From left to right: Pioneer's Sahana Heilman Emmanuelle Flagollet and Natalie Rios after setting Panther school records on Thursday in Foxboro From left to right: The Pioneer girls 4x100 team of Louise Flageolet Dani Teaca and Sahana Heilman after setting the Panther school record in the event on Thursday in Foxboro It was a record-breaking day for the Pioneer girls track team last week at the Warrior Invitational in Foxborough Sahana Heilman broke a pair of Panther girls school records She set the record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.35 seconds which placed her third overall at the meet while also breaking the school record in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet Emmanuelle Flagollet broke the Pioneer girls school record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 71.9 seconds while Natalie Rios broke the school record in the javelin with a toss of 116-8 Dani Teaca and Louise Flagollet broke the school record with a time of 51.81 seconds Louise Flagollet took second in the 400 (60.89) “I knew these girls were going to break records this season so soon— and all in one day,” Pioneer track coach Matt Heilman said “Their hard work and positive attitudes are really paying off.”  Fitzgerald Real Estate 3 — Leo O’Neill tallied four hits and two RBIs Phil Hannon had four hits including a homer and four RBIs while EJ Morley struck out the side in Gruber’s AA win on Friday Jalen Howell doubled while Calvin Burnap had three hits in the loss Fitzgerald Real Estate 4 — Forrest Russell (three hits two RBI) and Xavier McCarthy (hit) played well for Fitzgerald Smitty’s Pub 4 — Jackson Puchalski (single Fred Burnap (two hits) and Damien Shields (double) led Maniatty’s to a Majors victory Thursday Jordan Terrillion knocked two hits and scored twice while Jaxson Yates doubled for Smitty’s you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users Pioneer’s Maddie Keefe (right) dribbles down the left sideline past Gateway defender Grace Renauld (left) during the first half of the Panthers’ 6-0 win on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Pioneer’s Natalie Rios (4) shoots and scores with her left foot during the first half of the Panthers’ 00-00 win over Gateway on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Pioneer’s Natalie Rios (left) and Charley Harrington (right) celebrate following Rios’ goal in the first half of the Panthers’ 00-00 win over Gateway on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Gateway’s Elizabeth Kadzik (4) clears the ball away during the first half of the Gators’ 6-0 loss to Pioneer on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Pioneer’s Natalie Rios (4) battles for position with a host of Gateway defenders in front of the Gators’ goal during the first half of the Panthers’ 00-00 win on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Gateway’s Kathryn Harding (25) makes a pass around Pioneer’s Dani Teaca (9) during the first half of the Gators’ 6-0 loss to the Panthers on Thursday afternoon in Northfield Pioneer’s Natalie Rios (4) looks to cross the ball while being defended by Gateway’s Bella Moulton (12) during the first half of the Panthers’ 6-0 win over Gateway on Thursday afternoon in Northfield The Gateway girls soccer team did its best to put up a fight against Pioneer on Thursday afternoon in Northfield but the Panthers – led by four goals from Natalie Rios – proved to be too much in a 6-0 defeat Rios had what Pioneer head coach Matt Killeen described as the “perfect hat trick,” as she put goals in with her left foot Maddie Keefe and Jaelyn Boliski also tallied goals for the hosts Dani Teaca and Jaelyn Boliski each recorded assists in the Pioneer victory The Gators managed just three shots on goal all of which were handled by Panthers keeper Kyler McClelland Gateway (2-7-2) does have a chance to end its season on a high note on Monday when it travels to Renaissance for a 4 p.m Holyoke 0 — The Vissas sisters took over Thursday’s game with Ephie Vissas scoring an unassisted goal in the first half and Helen Vissas tallying a score (Layni Bailey assist) just 19 seconds into the second half to help Hopkins to a win Holyoke keeper Jayvah Stuckey recorded eight saves while Golden Hawks goalie Emmy Schmidt made three to earn the shutout PVCA 3 — Although the Dragons easily hand led Pioneer Valley Christian Academy in the two teams’ first matchup (a 5-0 PVCICS win) Teddy Scott and James Scott scored the Dragons’ goals while assists came from Julian Lee-Choi Holyoke 0 — The Purple Knights failed to find the back of the cage in a shutout loss on the road on Thursday afternoon Holyoke drops to 6-10 with one regular season game remaining on its schedule Ware 0 — Eleven kills from Layla Liminski and 10 from Gianna Picardi led a potent Orioles offense to a victory on Thursday five aces and four digs as Belchertown tallied a total of 25 aces in the win Easthampton 0 — Kierra Carson and Camilla Corsello each put down four kills for the Eagles but it wasn’t enough to hang 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Mohawk Trail’s Chay Mojallali competes in the high jump during the Western Mass Division 2 Championships last season in Buckland Pioneer’s Louise Flagollet competes during the Western Mass Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco competes during the Western Mass Frontier has dominated the Intercounty League the last few years The Redhawk girls last lost a dual meet in 2021 winning the Intercounty League each year while the Frontier boys have not lost a meet since the return from COVID-19 in 2021 The success carried over to the big end of season meets as for the second year in a row both the Redhawk boys and girls placed second at the Western Mass  Frontier has more than enough talent and depth to make a run at yet another league title on both sides Evan Hedlund took eighth in the 800 meters and fifth at the mile at the MIAA Div 6 state meet last spring while Ben Cachiguango placed fifth in the 110 hurdles at states John Reloj (throws) and Ezra Rich (throws) are just some of the athletes Frontier boys coach Walt Flynn said to keep an eye on this spring showcasing the depth the Redhawks have and why they are so tough to beat in meets Mary Burt (high jump) and Elsa Brown (pole vault) each made D6 states last year and are returning this year “We are working to build a strong team,” Frontier boys coach Bob Smith said Here’s a look at how each team is shaping up going into the season: OUTLOOK: Chase had a strong season last year in shot and discus Bailey does a bit of everything competing in the 100 hurdles Arroyo is an athlete to watch in the 100 while Reed is strong in the high jump on the girls side for the Bears OUTLOOK: The Eagles had a number of athletes qualify for the state vocational meet last year and return some talented athletes that will look to make a push again this spring Gonzalez-Jayne is an athlete to watch in the throwing events Whitman is showing well in the triple jump Bodenstein is expected to excel in the 400 relay and 200 Currier will run in the 400 and 400 relay while Morey and Bliss are showing well in javelin OUTLOOK: Youmell qualified for D6 states in the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles and is coming off a strong winter season Martineau qualified for states in the high jump while Ven qualified for states in shot on the boys side for the Wave Krish Patel had a great showing at states last spring seventh in the 400 hurdles while falling .07 seconds away from winning the 110 hurdles at the Div Krasco also took seventh in the 400 hurdles and fifth in the triple jump at states last year and after a big winter season expect the senior to be in the mix for some state titles this year Soucy also reached states in the 100 and 200 last spring while Phelps Grummell and Finch are other athletes Woodward says to keep an eye on for the boys side Moore placed fourth in the pole vault at Div 6 states and set the indoor track school record in the high jump this past winter OUTLOOK: Chay Mojallali had a monster spring with the Warriors tying for first in the high jump at D6 states He missed the winter season with a knee injury but is rehabbing hard to try to reclaim his crown Healy is coming off a strong winter season and Shearer expects him to be one of the top 2 milers in Western Mass. Helenek is shooting to make states in the javelin Alling is looking to return to states in the pole vault while Shearer expects distance to be a strength with Healy The Mohawk Trail girls have a large roster and will be looking to snatch the title away from Frontier Raffa placed seventh in discus at D6 states last year Lanoue qualified in the 2 mile while Slocik-Gritzner went to states in the discus last spring and are athletes to watch for the Warriors OUTLOOK: Louise Flagollet earned a pair of top 10 finishes at states last year taking fourth in the high jump and 10th in the 400 Heilman qualified for states in the 100 hurdles and is coming off a strong winter season in the 55 hurdles and long jump while Emmanuelle Flagollet went to states in the 400 hurdles last spring Teaca is another to watch in the sprints for the Panther girls Teaca and Emmanuelle Flagollet have combined to break six Pioneer school records in both indoor and outdoor track Spofford is one to watch in the mile while Allen and Berthiaume have shown well in the long jump OUTLOOK: Williams returns after making it to states in the 100 while the Thunder made big strides in numbers with a much larger team this year looking to compete and send even more athletes to states “We have a very exciting and large group of girls this year,” Charles said “About half of the girls are returning and half are new to the program.”  Wheeler Memorial Library’s Children’s Room reopens after flooding in Orange Buckland voters OK grant match for historic properties survey voters approved appropriating $12,500 for a Historical Commission grant match to update records of historical sites in town Mahar’s Stellina Moore clears 10 feet for first place in the pole vault during the 2023 PVIAC Division 2 track and field championships in Buckland Frontier’s Adrien Pazmandy competes to a second place finish in the pole vault after clearing 9 feet 6 inches during the PVIAC Division 2 track and field championships Friday in Buckland Frontier’s Jack Vecellio captured an all-state title in the pole vault while Greenfield’s Liviu Mihailicenco won a state championship in the high jump Greenfield’s Tess Rancourt placed third at New Englands in the shot put while Mahar’s Sienna Moore won the MIAA Div the Recorder area did not have a state champ last spring Frontier’s Aiden Dredge and Mahar’s Stellina Moore are the lone returners who qualified for the Meet of Champions a year ago Dredge placing 12th in the javelin while Moore came in 14th in the pole vault will be looking to close out his career with the Redhawks by bringing home some hardware while Moore will look to follow in her sister’s footsteps and take home a Div a pair of locals nearly took home MIAA Div Mohawk Trail’s Chay Mojallali hit the mark of 6 feet 2 inches in the high jump to take second on the boys side while Pioneer’s Louise Flagollet placed second in the high jump on the girls side with a height of 5-2 Mohawk Trail freshman Virginia Krezmien qualified for the Nike Indoor Nationals in the mile this past winter while Frontier freshman Evan Hedlund competed at Nike Outdoor Nationals last summer Both are young athletes who should shine this spring will anyone be able to beat Frontier in a meet The Redhawk girls went 7-0 last year while the Frontier boys went 6-0 Both teams took second at the Western Mass OUTLOOK: Chase is the lone returner who qualified for states a season ago Chase and Bailey hope to lead a young Bears squad on the girls side OUTLOOK: The Eagles will be looking to have athletes qualify for states this year 2 mile) and Thomas (800) got off to strong starts in Tech’s opening meet against Greenfield Franklin Tech is once again co-oping with Turners this spring OUTLOOK: The Redhawks once again have one of the largest rosters in the area as they look to defend the Intercounty crown on both the boys and girls side Cachiguango came in 11th in the 110 hurdles Pazmandy took fourth in the pole vault while Dredge placed second in the javelin Storm and Howard are other athletes to keep an eye on on the boys side Plasse took 20th in the 400 hurdles and 10th in the long jump McCarthy took 21st in the shot put while Novak placed 12th in the discus and 23rd in the javelin at the Div OUTLOOK: Caron is coming off a stellar winter season where he placed 10th in the mile and seventh in the 1,000 at Div He’ll be looking to parlay that into a big outdoor season for his senior year having placed 26th in the mile and sixth in the pole vault at Div Patel placed 11th in the high jump while Breor took 17th in the discus at D6 last year while Ven (throws) and Youmell (hurdles) are others to watch on the boys side “We have a combination of new and returning athletes this season,” Elliott said who should have a positive impact this season.” On the girls side Patel had a standout winter season and will be a factor in the high jump All three Fortin sisters are athletes Conway expects big things from while Babineau (sprints) Rosario (throws) and Cody (javelin) are others to watch the Green Wave are hoping to fill out more events OUTLOOK: Krasco competed in a number of events at the D6 sectionals 18th in the 400 hurdles and 19th in the triple jump Whitman took 21st in the long jump and 32nd in the 100 Soucy (sprints) is another to watch on the boys side Scribner placed 11th in the 400 last spring at D6 OUTLOOK: The Warriors will be in the mix for the Intercounty League again this spring Gauthier took ninth at D6 in the mile while Mojallali took 12th in the high jump Mojallali has improved his leaping and is in line for a big season He also took 14th in the triple jump at D6 Healy is another to watch in the distance events On the girls side Krezmien had a big winter in the distance events while Jetzon (sprints) OUTLOOK: Louise Flagollet will be a force in the high jump as a freshman while Heilman placed 17th in the 100 hurdles at Div Spofford is one to watch in the mile and 400 on the boys side OUTLOOK: Duncan is a senior who has impressed in the 100 Williams and Gonzalez are eighth graders who are ones to watch 100 hurdles and long jump and Gonzalez in the 200 Canterbury (javelin and discus) and Youmell (100 A steam train (Mocanita Transylvania) - Creative Commons Via Wikimedia THE Mervue Equine Leinster Tour came to an exciting conclusion last Friday at the Mullingar Summer Horse Championships The 1.35m section attracted a large following with 127 combinations battling it out and 33 delivering double clear rounds Leader on the board going into the final round Aoife Dooley and Cavalier Teaca failed to make the top six on this occasion but a commanding lead saw her take the 2023 title Overall Tour runner-up and leading young rider was Taylor Peare and Lissyegan Geoffrey The Overall Tour Pro-Am Winner was Mark Treacy and Beech Hill Tayla Blue Taking the final win was Daren Hopkins and Numero Cruise and with it the winner’s share of the €3,500 on offer Hopkins meant business from the start on the two phase track taking a tight turn from the double at nine and left handed to the oxer He then negotiated a very tight line to the vertical across the arena at 11 A daring gallop to the final two oxers saw him clock the winning time of 22.75 the 13-year-old stallion is by Numero Uno and is by the Cruising-sired dam Ms Cruise Taking the runner-up spot was Shane Goggins and Boleybawn Cayman when they also came home clear in 24.98 Bred by Ronan Rothwell and owned by Jack Goaley the 11-year-old gelding is by Cassidee and out of the Ard VDL Douglas-sired dam Boleybawn Riverto This combination recently won the 1.35m Connaught Grand Prix in Tubberbride Less than a second behind was Wexford’s Michelle Kenny aboard her own Mohill Rosetta in a time of 25.26 for third the 11-year-old mare is by Omar and out of the Glen bar sired dam Ausra Clarke and Janco-V crossed the line with nothing to add in a time of 25.40 for eventual fourth the nine-year-old gelding is by Dakar VDL and is out of the Zirocco Blue VDL sired dam Young rider Rhys Williams and the eight-year-old Dodarde E Z were fifth Bred by Maatschap van esch and owned by Jonathan Flynn this stallion is by Dallas VDL and is out of the Zeus-sired dam Completing the top six was Eddie Moloney and CSF Gabby Abbey Owned by Mark Williams and bred by Shane Connelly the 10-year-old is by Kannan and is out of the Lancer III sired dam The final of the 1.20m saw the largest following with 172 combinations going to post This was an extremely close class with the top eight combinations coming home clear and within 30 seconds Following a competitive tour it was Barry Griffin and SBH Diamond in the Rough who claimed the title while the overall Tour runner-up was Ruairi Alyward and Clonagoose Sky Bouncer Claiming the overall Tour Young Rider title was Jack M Murphy and Ballinteskin Gaia A familiar face in the line-up in the Mervue league Aoife Dooley added another win to her record as she partnered the Marguerite Ryan owned Cavalier Teaca to a clear in 26.42 to take the final win The 16-year-old mare is by Gildawn out of Cavalier Teaca sired dam Sven Hadley took two places in this line-up Hadley also accounted for fourth with Sumas Taloubet Dividing Hadley’s placings was junior Stephen Gibbons and Clooncalagy Beauty Nicole Kershaw and Novellent answered all the questions in 29.21 for fifth place ahead of Peter McMahon and the seven-year-old Martell Me This Leading the victory lap in the 1.10m final was Nicola FitzGibbon and the Langara Ventures-owned Hard To Beat when they put in a blistering round of clear in 23.98 This nine-year-old gelding is by Indoctro and is out of the Laroche-sired Rilja Amateur rider Marie Hartley went into the final round in top position and she added to her points tally as she took two places in the final line-up Hartley (AA) took the runner-up spot with her own Nikita Van Het Heidenhof when clear in 25.96 to claim the overall title She also accounted for eventual fourth with Scarthill Vendi Young rider Nadine Carey accounted for third place with the Deirdre Murnane owned Sacre Bleu when they put in a foot-perfect round in 26.70 slotting into fifth with the Euro Horse Axel Verloy owned six-year-old About us Contact us Advertise with us Company information Careers Privacy statement Terms of service Commenting policy Change cookies settings Despite being in the middle of his Junior Cert examinations Kilkenny native Jack Ryan proved unbeatable at Coilog last Sunday when he took the win in the 1.35m Mervue Equine Leinster Summer Tour and then went on to claim victory in the SJI National Grand Prix Ryan is one of the youngest riders to ever win a National Grand Prix Ryan went early in the 15 strong jump-off and lodged the winning round Cavalier Teaca is a 10-year-old mare by Glidawn Diamond out of the Cavalier Royale-sired mare Teaca A total of 29 riders went to post in the eighth round of the series with four delivering double clears Liam O’Meara booked two places in the jump-off delivering his best result with Mr Coolcaum he kept all the poles in place and crossed the line in 39.33 O’Meara also accounted for fifth place when he faulted at the first part of the double with Curraghgraigue Jack Take Flight in 37.36 who was also double handed in the jump-off featured in the line-up when he slotted into third with HTS Blackrock who was clear in a time of 42.12 Third to go in against the clock with Das Pop De Rialfo Neal Fearon initially proved out of luck when he crossed the line with four faults to break the beam in 47.61 with the wind causing an adjoining fence to fall on his approach to fence eight the judges decided that this did constitute a disturbance and Fearon was later awarded a clear round and as a result slotted into fourth place Edward Doyle Snr faulted at fence eight with Derryinver Luxury Cruise but opting to maintain a quick pace paid off as he stopped the clock in 39.29 which would later prove good enough for sixth place Jack Ryan led the victory in the 1.35m Mervue Equine Leinster Summer Tour he again lodged the winning round with Cavalier Teaca clear in 26.36 seconds and picked up the leading young rider prize of the round Eddie Moloney had previously set the target with Cruicerath Flexianna when clear in 27.72 but this was only good enough for second In third place was Joseph O’ Brien and Legaland Lux Breaker Fifth place went to Harriet Cooper and Annaghmore Small Hero victory belonged to Ger O’Neill riding Clim Bim - they crossed the line clear in 27.39 In second place was Stephen Murphy and Exelsoir Van de Noordheuvel who were just fractions behind with a time of 27.62 O’Neill returned to take third place with Billy Anchor when he crossed the line in 28.07 Gerard Clarke took the next two placings when when he delivered a clear with Anni San in 28.44 for fourth and a clear with Jockeyhall Midas Touch in 29.97 for fifth Completing the top six line-up was John Floody and Craigmanus Hold Up Diamond Limerick Greyhound Stadium played host to Munster Stadium Jumping Fourteen combinations battled it out for the €2,000 prize fund on offer Taking the win was Carlow rider Lisa Doyle and Corland’s Clipper Doyle was one of seven riders to proceed to the jump-off and lodged the winning round when clear in a time of 29.21 seconds Kerry rider Sharon Clifford was almost three seconds behind with Belisima in 31.57 for second while David Moran was the last of the double clears with Toby in 34.53 for third Pony riders kept spectators on their toes as they put in some gallant attempts to take home the spoils of the €2,000 on offer in the Coolmore Stud 128cm 1.05m Future Champions class Taking the top place on the podium was James Derwin and Ballyknock Master Roan after they jumped clear in 30.58 In second place was Ulster rider Matthew Conlon riding The Silver Legend Little divided the next placings as Sarah Fitzgerald and Knockmenagh Rocco crossed the line in 31.43 for third Darragh Ryan added to his record sheet when he took the win in the Horse Sport Ireland sponsored Grand Prix Ryan and Zuidam where fastest of the eight combinations in the jump-off in 39.14 seconds Ger O’ Neill delivered a clear with Eamonn Murphys nine-year-old stallion Dondoctro Ryal K in 40.77 seconds for second place Paul Beecher once again is proving to be a dominant force on the national circuit and he didn’t disappoint on home soil as he delivered the last double clear in 49.67 with his partner Seryna’s Ikona V.’T Recht Eind for third place Advertise with us Career opportunities Change cookies settings John Floody is quickly gaining ground in the Connolly’s Red Mills Spring Tour as he lodged another win last Sunday Riding his winning mount from Broadmeadows last weekend he took the spoils in the Glencarron Nursing Home sponsored class and with it added another 10 points to his leaderboard tally Tom Holden set the track for the 32 starters and from those 12 proceeded to the jump-off course Speed merchant against the clock and first to go with Bronson De Reve Floody’s experience showed as he made up time from fences one to two this matched with a tight turn back to the double saw him set the unbeatable target of 35.79 seconds Bronson De Reve is an 11-year-old gelding by Hermes De Reve out of Oktober Hermes De Reve was the former international mount of Clem McMahon was campaigned by John Carey and later Eamon McGuirk Floody said: “ I am delighted for the owners of Bronson De Rev as they have been loyal supporters of mine and of show jumping for many years Eileen herself is a keen amateur show jumper and last year she qualified for the RDS with Libero Flight I am delighted that the horse is proving very consistent and the aim will be the national Grand Prix.” Jonathan Andrew improved on his performance when he partnered The Hurricane into the runner-up spot when clear in 39.44s In third place was Mary McShane and MMS Camilla when they crossed the line almost a second slower in 41.65s Very little separated the next placing as Conor McEneaney galloped home aboard CMS Gunfire in a time of 41.94s for eventual fourth Galway rider Sven Hadley added valuable points to his tally when he took fifth place he was last of the double clears in 45.32s Hadley proved that the time could be beaten when clocking 35.25s but four faults proved costly as he slotted into sixth place also lowered the target time when clocking 35.30s but with one on the floor he finished in seventh Occupying eight place was William Greene and Aaron De Kalvarie also carrying four faults in 37.33s Leading young rider of the round was Rebecca Kieran and leading Pro-Am was Vikki Anderson another round of the tour was also taking place he lodged the winning round to claim his first win of the series This same combination finished sixth on Saint Patrick’s day in Broadmeadows This combination is no stranger to success with wins at home and abroad Last year they ended their season with a win in the 1.30m Grand Prix in the Owner’s Pony and Young Rider Charity show in Millstreet before this they took second place in the Gain/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix league in Cavan and Wexford Ryan was also in action the day before at Raheen Na Gun Stud competing in the CWD Pony Spring Tour with Sixmilewater Blaze who is lying on the top end of the leaderboard added valuable points to his tally when he took the runner-up place with Curraghgraigue Jack Take Flight Mikey Pender was also back in the ribbons when taking third with HHS California while Jake Hunter and Robinson Lux Lovely slotted into fourth Tholm Keane and Future Storm accounted for fifth place young rider Mikey Pender returned to take sixth place with HHS Sevenhouses Liam O’ Meara and Kennys Flight accounted for seventh place ahead of Joseph O’Brien and Legaland Lux Breaker Leading young rider of the round was Jack Ryan while Joseph O’ Brien took the leading Pro-Am prize Note: Official times or scores from Maryville where not available when going to print Sun 1 Mar 2009 at 08:05It’s the first day of March and Marina Teaca believes it is a day to dispel thoughts of economic gloom and celebrate spring ‘March 1st is a very important day in Moldova,’ says Marina I would like to share my joy in spring with Irish people.’ She and some of the 5,000-strong Moldovan community in Ireland will be sharing the flowers that bloom in the spring in Temple Bar today Marina wears a stunning scarlet dress by Alberta Ferretti from Havana in Donnybrook over 20 volunteers will take part in a charity parachute jump to raise funds for Moldova Vision Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel