A two-day baseball clinic returns to Lunt Fields on July 21 and 22 as a result of a partnership between the Valley Blue Sox, Greenfield Minor League Baseball and Franklin County’s YMCA.
Young athletes will have the opportunity to develop their hitting, pitching, and fielding skills with instruction from Valley Blue Sox players and coaches. The clinics begin at 9 a.m. and runs until noon. The clinic is open to all children.
“We love hosting these clinics because they give our players a chance to connect with young athletes in the community,” said Brandon Seymour, General Manager of the Valley Blue Sox . “It’s special to see these college players share what they’ve learned and inspire kids who are just starting to fall in love with baseball. Those relationships and memories are what make these events so meaningful.”
The cost to participate is $60, or $50 for Franklin County’s YMCA members. All participants
will receive a complimentary Valley Blue Sox t-shirt and tickets to a Blue Sox home game.
Players should arrive each day with a glove, water bottle, sunscreen and a baseball hat.
Cleats and bats are recommended but are not required. Parents can register early here. For more information on registering for the clinic, please contact Sara Hannon at
shannon@your-y.org.
Youth Baseball
9-U Greenfield Ducks 23, Hudson All-Stars 9 — The Ducks secured the championship in the Western Mass. state tournament final on July 5 at Lunt Fields. An 11-run sixth inning on seven hits helped the Ducks pull away. Mason Lovett led the offense with five RBI, while Blake White added four RBI. Lovett and Dimitri Gioules (three RBI) both had two doubles for the Ducks. Cody Castine, Cooper Deane both had two RBI, while Brody Neipp added three more. Gioules, Colton Underwood, Deane, Castine and Kydanie Rivera all saw some time on the mound, combining for four strikeouts and six earned runs.
Franklin County Softball League
Menace 8, Magic 5 — Kendra Steiner had the game-winning hit in the bottom of the fifth inning for the Menace in the win over the Magic on Monday. Steiner finished 1-for-2 with two RBI. Sammi Suhl struck out 10 hitters for the Menace. Suhl gave up three earned runs and two hits in four innings. Jaidyn Denny had a hit and two RBI for the Magic. Deshiana Davis, Sofia Melnik and Chloe Banas had RBI for the Menace.
Golf
Country Club of Greenfield
Firecracker Classic: Women’s Flight — Total Gross: 1. Nancy Robie, Sue O’Connor (73); 2. Jess Lapachinski, Ellen Bitzer (74); 3. Teresa Varner, Judy Strong (76): Total
Net: T1. Susan O’Connor, TC Emerson (60); T1. TC Emerson, Nancy Donoghue (60); 3. Ellen Bitzer, Kathy Nicoll (62); Men’s Flight — 1. Alex Towne, Andy Lesenski (62); 2. Eric Adams, Clint McCloud (64); T3. Eric Adams, Steve Jones (65) T3. Jacob Morris, Nate Burdick (65); T5. David Kennedy, Jason Kelton (66); T5. Jason Kelton, Matt Llewelyn (66); T5. Roy Emerson, Mike Archer (66); 1. Ian Leonard, Mikey McGoldrick (60); T2. Chris Dedinas, Conor Merrigan (61); T2. Mike McGoldrick, Connor Merrigan (61); T2. Phil Reilley, Pat Grogan (61) T2. Tom Helbig, John Dempsey (61); T6. Clint McCloud , Aaron Campbell (62); T6. Ernie Patnode, Tom Schneider (62); T6. Michael Duclos, Dylan Archer (62); T6. Patrick Varner, Ike Purington (62); T6. Ryan Pease, Hunter Sessions (62).
Racing
JD Stockwell of Bernardston stayed hot at the Monadnock Motor Speedway on July 4. Stockwell won for the sixth time this season in the Limited Late Model race. Stockwell held off Robert Hagar to win for the fourth week in a row. Limited Late Model Results: Stockwell, Hagar, Wesley Stedt, Hillary Renaud, Zach Zilinski (Gill), Daniel Petrowicz, Chris Lindquist, Owen Zilinski (Gill), David Boisvert, Erik Smith.
