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.

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.

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.

Amherst, Northampton win indoor track league title

League championships were on the line Friday during the final PVIAC indoor track meet of the regular season at Smith College.

The Amherst Regional boys beat Longmeadow 57-38 and Minnechaug 70-25 to finish undefeated at 9-0 and win the Pioneer League.

Jesse Coull won the 2-mile in 10 minutes, 13 seconds, while Michael Stender won the 600 in 1:27.8 to pace the effort.

Former coach Ron Lashway 'immensely proud' of Patriots safety James Ihedigbo

Of all the Patriots fans hoping for a Super Bowl victory on Sunday night, there will be at least one spectator in Amherst with a personal connection to the field. Former Amherst Regional football coach Ron Lashway has kept track of the professional career of New England safety James Ihedigbo, who starred for the Hurricanes from 1999 through 2002. "I'm just so immensely proud of James and everything he's accomplished," Lashway said. "He's never given up fighting for his dream, and now he's playing in the Super Bowl."

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Kathryn Trachy, home health care assistant

MILLERS FALLS - Kathryn Trachy, 81, of 22 Grand Ave., passed away on Jan. 20, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 31, 1930, in Colebrook, N.H., and graduated from Amherst High School.

She was married to John Harvey, who predeceased her. She later married Edward Trachy.

Thursday's PVIAC skiing: Northampton girls second in South

Madison Mientka, Sadie Berenson and Alessandria Schumacher each placed in the top 30 overall to help the Northampton girls skiing team finish second in the PVIAC South Division at Berkshire East in Charlemont on Thursday.

Mientka placed 15th overall (45.98 seconds), while Berenson (49.86) was 23rd and Schumacher (51.25) was 30th.