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2024 All-Western Mass. Softball: Selections announced for Classes A, B, C and D
MassLive announced its 2024 All-Western Mass. softball selections on Tuesday, July 2. Westfield and Pittsfield lead all softball programs with 10 All-Western Mass nominations each in this year’s selections. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation....
Bloomfield triple jumper finishes fifth in the Olympic Trials
Sean Dixon-Bodie, a University of Florida All-American from Bloomfield, jumped his personal best in the finals of U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials triple jump Sunday night and finished fifth overall with a jump of 55 feet, 1 ½ inches. In order to make the U.S. Olympic team, Dixon-Bodie would have had to finish in the top three and reach the Olympic standard of 56-6. Salif Mane, who jumped a ...
All-abilities clinic at Westfield rink shows ‘curling truly is for everyone’
WESTFIELD — Jessica Levine with the Center for Human Development is always on the lookout for new ways to provide fulfilling recreational and sporting activities for those with physical and mental disabilities and recently she found one: adaptive curling. “I am always thinking of ways to modify a sport...
Avon makes their hits count to win second straight D6 championship
SIMSBURY, July 1, 2024 – The Avon Little League softball All-Star had just three hits in Monday night’s District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12) championship game. But they made each one count. Each Avon player with a hit stole at least one base and scored a run as...
Benji Robinson: The Man Who [Briefly] Appeared as Fastest Qualifier at Southwick
Everyone knows the secret. Southwick, a track that gets rougher by the lap, is fastest early in the morning. So that leads to an interesting wrinkle where the first practice of the day, 250 B group, often produces the best lap times. This means riders who aren't ranked in the series points often land the fast qualifier award at Southwick!
Springfield collegiate baseball game, clinic with Westfield Starfires postponed
SPRINGFIELD — The Westfield Starfires Summer Classic baseball game and free baseball clinic in Forest Park has been rescheduled due to thunderstorms predicted for Sunday afternoon. The event is scheduled for July 28 at the Walker Memorial Grandstand baseball field in the park off Sumner Avenue, according to an...
HS Postseason Awards: Tennis All-League selections announced by PVIAC
The Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Association announced its All-League selections for girls and boys tennis last month. Take a look at the selections below. MassLive will announce its tennis All-Western Mass. in July. Girls Tennis. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our...
Simsbury Little League U11 team wins District 6 title
The Simsbury Little League under-11 baseball team remained undefeated this summer with a 13-9 win over Avon to win the District 6 Minor Division (ages 10-11or U11) championship on Tuesday night. A majority of this Simsbury team was on the U10 team a year ago that also won a District...
Whitney Park diamond dedicated as ‘Chico Field’
WESTFIELD — Current and former softball, basketball, baseball and hockey officials and players, family and friends came together to honor Robert “Chico” Veronesi at Whitney Playground on Shepard Street on June 29, and to dedicate Field 1 as Chico Field. Veronesi, a lifelong resident of Westfield, served...
2024 Motocross 250 points, results after Southwick: Haiden Deegan does it the hard way, again
Haiden Deegan crashed on Lap 3 of Moto 2 of the Southwick Nationals before charging through the field to finish second and score his fourth overall victory this season at The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts. He crashed in both motos at High Point Raceway and finished second to Ty Masterpool, the only round he failed to win this year.
Ponies Drop Series Opener To Hartford, Stuart Deals 11 Strikeouts
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies would drop their series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats on Monday at Mirabito Stadium in a 6-1 final. Throughout the first three innings all eyes were on Rumble Ponies pitcher Tyler Stuart who would be lights out, Stuart would deal 7 strikeouts through the first three innings and finish with 11 total strikeouts through 7.0 innings.
Weekly scoreboard: July 1-7, 2024
Oakville at Simsbury, 6:30 p.m. Torrington at Naugatuck, 7 p.m. Tri-Town at Valley Ducks (Wolcott), 5:45 p.m. District 6 Age 9-11: Avon at East Granby/Granby, 5:45 p.m. District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12): Tri-Town at Avon, 8 p.m. Simsbury vs East Granby/Granby at Terryville, 8 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL. District...
Ponies Drop Wild Game to Hartford at Home
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-5, 37-37) fell to the Hartford Yard Goats, 8-7, in a wild game on Tuesday night at Mirabito Stadium. The Ponies nearly tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, but pinch-runner Wyatt Young was thrown out at the plate by the left fielder Sterlin Thompson to end the game after a Stanley Consuegra two-out single.
318 Yellow Jackets earn NE10 Academic Honor Roll; AIC leads conference with 60 4.0s
MANSFIELD, Massachusetts - The Northeast-10 Conference announced its Spring 2024 Academic Honor Roll on Monday, July 1. American International College had 318 student-athletes earn the accolade from the conference office. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a member of a team that plays in the NE10. Additionally, the award...
LEADING WITH PASSION: ALISON PATRICELLI AND LBL POLO - AN ARTICLE BY CLICKPOLOUSA
Four years—that is how long it took Alison Patricelli to convince her father to buy her first pony. With no family connection to equestrian sports, she forged her path with patience and determination. Now, over 40 years later, Patricelli operates a large farm in Connecticut and simultaneously leads LBL Polo team.
PREVIEW: Hartford Finish Road Trip in Virginia
HARTFORD ATHLETIC (5-9-1) vs LOUDOUN UNITED FC (6-6-4) Hartford Athletic are heading back to the East Coast to challenge Loudoun United FC on Wednesday for the second match of their two-game road trip. LAST TIME OUT. Hartford Athletic are coming off a 1-0 loss to Sacrameno Republic FC on the...
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