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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

AREA POLICE NEWS

Friday, May 24, 2013

Amherst ■ Colleen M. Moylan, 24, of Bourne, was issued a citation for failure to use care in turning after the vehicle she was driving from East Pleasant Street into a parking lot Thursday at 4:42 p.m. collided with bicyclist Stephen J. Donahue, 21, of Plainville, who was riding in the bicycle lane, police said. Donahue suffered a laceration to his arm and … 0