Sports
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...
Monday’s high school softball, lacrosse: Northampton’s Anna Kerwood 1-hits Longmeadow
Staff reports
Anna Kerwood gave up a hit in the first inning, and didn’t give up another for the Northampton softball team in a 17-0 road win over Longmeadow Monday.The game ended after six innings.Kerwood struck out four and didn’t give up walk, letting her...
Monday’s high school tennis, track: Belchertown boys ace Agawam, 3-2
Staff reports
The Belchertown boys tennis team held on to beat host Agawam, 3-2, Monday.The undefeated Orioles (6-0) were led by a sweep at doubles.Dennis Lelic and Nolan Vogel beat Zach Dion and Ryan Graham 6-2, 6-1 at first doubles.Sean McCarthy and Mike Laughner...
Girls track: Northampton’s depth outweighs Amherst Regional
By HENRY BRECHTER
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton girls track & field team placed first in 12 of 15 events on Monday afternoon, defeating Amherst Regional 89-56 for its third straight win to start the season.“Basically, the girls just stepped up,” Northampton coach Ryan...
Isaiah Thomas, Celtics square series with Bulls
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO — Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-95 on Sunday to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.Boston blew a 20-point lead, but Thomas keyed a third-quarter run that put the Celtics back on...
Maryland transfer Jaylen Brantley joining UMass basketball program
By MATT VAUTOUR
UMass got a potential starting guard, and Jaylen Brantley got a homecoming.Brantley, a graduate transfer from Maryland, told both ESPN and CBS that he plans to complete his career at UMass.The 5-foot-11 point guard from Springfield will have his...
UMass women’s lacrosse clinches Atlantic 10 regular season title with comeback
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — In the 52 previous victories in UMass’ record conference winning streak, there haven’t been many where the Minutewomen fell as far behind as they did Sunday against George Mason.But, in what could be a preview of the Atlantic 10 championship...
SEC Comissioner Greg Sankey refuses to step down in UNC case
By AARON BEARD
RALEIGH, N.C. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey has denied a request seeking his removal as head of the NCAA infractions panel handling North Carolina’s ongoing academic case because of a conflict of interest.Sankey stated in an April...
UMass basketball coach Matt McCall not worried by transfers
By MATT VAUTOUR
New UMass coach Matt McCall said he knew when he was hired that there was a good possibility players would transfer, so he said he wasn’t fazed by the five players who have already departed.“Anytime there’s change and there’s turnover. 99.9 percent of...
Wednesday’s colleges: UMass beats Northeastern at Fenway Park
Staff reports
The UMass baseball team scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat Northeastern, 6-5, in the Beanpot consolation game, Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston.Mike Geannelis had two hits and three RBIs.Jon Avallone added two hits.Casey...
Belchertown swimmers Dennis Lelic, Haley Synan announce college commitments
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
BELCHERTOWN — Riley Synan should get a finder’s fee.Both directly and indirectly, she helped two Belchertown swimmers find their fits on college swim teams in central New York.Senior Dennis Lelic will be joining her at SUNY Oswego, while her younger...
Bulls beat top-seeded Celtics 111-97 to take 2-0 series lead
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
BOSTON — The Chicago Bulls talked often during the regular season about believing they had the personnel to play as a physically imposing team.Their output has caught up to those desires so far during the postseason.Jimmy Butler scored 22 points,...
Tuesday’s high schools: Gewanters boost Frontier baseball in extra innings
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Kade Gewanter singled home Connor Waitkus to give the Frontier Regional baseball a 7-6 win over host Palmer in 11 innings on Tuesday.Seth Gewanter pitched four innings of relief for the victory. He gave up four hits, struck out one and didn’t allow a...
Amherst girls lacrosse holds off Belchertown rally to pick up first win
By MOLLY CLANCY
BELCHERTOWN — The Amherst Regional girls lacrosse team held on to defeat league rival Belchertown, 8-5 Tuesday night, for its first win of the season.“It’s good. I’m excited, finally. We worked hard for it,” Amherst junior Nicole Gerena said.The...
Former UMass coach Derek Kellogg excited about new start at LIU
By MATT VAUTOUR
After a day of meeting with media, administrators, his players and fans, new Long Island coach Derek Kellogg and his wife Nicole were about to get on the subway to go to a celebratory dinner.The transportation was a reminder of how different their...
Former Red Sox Clay Buchholz could miss rest of season after surgery
By SCOTT ORGERA
NEW YORK — Phillies right-hander Clay Buchholz had surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right forearm Tuesday, and could miss the rest of the season.The 32-year-old was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 15 prior to the...
Boston Marathon retires Bib 261 for women’s pioneer Switzer
By JIMMY GOLEN
BOSTON — A line stretched the length of the block outside the Boston Marathon store on Boylston Street as runners waited to embroider their finishing times onto the jackets they bought to celebrate their achievement.Inside, another line of runners was...
Kate Sarnacki returns with five goals, but Granby girls lacrosse falls to Comp late
By GAGE NUTTER
CHICOPEE — The Granby girls lacrosse team lost in the waning seconds to Chicopee Comp when Amelia Gibson leaped in front of the net and put her shot past goalie Mya Fillion stick side Friday.The Colts won the ensuing faceoff and ran out the clock for...
