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Greenfield Post 81 splits weekend twin bill

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Greenfield Post 81 split a weekend American Legion Baseball doubleheader at Veterans Memorial Field in Greenfield. After taking a 9-4 victory over Wilbraham in Saturday’s home opener, Greenfield dropped a 9-5 decision to Palmer Sunday morning. On Sunday, Liam Christian finished with three hits and Tyler Wilson added a single, double and RBI as Palmer handed Greenfield (2-1) its first … 0

State softball semifinals invade Powertown

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Significant upgrades to outdoor athletic facilities at Franklin County high schools over the past 15 years have made them desirable neutral site locations for western … 0

Greenfield sent packing, 4-3

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

SPRINGFIELD — Greenfield High School came up one hit short on Wednesday. With the tying run standing 90 feet away for the Green Wave, Auburn … 0

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Recorder/Paul Franz A visitor pauses to take a photograph on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls on Tuesday. Pictures in bloom
"I grew it specially for the occasion," Naomi Voldahl-Corliss (left) of Greenfield said of her mustache. In fact, she and friend Leah Boutotte picked up the 'staches from Curious Traveler Shandy, a beer company that features an handlebar mustache in its logo for its ale with lemon. Voldahl-Corliss and Boutotte were sampling brews at the 9th Annual Green River Brew Fest held behind Ryan & Casey Liquors in Greenfield on Saturday. Recorder/Trish Crapo Fashion trend
Recorder/David Rainville The Frog and Flower Parade winds its way down Bridge Street in Shelburne Falls during Saturday's 25th annual RiverFest. Greenfield's Maya Apfelbaum led a pre-parade workshop where kids and the young at heart made river-related masks, costumes and props. 25th RiverFest draws young and old
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Duclos, Wave to finals

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

SPRINGFIELD — It’s been quite a year for Greenfield High School’s Mike Duclos. Not only was he class valedictorian, it turns out he can play a little baseball, too. Duclos and the fourth-seeded Green Wave advanced to the Western Massachusetts Division III Baseball Tournament championship game with a … 0

Red Hawks’ explosion crushes Crusaders, 12-1

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

NORTH ADAMS — Frontier Regional School put on an offensive show over the first four innings Wednesday afternoon to secure a shot at a WMass baseball title for the second consecutive season with a 12-1 thrashing of St. … 0

Red Hawks win 13-inning marathon, 2-0

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

THORNDIKE — It took Frontier Regional School 12 innings to get three hits against Palmer High School’s Nicole Handzel. Things were vastly different in the 13th inning. The sixth-seeded Red Hawks smacked out three hits, including Caitlin Sullivan’s two-run double to account for the game’s only runs as … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz GHS 10 Zach Bartak fields as SH 2 Charles Allard advances

It’s Green Wave in eight, 1-0

Monday, June 3, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — Garrett Hudson had gotten tired of watching South Hadley High School celebrate. The Greenfield High School junior pitcher was on the Green Wave basketball team that lost to the Tigers in the Western Massachusetts Division … 0

Frontier outlasts Rams, 7-5

Monday, June 3, 2013

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School survived a scare from No. 11 seed Granby High School (15-7), holding on Monday for a 7-5 quarterfinal win in Western Massachusetts Division III Baseball Tournament action at Valiton Field. The No. 3 seed Red Hawks (16-6) appeared to be on the … 0

Senators beaten in crazy back-and-forth affair, 9-8

Monday, June 3, 2013

MONSON — Sixth-inning fireworks were on display Monday afternoon when Monson High School and Mahar Regional School squared off on the baseball diamond. After the ninth-seeded Senators (12-10) scored seven times in the top of the inning to take a 8-4 lead, the top-seeded Mustangs (16-4) plated five … 0

WESTFIELD, MA (June 1, 2013) - MIAA All State Track Championship Meet held at Westfield State University. Amanda Mozea, Frontier Regional High School, in the shot put ring. Photo by Beth Reynolds

Popusoi, Silva state champions

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Vlad Popusoi had already obliterated the Greenfield High School record book this season. On Saturday, he added a Massachusetts All-State Track & Field title to his growing pole vaulting portfolio. The Green Wave junior broke his own mark … 0

Indians turn back Panthers’ challenge, 2-0

Sunday, June 2, 2013

TURNERS FALLS — Turners Falls High School came in with everything to prove. Pioneer Valley Regional School played like a team with nothing to lose. The second-seeded Indians eventually wore down their Franklin County League rival by scoring a pair of unearned runs in the fifth inning, and … 0

Turners, Wave fall by wayside

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Monument Mountain Regional High School cruised to a sweep in singles competition Saturday to upset Turners Falls High School from the WMass Division III Boys’ Tennis Tournament, 3-2, in Turners Falls. The seventh-seeded Spartans (8-4) lost just eight games in the three singles matches to edge the second-seeded … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Ben Ruddock pitches for Frontier

Frontier holds off Putnam

Thursday, May 30, 2013

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The county’s top local baseball seed had to work hard to move forward Thursday afternoon, but Frontier Regional School dodged the upset bid to post a 4-2 victory over Putnam Vocational High School of Springfield … 0

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