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South Hadley pitcher Isabella Schaeffer struck out 20 batters and threw a one-hit shutout against Northampton on Thursday, as the Tigers prevailed 2-0.She walked just one and added a single.South Hadley’s Jae Velazquez drove in both runs and hit three...

Emma Sanford closed her last home track meet at Mount Holyoke with three victories. The Lehigh-bound South Hadley senior won the 100-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump for the Tigers on Monday in a meet against Belchertown, Monson and Palmer.The...

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Sam Pacunas poured in nine goals with an assist, as the Belchertown girls lacrosse team beat South Hadley 22-12 on Friday.Belchertown’s Paige Magner (two assists) and Madysen Lepage (five assists) scored four times each. Adrien Wise (two assists) and...

Amherst Regional softball pitcher Sofia Holden was dominant in the circle against Holyoke, striking out 17 batters and also going 4-for-5 at the plate in a 10-2 win for the Hurricanes. Holden plated three times and also brought in three RBIs. Teammate...

Luke McGrath and Ben Sledzieski drove in three runs each, as the Northampton baseball team handled Chicopee 13-3 in five innings at home.The Blue Devils amassed 15 hits and scored in every inning.Northampton’s Kelvin Perez amassed three hits and two...

Frontier rattled off five runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie Monday’s game 8-8, but with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, Easthampton’s Lauren Morse stole home on a wild pitch to secure a wild 9-8 win over Frontier. Shortstop...

Nico St. George put away five goals for the Belchertown boys lacrosse team, which scored six goals in the third quarter to put away a 13-5 victory over Northampton at home Thursday.Belchertown’s Vubcebt Ting and Caleb Reardon (assist) had two goals...

Ava Shea captured a back-and-forth match at first singles, helping the Belchertown girls tennis team to a 4-1 victory over visiting Amherst on Tuesday.Shea held off Amherst’s Sofia DaSilva-Askew, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 in the top spot to propel the Orioles to...

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No. 1 singles player Sofia DaSilva-Askew secured the Amherst Regional girls tennis team’s 3-2 win over Northampton on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against the Blue Devils’ Daria Warren.The Hurricanes also benefited from a forfeit at No. 2 doubles,...

Nate Carillon walked three times, scored two runs and drove in a run to help the South Hadley baseball team take down West Springfield, 13-3, on Monday in a five-inning run-shortened affair.Carillon also struck out four in two innings of relief.South...

Olivia Machon didn’t allow a hit, as the Frontier Regional softball team took down Smith Academy 23-1 in five innings Thursday. She struck out nine and walked three in the circle while driving in five runs on two hits including a homer, scoring three...

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Tyler Feeney accounted for four points with two goals and two assists, as the Amherst Regional boys ultimate team defeated Northampton 14-6 at Kiwanis Field in Amherst on Tuesday.The Hurricanes, No. 2 in Ultiworld’s high school power rankings, traded...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

BOSTON – David Piñero-Jacome honed his kick all season exactly for that moment.There were 100 meters left in the boys 1,000-meter run at Sunday’s MIAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Amherst junior ran third on the Reggie Lewis...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

BOSTON – Emma Sanford turned her head frantically. South Hadley indoor track coach Nick Davis waved at her to take her turn at long jump. She’d already skipped one.MIAA officials, media members, friends, family and fans wanted Sanford to pose for a...

Despite some lineup shuffling due to vacation absences, the Northampton boys tennis team handled its business Wednesday against Agawam in a 4-0 victory at JFK Middle School. The teams only played four of the five positions due to numbers available for...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Tim Jacques, Simon LeClair, Tobias L’Esperance and Ben Howe huddled around a table at the McDonald’s on King Street in Northampton.They heard on Wednesday that New Balance Indoor Nationals was canceled and met Thursday to formulate a plan. The...

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Sophie Gatzounas led the South Hadley girls track & field team to a strong showing at the Western Massachusetts Heptathlon, Wednesday at Hampshire Regional in Westhampton.Gatzounas won the event with 3,522 points. Lindsay Marjanski was third with...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley’s Sophie Gatzounas and Amherst Regional’s Meikkel Murray started their track and field careers with trial and error. With some nudging from their track coaches, both senior 1,000-point basketball scorers joined their...

By FRAN SYPEK

HOLYOKE — The Northampton girls track and field team was up against teams with much deeper numbers.Despite having only 14 athletes, the Blue Devils forged on and placed third Friday night in the District F & G Division 1 Championships at Holyoke High...

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The Belchertown girls tennis team qualified for the postseason with a 5-0 win at West Springfield on Tuesday.Jordyn Paul held off Ally Fontaine 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.Julia Morgado and Madison Slater needed three sets at No. 1 doubles. They beat...