Sports
Men’s lacrosse: UMass beats Hofstra at the buzzer to advance in CAA Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
Dan Muller didn’t have time to get even a step closer, so from 35 yards out off a Hofstra turnover, the UMass senior midfielder let it fly with the game tied and one second left.The long shot found its mark, eluding goalie Jack Concannon low to give...
Red Sox win game, continue feud
By KEN POWTAK
BOSTON — Hours after Major League Baseball held a conference call to tell the Red Sox and Orioles to stop their festering feud, Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second inning for hitting a batter and Boston went on to win 4-2...
Jones applauded, Machado buzzed as Red Sox top Orioles 5-2
By DOUG ALDEN
BOSTON — Moments after Chris Sale joined Fenway Park fans in a show of respect of Adam Jones, the Boston ace escalated the feud with Baltimore star Manny Machado.Sale stepped off the mound to let a standing ovation build in the first inning Tuesday...
Thomas scores 53, Celtics beat Wizards 129-119 in OT
By JIMMY GOLEN
BOSTON — It was his sister’s birthday.She would have been 23.Isaiah Thomas spent four or five hours in the dentist’s chair having work done on the tooth that was knocked out in Game 1, a day after he was in oral surgery for six hours having it...
Boys ultimate: Amherst displays pedigree in dominant win over Northampton
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON — Not all rebellions succeed.The Northampton boys ultimate team has framed its clashes with Amherst Regional as battling an evil empire for the past few years. The Blue Devils felt they were close to achieving that goal after leading the...
Tuesday’s colleges: UMass set to face to top-ranked Florida in NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
For the UMass tennis team to continue its magical run in the NCAA Tournament, the Minutewomen are going to have to pull a monumental upset. UMass’ reward for winning the Atlantic 10 championship in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, was a trip back to the...
Machado homers, drives in 2 in Orioles’ 5-2 win over Red Sox
By KEN POWTAK
BOSTON — Manny Machado slugged a long homer out of Fenway Park, drove in two runs and made three solid plays at third base in his first game against Boston since a dustup with the Red Sox just over a week ago, carrying the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2...
Girls tennis: Belchertown aces West Springfield in matchup of undefeated Pioneer League teams
By MOLLY CLANCY
BELCHERTOWN — The Belchertown girls tennis team won its sixth consecutive match after defeating West Springfield, 4-1, on Monday.With the win, the Orioles remain undefeated in the Pioneer League.“We did do well,” coach Jackie Kowal said. “They were...
After down seasons, UMass softball is competing for Atlantic 10 title again
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST – For the better part of a quarter century, the UMass softball program was either at or near the top of the Atlantic 10 standings.But for the past four seasons, as the Minutewomen coped, first with legendary coach Elaine Sortino’s cancer and...
Patriots hold on to Garoppolo, take DE Derek Rivers
By JIMMY GOLEN
FOXBOROUGH — The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots held on to coveted backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo through the first three rounds of the NFL draft, choosing instead to make a couple of minor deals on Friday night and pick up...
Bradley scores 23, Celtics eliminate Bulls 105-83
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics kept reminding each other not to let up as they closed in on a lopsided victory and a trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals.No need to worry about that.Avery Bradley scored 23 points, and the hot-shooting Celtics...
Tanaka outduels Sale and Yankees beat Red Sox 3-0
By JIMMY GOLEN
BOSTON — New York Yankees starters failed to record a complete game in all of 2016 — the first time in franchise history that’s happened.Masahiro Tanaka ended that slump this season before April was up.Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris...
Hampshire Regional track sophomore Hannah Labrie is a Goshen junior firefighter
By GAGE NUTTER
WESTHAMPTON — Hannah Labrie finished first in every event she competed in during the Hampshire Regional girls track and field team’s 85-57 win over Monson on Thursday.The sophomore finished first in the long jump (15 feet, ½ inch) and the triple jump...
Girls lacrosse: Agawam deals Northampton first loss, 11-5
By MOLLY CLANCY
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton girls lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday night.An 11-5 loss to Agawam snapped an eight-game winning streak to open the season and came in its Valley Wheel opener.Abby Baldwin opened the scoring...
Wednesday’s prep schools: Williston boys, girls track stuck in the middle during tri-meet
Staff reports
Williston Northampton’s boys and girls track & field teams both finished second Wednesday during a tri-meet in Easthampton.Northfield Mount Hermon scored 94 points to win the boys meet, while the Wildcats had 62. Wilbraham & Monson was third with...
Wednesday’s high schools: Noah Bleakley, Granby shut down Monson
Staff reports
Senior pitcher Noah Bleakley threw a shutout and struck out 12, as the Granby baseball team beat Monson 9-0 on the road Wednesday.Bleakley punched out the first five batters he faced and walked just one in seven innings.“Pretty dominant performance,”...
Wednesday’s high school track and field: South Hadley beats Sci-Tech on strength of double winners
Staff reports
The South Hadley boys track and field team received a pair of wins from three athletes en route to a 74-61 win over Sci-Tech, Wednesday at home.Evan Petrosky threw the shot put 34 feet, 6¼ inches and the discus 82-9 to win both events.Sean O’Grady won...
Oh, Henrys: Attias, Higgins led Northampton boys lacrosse past South Hadley, 15-5
By GAGE NUTTER
SOUTH HADLEY — Northampton boys lacrosse teammates Henry Higgins and Henry Attias have more in common than just a first name. They both know how to facilitate the offense and how to put the ball in the back of the net. Higgins finished with six goals...
UMass TE Adam Breneman says Minutemen are excited to play football at Fenway Park
By MATT VAUTOUR
BOSTON — Growing up in eastern Pennsylvania, Adam Breneman was naturally a Philadelphia Phillies fan, but his father took him to a couple of Red Sox games at Fenway Park, leading the UMass tight end to adopt Boston as his American League team. He...
Northampton senior swimmer Maggie Miller commits to upstart Franklin Pierce program
By JAMIE CUSHMAN
Northampton High School swimmer Maggie Miller announced her commitment to Franklin Pierce at a signing ceremony held by the school on Tuesday.Miller will join the inaugural women’s swimming & diving team at Franklin Pierce, which announced in 2015...
