Girls basketball
Division 1
Northampton 53, Holyoke 43 — Holyoke’s comeback suffocated right before it broke the surface. The Blue Devils put the game away to get back to the semifinals for the first time since 2014. – Continue story
Division 3
Hampshire Regional 71, Sabis 52 — Hampshire Regional’s final home game of the season was one to remember for Katy O’Connor.
The senior scored 33 points, including 26 in the first half, and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead the No. 3-seeded Raiders to a Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament quarterfinal win over No. 6 Sabis on Friday. – Continue story
South Hadley 55, Mount Greylock 39 — Last season, the South Hadley girls basketball team was on the wrong end of an upset in tournament play when Mount Greylock sent the then-top seeded Tigers home early. The Mounties visited the Tigers again in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament quarterfinals Friday night. The No. 2 Tigers took care of business this team around, beating the No. 7 Mounties to advance. – Continue story
Hoosac Valley 54, Granby 27 — As the rest of Berkshire County can attest, the Hoosac Valley girls basketball team’s pressure defense is tough to solve no matter how many times you’ve seen it before. On Friday, the No. 1 Hurricanes faced No. 8 Granby for the second time this season and sixth time in the last four years. Again, the Rams could not solve the press, as the ’Canes pulled away in the second half for a win in the quarterfinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. – Continue story
South Hadley vs. Amherst, at Olympia, 3
Belchertown vs. Chicopee, at Olympia, 5
Katy O’Connor, Hampshire 33
Sphie Gatzounas, South Hadley 21
Lauraine Joensen, Northampton 17
Western Massachusetts Tournament brackets
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
Central 68, Westfield 33
Holyoke 60, Minnechaug 55
Amherst 74, East Longmeadow 66
Northampton 67, Putnam 53
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
At Curry Hicks Cage
Holyoke vs. Central, 7
Amherst vs. Northampton, 8:30
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (16-4)
2. Taconic (17-3)
3. South Hadley (10-10)
4. Tantasqua (10-10)
5. Quabbin (11-9)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Tantasqua 74, Quabbin 49
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
At Western New England
Taconic vs. South Hadley, 6
Tantasqua vs. Longmeadow, 7:45
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
Wahconah 69, Sabis 58
Mount Greylock 63, Southwick 38
Drury 63, Hoosac 50
Palmer 37, Hampshire 25
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
At Curry Hicks Cage
Drury vs. Palmer, 5
Greylock vs. Wahconah, 6:30
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
Hopkins 78, St. Joseph’s 49
Turners 73, Murdock 63
Granby 61, Ware 52
Monson 73, McCann Tech 54
Semifinals
At Curry Hicks Cage
Tuesday, March 7
Hopkins vs. Turners, 8
Wednesday, March 8
Granby vs. Monson, 8
Girls basketball
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. Springfield 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
Central 83, West Springfield 26
Northampton 53, Holyoke 43
Chicopee Comp 60, Minnechaug 56
Shepherd Hill 49, Leominster 39
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7
At Western New England
Chicopee Comp vs. Shepherd Hill, 6
Northampton vs. Central, 7:45
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
North Middlesex 59, Quabbin 42
Pittsfield Commerce
Semifinals
At Curry Hicks Cage
Monday, March 6
North Middlesex vs. Belchertown, 5:30
Tuesday, March 7
Pittsfield vs. Longmeadow, 6:30
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
Hoosac 54, Granby 27
Mahar 71, Greenfield 65
South Hadley 55, Mount Greylock 39
Hampshire 71, Sabis 52
Semifinals
Thursday, March 9
At Curry Hicks Cage
South Hadley vs. Hampshire, 6
Hoosac vs. Mahar 7:30
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 Regional 18
Monson 57, Duggan 21
Pioneer Regional 54, North Brookfield 24
Lenox 66, Sizer 25
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Lee 45, Putnam 34
Monson 51, Ware 36
Quaboag 68, Pioneer 34
Turners 51, Lenox 47 (OT)
Semifinals
At Curry Hicks Cage
Monday, March 6
Turners vs. Quaboag, 4
Tuesday, March 7
Lee vs. Monson, 5
Ice hockey
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
Belchertown 4, Taconic 3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Belchertown vs. Chicopee, 5
South Hadley vs. Amherst, 3