EAST LONGMEADOW - Nick Bryda was sick and battling asthma Monday, but that was not enough to slow down the Holyoke Catholic senior.

Bryda scored 35 points, including the 1,000th of his career, in the Gaels' 75-42 victory over Pioneer Christian at the First Baptist Church Community Center.

Injuries, illness take down Orioles

PITTSFIELD - The Belchertown wrestling team fell short because it did not have enough healthy competitors Saturday at the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Team Wrestling Tournament.

With one of their top wrestlers, Jacob Maheu, out with a cut hand, and another, 189-pounder Andrew Whitehead, sick with the flu, the second-seeded Orioles advanced to the semifinals, but no farther.

No tournament for Blue Devil girls

WEST SPRINGFIELD - The Northampton girls basketball team's rebuilding year will end without a trip to the postseason.

The Blue Devils suffered their fourth straight loss Friday night, 63-53 to West Springfield for their 11th defeat of the season and were eliminated from contention for the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament for the first time in more than a decade.

Indians fall to Brownies

Agawam 3, Turners Falls 1 - Brandon Lenois scored off a Ryan Sullivan assist for the Indians' lone goal in the loss to the Brownies (9-2-4) in West Springfield.

Sullivan has scored 10 points in his last four games for Turners Falls (5-7-2).

High School Sports Blog

Girls Hoop Walkertology & Week Guide

The first look at the Walker System Rankings for girls basketball. These are the rankings if the season ended today

Girls Hoop Playoff Picture

An updated look at who's in, who's out and who's somewhere in between

Boys Hoop Playoff Picture; Walker standings

Here is the updated playoff picture which includes Thursday’s results. I’ve included the Walker standings, which is unofficial. It shows where teams could be seeded if the tournament began today. After Monday's games next week, I'll break down the teams on the bubble and who they have left on their schedule.

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