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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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Northampton High School junior Anna Moore, left, runs Saturday in the 4x800 meter relay event during the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Northampton High School freshman Sierra Loomis runs of the track after passing the baton, at right. SARAH CROSBY Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second
Taj-Amir Torres of Amherst Regional High School, left, leads Saturday during the 100 meter dash event at the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Oushane Lewis of Central High School, center, and John Ferrera of Ludlow follow behind. SARAH CROSBY Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title
Hampshire College student Esther Dane celebrates during the graduation ceremony Saturday in Amherst. Dane's Division III, Portraits of Wellness, combines art with science research. SARAH CROSBY Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges
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Friday’s high school softball: Cassie Long’s homer lifts Amherst past Holyoke

Friday, April 26, 2013

Cassie Long smacked her fourth home run of the season as the Amherst Regional softball team defeated Holyoke 6-2 on the road Friday. Long went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs for the Hurricanes (2-6). Long and Sarah Grace Spurgin (two hits, double) each scored two runs for … 0

Friday’s colleges: Lindsey Webster powers UMass softball team past Saint Joseph’s

Friday, April 26, 2013

Lindsey Webster’s two-run home run in the seventh inning propelled the University of Massachusetts softball team past Saint Joseph’s 2-1 in Philadelphia Friday. Caroline Raymond struck out four, walked four and worked around seven hits for the Minutewomen (15-19, 9-4 Atlantic 10). Keen State 5, Amherst 3; Amherst … 0

Friday’s high school baseball: Granby comes from behind to beat Pathfinder

Friday, April 26, 2013

Zach Funk’s relief work kept the Granby baseball team close enough to state a come-from-behind 7-6 win Friday at Pathfinder. Funk entered the game in the second inning with his team trailing 6-3 and the Rams took the lead with four runs in the fourth. Funk (five strikeouts, … 0

Friday’s high school tennis: Holyoke Catholic aces Turners Falls

Friday, April 26, 2013

The Holyoke Catholic girls tennis team won four matches in straight sets and improved to 7-1 with a 4-1 victory Friday over Turners Falls. The first doubles team of Katy McClaflin and Melissa Iczkowski defeated Alysha Wozniak and Kelly Reworka, 6-1, 7-6 (3) in the closest match of … 0

Friday’s high schools: South Hadley girls lacrosse rolls past Northampton

Friday, April 26, 2013

Meg Ginley scored six goals as the South Hadley girls lacrosse team climbed above the .500 mark with a 15-3 home victory over Northampton on Friday afternoon. Kara Callahan had two goals and two assists for the Tigers (4-3, 2-3 Valley Wheel), who have won four in a … 0

Thursday’s high schools: Tim Knightly hurls no-hitter for Hopkins Academy

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hopkins Academy pitcher Tim Knightly recovered from his first pitch quite nicely on Thursday afternoon. After hitting the Pioneer Regional leadoff batter on his initial delivery of the game, the senior right-hander proceeded to throw his first no-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the Golden Hawks won 7-0 in … 0

Isaac Bass of Amherst Regional, right, moves the ball against Conner Elliott-Knaggs of Brattleboro Thursday in Amherst. JERREY ROBERTS

Thursday’s high school lacrosse: South Hadley nears postseason with 12-6 win over Agawam

Thursday, April 25, 2013

TJ Fitzell scored a career-high five goals and notched seven points as the South Hadley boys lacrosse team moved within a win of qualifying for the postseason after a 12-6 victory at Agawam Thursday. Tom Crotty had three … 0

Thursday’s high school boys track: Frontier Regional beats Athol for first win of season

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Frontier Regional boys track team earned its first win of the season Thursday with a 93-52 victory over Athol in South Deerfield. Justin Blake won the 110-meter high hurdles (18.5 seconds) and the 400 low hurdles (64.2) to pace eight different individual winners for the Red Hawks … 0

Thursday’s high school tennis: Belchertown boys edge Greenfield

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Belchertown boys tennis team edged Greenfield 3-2 Thursday to improve to 8-2 on the season. Ethan Smith won at first singles, while the Orioles’ doubles teams swept the Green Wave. Sam Stroman and Zach Kuhn took first doubles, while Jack Stinson and Mike Sugrue won at second … 0

Harry Kennedy of Smith Academy, right, steals second as Cody Booska of Franklin Tech eyes the throw Wednesday at Smith. JERREY ROBERTS

Wednesday’s high school baseball: Smith Academy hammers Franklin Tech

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Eighth-grade hurler John Ferrera allowed one hit over five innings for a second straight start and the Smith Academy baseball team thumped Franklin Tech 16-1 at home Wednesday. Mike Molloy (two hits), David Longstreeth (one hit), and Keith … 0

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