Division 4 baseball: Hopkins Academy claims 3rd straight crown
Hopkins Academy’s Patrick Fitzgibbons crosses home against Ware on Monday in the Division 4 Western Massachusetts baseball final. The Golden Hawks beat Ware 9-2 to win their third straight championship. STAFF PHOTO/KYLE GRABOWSKI
Hopkins Academy pitcher Jack Feltovic celebrates after his 10th strikeout clinched the Golden Hawks’ third straight Western Massachusetts Division 4 title 9-2 over Ware on Monday in Hadley. STAFF PHOTO/KYLE GRABOWSKI
Hopkins Academy shortstop Andrew Ciaglo throw to first base against Ware on Monday in the Division 4 Western Massachusetts baseball final. The Golden Hawks beat Ware 9-2 to win their third straight championship. STAFF PHOTO/KYLE GRABOWSKI
The offenses came to play Saturday morning in Belchertown.South Hadley and Belchertown combined for 20 hits and 24 runs, but it was the visiting Tigers that left town with a 13-11 victory in Suburban League softball action.A six-run top of the fourth.
Athol softball ace Lindsey LeBlanc continued her impressive season in the circle on Thursday. Taking on Pioneer, the junior struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits to lead the Bears to a 6-0 shutout in a Franklin County League game in.
Athol softball ace Lindsey LeBlanc continued her impressive season in the circle on Thursday. Taking on Pioneer, the junior struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits to lead the Bears to a 6-0 shutout in a Franklin County League game in.
H.S. Baseball Notebook: Defending champion Hopkins still loaded
Hopkins Academy baseball coach Dan Vreeland, left, discusses the pitching rotation with junior Andrew Ciaglo at practice Tuesday in Hadley. STAFF PHOTO/KYLE GRABOWSKI
Jack Feltovic, of Hopkins Academy, pitches to Lenox during the 2019 Western Massachusetts Division 4 championship at Lorden Field in Amherst. STAFF FILE PHOTO
HADLEY Yup, they’re still there.
Senior Jack Feltovic has been on Hopkins Academy’s varsity baseball team since he was an eighth grader. Fellow members of the class of 2021 Braeden Tudryn and Kouji Ishida have been around since they were sophomores. Junior Andrew Ciaglo started as a freshman.