Inside PVIAC Indoor Track Championship

The team and individual contender list at the PVIAC Indoor Track Championship is a long one.

The meet begins at 6 p.m. at Smith College Friday.

The four-time champion Northampton boys might have gone 6-3 during the season but never count out a champion.

Northampton's Pascucci has been a quick study on the track

NORTHAMPTON - Junior Adrienne Pascucci may be one of Northampton's best indoor track athletes, but what she's even better at, could surprise you.

South Hadley likely No. 1 in Division 3A hockey field

With just two weeks remaining in the high school hockey season, the Division 3A field appears top-heavy and fairly thin as the tournament approaches.Wright Division leader South Hadley, Hennessy League champion Wahconah Regional and Greenfield of the Fay Division are miles ahead of the rest of the field.

Wednesday's hockey games: Belchertown earns key win

Sean Kennedy's natural hat trick in the first period propelled the Belchertown hockey team to an important 5-1 victory over St. Joseph at the Pittsfield Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday. Joey Gallo and Alex Bachand added a goal apiece for the Orioles (8-6), who need four points in their last six games to qualify for the postseason.

Meghan Sullivan leads Granby girls basketball past Monson

GRANBY - Meghan Sullivan was the leading scorer in the Granby girls basketball team's victory over Monson Tuesday night.

But it was a heads-up defensive play by the standout freshman that keyed the Rams to the 54-43 win.

Tuesday's girls basketball games: Calvo's 3 lifts Frontier Regional

Amanda Calvo knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner with 8 seconds left as Frontier Regional survived a scare from Mohawk Trail 36-35 in Buckland on Tuesday night.

The Red Hawks (9-7, 9-6, Franklin South) moved to within one win of qualifying for the postseason with the victory and officially eliminated the Warriors (3-11, 3-11, Franklin North) from contention.

Holyoke Catholic girls basketball shoots past Gateway Regional

CHICOPEE - In the second quarter of Tuesday night's game against Gateway Regional, Holyoke Catholic guard Kieran Ramsey stepped back behind the 3-point line, received a perfect chest pass from guard Kyra Robins, ignored a hand in her face and made her second consecutive 3-pointer and third straight basket. Such was the case for the entire game, as the Gaels seemed to score on nearly every open chance they had, despite the best efforts of the Gator defenders to stop their offensive flow. That particular shot marked the point where Catholic really began to pull away from the Gators en route to a 48-24 win at Chicopee Academy.