Hopkins Academy coach Mike Prattico greets senior captains Samantha Jenks, left, and AJ Mitchell as they come off the floor for the last time in the Golden Hawks' 65-36 loss to Cathedral in the state Division 4 championship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, March 16.
Hopkins Academy coach Mike Prattico greets senior captains Samantha Jenks, left, and AJ Mitchell as they come off the floor for the last time in the Golden Hawks' 65-36 loss to Cathedral in the state Division 4 championship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, March 16. Credit: Gazette file photo

Congrats to Hopkins Academy head girls varsity basketball coach Mike Prattico on his D4 Western Mass Championship.

Mike joins his father coach, Bob Praticco, as the owner of a Western Mass high school coaching championship (Holyoke Catholic Western Mass boys titles in 1991 and 2006). They are believed to be the first father-son team to do this.

Walter Krzeminski

Easthampton