Girls Ice Hockey
Longmeadow 3, Falmouth 2 (OT) — Longmeadow hosted its first ever state Division 2 tournament game Tuesday at Olympia Ice Center. The Lancers beat Falmouth 3-2 in overtime on a goal from Katelyn Joyal after overcoming a 2-0 deficit. – Continue Story
Boys Ice Hockey
Belchertown 4, Taconic 3 — Vaughn Gillen tipped his cap to Taconic.
The Belchertown freshman forward scored three goals in his first postseason game, leading the fourth-seeded Orioles to a 4-3 win over No. 5 Taconic. – Continue Story
Division 3
Granby 54, Monument Mountain 31 — A second-half surge for the No. 8 Granby girls basketball team lifted the Rams past No. 9 Monument Mountain in the first round of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament on Tuesday. – Continue Story
Mahar 54, Frontier 44 – For 16 minutes, the Mahar Regional faithful squirmed nervously in their seats. Just one night removed from a postseason upset in Grzesik-Bixby Gymnasium, fortunes were skewing toward a potential second straight home defeat. – Continue story –
Division 4
Putnam 53, Hopkins 48 – When the Hopkins Academy girls basketball team played its first round game in the Division 4 Western Massachusetts Tournament Tuesday, it had to make major adjustments from the outset.
Players were missing. – Continue story
Ware 46, Gateway Regional 18 – When Ware won the opening tip and Michelle Zawolski scored off a 3-pointer at the beginning of the possession, it set the tone for how the rest of the night would go for the Gateway Regional girls basketball team. — Continue
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Thursday’s Gazetteland games:
Boys Basketball
East Longmeadow at Amherst, 7 — Follow along with Kyle Grabowski on Twitter at @kylegrbwsk
Putnam at Northampton, 7 – Follow along with Adam Hargraves at @Hargraves24
St. Joe’s at Hopkins, 7 – Follow along with Gage Nutter at @GageNutter
Sam Jenks, Hopkins 23
Nora Young, Granby 20
Ella Deane, Frontier 12
Boys basketball
Division 1
1. Springfield Central (16-2)
2. Amherst (15-5)
3. Northampton (14-6)
4. Holyoke (13-7)
5. Minnechaug (16-4)
6. Putnam (10-10)
7. East Longmeadow (10-10)
8. Westfield (10-10)
9. Agawam (10-10)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
Westfield 62, Agawam 59
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Game 2: Westfield at Central, 7
Game 3. Minnechaug at Holyoke, 7
Game 4: East Longmeadow at Amherst, 7
Game 5: Putnam at Northampton, 7
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (16-4)
2. Taconic (17-3)
3. South Hadley (10-10)
4. Tantasqua (10-10)
5. Quabbin (11-9)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Game 1: Quabbin at Tantasqua, 7
Semifinals
Time, date, place TBA
Game 2: Game 1 winner at Longmeadow
Game 3: Taconic vs. South Hadley
Division 3
1. Sabis (15-5)
2. Drury (17-3)
3. Palmer (19-1)
4. Mahar (18-2)
5. Mt. Greylock (15-5)
6. Hampshire (13-7)
7. Pioneer Valley Regional (15-5)
8. Easthampton (12-8)
9. Wahconah (12-8)
10. Hoosac (11-9)
11. Monument Mountain (12-8)
12. Narragansett (11-9)
13. Southwick (10-10)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
Wahconah 58, Easthampton 50
Southwick 44, Mahar 36
Mount Greylock 79, Narraganset 51
Hoosac Valley 55, Pioneer Regional 49
Hampshire 61, Monument Mountain 59
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Game 6: Wahconah at Sabis, 7
Game 7: Southwick at Mount Greylock, 7
Game 8: Hoosac at Drury, 7
Game 9: Hampshire at Palmer, 7
Division 4
1. Hopkins (18-2)
2. Granby (12-8)
3. Monson (10-10)
4. Turners Falls (12-8)
5. Murdock (12-7)
6. McCann Tech (16-4)
7. Ware (8-12)
8. Baystate Academy Charter (9-8)
9. St. Joseph (6-14)
10. North Brookfield (10-9)
11. Pioneer Valley Christian (13-7)
12. Lenox (4-16)
13. Sizer (12-8)
14. Franklin County Tech (13-7)
15. Hampden (11-9)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
St. Joseph 66, Baystate Charter 54
Turners 57, Sizer 35
Murdock 57, Lenox 36
Granby 66, Hampden Charter 46
Ware 85, North Brookfield 53
Monson 62, Franklin Tech 49
McCann 63, Pioneer Christian 54
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Game 8: St. Joseph’s at Hopkins Academy, 7
Game 9: Murdock at Turners Falls, 7
Game 10: Ware at Granby, 7
Game 11: McCann Tech at Monson, 7
Division 1
1. Springfield Central (17-3)
2. Chicopee Comp (17-3)
3. Shepherd Hill (15-5)
4. Northampton (14-6)
5. Holyoke (13-7)
6. Leominster (13-6)
7. Minnechaug (11-9)
8. Chicopee (11-9)
9. West Springfield (10-10)
10. East Longmeadow (10-10)
11. Sci-Tech (17-3)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
West Springfield 54, Chicopee 34
Minnechaug 47, East Longmeadow 37
Leominster 58, Sci-Tech 23
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 4: West Springfield at Central, 7
Game 5: Holyoke at Northampton, 7
Game 6: Minnechaug at Chicopee Comp, 7
Game 7: Leominster at Shepherd Hill, 7
Division 2
1. Belchertown (16-4)
2. Longmeadow (11-9)
3. Pittsfield (13-7)
4. North Middlesex (12-8)
5. Quabbin (10-10)
6. Commerce (13-7)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 1: Quabbin at North Middlesex, 7
Game 2: Commerce at Pittsfield, 7
Division 3
1. Hoosac Valley (18-2)
2. South Hadley (20-0)
3. Hampshire (17-4)
4. Greenfield (19-1)
5. Mahar (15-5)
6. Sabis (5-15)
7. Mt. Greylock (14-6)
8. Granby (10-10)
9. Monument Mountain (10-10)
10. Narragansett (12-8)
11. Southwick (14-6)
12. Frontier (9-11)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Granby 54, Monument Mountain 31
Mahar 54, Frontier 44
Mount Greylock 59, Narraganset 32
Sabis 64, Southwick 35
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 5: Granby at Hoosac Valley, 7
Game 6: Mahar at Greenfield, 7
Game 7: Mount Greylock at South Hadley, 7
Game 8: Sabis at Hampshire, 7
Division 4
1. Lee (16-4)
2. Quaboag (14-6)
3. Turners Falls (15-5)
4. Ware (13-7)
5. Monson (10-10)
6. Lenox (11-9)
7. Pioneer Valley Regional (11-9)
8. Hopkins Academy (10-10)
9. Putnam (14-6)
10. North Brookfield (9-11)
11. Sizer (10-10)
12. Duggan (9-7)
13. Gateway (9-11)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Putnam 53, Hopkins 48
Ware 46, Gateway 18
Monson 57, Duggan 21
Pioneer Regional 54, North Brookfield 24
Lenox 66, Sizer 25
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 6: Putnam at Lee, 7
Game 7: Monson at Ware, 7
Game 8: Pioneer at Quaboag, 7
Game 9: Lenox at Turners Falls, 7
Division 3A
1. Chicopee (18-1-1) .925
2. Amherst (14-4-2) .750
3. South Hadley (10-7-3) .575
4. Taconic (6-8-2) .438
5. Belchertown (9-5-4) .611
All games at The Olympia in West Springfield
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Game 1: Belchertown 4, Taconic 3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Game 2: Belchertown vs. Chicopee, 5
Game 3: South Hadley vs. Amherst, 3