High school All-Stars championship driven

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Photo: Championship driven
KEVIN GUTTING
CASSIDY STANKOWSKI, left, (Frontier Regional): Sophomore Division 3 All-State and Massachusetts Coaches All-Star Team selection finished the season with an impressive 302 kills and 39 aces ... Recorded 173 digs on the season ... After missing the first three tournament games, returned to face Wahconah in sectional title game and recorded 15 kills ... Had 17 kills in the Red Hawks’ 3-0 sweep of Case in the state championship

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Photo: Championship driven
KEVIN GUTTING
Harrison Hunter (Northampton): Senior finished first in 16:25 to win his first major title and lead Hamp to the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Championship ... Placed second in 15:54 at the PVIAC Championship to pace the title-winning Blue Devils ... Was 23rd in 14:56 at the State Division 1 Championship

The Daily Hampshire Gazette Fall All-Star Series continues with boys cross country and girls volleyball.

The cross country scene was dominated by Northampton, which captured its first ever Division 1 sectional championship. The Blue Devils, who placed three runners in the top five, four in the top eight and five in the top 12, were led by Harrison Hunter. The senior placed first in 16 minutes, 25 seconds to claim his first major meet championship.

One of the best girls volleyball players in the state plays for the best team in the state. Sophomore Cassidy Stankowski led Frontier Regional, which simply dominated the competition. The Red Hawks finished 26-0 and as State Division 3 champions. They beat Division 1 state champion Barnstable during the season, and beat Division 2 state champ Medfield during a play date. They also beat WMass Division 2 champ Longmeadow and 2009 state D-1 champ New Bedford.

Stankowski was named to the D-3 All-State team and the Massachusetts Coaches All-Star team. She finished with an impressive 302 kills and 39 aces.

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