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Tuesday’s high school tennis: Amherst clinches league title in match that started outdoors then moved indoors

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Amherst Regional and Minnechaug started their Tuesday girls tennis match outdoors at the University of Massachusetts and finished it at the Ludlow Tennis Club, but when it was over, the Hurricanes had sewn up the outright Valley League title with a 3-2 over the Falcons. The teams played first-to-eight pro-sets instead of traditional sets to speed up play with the approaching thunderstorms. Nicole and Allison McCann won their first and … 0

Tuesday’s high schools: Hampshire baseball qualifies for postseason

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In its must-win regular-season finale, the Hampshire Regional baseball team survived nine walks and a pair of rain delays by allowing no hits in a 7-4 home victory over Monson that clinched a Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament berth. Doug Laroche pitched the first 41∕3 innings and was followed by Scott Labrie. Seventh-grader … 0

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, … 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

Wednesday’s high school tennis, track: Longmeadow edges Amherst Regional 3-2 in girls tennis

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The likely Western Massachusetts Division 1 girls tennis finalists met at Amherst Regional Middle School Wednesday. It was the defending champion Longmeadow which pulled out a 3-2 victory over 2012 runner-up Amherst. The team’s split their regular season matches. The Hurricanes were missing five starters when they beat … 0

Glaskowsky & Co. finally sells antiques untouched for years

Friday, May 17, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — When auctioneer George Lewis lived in Easthampton about 35 years ago, he perused an antique store at 180 Main St. a few times, though he never bought anything. He moved to Williamsburg in 1979 and the … 0

Hilltown Spring Festival entertains, benefits residents

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The musical lineup is tuning up for the 7th annual Hilltown Spring Festival, which will feature a range of performers, vendors, exhibits and children’s activities, while raising funds for Hilltown Community Development Corp. The Chesterfield agency provides services and programs to Hilltown residents, including low- and moderate-income individuals … 0

Tuesday’s high school baseball: Amherst rallies to beat Holyoke, inch closer to postseason

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Amherst Regional baseball team scored seven times in the bottom of the sixth to defeat Holyoke 12-7 on Tuesday afternoon and move within one win of qualifying for the postseason. Ty Peake (two stolen bases, run) singled in the game-winning tally, then Django Ellenhorn (two hits, four … 0