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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 Massachusetts postseason games and competitions in baseball, field hockey, football, soccer and track & field. Now the county will up the ante by hosting state tournament games for the first time ever. The Bourdeau Fields Complex at Turners Falls High School will becomes the temporary … 0

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Andrew Barisano is out in a pickle betweeen 3 and home.

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 High School relief pitcher Tyler LaMonda struck out Greenfield cleanup hitter Mike Duclos for the final out of the game, and Auburn advanced to the Division II baseball … 0

Hopedale ousts Frontier, 5-1

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

WORCESTER — The Frontier Regional School baseball team showed the necessary desire and character on Wednesday afternoon. However, its execution did not reach the adequate level for a Division III state semifinal. The Red Hawks made twice as many errors as they had hits in a 5-1 loss to Hopedale High School at … 0

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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.

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Duke and Cooper swim in the Green River playing fetch with their owner Mark Rowe of Greenfield.

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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

UMass Sortino Field 6/5/13. Frontier's pitcher #18 Krystel Enko, starts her delivery to the plate in the bottom of the 4th. photo by J Anthony Roberts

Warriors oust Frontier, 7-4

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

AMHERST — Too many errors, and not enough timely hitting pretty-much sums it up. An aggressive Wahconah Regional High School offense continuously put the pressure on Frontier Regional School’s defense all afternoon and forced five errors, four that … 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

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

Sloppy Red Raiders ousted by Palmer, 4-2

Monday, June 3, 2013

PALMER — Jake Graveline pitched seven strong innings and Palmer High School took advantage of some sloppiness from the Athol High School defense early on to advance to the Western Massachusetts Division II baseball semifinals with a 4-2 victory Monday night at Legion Field. The 11th-seeded Red Raiders … 0

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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

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

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

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

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