Sports

Athol knocks off Greenfield, qualifies for WM

Friday, May 24, 2013

Some things just never change. In what is quickly becoming a reoccurring theme to the spring, the Athol High School baseball team finished off its second consecutive late-season push to the postseason on Friday night with a 5-4 Hampshire League baseball victory over Greenfield High School at Veterans Memorial Field in Greenfield. The Red Raiders (10-10 overall, 8-8 HL) won … 0

Locals eye C-WMass meet Forecast of rain forces move to Monday

Friday, May 24, 2013

The track and field postseason has undergone a facelift this year. This weekend has previously been reserved for the Western Massachusetts Championships, which took all … 0

Phillips powers Indians past Red Raiders, 10-2

Friday, May 24, 2013

Mackenzie Phillips struck out 14 over seven innings to lead Turners Falls High School past Athol High School, 10-2, in a Franklin County League softball … 0

Frontier trims Wave, 1-0

Monday, April 29, 2013

Peter Watroba came up big when it counted most and got a huge lift from Rylan Baronas on defense to grab a share of the Hampshire League lead. Watroba hurled a complete-game shutout and Frontier made a second-inning … 0

Bousquet blanks St. Bernard’s to bring Athol back to .500

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bradley Bousquet served up exactly what Athol High School baseball coach Josh Talbot was looking for. The Red Raiders starting pitcher threw 57 of his 69 pitches for strikes over seven shutout innings and the Red Raiders got back to .500 with a 5-0 independent victory over St. … 0

Hawks dump Raiders, 87-58

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Mairead Ferry continued her stellar season for the Frontier Regional School girls’ track and field team with a trio of impressive performances. Ferry earned wins in three events to help the Red Hawks post an 87-58 victory over … 0

Red Raiders edge Red Hawks, 4-3

Monday, April 29, 2013

Athol High School recovered from a shaky first inning to knock off Frontier Regional School, 4-3, in a Franklin County League softball contest on Monday in Athol. Caitlin Sullivan had stroked a two-run double in the opening frame to stake the Red Hawks (6-3, 6-3 FCL) to a … 0

Popusoi sets another record

Monday, April 29, 2013

Vlad Popusoi shattered his own school pole-vault record Monday as Greenfield High School edged Pioneer Valley Regional School, 87-58, in an Intercounty League boys’ track & field meet in Northfield. Popusoi, who had already broken Greenfield’s school record earlier this season by clearing 12 feet, 9 inches on … 0

Local competitors strut stuff at Steele Relays

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Frontier Regional School won three events during the track and field Steele Relays Saturday at Northampton High School. The relays differ from a regular track meet in that each event takes multiple participants from each school and adds their results together for a final team score. Frontier was … 0

Ruddock powers Hawks past Athol

Friday, April 26, 2013

Ben Ruddock was dealing on Friday. The Frontier Regional School junior pitcher struck out seven over seven shutout innings of three-hit work to lead the Red Hawks to a 4-0 Hampshire League baseball victory over Athol High School … 0

Wave edges Warriors in 8 innings, 2-1

Friday, April 26, 2013

Danielle Townsley’s bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth inning forced in the go-ahead run and Greenfield High School earned a 2-1 Franklin County League softball victory over Mohawk Trail Regional High School Friday afternoon in Buckland. … 0

Indians netmen improve to 6-1, smack Terriers

Friday, April 26, 2013

Turners Falls High School didn’t drop a set en route to a 5-0 whitewash of West Springfield High School in an independent boys’ tennis match on Friday in West Springfield. In singles, Summer Forest-Bulley downed Jacob Mountain, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 1, Liam Ellis blanked Tom Jiang, 6-0, … 0

Frontier hangs on to defeat Warriors

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Frontier Regional School built a 5-1 lead after 4 1∕2 innings and held on to beat Mohawk Trial Regional High School, 5-3, in a Hampshire League baseball game Thursday in Buckland. Matt Ackerman’s run-scoring groundout and Sean Doyle’s two-run single staked the Red Hawks (5-2 overall, 4-1 HL) … 0