Wednesday, February 8, 2012
GRANBY - Meghan Sullivan was the leading scorer in the Granby girls basketball team's victory over Monson Tuesday night.
But it was a heads-up defensive play by the standout freshman that keyed the Rams to the 54-43 win.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Amanda Calvo knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner with 8 seconds left as Frontier Regional survived a scare from Mohawk Trail 36-35 in Buckland on Tuesday night.
The Red Hawks (9-7, 9-6, Franklin South) moved to within one win of qualifying for the postseason with the victory and officially eliminated the Warriors (3-11, 3-11, Franklin North) from contention.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
CHICOPEE - In the second quarter of Tuesday night's game against Gateway Regional, Holyoke Catholic guard Kieran Ramsey stepped back behind the 3-point line, received a perfect chest pass from guard Kyra Robins, ignored a hand in her face and made her second consecutive 3-pointer and third straight basket. Such was the case for the entire game, as the Gaels seemed to score on nearly every open chance they had, despite the best efforts of the Gator defenders to stop their offensive flow. That particular shot marked the point where Catholic really began to pull away from the Gators en route to a 48-24 win at Chicopee Academy.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
The Easthampton girls basketball moved into a virtual tie for first place in the Franklin South with a 47-27 win over Frontier Regional, Friday in South Deerfield. Elizabeth Whitney's 15 points and 15 rebounds paced the Eagles (13-3, 10-3 Franklin South), who are one-game back of Hopkins Academy (11-5, 11-3) in the win column.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
HADLEY - Olivia Mathieu did everything she could to try to will the Hopkins Academy girls basketball team to a victory over unbeaten Mahar Regional.
The junior guard created turnovers, fought hard on the glass and took over when needed offensively, but it wasn't enough in a 72-63 loss to the Senators at home Friday night.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
SOUTH HADLEY - Paul Dubuc knew his South Hadley girls basketball team had to use its speed to neutralize its lack of size against Taconic.
A fast-paced up-and-down start and an early run set the tone, fueling a 60-45 win for the Tigers Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
NORTHAMPTON - The Northampton girls basketball team is just one win shy of clinching a postseason berth, but coach Perry Messer said his team was far from playoff ready after a frustrating performance Tuesday night against Central. "We have no excuses. We are playing for a chance to clinch, you have them on your home court and they are right behind you" in the standings, Messer said. "It's got to mean more to you. You have to put a little bit more effort into it." The Blue Devils struggled from start to finish and lost to the Golden Hawks 35-33.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Kieran Ramsey kept her recent string of strong play going as the Holyoke Catholic girls basketball team defeated Sci-Tech 52-35 at Holyoke Community College on Saturday.
Ramsey, who is averaging eight points per game on the season, has scored 47 points in her last three games for the Gaels (7-7, 4-2 Bi-County West).
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Hampshire Regional girls basketball team held on for an important 49-43 win Friday night at Belchertown as it attempts to qualify for the postseason. Sarah Kober had 13 points and 19 rebounds, while Anna Dziok added 11 points for the Raiders (6-7, 3-1 Bi-County East), which moved one step closer to 10 wins and stayed in the hunt for a league championship.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Allan Rivera had 20 points, while Jordan Castillo chipped in with 14 and Sam Sharpe added 11 as the Smith Vocational boys basketball team (8-2, 5-2 Tri-County) won 54-50 at Westfield Vocational on Friday. The Vikings pulled within a victory of qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2006.
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Easthampton girls basketball team is back in the postseason for the first time since 2008.
The Eagles snapped a two-game losing streak with a 52-19 victory at home over Turners Falls on Thursday and clinched a berth in the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
SOUTH DEERFIELD - Defense has been the foundation of the Frontier Regional girls basketball team's latest run of success.
After some recent struggles on that end of the court, however, the Red Hawks know they need to get back to that old mind-set to avoid more losses like the one they had at home Wednesday.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Alyssa Klepacki took another big step Wednesday night toward achieving the career 1,000-point milestone.
The senior scored 25 points and grabbed 24 rebounds to lead the Smith Academy girls basketball team to a 43-23 win over visiting Pioneer Regional.
Klepacki is now at 982 points for her career, and needs 18 to reach the mark at home against Greenfield on Friday night.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
EASTHAMPTON - The Easthampton girls basketball team had a week off at the worst possible time. The Eagles suffered a disheartening loss to undefeated Mahar Regional on Jan. 17, giving up an eight point lead with three minutes left. Instead of getting right back on the court a few days later, they had seven to stew on it as they prepared for Tuesday's game against another solid squad, Athol. Like the final minutes of the three-point defeat to the Senators, nothing went right for the Eagles for all 32 minutes Tuesday night, which resulted in a 53-29 loss at home.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Hopkins Academy girls basketball team completed its season sweep against rival Smith Academy and moved into first place with a 59-41 win at home Tuesday night.
After a close first two quarters, the Golden Hawks (9-4, 9-2 Franklin South) used their full-court press to force the Falcons (5-6, 4-6 Franklin South) into bad possessions in the second half and pulled away.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Samantha Barnes led all scorers with 19 points as Northampton girls basketball cruised to an easy 74-29 win over Westfield Saturday.
Barnes also had 14 rebound, while Anna Walther had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (8-3).
Susan Bell had 15 points, six steals and six assists in the win.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
HOLYOKE - The Amherst Regional girls basketball team couldn't finish off an impressive three-game trifecta Friday night.
Facing their third Division 1 title contender in as many games, the Hurricanes scored just three points in the final 5 minutes, 48 seconds and lost to Holyoke 46-43.
Friday, January 20, 2012
GRANBY - Entering the season, Tom Burke knew his Granby girls basketball team would be in for a battle once league play came around.
Just two games into the Rams' Bi-County Central schedule has already supported the idea.
Granby played its second straight in-league overtime game, falling to Ware 57-52 after the extra 4-minute period at home Thursday night.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
AMHERST - When Xin Xin Tarren heard teammate Victoria Stewart wasn't suiting up for Tuesday night's game against West Springfield, the Amherst Regional sophomore point guard knew she might see some extra time on the court.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Hopkins Academy 67, Mohawk 25 - Kate Sullivan scored 20 points and Olivia Mathieu added 13 for the Golden Hawks (6-4, 6-2 Franklin South) in the win in Buckland.
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