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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 because of time limits. With only three courts at the club, the match began with the singles contests and the Blue Devils … 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. Down 6-1 with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the sixth, … 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 Devils (9-10, 5-4 Suburban) plated three runs in three separate innings for the road win. … 0

Thursday’s high schools: Eddie Hagelstein collects 100th hit for Hampshire Regional

Friday, May 17, 2013

Hampshire Regional senior Eddie Hagelstein picked up his 100th career hit on Thursday afternoon as the Raiders defeated Sci-Tech 7-3 in Springfield. Hagelstein drove in a run in the win for Hampshire (8-8, 7-6 Bi-County). Christian Macutkiewicz doubled, tripled and knocked in three, while Nick Batchelder added an … 0

Thursday’s high school tennis: South Hadley girls edge Northampton

Friday, May 17, 2013

The South Hadley girls tennis team swept doubles and earned a victory at No. 3 singles to beat Northampton 3-2 at JFK Middle School in Northampton Thursday. Miranda Stapley and Allie Steinbock beat Katherine Lesko and Olivia Bernstein … 0

Frontier Regional football coach Scott Dredge resigns, named assistant principal at school

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Intercounty League lost its third football coach of the offseason on Thursday. Frontier Regional coach Scott Dredge resigned after eight years as head coach at the South Deerfield school. This comes two weeks after John Mayo resigned … 0

Gazette Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Mat Sulda

Friday, May 17, 2013

Mat Sulda had all the dreams — some farfetched and some more realistic — of a young basketball player. He wanted to become the best basketball player at his high school, score 1,000 points and win championships, play … 0

Wednesday’s high school softball: Hampshire gets payback against Turners, wins in five innings

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Hampshire Regional softball team enjoyed sweet revenge against Franklin League rival Turners Falls in Westhampton on Wednesday. After suffering their first mercy-rule shortened loss under seventh-year coach Brian McGan in Montague on May 6, the Raiders turned the trick on the perennial power Indians with a 12-0 … 0

Wednesday’s high schools: Smith Academy ace David Longstreeth no-hits Dean Tech

Friday, May 17, 2013

No-hitters and steals of home are rare on their own. The Smith Academy baseball team had both in the same game Wednesday as the Falcons edged Dean Tech 3-0 in Hatfield. David Longstreeth collected his second career no-hitter. … 0

Wednesday’s high school track: Northampton runs past East Longmeadow, Agawam and Holyoke Catholic

Friday, May 17, 2013

Adrienne Pascucci and Khaila Ramirez each won two individual events as the Northampton girls track and field team finished first in a quad meet at home Wednesday. Northampton finished with 142 points, followed by East Longmeadow (82), Agawam (28) and Holyoke Catholic (5). Pascucci won the high jump … 0

Wednesday’s prep schools: Williston baseball qualifies for postseason

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Williston-Northampton baseball team pulled out a 10-9 win in eight innings to qualify for the postseason for the seventh straight year. Erik Ostberg of Florence singled, stole second then scored on a Mike Thomson (Northampton) ground ball for the walk-off. Adam Krol of Sunderland earned the win. … 0

Gazette Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Elizabeth Whitney

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

It’s hard to imagine a player more valuable than Elizabeth Whitney has been to the Easthampton girls basketball team during the 2012-13 season. Whitney culminated an outstanding career with a senior year that saw her do it all … 0

Amherst baseball encouraged despite 4-2 loss to Westfield

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

AMHERST — Despite dropping its third straight game, the Amherst Regional baseball team has much to be encouraged about following a 4-2 loss to Westfield on Tuesday night. After a rough first inning, starting pitcher Alec Snyder-Fair recovered to shut down the defending western Massachusetts champions over the … 1