Turners Falls High School won the WMass Division IV-A football championship this season and the Indians led the way with 10 players named to the Intercounty League North Division All-League team.
Athol High School finished just behind the Indians in the IL North standings and the Red Raiders had eight honorees, while Frontier Regional School, which finished third in the North and qualified for the WMass Division IV tournament, had seven players honored.
Here’s a look at all the players honored:
Athol — Robbie Nelson (fullback), Tyler Lutz (halfback), Greg Moore (middle linebacker), Jordan Chapalonis (guard, defensive tackle), Ryan Hurlburt (middle linebacker), Jared Cormier (tackle), Kris Selanis (kicker), Nick Casella (running back).
Franklin Tech — Dylan Mailloux (running back, linebacker), Dalton Wesoloski (wide reciever, outside linebacker), Caileb Milton (tight end, defensive end), Sam Trudeau (center, defensive tackle), Spencer Telega (fullback, outside linebacker), Dan Momaney (guard, inside linebacker).
Frontier — Seth Gewanter (linebacker), Kade Gewanter (offensive line, defensive line), Myles Freeman (defensive back), Jonathan Delaney (center), Aaron Landry (running back), Luke Parsons (offensive line), Stephen Worthley (running back).
Greenfield — Colin Cloutier (offensive line), Tyler Townsley (linebacker).
Mahar — Sam Paul (quarterback), Brandon Burke (offensive line, defensive line).
Turners Falls — Tahner Castine (linebacker), Tionne Brown (quarterback, defensive back), Quinn Doyle (running back, linebacker), Ricky Craver (running back, wide reciever, defensive back), Nick Croteau (wide receiver, defensive back), Owen Ortiz (wide receiver, defensive end), Ricky Smith (offensive line, defensive line), Jack Darling (running back, linebacker), Kyle Bergmann (outside linebacker, defensive end), Reilan Castine (offensive line, defensive line).
Deer kill
Greg Dekoschak shot his second deer of the season on Thursday with a 99-pound, 4-pointer he checked into Overwatch Outpost in Charlemont.
The Charlemont resident’s claim to fame this season was not the average-sized deer he checked on Thursday, but rather the 220-pound, 8-pointer he bagged during archery season on Nov. 2, which currently leads the pool at Overwatch, which goes to the heaviest deer shot on the season.
Overwatch reported deer from earlier in the week as well, including a 164-pound, 8-pointer by Bernard Hopkins III of Hawley.
Grrr Gear in Orange had just one check on Thurdsay, and also reported three checks from Wednesday, including a 130-pound doe shot by Kevin Rich of Orange.
Here’s the entire report from Thursday:
Overwatch (15)
Greg Dekoschak, Charlemont, 99, 4; Barry Howes, Reedsboro, Vt., 114, doe; Jamie Hall, Colrain, 116, doe.
Tuesday: Bernard Hopkins III, Hawley, 164, 8; Jeremy Erho, Whitingham, Vt., 140, 6; Ethan O’Brien, 101, 4; Douglas Oakes Sr., 58, doe; Phillip Luke, Hoosac Falls, N.Y., 118, 5.
Monday: Ben Foberg, Greenfield, 133, 7; John C. Tietgens III, Stanford, Vt., 105, 6.
Saturday: Chester Chadwick, Ashfield, 8, 142; Glenn Tucker, Whitingham, Vt., 171, black bear;
Earlier: Kenneth Shippee, Rowe, 73, button buck; Todd Aubrey, Holyoke, 53, doe; Scott Randall, Charlemont, 111, 6.
Grrr Gear (4)
Michael Gale, Northfield, 124, 6.
Wednesday: Kevin Rich, Orange, 130, doe; Ernest Frost Jr., Northfield, 119, doe; Stepehn Foster, Foxborough, 67, button buck.
Bitzer (3)
Keith Franklin, Greenfield, 98, 2; Christopher Miner, Buckland, 105, 4; Keith Flanagan, Westford, 122, 2.
Montague Elks Hoop Shoot
The Montague Elks will hold its annual Youth Hoop Shoot on Saturday at the Turners Falls High School gymnasium.
Registration for the event takes place at 9:30 a.m., and the shoot will begin at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to boys and girls ages 8 to 13 as of April 1, 2017.
For more information contact John Putala at 423-3398.
Umpire course
The Hampshire-Franklin Baseball Umpires Association will conduct an instructional course for new umpires in January, February and March.
Members umpire scholastic baseball games in Franklin and Hampshire counties during April and May, as well as many summer-league games. The course consists of eight classes, which run on Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. The first class begins on Jan. 15 and runs through March 12. There is no class on Super Bowl Sunday.
Cost of the course is $50 and umpires must be at least 18-years-old and submit to a national background check.
For more information, contact Artie Burke at 863-2452 or email to AEBurke11@verizon.net.
Learn to Skate
The Franklin County Hockey Association’s “Learn to Skate” program meets Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield.
Cost is $5 per week and includes skates and helmets. For more information go to www.fcha.org.
• In addition, FCHA is taking registrations for its House League programs, which includes “Intro to Hockey,” “Junior House League,” and Senior House League,” which meet twice a week. The programs are free for first-year players and equipment is available.
For more information, visit www.fcha.org.