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Monday’s high schools: Northampton girls lacrosse wins in overtime to qualify for postseason

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Molly King scored her second goal early in overtime and the Northampton girls lacrosse team held off Brattleboro Union for a 9-8 road victory on Monday night that clinched a tournament berth for the Blue Devils. King finished with two goals and two assists for Hamp (9-8), which allowed second-half leads of 6-3 and 8-6 to slip away. Emily Allcroft also scored twice, while Kerry Fleming had a goal and … 0

Monday’s high school tennis/track: Northampton girls tennis edges Agawam

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Northampton girls tennis team pulled out a 3-2 victory over host Agawam on Monday. Phoebe Gelbard (first) and Adele Fantasia (second) won their singles matches, while the No. 1 doubles pair of Katherine Lesko and Olivia Bernstein took their match for the Blue Devils (13-5). Boys tennis Northampton 5, Cathedral 0 At Springfield First singles: Alex Zimbalist (N) def. Min-Sung Kim 6-0, … 0

Monday’s high school softball: Hampshire rolls past Pioneer Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

The Hampshire Regional softball team scored seven times in the bottom of the first and rolled to a 16-2 five-inning victory over Pioneer Regional in Westhampton Monday. Brie Weltlich led Hampshire (14-1, 13-1 Franklin) with four hits, including a three-run home run and drove in four runs. Marissa McCarthy (two RBIs) and Danielle McGan (RBI) each had two hits, while Savannah Waters had … 0

Hampshire, Franklin communities make ‘best places to live’ list

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Five towns in Hampshire County and six in Franklin County have made the Boston Globe’s “Top 25 Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Hampshire County’s Amherst earned the No. 2 slot, followed by Chesterfield (7), Cummington (9), Northampton (13) and Hadley (15). In Franklin County, Shelburne earned the … 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

Hadley voters approve $14.2 million budget

Thursday, May 2, 2013

HADLEY — One hundred and sixty voters turned out Thursday night for Annual Town Meeting, where they unanimously approved a fiscal 2014 budget of $14,823,327 as recommended by the Finance Committee. Finance Committee Chairman Frank Aquadro said this represents a 2.5 percent increase over last year’s budget of … 0

Thursday’s high schools: Amherst girls ultimate rolls past PVPA

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Angela Zhu threw five goals and caught two more as the Amherst Regional girls ultimate team beat Pioneer Valley Performing Arts 15-3 Thursday in the Hurricanes’ first game against high school competition. Zoe Freedman-Coleman caught four goals, while … 0

Thursday’s high school baseball: Asher Young pitches Amherst Regional to postseason berth

Thursday, May 2, 2013

With a postseason berth in sight, the Amherst Regional baseball team handed the ball to ace Asher Young, who dominated yet another lineup on Thursday afternoon. Young tossed his third three-hitter of the season as the Hurricanes assured themselves a spot in the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament … 0

Thursday’s high schools: Belchertown boys tennis team qualifies for postseason

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Belchertown boys tennis qualified for the postseason with a 5-0 win over St. Mary’s at home Thursday. Ethan Smith and Robbie Lewis pulled out second-set tiebreakers to win at second and third singles, respectively. Smith beat Zach Slepchuk 6-0, 7-6 (6), while Lewis beat Matt Benoit 6-1, … 0

school lunch menues

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Amherst-Pelham (Elementary) MONDAY: Pancakes, sausage, sweet potato puffs, oranges, cucumber, applesauce TUESDAY: Beef burgers, vegetarian beans, veggie dippers, peach cup, pears WEDNESDAY: Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, cinnamon applesauce, pears THURSDAY: Beef soft taco, spinach salad, corn, oranges, strawberry cup FRIDAY: Pizza, applesauce, grapes, green beans Belchertown … 0

Wednesday’s high school baseball: Hampshire hands Palmer first league loss

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Scott Labrie had two doubles as the Hampshire Regional baseball team handed Palmer its first Bi-County loss of the season, 6-3, in Westhampton on Wednesday. Eddie Hagelstein (triple, RBI) and Nick Batchelder (double, RBI) had two hits each as well. Dan Baldwin went the distance for the Raiders … 0

Wednesday’s high schools: Kayla Panek nets winner as Belchertown girls lacrosse edges Amherst Regional

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kayla Panek scored an unassisted goal with 2 minutes, 55 seconds remaining to break a tie and give the Belchertown girls lacrosse team a 9-8 victory Wednesday over host Amherst Regional. Panek finished with three goals as the … 0

Wednesday’s high school softball: Frontier Regional hands Turners Falls first loss

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Courtney Newsome scored in the third inning and Krystel Enko made it stand as the Frontier Regional softball team handed Turners Falls its first loss of the season 1-0 on Wednesday in South Deerfield. Enko scattered three hits, walked one and struck out nine — including the final … 0