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Frontier Regional girls capture Division 2 track & field championship

Saturday, May 18, 2013

BUCKLAND — The Frontier Regional girls track & field team may have had a 107-meet winning streak snapped this season, but on Friday night the Red Hawks showed the rest of the District F & G Division 2 field that they are still a force to be reckoned with. The Red Hawks finished with more than twice as many points as their nearest opponent to win the championship at Mohawk … 0

Friday’s high school baseball: Easthampton rallies to keep postseason alive

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Easthampton baseball gave its postseason hopes a significant shot in the arm Friday as the Eagles came from behind to beat Athol 2-1 in eight innings at home. After Shy Torres and Zach Lewis were each hit by pitches with one out in the eighth, reliever Bradley Bousquet surrendered a walk-off RBI single by Chris Starcun down the right-field line. The win … 0

Friday’s high schools: Krystel Enko strikes out 23 in Frontier 11-inning win over Taconic

Friday, May 17, 2013

For 11 innings, Frontier Regional softball pitcher Krystel Enko kept sending Taconic batters directly from the plate to the dugout Friday in South Deerfield. Enko struck out 23, allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk before the Red Hawks scored in the bottom of the 11th for a 4-3 victory over Taconic. “She got stronger as the game went on,” … 0

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Kristin Gross of Northampton, left, forces out Madison Grande of East Longmeadow on a hit from Mary Edwards Friday in Northampton.
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Wednesday’s prep schools: Williston baseball qualifies for postseason

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Williston-Northampton baseball team pulled out a 10-9 win in eight innings to qualify for the postseason for the seventh straight year. Erik Ostberg of Florence singled, stole second then scored on a Mike Thomson (Northampton) ground ball for the walk-off. Adam Krol of Sunderland earned the win. … 0

UMass initiative seeks to make off-campus students good neighbors

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — The days when students' main concerns are to ace a calculus test or write a solid paper are long gone. Nowadays, if they’re looking to move off campus, students must impress a potential landlord. University of Massachusetts officials have teamed up with landlords and property managers … 0

Gary Gillis, right, an associate professor at Mount Holyoke College, delivers his talk titled "Brace for Impact" during a meeting of OEB Science Cafe Monday at Esselon Cafe in Hadley. He provided video showing jumping frogs and toads to accompany his lecture about how they use their muscles and nervous system to control impact. Michael Rosario listens, left.
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‘Science cafes’ feed hunger for technical understanding

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — A 10-year-old girl walks into a bar. She sits next to a particle physicist and asks, “So if the universe is expanding, does the Higgs field also expand to fill it up?” Don’t hold your breath … 0

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Bicycles in a bike share program at the University of Masschusetts rest in racks outside the Student Union in 2011. This is Pioneer Valley Bay State Bike Week.

Pioneer Valley Baystate Bike Week active in its 14th year

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Starting about 7 a.m. this morning, a whirlwind of bicyclists from around the Pioneer Valley are expected to descend upon the Hampshire County Courthouse lawn. There, the cyclist can grab a free bagel and coffee and … 0

University of Massachusetts players Chaz Williams, right, and Raphiael Putney will travel to Spain this weekend with Athletes in Action. The pair will play exhibitions against Spainish teams as well as do community work.

UMass teammates Chaz Williams, Raphiael Putney head to Spain with Athletes in Action

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

University of Massachusetts rising senior basketball players Chaz Williams and Raphiael Putney will join Athletes in Action and head to Spain this weekend for a two-week tour that will take them to Madrid and the Canary Islands. “It’s … 0

Amherst baseball encouraged despite 4-2 loss to Westfield

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

AMHERST — Despite dropping its third straight game, the Amherst Regional baseball team has much to be encouraged about following a 4-2 loss to Westfield on Tuesday night. After a rough first inning, starting pitcher Alec Snyder-Fair recovered to shut down the defending western Massachusetts champions over the … 1

Elizabeth Whitney, right, of Easthampton, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Gazette Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Elizabeth Whitney

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

It’s hard to imagine a player more valuable than Elizabeth Whitney has been to the Easthampton girls basketball team during the 2012-13 season. Whitney culminated an outstanding career with a senior year that saw her do it all … 0

Tuesday’s high school softball: Easthampton holds off Southwick

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Caelin Mottor earned her eighth and final strikeout with the tying run on third in the top of the seventh inning as the Easthampton softball team held off Southwick 4-3 at home Tuesday. Rachel Connell was 3-for-3 and scored a run for the Eagles (11-4), while Kelly Avard … 0

Jordan Vigneault of Belchertown, left, shoots against Westfield defenders Jared Piubeni, center, and Dan Charvat Tuesday in Belchertown.
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Tuesday’s high schools: Hopkins Academy baseball cruises past Mahar

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Hopkins Academy baseball team gave Evan Delaney all the run support he needed in the top of the first inning Tuesday in Orange. The Golden Hawks scored four times and cruised to an 11-2 victory over Mahar … 0

Tuesday’s high school tennis/track: Frontier tennis qualifies for postseason

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Frontier Regional girls tennis team clinched its spot in the boys Western Massachusetts tournament with a 4-1 victory over Turners Falls at home Tuesday. The Red Hawks (8-5, 4-2 Tri-County North) must play in the boys’ field in order for the entire team, which features boys, to … 0

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