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Friday’s high schools: Belchertown girls tennis qualifies for postseason

Friday, May 24, 2013

The Belchertown girls tennis first doubles team of Morgan O’Connor and Angela Grabazs won a pair of tiebreakers as the Orioles upset Palmer 3-2 at Ludlow Tennis Club on Friday and qualified for the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. O’Connor and Grabazs defeated Laura Thompkins & Jeralyn Halstead of Palmer 7-6, 7-6. No. 1 Rachel Gustafson and No. 3 Julian Tan both won their singles matches for Belchertown (9-9). Boys … 0

Friday’s high school baseball/softball: Smith Academy teams roll in Hatfield

Friday, May 24, 2013

Friday was a good day on the home diamonds for Smith Academy. The softball team kept its hope alive of making the postseason for the first time since 2002 with a 4-1 victory over rival Hopkins Academy. The baseball team, meanwhile, knocked off Tri-County rival and league champion St. Mary 2-1 in eight innings. Softball Smith Academy 4, Hopkins Academy 1 — The … 1

Wednesday’s high school results: Frontier’s Krystel Enko hurls first career no-hitter

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

After striking out 23 Taconic batters Friday, Frontier Regional pitcher Krystel Enko fired a six-inning no-hitter against Mahar Regional, as the Red Hawks cruised to a 5-0 win Wednesday in South Deerfield. The game was stopped by weather concerns. Enko struck out 10 and came within a third-inning walk of a perfect game, but still finished with her first career no-hitter. Ally Hamelin … 0

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School lunch menus

Friday, May 10, 2013

Amherst-Pelham  (Elementary) MONDAY: Chicken and cheese quesadilla, black beans, broccoli, diced pears, apple TUESDAY: Fish sticks, cream of tomato soup, diced pears, cucumbers, green grapes WEDNESDAY: Grilled cheese, fries, blueberries, corn, bananas THURSDAY: Crispy chicken sandwich, green beans, strawberry cup, apple slices FRIDAY: Pizza, green grapes, carrot sticks, … 0

Ashlee McGan of Hampshire Regional pitches to Frontier Regional Thursday at Frontier. JERREY ROBERTS

Thursday’s high schools: Hampshire softball comes through in clutch against Frontier

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Ashlee McGan and Krystel Enko had matching lines but the Hampshire Regional softball team came through in the clutch to beat Frontier Regional 5-1 and qualify for the postseason Thursday in South Deerfield. Both pitchers struck out eight … 0

Thursday’s high schools: South Hadley edges East Longmeadow in boys tennis

Thursday, May 9, 2013

James Stawarz pulled out a three-set victory at No. 2 singles to give the South Hadley boys tennis team a 3-2 victory over East Longmeadow. Stawarz beat Brian Grohe 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1 to join Mikey Miele (No. 1 singles) and first doubles team of Chris Larrow and … 0

Hampshire Regional senior Frankie Weir, top, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Wrestling Player of the Year.

Gazette Wrestler of Year: Frankie Weir of Hampshire 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Frankie Weir entered his senior season at Hampshire Regional with lofty expectations and left with a lasting wrestling legacy. After a season in which he placed third in the 170-pound weight class at the all-state tournament, second at … 0

Former assistant principal Darius Modestow will become principal of Frontier Regional School, starting July 1. KATHLEEN McKIERNAN

Assistant principal Darius Modestow to head Frontier Regional

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

DEERFIELD — The assistant principal at the Frontier Regional School will serve as Martha Barrett’s successor. Starting July 1, Darius Modestow will become principal for the 607 students at the regional school. He will succeed Barrett, the current … 0

Whately voters to weigh in on Frontier budget at Thursday Town Meeting

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

WHATELY — Thursday townspeople will be asked to approve a $4,339,493 budget for next year, $81,845, or 2 percent, more than this year’s $4,257,648 figure. At the Whately Elementary School starting at 7 p.m., townspeople will consider Frontier Regional School capital requests, a town ambulance upgrade and engineering … 0

Monday’s high school softball: Krystel Enko fans 17 as Frontier rolls past Greenfield

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Krystel Enko struck out 17 and allowed only four hits as the Frontier Regional softball team rolled to a 15-2 victory at Greenfield and pulled within a win of qualifying for the postseason. Caitlyn Sullivan (four RBIs) had four hits for the Red Hawks (9-3, 8-3), while McKayla … 0

Weekend high school, prep results: Frontier Regional softball defeats Drury

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Cassidy Stankowski had a triple and a home run as the Frontier Regional softball team defeated Drury 10-5 in North Adams on Saturday. Hannah Adams (one RBI) and Stankowski (one RBI) had three hits each, while McKayla Poissant added two hits and three RBIs. Frontier (8-3) pounded out … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m.; Annual Town Meeting, 7 p.m., both at Amherst Middle School TUESDAY: Jones Library Board of Trustees, 1 p.m., library; RSDPB Subcommittee Governance Core Issues Committee, 5 p.m., Bangs Center; Ag Commission Working Group on Farmers’ Market, 7 p.m., Town Hall WEDNESDAY: Jones … 0

Friday’s high schools: Northampton boys lacrosse edges Brattleboro Union in overtime

Friday, May 3, 2013

Brattleboro Union made a defensive play and Northampton Alex Zadworny made them pay. Three minutes into overtime, the Colonels defense slid to double-team Zadworny on the right side of the goal, but Zadworny fed Ben Davis across the crease and the junior attackman buried the shot from close … 0

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