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Cody Baglow, left, and Jonathan Traester of Amherst celebrate after Amherst scores Friday against Northampton during a lacrosse game at Northampton High School.

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Amherst eliminates rival Northampton from playoff contention

Friday, May 24, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton boys lacrosse team put its entire season on the line in Friday night’s showdown with Amherst Regional. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the Hurricanes found enough inspiration to spoil their rival’s senior night with a 9-7 victory that knocked Hamp out of postseason contention. “We have seniors that have played this game for a long time, and they weren’t going to roll over for anybody,” Amherst coach Matt Crutch said. “Plus it’s an Amherst-Hamp game, so throw out all the records. We stayed focused throughout and used the momentum we built in the game.” The Blue Devils (9-10, 2-10 Valley Wheel) … 1

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Adrienne Pascucci and the Northampton girls track & field team will look to bring home a title Monday from the Western/Central Division 1 Championships.

Adrienne Pascucci, Northampton confident entering championships

Friday, May 24, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Adrienne Pascucci was training along the back stretch at the Northampton High School track. During one of the final practices before the inaugural Western/Central Division 1 championship, Pascucci was working on her form for the 400-meter hurdles. Coach Brandon Palmer, who specializes in hurdles and jumps, and sophomore Kate Sector were … 0

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 … 0

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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 … 1

Martha Grinnell, Ray Brown among Williston’s Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

Friday, May 24, 2013

The Williston-Northampton Athletic Hall of Fame will induct nine new members in its Class of 2013. The class will be honored June 8 at 4 p.m. at the Reed Campus Center in Easthampton. The 2013 Hall of Fame members are: David “Duff” Tyler (class of 1963), Mark Timm … 0

Northampton girls tennis finishes regular season at 15-5

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Northampton girls tennis team clinched at least a share of the Valley Wheel league championship with a 3-2 win over Ludlow in its regular season finale Thursday at Ludlow Tennis Club. The match was moved indoors due to weather and contests were shortened to single first-to-eight sets … 0

Easthampton baseball eliminates Hopkins Academy from postseason contention

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

HADLEY — Needing a win to keep its tournament hopes alive, the Hopkins Academy baseball team lost to Easthampton at home on Wednesday. The Golden Hawks scored twice in the seventh inning and had the trying run on second base, but couldn’t push it across and fell 6-5. … 0

Wednesday’s high school baseball: Northampton, South Hadley keep tourney hopes alive

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Northampton and South Hadley baseball teams kept their postseason hopes alive with wins on the road Wednesday. Both teams now must win games on Friday in order to qualify for the Western Massachusetts Division 1 and Division 2 Tournaments, respectively. Northampton 9, Belchertown 3 — The Blue … 0

Wednesday’s high school results: Frontier’s Krystel Enko hurls first career no-hitter

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

After striking out 23 Taconic batters Friday, Frontier Regional pitcher Krystel Enko fired a six-inning no-hitter against Mahar Regional, as the Red Hawks cruised to a 5-0 win Wednesday in South Deerfield. The game was stopped by weather concerns. Enko struck out 10 and came within a third-inning … 0

Doug Laroche of Hampshire Regional, right, gets tagged out at first by Matt Serra of Monson on a pick from the pitcher Tuesday at Hampshire.
JERREY ROBERTS

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 … 0

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 … 0

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Gabby Thomas, of Florence, competes in the 100-meter dash for Williston during the NEPSAC Division 2 Championships, held Saturday in Easthampton.

Gabby Thomas of Florence shines for Williston at NEPSAC track championship

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Gabby Thomas put the finishing touches on an outstanding sophomore track & field season for Williston Northampton Saturday. The Florence resident won her third straight 100-meter dash title in 12.98 seconds at the NEPSAC Division 2 Championships, which … 0

Samantha Manitsas of Belchertown pitches to South Hadley Monday at Beech Grounds in South Hadley.
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Samantha Manitsas leads Belchertown comeback

Monday, May 20, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — Samantha Manitsas the pitcher settled down quickly enough for Samantha Manitsas the hitter to come through. After falling behind by six runs early, the Belchertown softball team scored eight unanswered to defeat South Hadley 8-6 … 0

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