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Sean Doyle, of Frontier Regional, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Boys Skiing Player of the Year.

Gazette Boys Skiing Player of the Year: Sean Doyle, Frontier Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

When Sean Doyle finished ninth in the season-opening PVIAC alpine race, the Frontier Regional junior knew exactly what it meant. “I needed to step things up,” said Doyle, who felt he hadn’t got enough training days in before the season opened. “It was a little of both” the weather and being busy with other things. The disappointing early result pushed … 0

COURTESY AUDREY O'CONNELL Margaret O’Connell, a seventh-grader at Amherst Regional Middle School, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Skiing Player of the Year. O'Connell skies for Amherst Regional.

Gazette Girls Skiing Player of the Year: Margaret O’Connell, Amherst Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

As a middle school student, Margaret O’Connell had no expectations when she joined the Amherst Regional High School girls ski team this past winter. However, the seventh-grader ended up being not just the best performer on her own team but one of the top girls skiers in Western Massachusetts. For her strong season, … 0

Area police news

Monday, May 20, 2013

Amherst ■ Connor Dunn, 19, of 82 Pondview Drive, was arrested Sunday at 4:32 a.m. on West Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, being a minor in possession of alcohol, unlawful possession of a keg and possession of a fake ID. ■ Zachary P. Munsell, 22, of 1040 North Pleasant St., Unit 330, was arrested … 0

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Weekend colleges: UMass baseball ends season with sweep of Temple

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The University of Massachusetts baseball team closed its season with a three-game sweep of Temple, Saturday in Ambler, Pa. UMass beat the Owls 11-9, following a doubleheader sweep Friday. The Minutemen finished 14-31 overall, 7-17 in the Atlantic 10. UMass, which took a 2-0 lead in the first … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Historic District Commission, 3:00 p.m., Town Hall; Recycling and Refuse Management Committee,4:30 p.m., Public Works Meeting Room; Select Board, 6 p.m.; Finance Committee, 6:50 p.m, both at Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School TUESDAY: Jones Library Investment Committee, 9 a.m., library; Public Transportation and Bicycle Committee, 4 p.m., … 0

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Valley Views: Local photographers aim their cameras outdoors

Sunday, May 19, 2013

WILD COLUMBINE Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown Photograph and text by Anne E. Ely of South Hadley Last spring, there was a nice patch of wild columbine right on the side of the road near the spillway at Quabbin. Combined … 0

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 … 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 … 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 … 0

Seat on School Committee only contested race in Belchertown

Friday, May 17, 2013

BELCHERTOWN — The race for School Committee will take center stage at Belchertown’s annual election Monday, with incumbent Beverly Phaneuf competing against Myndi B. Bogdanovich and Thomas T. Soja in the only ballot contest. Phaneuf, 69, has been on the School Committee for nearly seven years, having served … 0

Friends & neighbors

Friday, May 17, 2013

To submit an item to Friends & Neighbors, send an email to newsroom@gazettenet.com or mail your news to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Box 299, Northampton, Ma. 01061, c/o Friends & Neighbors. Amherst Elizabeth B. Woolf, of Amherst, received an award at St. Lawrence University’s Moving-Up Day ceremonies, held … 0

Wednesday’s high school track: Northampton runs past East Longmeadow, Agawam and Holyoke Catholic

Friday, May 17, 2013

Adrienne Pascucci and Khaila Ramirez each won two individual events as the Northampton girls track and field team finished first in a quad meet at home Wednesday. Northampton finished with 142 points, followed by East Longmeadow (82), Agawam (28) and Holyoke Catholic (5). Pascucci won the high jump … 0

Northampton senior goal Tyler Walsh, center, aided by defensive pressure from senior mid Andrew Fleming, left, deflects a shot by Belchertown senior mid Aaron Krasinkiewicz in the third quarter of the Blue Devils' 12-4 Valley League win over the Orioles on Wednesday in Northampton. KEVIN GUTTING

Wednesday’s high schools: Smith Academy ace David Longstreeth no-hits Dean Tech

Friday, May 17, 2013

No-hitters and steals of home are rare on their own. The Smith Academy baseball team had both in the same game Wednesday as the Falcons edged Dean Tech 3-0 in Hatfield. David Longstreeth collected his second career no-hitter. … 0

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