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Cassie Flaherty has been starting for four years on the Granby softball team, and on Wednesday, she stamped her name in the Rams record book.

Monday afternoon’s game between the South Hadley and Southwick baseball teams quite literally was the definition of a pitcher’s duel. Tigers ace Justin Moskal and Rams ace Keith Drzyzga were flawless, as each pitcher went the distance and then some.

Tuesday will stand as an afternoon Hampshire Regional’s Mary Thibault won’t soon forget. The Raiders senior not only recorded a hat trick with three goals in Hampshire’s 10-5 victory over Chicopee Comp, she tallied her 100th career point in the process in front of a home crowd in Westhampton.

Smith Academy pitcher Harry LaFlamme was on fire on the mound against Mahar on Monday in Hatfield. 

The Hampshire Regional softball team knew it had its hands full with Westfield ace Shea Hurley on Friday afternoon, but the Raiders were more than ready for the challenge. Hurley hadn’t given up more than three runs all season coming in.

The Belchertown baseball team needed extra innings to snatch a victory over Longmeadow on Tuesday night in a contest played under the lights at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, Conn.

The South Hadley softball team doubled their win total on the season in its 11-0 victory over Easthampton on Friday in South Hadley.

Keller Mahoney matched Lenox’s output by himself Thursday afternoon, as he tallied four goals and added two assists in a dominant showing for the Northampton boys lacrosse team. The Blue Devils used his offensive outburst to cruise past the Millionaires, 9-4, on their home turf and claim a victory in their season opener.

Make it two wins in a row to start the season for the Amherst Regional boys tennis team, as the Hurricanes used two lengthy three-set doubles victories to get past Belchertown, 4-1, at the Amherst Middle School tennis courts on Tuesday afternoon.

The visiting Smith Vocational baseball team scored two runs in the first inning, and that was all the Vikings would need as Kaleb Jorritsma threw a gem on the mound. Jorritsma gave up just two hits and struck out 12 in a complete-game shutout, then reached base four times and added two RBIs at the plate to lead Smith Voc to a 7-0 win over Gateway on Monday afternoon.

The UMass women’s basketball team was in the driver’s seat entering the fourth quarter of its WNIT second round game with Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. Playing its future MAC foe, the Minutewomen led by 16 (61-45) entering the fourth quarter and looked as if they had another postseason win in the bag.

On Saturday, April 12, the Smith Academy Booster Club is hosting the “Falcon 5K,” starting at Smith Academy, located at 34 School St. in Hatfield, at 9 a.m.

Members of the Amherst Regional indoor track and field team earned the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to strong showings throughout the season, as a handful of ‘Canes competed in the New Balance Nationals in Boston over the weekend.

Several Amherst Regional indoor track and field athletes kicked off what is to be a busy weekend for the Hurricanes on Thursday and Friday afternoon at New Balance Nationals in Boston.

It was a special night for Chloe LaRoche and the Belchertown girls basketball team.

Trailing by three points with five seconds to go in its MIAA Division 4 preliminary round game against No. 33 Assabet Valley Tuesday night, the No. 32 Frontier boys basketball team had one last chance to prolong its season.

A pair of Hampshire County wrestlers made it to their respective championship bouts on Saturday afternoon, as Hampshire Regional’s Adin Clifford and Holyoke’s Steven Santiago earned runner-up finishes at the MIAA Wrestling Championships.

The Amherst girls 4x400-meter relay team of Ololara Baptiste, Skylar Fox, Emilia Luetjen and Moriah Luetjen won the event in a time of 4 minutes, 1.49 seconds to highlight area runners competing at Saturday’s Meet of Champions at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

The No. 16 UMass hockey team failed to hold onto a 3-1 third-period lead in its 4-3 shootout loss to UNH on Friday in Durham.

After taking second place at 144 pounds during the Western Mass. Div. 3 sectional last week, Hampshire’s Adin Clifford said he was hoping for a better performance at the MIAA Div. 3 state tournament than he’s had in the past. 

The South Hadley boys basketball team was facing an uphill battle on the road against Monument Mountain on Thursday in the semifinals of the Western Mass. Class B Tournament.