House squash, swimming, basketball, and hockey teams head into the final stretch of winter competition this week with a full slate of contests.

The House swimming title rests on the outcome of tonight's three-way meet between Leverett, Lowell, and Winthrop. Leverett and Winthrop share the league lead with 6-0 records, but Lowell closely trails with a 5-0-1 slate.

With the A-league title wrapped up, Qunicy's rampaging basketball team (12-1) takes on seventh-place Lowell on Thursday night at the IAB. Meanwhile Kirkland and Winthrop are tied for second-place with 9-3 records. Winthrop faces Leverett tonight and Adams on Thursday, while Kirkland plays Dudley tonight.

In the B-league hoop circuit, third place Leverett challenges second-place Winthrop tonight. Eliot, on top of the standings with a 10-1 record, tackles Dudley tonight and last-place Dunster on Thursday.

House hockey playoffs begin tomorrow night at Watson Rink between the top six teams: Eliot, Winthrop, Lowell. Dunster, Leverett and Kirkland or Quincy. These games will continue until March 14. House Athletics Standings Thru 2-23-68 Basketball   A  Pts  B  Pts 1.  Quincy  24  1.  Eliot  20 2.  Kirkland  18    Winthrop  20   Winthrop  18  3. Leverett  16 4.  Eliot  12    Quincy  16 5.  Dudley  10  5.  Dunster  10 6.  Adams  8  6.  Kirkland  8 7.  Leverett  6    Lowell  8   Lowell  6  8.  Adams  4 9.  Dunster  4    Dudley  4 Squash   A  Pts    B  Pts 1.  Dunster  18  1.  Lowell  20 2.  Winthrop  16  2.  Winthrop  16 3.  Kirkland  10  3.  Qunicy  14 4.  Leverett  8  4.  Leverett  12 5.  Eliot  6  5.  Eliot  10   Lowell  6  6.  Kirkland  8 7.  Adams  2  7.  Adams  4 8.  Qunicy  0    Dudley  4       9.  Dunster  2   Swimming      Hockey     Pts      Pts 1.  Leverett  12  1.  Eliot  14   Winthrop  12  2.  Winthrop  10 3.  Lowell  11  3.  Lowell  9 4.  Dunster  7  4.  Dunster  6 5.  Quincy  6  5.  Leverett  5 6.  Dudley  4  6.  Kirkland  4 7.  Kirkland  2    Qunicy  4 8.  Adams  0  8.  Dudley  0   Dunster  0