Case ends Frontier volleyball season

ASHLAND - Another state semifinal appearance, another frustrating loss for the Frontier regional girls volleyball team.

The Red Hawks struggled with unforced errors and missed services, and Joseph Case High School took advantage in a 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 26-24 victory in the State Division 3 Tournament on Wednesday night at Ashland High School.

Projects seek to advance local food movement

South Deerfield - Just as a $1 million Kellogg Foundation grant planted the seed for Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture more than 15 years ago, much smaller grants from foundations are helping CISA and other groups take the next step in supporting farming around the Valley.

Holyoke Catholic runs to third

NORTHFIELD - The Western Massachusetts girls Division 2 cross country championship Saturday at Northfield Mountain was a display of stamina, speed, balance and confidence on the part of the runners from Mount Greylock, who recorded the lowest team score in any of the day's four races.

Frontier wins fifth straight volleball title

HOLYOKE - If this was supposed to be a rebuilding year, Sean MacDonald will take many more of them.

The Frontier Regional volleyball coach, faced with trying to rebuild a squad that graduated nine seniors, put his faith in a starting rotation that included three sophomores and a freshman.

Frontier defense dominates again

SOUTH DEERFIELD - The Frontier Regional defense helped set up two touchdowns and scored a third to lead the Red Hawks to a 21-6 victory over Sci-Tech in an Intercounty League battle on Friday night.

Frontier again in volleyball final

SOUTH DEERFIELD - Off to the final again.

Frontier Regional girls volleyball team seized control of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament quarterfinal match early and used 27 aces to roll to a 25-16, 25-15, 25-14 victory over Monument Mountain Thursday night at Goodnow Gymnasium.

South Hadley edges Frontier in thriller

SOUTH HADLEY - Meghan McClaflin made sure that the South Hadley field hockey team would not miss out on its third shot at making the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament championship game.