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Adrienne Pascucci of Northampton has been a quick study on the track

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

NORTHAMPTON - Junior Adrienne Pascucci may be one of Northampton's best indoor track athletes, but what she's even better at, could surprise you. "I can find a four-leaf clover, like that," said Pascucci with a snap of her fingers. "I don't know why, but when I used to keep track when I was little, I got over 100. I would just sit out in the yard and find four-leaf clovers." Pascucci doesn't attribute her success to that talent, nor does she think it makes her lucky, but like her performances, it's impressive nonetheless, and it can't hurt her chances.

Lackluster effort leaves Northampton girls basketball a win shy of postseason

jimpignatiello — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:36:40 -0500

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.

Alyssa Klepacki nears 1,000 points for Smith Academy girls basketball

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

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.

Northampton girls indoor track wins high jump relay at state Division 3 meet

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Adrienne Pascucci, Leah Tompkins and Mariel Lutz combined to high jump 14-feet, 6-inches and place first at the State Division 3 Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston Sunday.

Pascucci was the last jumper and cleared 5-1 with her final attempt.

The total height was a school record.

Northampton girls basketball crushes Westfield

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

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.

Neumann powers Northampton past Sci-Tech in boys basketball

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Jarrod Neumann's double-double helped the Northampton boys basketball team stay on track with a 62-49 win over Sci-Tech on Friday night in Springfield.

Neumann had 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Blue Devils (5-6) won their third straight game.

Jared Murphy added 13 points in the victory, while Ben Christopher had 10.

Northampton girls swimming splits three-way meet

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Freshman Kerry Fleming and junior Miranda Wingfield each earned a victory and three second-place finishes as Northampton went 1-1 in a tough double dual meet against Wayland and Longmeadow at JFK Middle School on Tuesday.