Nick Neville

The stage was set Saturday for the Tewksbury softball team to capture the program’s first Division 2 state championship, but Hampshire Regional had other plans.

For the third consecutive season, the Medfield boys’ lacrosse team is on its way to the Division 2 state semifinals after defeating a formidable Concord-Carlisle team, 12-5, at Memorial Field Saturday.

For the first time in school history, Dighton-Rehoboth was crowned sectional champion after defeating 11th-seeded Sandwich at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton. The loss ended a magical run for Sandwich, also vying for its first sectional championship. The top-seeded Falcons found redemption Monday after falling in the sectional final four years ago.

With the graduation of a number of league all-stars, the Clockers will be counting heavily on this year’s senior class. And coach Andrew MacKay believes that they are more than capable. ‘‘We’re really excited,’’ MacKay said. ‘‘A lot of these seniors have waited their turn, they’re fantastic kids -- they were just behind some pretty good players for awhile.’’

For the first time in five years, someone other than Emma Davis will be crowned girls’ state tennis champion. Wellesley senior Ashley Avery hopes to be the one, following her victory in the South singles final at Old Rochester on Sunday morning.

In a rematch of a tightly contested regular-season contest, Barnstable found revenge against rival Andover on Saturday night at Fitchburg High, defeating the Golden Warriors, 3-0, en route to being crowned Division 1 state champions. For Massachusetts coaching legend Tom Turco, the victory gives his team its 11th state championship in the last 13 years, and third in the last four.