Sports
Wednesday’s high school baseball: Morrison, Hopkins Academy turns away Greenfield
Staff reports
Jon Morrison struck out 12 as the Hopkins Academy baseball team beat Greenfield, 6-2, Wednesday in Hadley.Trevor Fil’s two-run double paced a four-run third inning for the Golden Hawks (5-6, 2-4 Hampshire West).Morrison allowed three walks and five...
Bradley scores 29, Celtics power past Wizards, 123-101
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
BOSTON — Playing in the Garden has brought out the Boston Celtics’ best basketball this postseason.Wednesday night it was home to one of the best nights of Avery Bradley’s career.Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points, and the Celtics beat the...
UMass ready for Colorado rematch in NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — When UMass lost to Colorado 11-7 on Feb. 17 in Florida, coach Angela McMahon said her team was far from fully formed.That was the second game of the season and while the Minutewomen had talented players, they had yet to entirely discover how...
Tuesday’s high schools: Belchertown qualifies for girls tennis postseason
Staff reports
The Belchertown girls tennis team qualified for the postseason with a 5-0 win at West Springfield on Tuesday.Jordyn Paul held off Ally Fontaine 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.Julia Morgado and Madison Slater needed three sets at No. 1 doubles. They beat...
Tuesday’s high schools: Matt Hewes, Smith Vocational drop pitchers’ duel to Andrew Roman, Pathfinder
Staff reports
Matt Hewes and Andrew Roman were locked in a pitchers’ duel, Tuesday at Arcanum Field in Florence.Hewes allowed three hits and struck out 11, but Roman allowed three hits and fanned 14 as Pathfinder beat Smith Vocational, 2-1.Hunter Brooks, Hewes...
Smith Vocational senior pitcher Stephanie Start no-hits Sci-Tech
By ADAM HARGRAVES
When Stephanie Start gathered with her teammates for a postgame meeting Tuesday, she got some good news from Smith Vocational softball coach Nelson Lacey.Lacey informed his senior pitcher that she threw a no-hitter for the Vikings in a 22-1...
Ainge’s leadership in spotlight as Celtics chase 18th title
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
BOSTON — When you work for the Boston Celtics, there’s no need for daily reminders about your motivations. They’re constantly casting shadows overhead.“There’s only one goal in Boston,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens recently said. “There’s 17 banners...
Monday’s high schools: Belchertown spikes Chicopee in three sets
Staff reports
Nathan Wright had eight kills as the Belchertown boys volleyball team swept Chicopee, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 at home on Monday.Andrew Duquette added six aces, while Connor Laflamme chipped in with 11 assists for the Orioles (6-9).Putnam 3, Smith...
Monday’s high school tennis, track: Amherst too strong for Mohawk Trail
Staff reports
The Amherst Regional boys tennis team lost only one game in singles competition en route to beating Mohawk Trail, 5-0, Monday in Amherst.Nathan Ji shut out Sam Nelson at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0. Ethan Yu swept Danny White at second singles , while Andy...
Ray Ferro, Scott Savino, Ryan Davis, Brandon Palmer honored by state coaches associations
By ADAM HARGRAVES
Three current high school coaches one retired coach have been honored by their state associations this year. Ray Ferro, a retired football coach at South Hadley High School, was inducted into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association...
UMass basketball: Ty Flowers leaving; Chris Baldwin undecided; Zach Coleman following Derek Kellogg to LIU
By MATT VAUTOUR
Add another UMass player to the transfer market. UMass sources confirmed a VerbalCommits.com report that Ty Flowers is the latest Minuteman heading out the door.Flowers, a 6-foot-9 wing from Waterbury, Connecticut, had an up-and-down freshman year,...
Girls lacrosse: Jess Patruno nets 100th career point as Granby beats Chicopee Comp
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
GRANBY — Jess Patruno knew the look.She watched fellow Granby girls lacrosse senior Kate Sarnacki handle the ball behind the cage Thursday against Chicopee Comp.In that offensive position, Sarnacki looks to either attack the cage herself or draw the...
Back-to-back: Nehemiah Wilson throws South Hadley’s second straight no-hitter
By MATT VAUTOUR
Nehemiah Wilson pointed at Ryan Mooney as he walked off the mound. The two will forever share a unique piece of South Hadley baseball history.Two days after Mooney threw a no-hitter against Belchertown, Wilson matched the feat in the Tigers’ 11-0 win...
Men’s lacrosse: UMass beats Hofstra at the buzzer to advance in CAA Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
Dan Muller didn’t have time to get even a step closer, so from 35 yards out off a Hofstra turnover, the UMass senior midfielder let it fly with the game tied and one second left.The long shot found its mark, eluding goalie Jack Concannon low to give...
Red Sox win game, continue feud
By KEN POWTAK
BOSTON — Hours after Major League Baseball held a conference call to tell the Red Sox and Orioles to stop their festering feud, Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second inning for hitting a batter and Boston went on to win 4-2...
Jones applauded, Machado buzzed as Red Sox top Orioles 5-2
By DOUG ALDEN
BOSTON — Moments after Chris Sale joined Fenway Park fans in a show of respect of Adam Jones, the Boston ace escalated the feud with Baltimore star Manny Machado.Sale stepped off the mound to let a standing ovation build in the first inning Tuesday...
Thomas scores 53, Celtics beat Wizards 129-119 in OT
By JIMMY GOLEN
BOSTON — It was his sister’s birthday.She would have been 23.Isaiah Thomas spent four or five hours in the dentist’s chair having work done on the tooth that was knocked out in Game 1, a day after he was in oral surgery for six hours having it...
Boys ultimate: Amherst displays pedigree in dominant win over Northampton
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON — Not all rebellions succeed.The Northampton boys ultimate team has framed its clashes with Amherst Regional as battling an evil empire for the past few years. The Blue Devils felt they were close to achieving that goal after leading the...
Tuesday’s colleges: UMass set to face to top-ranked Florida in NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
For the UMass tennis team to continue its magical run in the NCAA Tournament, the Minutewomen are going to have to pull a monumental upset. UMass’ reward for winning the Atlantic 10 championship in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, was a trip back to the...
Machado homers, drives in 2 in Orioles’ 5-2 win over Red Sox
By KEN POWTAK
BOSTON — Manny Machado slugged a long homer out of Fenway Park, drove in two runs and made three solid plays at third base in his first game against Boston since a dustup with the Red Sox just over a week ago, carrying the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2...
