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By ADAM HARGRAVES

NORTHAMPTON — On her last day of school at Northampton, Megan McCarthy began her final playoff run for the Blue Devils lacrosse team. “It does feel different knowing this is the last time representing the school and the town I have been in all my...

By MIKE MORAN

The South Hadley and Belchertown girls tennis teams are on a collision course again.The two schools met in the finals of the 2016 Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. Belchertown, then the No. 1 seed, beat the third-seeded Tigers, 3-2.They...

By ELLIOT WELD

GREENFIELD — For a second straight year, the South Hadley baseball team was awarded the No. 1 seed in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament.Tigers coach Matt Foley said the end of the season was hard on his team, but he was satisfied with...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GREENFIELD — For the fourth straight year, the Hampshire Regional softball team will enter the Western Massachusetts Division 2 tournament as the top seed.“For the most part because of our strength of schedule we figured it would be that way,”...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY — Once the draws started to go Granby’s way, the lead came with it.The eighth-seeded Rams beat No. 9 Nipmuc, 19-7, in the first round the Central/West Division 2 Girls Lacrosse Tournament Tuesday. They’ll visit No. 1 seed Groton-Dunstable...

The trustees of the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Public Charter School in South Hadley must act quickly to end the turmoil resulting from a controversy about the performance of school head Scott Goldman that erupted earlier this month.We hope that a...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HADLEY — Just a month after her son had begun first grade at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Shoshona King says Dimitri was already being pushed out the door.Dimitri, who is on the autism spectrum, started classes at the school in...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley’s Sophie Gatzounas and Amherst Regional’s Meikkel Murray started their track and field careers with trial and error. With some nudging from their track coaches, both senior 1,000-point basketball scorers joined their...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — The state attorney general’s office has launched an investigation after months of racial tensions at Easthampton High School.During an update on race-related incidents and the school district’s response, Superintendent Nancy Follansbee...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

EASTHAMPTON — Bases loaded, one out and a two-run lead with a chance to clinch the league title.There’s no one the Easthampton softball team would rather have on the mound than freshman Rachel Robinson.“We have a lot of confidence in her,” classmate...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — When the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the University of Massachusetts Amherst tested water for lead and copper levels at schools statewide, the results — that 72 percent of school buildings had at least one...

Staff reports

The Hopkins Academy baseball team is under .500 on the season.But, a win Friday over Turners Falls, a Division 4 team, would qualify the Golden Hawks for the postseason. Since Hopkins plays most of its games against non-Division 4 teams, all the...

Staff reports

The Northampton girl tennis team beat West Springfield, 5-0, on the road Friday.Caitlyn Richmond defeated Ally Fontaine in first singles 6-1, 6-0.In No. 2 singles, Jordan Kuhr bested Hailey MacDonald 6-2, 6-2.The Blue Devils (8-10, 1-5 Valley Wheel)...

By FRAN SYPEK

HOLYOKE — The Northampton girls track and field team was up against teams with much deeper numbers.Despite having only 14 athletes, the Blue Devils forged on and placed third Friday night in the District F & G Division 1 Championships at Holyoke High...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

WESTHAMPTON — Students filling the auditorium at Hampshire Regional High School closed their eyes as motivational speaker Cara Filler asked them to think of the most important person in their life.Many friends and family members popped into the their...

By ETHAN WELD

AMHERT — Westfield, New Jersey, defeated top-seeded Amherst Regional, 12-11, on Sunday afternoon in the 26th-annual Amherst Ultimate Invitational Tournament title game.It was the first time Westfield won the tournament, and it became just the seventh...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Trustees for the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School on Friday agreed to hire a law firm to investigate grievances filed against head of school Scott Goldman.The board also unanimously voted to keep Goldman on paid...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — Harry Wolff Landau has played in the Amherst Ultimate Invitational Tournament since he was in seventh grade.The 26th edition this Saturday and Sunday will be the senior’s last.He understands it’s a big deal.“We don’t take any tournament for...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — Until the school year ends on June 26, the Confederate flag is banned from Easthampton High School. The School Committee voted 5-1 Tuesday to prohibit any display of the Confederate flag on school property unless it is part of the...

Staff reports

The Belchertown girls tennis team qualified for the postseason with a 5-0 win at West Springfield on Tuesday.Jordyn Paul held off Ally Fontaine 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.Julia Morgado and Madison Slater needed three sets at No. 1 doubles. They beat...