What a weekend. Gazetteland teams won in straight sets, overtime and nail-biters. They lost in penalty kicks and by places. Adam and I caught our breath and discussed who impressed us and who could go all the way.
All of the ball and net state semifinals are Wednesday, while cross country races Saturday. I’ve got links to the individual final stories below, and they detail specific times, matchups etc.
Division 3 volleyball: Frontier wins 12th straight title, but not easily
Division 2 volleyball: Amherst goes to 23-0 by sweeping Minnechaug
Division 3 girls soccer: Nora Young hat trick powers Granby
Division 3 boys soccer: Frontier repeats behind Ethan Lafleur brace
Division 1 boys soccer: Theo Scott comes through in overtime for Amherst
Division 1 girls cross country: Northampton and Amherst’s Sophia Jacobs-Townsley repeat
—Kyle Grabowski