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Photo: Galica claims sectional title

Division 3 wrestling: Ben Galica of Hampshire Regional wins sectional title

NORTHFIELD - Hampshire Regional senior Ben Galica added another win to his already impressive season Saturday, as he earned his first championship at the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Wrestling Tournament at Pioneer Valley.

Division 1 wrestling: Nate Kane of Amherst Regional earns second place

Amherst Regional's Nate Kane earned second place in the 138-pound weight class at the Western Massachusetts Division 1 individual wrestling tournament Saturday in Westfield.

Kane lost to Central's Jonathan Viruet 12-0 in the title bout.

Photo: Double the threat

Frankie Weir, Nate Ghareeb pile up wins for Hampshire Regional wrestling

WESTHAMPTON - Frankie Weir has already wrestled his way into the 100-win club at Hampshire Regional. With a strong postseason, teammate Nate Ghareeb can do the same.

Photo: IMPORT-NO-HEADLINE

Individual wrestling tournaments begin high school postseason this weekend

The first postseason event of the winter season kicks off Friday when the Western Massachusetts Division 3 individual wrestling tournament begins at Pioneer Regional in Northfield. The two-day event begins with the first two rounds and continues Saturday. The championship round is expected to start around 6 p.m. Saturday. The Division 1 tournament, meanwhile, takes place all day Saturday with title bouts expected to start around 6:30 p.m. In the Division 3 field, Granby junior James Cupak is fresh off a first-place finish at the Mountie Invitational in Williamstown and will be one of the top seeds at 182 pounds.

Photo: Frontier gains winning season

Wednesday's wrestling results: Frontier Regional has winning regular season

In a year the Frontier Regional wrestling team earned coach Don Gordon his 300th career victory, the Red Hawks had another reason to celebrate after their 48-24 victory over Athol at home Wednesday.

With the win, Frontier finished the regular season 10-9 overall (3-3 Tri-County) to earn its first winning season since the 2001-02 season.

Saturday's high school wrestling: Frankie Weir wins 100th for Hampshire

Hampshire Regional junior Frankie Weir earned his 100th career victory en route to a second place finish Saturday at the Mountie Invitational in Williamstown.

Weir entered the event as the top seed at 152 pounds and cruised to the finals with two pins and a 7-3 victory over Kevin Mulligan of North Providence.

Photo: Tennis star Hart chooses Williams College

Amherst Regional tennis star Maya Hart chooses Williams College

The best girls high school tennis player in the state will join the top college program in the country next fall.

Amherst Regional star Maya Hart committed via early decision in December to play at Williams College, the four-time reigning Division III national champion.

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