top-seeded Bow (14-1), 12-9, to win the Division II championship. It was the fifth time in the last seven years Hanover and Bow met to decide the Division II title.
Caitlin Pratt and Kiley Corson each scored three goals for Bow, which won the Division II championship in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Jennica Johansen had three goals and an assist to lead the Hanover offense.
