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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

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Samantha Manitsas of Belchertown pitches to South Hadley Monday at Beech Grounds in South Hadley. JERREY ROBERTS Samantha Manitsas leads Belchertown comeback
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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

Pelham voters end town caucus, approve $4 million budget

Saturday, May 4, 2013

PELHAM — Voters at the annual Town Meeting Saturday eliminated the town caucus method of nominating candidates for local offices and approved a $4 million operating budget as well as a measure to replace the roof of the Community Center. A total of 81 voters checked in, although … 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

Donovan Riley, left, of Amherst Regional, attempts to catch the ball Friday at Michael E. Smith Middle School. Takori Mahdi of South Hadley looks on.

South Hadley boys lacrosse rebounds, beats Amherst

Friday, May 3, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — After a subpar offensive performance on Wednesday, the South Hadley boys lacrosse team spent most of the first quarter Friday afternoon stuck on one goal against Amherst Regional. But a three-tally flurry in the final … 0

Amherst Regional Ultimate girls coach Josh Nugent talks to his team before their game against Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Thursday in Amherst. Amherst will host the 22nd annual Amherst Invitational this weekend.

Amherst Ultimate Invitational a true community event

Friday, May 3, 2013

For two-plus decades, the Amherst Ultimate Invitational has long been an established event on the burgeoning sport’s calendar. But this year’s tournament is seeing an infusement of investment and promotion throughout the community. “This is the first time … 0

Northampton native Makeda Diggs, left, of PVPA, and Caroline Jones, of Amherst Regional, dive for a pass Thursday in Amherst. JERREY ROBERTS

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

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