Northampton High School junior Tadea Martin-Gonzalez placed first in the level 7 all-around at the state gymnastics championships, held March 9 at Fitchburg High School.
Martin-Gonzalez, who competes for Hampshire Gymnastics in Amherst, scored 35.850. She was first on bars (9.300) and beam (9.200), fourth on vault (8.900) and ninth on floor (8.450).
Hampshire teammate Macayla Hanscom was second on all-around (34.650). She was third on both floor (9.075) and beam (9.075), fourth on bars (7.800) and seventh on vault (8.7).
Makayla Nelson, who competes for Thompson’s Gymnastics in South Hadley, was first on beam (9.450), second on floor (9.350) and fourth in the all-around (35.575). Teammate Emma Sanford was second on beam (9.300).
In level 8, Korinna Spirko, of Hampshire Gymnastics, was first on bars (9.700). Teammate Karlie Zych was third in the all-around (36.975). She was first on beam (9.375), third on bars (9.375), tied for fifth on vault (9.125) and tied for 11th on floor (9.100).
Jessica Wilda, of Thompson’s, was third on beam (9.000).
The 33rd annual Northampton Cross Country Race Series will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Community Gardens.
There will be 22 races held on Tuesdays through Aug. 27 regardless of weather. Sponsored by Sugarloaf Mount Athletic Club and Road Runners Club of American, last year the series surpassed 800 races.
The 3.1-mile course is run on dirt roads and trails through fields and woods by the Mill River. Fee is to enter is $5 for adults, under 18 is free at race site 30 minutes before the race.
Sarah Hann holds the overall women’s record of 16 minutes, 48 seconds, which was set in 2002. Philemon Terer set the men’s mark of 14:45 in 2014.
Cold Spring to host Red Tee Tourney
The seventh annual Red Tee Golf Tournament will be held April 28 at Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown.
Registration begins at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Fee of $70 includes greens fee, cart and donation to American Cancer Society.
Contact Paul McGrath at 413-658-7285 or Wilbur Quirk at 413-335-7658 for more information.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have banned a fan from its games for two years for being verbally abusive toward the Warriors during their only visit to Boston this season.
The team says it didn’t enforce a lifetime ban because its investigation couldn’t prove that the fan used a racial slur toward Golden State forward DeMarcus Cousins.
According to a Yahoo! report, Cousins said the fan “muttered” a racial slur at him on Jan. 26.
The Celtics say the fan, who is a minor, was ejected from the game immediately after they received the complaint. The team says it reviewed videotape and spoke with fans, police and security in the area and concluded the fan was verbally abusive toward the Golden State bench.
The investigation found that “none of the interviewed parties were able to verify the use of racially offensive language, and video evidence proved inconclusive.”
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots say Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino has died.
Bellino died on Thursday at the age of 81. Neither the team nor the Heisman Trophy Trust, which reported the death on its website, specified a cause of death.
The Navy halfback was nicknamed the “Winchester Rifle,” after his suburban Boston hometown. In 1960 he became the first Navy player to win the Heisman. Bellino served 28 years in the Navy and Naval Reserves and reached the rank of Captain before retiring.
Bellino was drafted by Washington of the NFL and the Boston Patriots of the AFL. After serving his military commitment, he played three seasons with the Patriots, mostly as a kick returner.
He was also offered a contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of high school.
BOSTON (AP) — First it was a street outside Fenway Park, now the name of former longtime Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey is being removed from a commuter rail station.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said Thursday that Yawkey Station, used by many fans attending games at Fenway, will be renamed Landsdowne Station before the team’s April 9 home opener.
Under Yawkey, the Red Sox were the last major league team to field a black player, leading to allegations of racism. Yawkey died in 1976.
The city last year changed the name of Yawkey Way to Jersey Street at the request of current team owner John Henry.
In announcing the change , the MBTA made no reference to controversy surrounding Yawkey’s ownership, citing instead its policy of emphasizing local geography in naming stations.