Monday, June 13, 2011
SPRINGFIELD # In its fourth-quarter comeback win over Longmeadow during the regular season, the South Hadley boys lacrosse team scored most of its late goals while a man down.
In Saturday's Western Massachusetts Division 2 title game, the Tigers also found themselves down a man for much of the final quarter, but this time the team with the man-advantage took advantage.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
SPRINGFIELD - South Hadley boys lacrosse coach Matt Benoit said his team didn't need to peak when it met Minnechaug twice during the regular season. It needed to peak in the postseason.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Northampton 11, Westfield 10 (2OT) - Drew Gougeon's third goal was the game-winner in double-overtime as the Blue Devils (5-12) knocked off the Bomber (6-8) at home Saturday.
Justin Golec led the way with four goals and one assist, while Colin Sawula added two goals and one assist.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Nick Johnson scored four goals and added an assist as the Amherst Regional boys lacrosse team clinched its first postseason berth since 2007 with a 10-4 win Monday in Northampton.
Zack Jackson had two goals and Kieran Presley, Willie Jackson, Joe Worthley and Dominick DeJesus all scored for the Hurricanes (9-4).
Ezra Ward made 13 saves in goal for Amherst.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Nick Johnson and Dominick DeJesus each had two goals and one assist as the Amherst Regional boys lacrosse team defeated visiting Brattleboro, Vt., 8-5 on Thursday.
Kieran Presley (one assist), Willie Jackson, Joe Worthley and Zack Jackson each added one goal for the Hurricanes (8-5) who moved to within one win of clinching their first postseason berth since 2007.
Friday, May 13, 2011
LONGMEADOW - It doesn't take much for the South Hadley-Longmeadow boys lacrosse rivalry to get stoked up. But Thursday afternoon's game between the last two western Massachusetts champions will be remembered by both teams for the rest of the season. The Tigers reeled off five of the final six goals to rally for a thrilling 14-13 victory in a rematch of the last two sectional title games. Chris Menard scored his fifth goal of the game with eight seconds remaining. He found the ball loose in front of the net and fired it past goalie David Walen (13 saves).
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Justin Golec had a goal and an assist as the Northampton boys lacrosse team lost 19-3 to West Springfield at home Friday.
Conor Abbatessa and Colin Sawula each added a goal for the Blue Devils (4-7, 3-4 Valley), while Will Lombardi had an assist.
Tyler Williams and Tyler Walsh combined for 14 saves in the loss.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Willie Jackson led five players with at least two goals as the Amherst boys lacrosse team defeated Belchertown 13-4 won on the road Monday.
Nick Johnson, Erik Abdow, Isaac Bass and Joe Worthley (two assists) scored two each for the Hurricanes (4-2). Kieran Presley added a goal and seven assists while Donovan Riley scored the other. Ezra Ward made seven saves.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Agawam 12, Belchertown 4 - The Orioles (1-4, 0-3 Valley League) lost on the road to Brownies (3-0, 2-0), despite 16 saves by Ian Sypek.
Luke Caney finished with two goals, one assist and five ground balls.
Friday, April 15, 2011
AMHERST - The Amherst Regional boys lacrosse team has yet to make the postseason under fourth-year head coach Matt Crutch.
But with an improved attack and a stingy defense, this could be the year the Hurricanes reach the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Nick Johnson had two goals and two assists to lead the Amherst Regional boys lacrosse team to a 6-0 shutout victory over Monson at home.
Kieran Presley (one assist), Willie Jackson, Zachary Jackson and Cody Baglow each had one goal as the Hurricanes improved to 2-0.
Ezra Ward and Will Barstow combined for five saves in the shutout.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Belchertown 11, Monson 5 - Adam Messier scored four goals and Ryan Jopson had three for the Orioles (1-1) at home.
Ian Sypek had eight saves in the win.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Every once in a while during practice this season, Belchertown senior Brianna Del Valle will look up at the school's 1,000-point banner and think "Hopefully. Hopefully." Now that the girls basketball center is just 16 points shy of the mark, the reality of becoming the program's second-ever player on the list is sinking in. Del Valle and the Orioles have a big Bi-County East matchup at Cathedral tonight.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
AMHERST - The South Hadley and Longmeadow boys lacrosse teams Friday played a rematch of their 2009 Western Massachusetts Division 2 championship game, with a few notable changes. Again, the squads met on Garber Field at the University of Massachusetts, but this time, the Tigers were the No. 1 seed who had defeated the Lancers twice during the regular season. And this time, it was No. 3 Longmeadow which pulled the upset, defeating South Hadley 9-5 to advance to the state tournament.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
SOUTH HADLEY - The opening was so small that any hesitation would have been too late.
But South Hadley junior Zak Guenther had plenty of confidence in his long-time teammate and fired a long pass from the right side of the field through the closing Minnechaug Regional defense to Luke Dilisio on the far post.
Friday, June 4, 2010
NORTHAMPTON - From the beginning of Thursday's game, it was clear that all of Minnechaug's defenders knew to keep an eye on No. 20 for the Northampton boys lacrosse team.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Having the top western Massachuesetts goaltender in Sean Mackey helped the South Hadley boys lacrosse team go 18-1 in the regular season.
The defending Western Massachusetts Division 2 champion, which also has one of the area's leading scorers in Chris Menard, received the No. 1 seed in this year's tournament.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
South Hadley 18, Westfield 7 - The Tigers clinched the Valley Wheel title and avenged their lone loss of the season with the win at home on senior night.
Chris Menard had six goals and three assists, while Luke Dilisio added five goals and one assist for South Hadley (17-1, 6-1 Valley Wheel).
Friday, May 21, 2010
Northampton 14, Belchertown 5 - Led by Justin Golec's five goals, the Blue Devils (13-5, 7-2 Valley League) jumped out to a 12-2 lead at halftime and rolled past the Orioles (0-15, 0-10).
Charlie Cronin (one assist), Chris Warton (one assist) and Alex Stokowski each scored two goals for Northampton, and Connor Abbatessa added a goal and two assists.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
South Hadley 12, Amherst 8 - The Hurricanes (7-9, 1-5) tied the game briefly at the start of the third quarter but the Tigers (15-1, 6-1 Valley Wheel) came right back to win on the road.
The victory clinched at least a share of the league title for the Tigers, who last earned a piece of the championship in 2007.
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