The Easthampton High School Baseball Alumni Association will honor its 1983 Western Massachusetts championship team on May 5.
The ceremony will be held prior to the Eagles’ 11 a.m. game against Westfield Tech at Daley Field.
Skroski Wiffle Ball tourney May 12
The sixth annual Chief John F. Skroski Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament will be held May 12 at 9:30 a.m. at 128 Christian Lane, Whately.
The tournament is in memory of the former Southampton and South Deerfield police chief who died in 2011.
Proceeds to benefit the John F. Skroski Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The 3-on-3 tournament is $20 per player and includes a lunch. Teams are guaranteed three games. Top teams advance to elimination round. Registration ends May 6.
For more information, contact Chris Skroski at 265-1668.
Ihedigbo among ’18 UMass Hall Class
Super Bowl champion James Ihedigbo is among the honorees for the 2018 George “Trigger” Burke UMass Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Ihedigbo (2003-06) will join women’s basketball standout Jennifer Butler (1999-2003), men’s soccer standout Zack Simmons (2004-08) and the 1998 FCS champion football team.
UMass will host an on-campus induction ceremony on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
Contact Jason Germain in the Minutemen Club at 577-0267 for more information. Online registration for the induction ceremony will be available in June.
Daffodil Run set for April 29 in Amherst
The eighth annual Daffodil Run to benefit CHD’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County will be held April 29 in downtown Amherst.
The 5k walk/run and 10k run will begin at 10 a.m. North Pleasant Street between Kendrick Park and Main Street will be closed briefly.
Race participants who arrive early are welcomed to free coffee from Esselon as well as pre-race warm-up by fitness professionals from 50/50 Fitness/Nutrition.
Family friendly post-race festivities include tug-of-war, corn horn and hula hooping with Hoop Joy. Also available are a bounce house and music, and barbeque prepared by The Pub. New this year, Bueno Y Sano and Flayvors of Cook Farm Ice Cream will have food for sale.
Register online at RaceWire.com by April 23 or visit www.chd.org/daffodilrun.
Race day registration begins at 8 a.m. at Kendrick Park.
Mount Holyoke to renovate gym
Mount Holyoke College has announced plans to renovate Howard Gymnasium within the Kendall Sports & Dance Complex.
The project is estimated at $1.5 million.
“We know that our athletic venues are critical learning laboratories, so there is no surprise that the College continues to invest in these spaces.” director of athletics Lori Hendricks said in a statement released by the school. “We know the importance of the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium as both a practice and competition venue for our varsity volleyball and basketball teams, and it also serves as a home for a number of club sport teams and physical education courses. These renovations will significantly improve the venue for all users.”
The project is expected to begin after graduation in May and be completed by mid-August.