The Franklin County Hoop Clinic is less than two weeks away, running two different week-long sessions from July 17-21 and July 24-28 at Greenfield High School.

The clinic is open for boys and girls ages 6-14, running from 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $150 a session per participant and will be run by Greenfield High School girls basketball coach John Hickey and Green Wave boys coach Angelo Thomas, who together have over 40 years of coaching experience. School lunch and breakfast is free through the GPS lunch program.

This is the 26th year the clinic is taking place, with the main purpose to provide each player the tools necessary to elevate their game as well as learning the concept of hard work, dedication and what it takes to be successful both on the court and in life.

For more information, contact John Hickey (johick6@yahoo.com or 413-522-7042).

DRIVE Leagues

Rob Jones poured in 34 points and Chris Brown followed with 20 as Team No Name defeated Team Markol, 88-81, in a DRIVE Men’s League contest on Monday at Greenfield High School.

Matt Petro led Markol with 25 points, and Dylan Dejorgie notched 17.

Elsewhere, Amherst Office Park received a team-high 14 points from Bryce Williams in a 60-56 win over Rattigan & Sons.

Kevin Mendez (19 points) and Robin Marchese (10) paced Rattigan & Sons.

In other action, Antonio's Pizza was powered by 22 points from Andrew Ciaglo and 19 from Spencer Butterfield in a 73-71 win over Brattleboro.

Tom Meter’s 36 points led the way for Brattleboro in defeat.

In Boys JV action from Stoneleigh Burnham on Monday, Grayson Thomas and David Jung-Hernandez each tallied 14 points to power Greenfield past Hinsdale, 65-31.

Connor Dixon (17 points) led Hinsdale.

Elsewhere, Kareem Nur (19) and Ollie Johnson (17) propelled Athol past Easthampton, 76-51.

Easthampton’s Zach Chase scored 15 points in the loss.

Golf

K of C League

Ned Nichols and Ron Lenois shared top point quota honors on Wednesday, as the duo each posted plus-5 quotas to top the Knights of Columbus League at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club.

Bob Bourbeau shot an even-par round of 35 to snag the low gross for the week. Nichols was closest to the pin on No. 7 (4-4) and Joey Niedbala was closest at No. 9 (18-6).

Skins were won by Lenois, Bourbeau and Nichols.

The league’s first half winners were: Todd Currie, Mike Lorden, Charlie Peters, Joey Niedbala and Bob Walker.

Thomas Women’s League

Robin Hartnett posted a round of 48 to take low gross honors at the Thomas Memorial Women’s League on Wednesday.

Nancy Browning’s 39 was the low net, while MaryEllen Fydenkevez was closest to the pin on No. 7 when she fired a dart to just 1 foot, 7 inches.

Firecracker Classic

Brady Booska and Gabe Mota teamed for a round of 63, earning low gross honors for the men’s division at the Country Club of Greenfield’s Firecracker Classic on Tuesday.

Jason Kelton and Jamie Crocker were second with a score of 65, followed by the teams of Cam Merrigan and Jamie Crocker, and Nate Burdick and Steve Jones, which tied for third place with 66s.

Low net went to Alex Towne and Andrew Wroblewski (61), while Ryan Sullivan and Mike McGoldrick were second (62).

Women’s low gross winners were Susan Plante and Terry Boyce, which shot 67, followed by Terry Boyce and Teresa Varner in second (71).

Nancy Donoghue and Kathy Nicoll snagged low net honors (60), while three teams tied for second with 64s – Jess Lapachinski/Sue Welenc, Susan Plante/Tina Browne and TC Emerson/Susan O’Connor.

CCG 9-hole women’s league

The CCG Nine-Hole Women’s League held a double tournament this week.

In Best Eight Holes play, Annie Lasek and Chris Eugin won the Patty Berg Flight (31), while Marley Balasco took first in the Nancy Lopez Flight (36).      

The JoAnne Carner Flight was won by Jess Lapachinski (39), while Angela Bergquist and Elaine Mount took first in the Lorena Ochoa Flight  (46). The Annika Sorenstam Flight winner was Ann Corrinet (43), and Barb Knapp won the Michelle Wie Flight.

The league also took part in par 3’s/4’s scoring, where Lasek and Eugin also won the Patty Berg Flight (31). Other winners were Balasco (36), Lapachinski (40), Berquist and Mount (46), Susan Luippold (45), and Brenda Dedinas (46).

Adult softball

Greenfield Co-ed

An offensive barrage propelled the Liberty Tax Sharks to a 13-12 win over Tavern in a Greenfield co-ed league contest on Wednesday.

The Sharks received three hits apiece from Pete Magbalensky and Mike Cole (who also doubled). The lineup also had big nights from Che Christi (two doubles, four RBIs), Jade Cuevas (two hits), Jacob Christi (two hits, double), Matt Weeden (two hits) and Yohenny Pimentel (two hits).

Tavern’s Jake Perkins smacked three hits, including a triple, and two RBIs, while Brian Ginnity (two hits, three RBIs), Courtney Rowland (two hits) and Jay Keeney (two hits) also aided the cause.

Running

Montague Mug Race

The 42nd Montague Mug Race will be held on Aug. 19 this year, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 4 North Street in Montague. 

Pewter Mugs are awarded to the top male and female finishers and coffee mugs will be given to top finishers in each division. T-shirts will be available for the first 60 runners. The race is 5.5 miles. The Mini Mug race, a two mile race, will kick off at 8:35 a.m. 

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on race day while online registration is available at runreg.com. For more information contact Ann Fisk at 413-367-2812. 

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