Wantagh's Ian Frazer won the 3,200 meters at the Nassau state qualifier. Aislinn, who attends Friends Academy, placed third in the 3,000. The state championships are scheduled for March 8 on Staten Island.

The Wellesley girls indoor track and field team has gone through a lot of changes over the last eight years. But what hasn’t changed is its ability to win at a high level. The Raiders proved it on Thursday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

The Manalapan girls and North Brunswick boys win sectional titles in Central, Group 4 after the action in Toms River.

Hillhouse, which now has won three Class M titles in a row and its 18th class title in program history, clinched the top spot in the final race of the day, winning the 4x400 with a time of 4:10.07. Hillhouse finished with 45 points, ahead of second-place Joel Barlow (37 points) and third-place Mercy (35 points).

Heading down the stretch of the Division II track and field state championships on Thursday, the Algonquin boys team knew its chances of winning a state title was going to come down to one of its relay teams and one of Peabody’s.

Corning's indoor track & field dynasty marked by team titles, state and national champions, and a stunning level of participation.

The Raiders' eighth straight crown came despite only winning the final two events of the night, the 4x400- and 4x800-meter relays. Algonquin won by a point when Peabody dropped the baton on the final relay.

Algonquin didn't expect to win the Division 2 team championship. If not for a late dropped baton the Titans might not have. But they did enough.