The IAABO Board No. 28 All-Star Games will be held tonight at Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield.
The girls’ game tips off at 6 p.m., with the boys’ contest starting at approximately 7:30.
Admission prices are $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and admittance is free for all reserve or active-duty military with valid ID.
Proceeds from the event will be used to fund the William F. Casey Scholarships for graduating seniors. Parking for the game will be in the back lot behind the gym.
Soccer officials course
The Connecticut Valley Soccer Officials Association will conduct an instructional course during April and May.
Members of the CVSOA referee scholastic soccer matches in Hampshire and Franklin Counties during the fall. Members must be 18 years of age or older and pass a background check. The instructional course includes both classes and field training, and candidates must pass a rules test. The classes take place on weekday evenings at Deerfield Elementary School. The course costs $50.
For more information contact Artie Burke at 863-2452 or email aeburke11@verizon.net.
GML umpires sought
The Greenfield Minor League is seeking umpires for the 2016 season, which begins April 24 and runs through the end of June.
Games are played on Monday through Friday starting at 5:30 p.m.
Those interested are asked to call Umpire-In-Chief Bobby Campbell at 413-834-4222.
UMass lax to honor ’76, ’06 teams
The UMass men’s lacrosse program and head coach Greg Cannella will welcome back members of the 1976 and 2006 teams during the final two home games in April to celebrate their 40- and 10-year anniversaries.
The 1976 squad will be recognized April 9 at halftime of the Towson contest, while the 2006 team’s celebration will take place during intermission of the April 23 against Hofstra.
In 1976, former head coach and recent IMLCA Hall of Fame inductee Dick Garber led the Minutemen to a 10-3 record and the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance. After starting 1-2, UMass reeled off nine straight wins to earn its NCAA berth.
Led by Cannella, the 2006 squad became the first New England team to reach the NCAA final. The unseeded Minutemen proceeded to barrel through what may have been the most difficult path to the championship game in history, knocking out the second-, third- and fourth-ranked teams in the nation.
All members of the 1976 and 2006 teams are invited back to participate in the celebrations.
Locals in Amherst
Six area youth hockey players were part of recent championship teams for the Amherst Hockey Association.
Amherst’s Squirt Blue team (ages 9 and 10) captured the Greater Springfield League Squirt East Division playoff title at the Olympia Ice Arena in West Springfield, while the Squirt White team won the C Division of the Northern Berkshire Spring Fling Tournament at Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink in North Adams.
Locals on the Squirt Blue squad included Peyton Beck of Deerfield and Mason Thornton of Sunderland.
Evan Scott and Joshua Goodhind of Shutesbury and Cole Fabrey and Connor Otto of Sunderland are members of the Squirt White team, which was coached by Paul Goodhind of Shutesbury and Vincent Sarno of Sunderland.
Ruth sign-ups
The Franklin County Babe Ruth Baseball League will hold registrations on upcoming dates.
The Franklin County Mickey Mantle team will also have signups at these times.
Sign-ups will take place at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield tonight and Tuesday from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., and at Greenfield Middle School Wednesday from 5:30 until 7:30.
Players ages 13 through 15 as of April 30 are eligible to play Babe Ruth, as are 12-year-olds playing school baseball on 90-foot diamonds.
Registration fee is $100 plus $50 for raffle tickets, which the players can recoup.
Contact Joe Mignault (774-3876) or Rob Broussard (325-7094).
Deerfield Rec programs
The Deerfield Recreation Department is offering the following spring programs:
• Smart Start for children ages 4 and 5 not in kindergarten — introductory program with parent involvement, held Thursdays from April 21 to May 12 at 5:45 p.m. in Old Deerfield. Cost is $40, which includes a glove and bat.
• T-ball for children in kindergarten and first grade. Practices are once a week, games are held on Saturdays from April 23 through June 4. Cost is $50.
• Rookie instructional league for grade 2 — practice once a week, games on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Coaches pitch to the kids or they can hit off a tee. Cost is $50.
• Minor League for grade 3 through 5 — practice once or twice a week, games on Tuesdays and Fridays. Players pitch and there are umpires. Cost is $50.
• Softball is for girls in grades 2 through 6 (two levels). Practice once a week, games on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Cost is $50.