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Summer baseball: Easthampton Post 224 beats Amherst Post 148 for first win

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Adam Krol threw a complete game with five strikeouts as Easthampton Post 224 earned its first win of the season with a 4-3 victory over Amherst Post 148 Wednesday in Easthampton. Brandon Weyant went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Austin Crow had two hits and scored a run for Post 224 (1-3). Asher Young struck out six in a complete-game loss for Post 148 (1-2). Justin Carey had a single, … 0

Summer baseball: Easthampton holds off South Hadley in Mickey Mantle

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dakota Wheeler struck out 12 and three players had two RBIs each as the Easthampton Mickey Mantle baseball team beat South Hadley 6-5 in Easthampton Tuesday. Kyle Richard (double), Tyler Vishaway (single) and Zach Crisafulli each knocked in a pair for Easthampton (2-3). American Legion Aldenville 7, Belchertown 6 (8) — Aldenville (1-2) scored twice in the top of the eighth to defeat … 0

Easthampton’s Ross, Ashley Krause fare well at Mount Washington Road Race

Sunday, June 16, 2013

New England’s strongest mountain runner, Eric Blake of New Britain, Conn., faced his best counterparts from the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast on Saturday and beat them to reclaim the champion’s title in the Northeast Delta Dental Mt. Washington Road Race. Blake, who won this 7.6-mile all-uphill race in 2006 and 2008, came back this year from four years of near misses … 0

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Busy weekend with New England track, baseball finals

Friday, June 7, 2013

Rain or shine the New England Interscholastic Track & Field Championship will be held Saturday. The 68th annual meet is scheduled to begin with field events at 10 a.m. at Willow Brook Park, New Britain, Conn. Running events start at 10:30 a.m. Amherst Regional sophomore Taj-Amir Torres will … 0

Thursday’s high school tournaments: Northampton baseball team beats Central in Division 1 first-round

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Freshman Hunter Salem got the job done on the mound and senior Zack Goodwin-Boyd did it at the plate as the Northampton baseball team defeated Central 9-5 in the first round of the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament Thursday. Salem struck out one, walked four (two in the … 0

Paul Franz Frontier Regional pitcher Ben Ruddock delivers to Putnam in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament Thursday at Frontier Regional.

Division 3 baseball: Frontier edges Putnam in first round

Thursday, May 30, 2013

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Franklin County’s top baseball seed had to work hard to move forward Thursday afternoon, but Frontier Regional School dodged the upset bid to post a 4-2 victory over Putnam in the first round of the … 0

Paul Franz Frontier Regional infielder Amanda Robinson fields a ball as Athol's Kiki Guerin approaches second base Thursday in South Deerfield.

Division 2 softball: Krystel Enko, Frontier blank Athol

Thursday, May 30, 2013

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It wasn’t Frontier Regional’s best performance of the season, but the Red Hawks accomplished their objective: survive and advance. Krystel Enko scattered eight hits and Gwen Thayer homered as sixth-seeded Frontier moved to the quarterfinals … 0

Ryan Hoar of Frontier

Ryan Hoar plays Frontier baseball on badly hurt knee

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Watching Ryan Hoar smoothly turn a double play, it’s impossible to tell what he’s dealing with this spring. He’ll probably need a knee replacement by the time he’s 40, but he still busts it down the line to … 0

Jonah Hahn, of Northampton, returns against Jacob Barbieri, of Westfield, during a no.3 singles match Tuesday in Northampton. JERREY ROBERTS

Belchertown earns No. 1 seed in boys Division 3 tennis tournament

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Playoff tennis has arrived. After an eventful regular season, the Western Massachusetts Division 1 and 3 Boys Tennis Tournament seeds were released Wednesday. The first round of the Division 3 tournament features a matchup of two teams, Belchertown … 0

South Hadley boys lacrosse earns No. 2 seed in Division 2 tournament

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The South Hadley boys lacrosse team has been a fixture on championship Saturday the last handful of years, and if the seeds hold the Tigers will return to the Western Massachusetts Division 2 title game. South Hadley completed a 14-5 regular season and earned the No. 2 spot … 0

Samantha Manitsas of Belchertown pitches to Amherst Thursday in Amherst. JERREY ROBERTS

Belchertown softball breaks new ground with No. 1 seed in postseason

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — The Belchertown softball team made history Tuesday, becoming the program’s first No. 1 seed in the 21st century after a stellar regular season. “The kids have worked hard,” Orioles coach Matt Stenuis said. “They’ve shown up … 0

Asher Young of Amherst pitches to Agawam Friday in Amherst. JERREY ROBERTS

Amherst Regional baseball No. 3 seed in Division 1 tourney

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Once again the Amherst Regional baseball team enters the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament with one of the strongest pitching combinations. With how the seeding played out on Tuesday afternoon, coach Greg Vouros can now use it to … 0

Results from West/Central Track & Field Championships

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

West/Central Track & Field Championships Division 1 Monday at Fitchburg State University Boys Local team results 1. Amherst, 92 23. Northampton, 6 Local individuals (Top 4 advance to All-States) 100: 1. Taj-Amir Torres (A), 11.02 200: 1. Taj-Amir Torres (A), 22.30; 3. Dylan Owens (A), 22.91 400: 2. … 0

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