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Gov. Baker WSU faculty nixes alum union gives vote treatment of no-confidence funding for in university’s Congamond By Greg Fitzpatrick president Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Recently, Rep. Nick By Peter Currier Boldyga was informed by Governor Correspondent Charlie Baker and Secretary of Energy WESTFIELD- The Westfield State University Chapter of and Environmental Affairs, Matthew Left to right: Denise Quinn, Mark Hanrahan, Paul Sawyer, and Jack Quinn. The four of them have volunteered many hours to build the float behind them the Massachusetts State College Association gave an over- Beaton, that Southwick won’t be receiv- whelming vote of no-confidence to WSU’s President, at the Westfield Gas & Electric headquarters. (Photo by Peter Currier) ing funding for alum treatments on Ramon Torrecilha last week following contract negotiations Congamond Lake. between the faculty and librarian’s union and the Council of Despite not receiving the funding, Presidents, which consists of the Presidents of all of the Southwick town officials are planning Sons of Erin St. Patrick’s Massachusetts state colleges and universities. to secure the alum treatment funding The vote took place over the for the fall of 2019 so the treatment can course of a week. 219 WSU fac- be done in the spring of 2020. Day float unveiled ulty members, both full and Dick Grannells, Chairman of the part-time, took part in the vote. Lake Management Committee, said By Peter Currier Sicard, and Fionnuala Matthews. Of the 219 votes, 211 were to that the longer Congamond Lake does Correspondent The theme and design of the float was assert that they had, “No confi- not receive alum treatment, the higher WESTFIELD- The annual Saint conceptualized and created by Denise dence in President Torrecilha’s the potential of bringing a negative Patrick’s Day parade is Sunday, and one and Jack Quinn, who began working on leadership skills and fiscal stew- impact to the lakes. of the largest floats by the Sons of Erin the project in June. The construction of ardship of the institution.” Six “It all depends on the weather, water Irish heritage organization has been the float and its pieces took place faculty members voted that they temperature, and whether you get a lot revealed. largely in the headquarters of the had confidence in the president, Westfield State of wind,” said Grannells. The Sons of Erin float, which will be Westfield Gas and Electric, who has and two abstained from casting a University President The threat to the lake comes from the a part of Westfield’s segment of the been a major sponsor of the float for 30 vote, according to a statement Dr. Ramon Torrecilha desperate need to restore the water parade, is called, “Tell Me a Story.” It is years, and is one of four current major from the MSCA Union. (Photo courtesy WSU) quality in certain sections of the lake themed with characters and likenesses sponsors. “Westfield faculty made clear and curtail the increase of toxic of classic children’s and fantasy books “We are very thankful for their help,” that their concerns were not sin- Cyanobacteria algae blooms. In the let- such as Harry Potter, The Hobbit, said Hanrahan. gularly nor primarily about the recent bitter contractual ter sent by the town officials to Beaton Madeleine, Rapunzel, Dumbo, and The other three sponsors include the fight between the MSCA statewide union and The Council on January 10, it indicates that there Where the Wild Things Are, among Sons of Erin Ladies Auxiliary, Sarat of Presidents (Presidents of the nine state universities) – have been several blooms of toxic others. Ford, who donates a pickup truck to even though some of the concerns of the Westfield faculty “We’re doing this for the kids,” said pull the float through the parade route, resulted from that battle,” said the statement sent by Margot See Congamond, Page 3 Mark Hanrahan, chairman of the Float and the members of the Sons of Erin Hennessy, President of the MSCA’s WSU chapter, “Faculty Committee, “This is not for the who donate to the organization. insist that the alarming issues that led to this serious vote of 20-somethings hanging out and watch- Hanrahan said that between Denise no confidence are the president’s lack of cooperative lead- ing from their balcony.” and Jack Quinn, and the other volun- ership and his authoritarian and bullying style, all of which Each float in the parade falls under teers such as Paul Sawyer, more than has created a campus culture of dismissing faculty and staff one of four categories of general 1,500 man hours have gone into the input and concerns.” themes: Irish, patriotic, religious, or construction of the float. Several parts President Torrecilha has not personally made a comment open. Despite being an organization of the float can move via compressed on the matter, but Chairman of the WSU Board of Trustees dedicated to Irish heritage, the Son’s of air and motors as well. The parts include Kevin Queenin released a statement on behalf of his board Erin float falls under the broader ‘open’ the wings of the dragon and the arm of and the university. category. However, their float does fea- the wizard in the back, among others. “It is immensely disappointing and puzzling to learn of ture a Leprechaun and a primarily green Denise was given the wooden and the Massachusetts State College Association’s Westfield floor as an homage to the holiday. motorized frames of each of these piec- State Chapter’s move to call a vote of confidence or no Southwick town officials will now look On the float will be the Sons of Erin’s es to begin creating the characters that confidence in Westfield State University’s president. An to do the alum treatment on 2019 Colleen Contest winner, Hannah will be seen on Sunday. effective and transparent leader, President Torrecilha has Congamond Lake in the spring of Jury, and her court, Shaunessey 2020. (WNG File Photo) Lambert, Maura Wurster, Kaitlin See Float Unveiled, Page 3 See WSU Faculty, Page 8 Teens who embody ‘good citizens’ sought for awards By Lori Szepelak each spring varies Sposito, Geana Delisle and a check for $500.” Correspondent from year to year, and Daniele Sturmer Abar added that the Westfield Kiwanis Club WESTFIELD-For more than 70 years, the traditionally the are serving on the com- encourages the youth of Westfield to become Westfield Kiwanis Club has been awarding committee receives mittee. active in service to the community. Currently, high school students for being “good citi- anywhere from 25 to “All identifying the club supports Kiwanis K-Kids Clubs at zens.” more than 40 applications. information on the applications is redacted,” Franklin Avenue Elementary School, Paper With a deadline of April 15 fast approach- Applications can be downloaded at www. said Abar. “If, however, a member realizes Mill Elementary School, Munger Hill ing to apply for an award, high school stu- westfieldkiwanis.org or can be acquired from they may know an applicant, they recuse Elementary School, Southampton Road dents – not just seniors – are encouraged to guidance counselors at Westfield High School, themselves from voting on the applications School, and the Boys and Girls Club of complete an application. Westfield Technical Academy, St. Mary High from that particular school.” Greater Westfield. Also, the club sponsors “The Kiwanis Good Citizen Award is School, and the Southwick Regional School. On the single page form, students are asked Kiwanis Builders Clubs at the Westfield unique because it focuses on service to com- Additionally, applications are distributed to to detail meaningful community service activ- Intermediate School and Westfield Middle munity, school, and church rather than aca- the advisers of the Kiwanis Key Clubs. ities including hours spent on a program, as School; Kiwanis Key Clubs at Westfield High demics,” said Dr. Sylvia Abar, who has served “All high school students are eligible to well as the contact person with a telephone School, Westfield Technical Academy, and St. as chair of the Kiwanis Good Citizen Award apply for the Kiwanis Good Citizen Award,” number for verification purposes. Mary High School, and the Kiwanis Circle K Selection Committee since 2008. said Abar, adding, “one student is selected “Each of the four Kiwanis Good Citizen at Westfield State University. Abar noted that as a former educator and from each of the four high schools.” Award recipients and their parents are invited “There are many Westfield students who school administrator, she feels it is essential to The selection committee is usually com- to a Kiwanis meeting,” said Abar. “At the have completed numerous hours of service, “acknowledge the outstanding work of the posed of five to seven Kiwanians with mem- meeting, each recipient gives a speech about and this award gives these students an oppor- young people in our community.” bers changing each year. This spring, Rev. their service and what service means to them. tunity to be acknowledged and rewarded,” While the number of students who apply Joseph Solysiak, Alex Khatchadourian, Betty Each recipient is awarded with a certificate said Abar. PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Artwalk Westfield Baseball, Softball Artists Wanted for 4th Annual WESTFIELD — ArtWalk Westfield, a free art and cultural expe- Articulture Westfield rience that takes each month in downtown Westfield, will feature a tryouts, unique mix of local and regional artists on Saturday March 16th Cultural Celebration from 11am to 1pm in pop-up art galleries located in the Gaslight registration WESTFIELD — Articulture Westfield, a production of ArtWorks of Gallery District along Elm Street between Church and School Westfield Inc., is our annual day long cultural celebration of local and regional Streets. visual art, literary art and music all under one roof! Free to the public, Articulture In addition to the ArtWalk experience, several other cultural announced Westfield is a unique cultural experience that allows local and regional artists to events will take place along Elm Street in downtown Westfield dur- Gateway Athletic Director Matt share their creativity with the community and offers our community members ing and after ArtWalk. ArtWalk Westfield returns to the third Friday Bonenfant has announced that tryouts for the opportunity to purchase some extraordinarily artwork. of each month from 5-7pm beginning in May through August. the baseball and softball teams at We have display space to accommodate up to forty visual artists. Show Dates: March ArtWalk Westfield will feature several artists who are mak- Gateway Regional High School will Friday May 3, 2019 - Opening Reception 6pm to 8pm, Saturday May 4, 2019 ing their Westfield gallery debuts. Given the community fascination begin on Monday, March 18. Online - Articulture Westfield Show 10am to 5pm. Location: Episcopal Church of the with the iconic black squirrels of Westfield, Susan Buffum and her registration for the spring sports is Atonement, 36 Court Street, Westfield. Bicycle City Black Squirrel Art will make an encore appearance! already open and any student in grades 6 Eligibility & Submissions: Accepted media for the show include painting, All artists will be on hand at each pop up gallery location to – 12 who wishes to take part in softball or drawing, photography, sculpture, pottery and mixed media. Display space is one side of a 4' x 7' display panel within the indoor gallery space and a limited answer questions and chat about their work. Most pieces of art work baseball may sign up now. To find the online spring sports regis- number of 10' x 10' outdoor display spaces. Submit three sample images that will be available for purchase. In addition to the monthly ArtWalk represent the spirit of your work in .jpeg format to artworkswestfield@gmail. Westfield event, several other cultural activities will take place on tration packet, visit the district website com. Deadline for submissions is April 5, 2019. Include the following with your Saturday. (www.grsd.org) and click “Spring Sports submissions: artist name, email, phone, medium and title of each piece submit- Registration” yellow button under the ted. home page’s “quicklinks”. Additional Notifications & Fees: Notices of acceptance into the show will be announced Holy Trinity Church Basketball Tournament information about sports physicals and no later than April 12, 2019. Upon acceptance a $25 non-refundable entry fee WESTFIELD — Holy Trinity Church 335 Elm St. in Westfield athletic fees is noted in the online packet. will be due by April 26, 2019. You are welcomed to sell your work at the show will be having a 2nd annual 3 on 3 (co-ed optional) fundraiser Spring sports tryouts will begin ... there are no sales commissions! Best in Show and other cash prizes will be Basketball Tournament on March 29 & 30. The age groups are: Monday, March 18. Softball tryouts will awarded! 8-10, 11-13 & 14-16. Times will depend on registration numbers. run Monday through Friday from 2:30 – Whether you are a seasoned, established artist or an emerging artist showing The cost will be $60 per team (singles are also welcome at $20 per 5 p.m. that week; baseball tryouts will be your work for the first time ... and all points in between, we highly encourage player). The cost includes a hot dog, chips, bottle of water and a held daily from 5 – 7:30 p.m. that week. you to submit your work for consideration in this show. Many established local t-shirt. Concessions will be sold. There will be prizes for winning The deadline to register for baseball or artists made their Westfield and gallery debuts at ArtWorks Westfield events like teams. If interested please call Annette at the Holy Trinity Office at softball is March 15, and late registra- Articulture Westfield, Images of Westfield, Westfield PumpkinFest events and 413-568-1506 or email at [email protected]. The deadline to tions may impact a student’s ability to try ArtWorks Art & Author Shows. out. Sports fee is due by the first game. Space is limited ... send in your submission! For more information visit us on register is March 18th. Facebook at ArtWorks Westfield.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2019. There are 292 days left in the year.

n March 14, 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack ing 22 members of a U.S. amateur boxing team. out of their classrooms to demand action on gun vio- Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the lence and school safety; the action came a month af- Oaccused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, In 1990, the Soviet Congress of People’s Deputies held a ter the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stone- and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and secret ballot that elected Mikhail S. Gorbachev to a new, man Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Stephen death sentence were overturned, but Ruby died before powerful presidency. Hawking, the best-known theoretical physicist of his time, he could be retried.) died at his home in Cambridge, England, at the age of In 1998, India’s Congress party picked Sonia Gandhi, the 76; he had stunned doctors by living with the normally On this date: Italian-born widow of assassinated prime minister Rajiv fatal illness ALS for more than 50 years. President Don- In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, Gandhi, as its new president. ald Trump chose Larry Kudlow, a longtime fixture on the an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton indus- CNBC business news network, to be his top economic try. In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack aide. Obama denounced inflammatory remarks from his pas- In 1883, German political philosopher Karl Marx died in tor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who had railed against the Today’s Birthdays: London at age 64. United States and accused its leaders of bringing on the Singer Phil Phillips (Song: “Sea of Love”) is 93. Former Sept. 11 attacks by spreading terrorism. astronaut Frank Borman is 91. Actor Michael Caine is In 1885, the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera “The Mi- 86. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 86. Actor Ray- kado” premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London. mond J. Barry is 80. Movie director Wolfgang Petersen is Ten years ago: 78. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 74. Rock President Barack Obama met at the White House with In 1900, Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act. musician Walt Parazaider (payr-ah-ZAY’-der)(formerly Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (loo-EEZ’ with Chicago) is 74. Actor Steve Kanaly is 73. Comedian ee-NAH’-see-oh LOO’-luh duh SEEL’-vuh); afterward, Billy Crystal is 71. Former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an execu- Obama downplayed divisions between the U.S. and Eu- tive order designed to prevent Japanese laborers from is 71. Actor-writer-comedian-radio personality Rick Dees rope over how to tackle the world’s financial crisis. Fi- is 68. Country singer Jann Browne is 65. Actor Adrian immigrating to the United States as part of a “gentle- nance officials from rich and developing countries, meet- men’s agreement” with Japan. Zmed is 65. Prince Albert II, the ruler of Monaco, is 61. ing in Horsham, England, pledged to do “whatever is Actress Laila Robins is 60. Actress Tamara Tunie (tuh- In 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy officially launched necessary” to fix the global economy. Altovise Joanne MAH’-ruh TOO’-nee) is 60. Actress Penny Johnson Jer- in Boston his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate Gore Davis, a dancer and actress and the widow of Sam- ald is 59. Producer-director-writer Kevin Williamson is seat from Massachusetts once held by his brother, Presi- my Davis Jr., died in Los Angeles at age 65. 54. Actress Elise Neal is 53. Actor Gary Anthony Wil- dent John F. Kennedy. (Edward Kennedy served in the liams is 53. Actress Megan Follows is 51. Rock musician Senate for nearly 47 years.) Five years ago: Michael Bland is 50. Country singer Kristian Bush is 49. The West braced for a vote by the Crimean Peninsula Rock musician Derrick is 47. Actress Betsy Brandt is 46. In 1965, Israel’s cabinet formally approved establishment to secede from Ukraine; calling the results all but a fore- Actress Grace Park is 45. Actor Daniel Gillies is 43. Ac- of diplomatic relations with West Germany. gone conclusion, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tor Corey Stoll is 43. Actor Jake Fogelnest is 40. Actor urged Russia’s parliament against accepting any offer to Chris Klein is 40. Actor Ryan Cartwright (TV: “Kevin Can In 1967, the body of President John F. Kennedy was claim Crimea as its own. Tony Benn, 88, a committed Wait”) is 38. Actress Kate Maberly is 37. Singer-musician moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial socialist who irritated and fascinated Britons through a Taylor Hanson (Hanson) is 36. Actor Jamie Bell is 33. site at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. political career spanning five decades, died in London. Rock musician Este Haim (HY’-uhm) (Haim) is 33. Actor Ansel Elgort is 25. Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone In 1980, a LOT Polish Airlines jet crashed while attempt- One year ago: Biles is 22. Actor James Freedson-Jackson (Film: “The ing to land in Warsaw, killing all 87 people aboard, includ- Tens of thousands of students across the country walked Strange Ones”) is 17. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 - PAGE 3

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Float Unveiled GOVERMENT MEETINGS Continued from Page 1 Photos by Walter Fogg, local historian, speaking at Thursday, MAR 14 First Congregational Church about the One The parade itself takes Marc St.Onge Room Schoolhouses of Westfield. place in Holyoke. Each city Huntington: participating in the parade Planning Board at 7 pm will start the route in a cer- tain order. Holyoke will go Westfield: first with Westfield starting Housing Authority at 9 am soon afterwards. The parade Airport Commission at 6 pm begins at noon at the Kmart Plaza on Route 5 in Holyoke. Legislative and Ordinance The route will eventually Sub-Committee Meeting at 6 pm take the parade past Holyoke High School and will end at Southwick: Holyoke’s City Hall. The Select Board Agenda at 6:30 pm route is approximately 2.5 Lake Management Committee Meeting at 7 pm miles and should take an estimated three-and-a-half to four hours according to Jim Laverty. SkillsUSA Continued from Page 1 Alexandr Panasyuk and Alieksandra Mkrtchian- Bronze Collision Repair Technogy: Sean O’Keefe- Bronze Attendees perusing Westfield 350 items for sale prior to Wednesday’s talk. Automotive Refinishing Technology: Kirill Melnikov-Gold Graphic Communications: Alana Nguyen- Silver Computer Programming: Ksenia Zinchenko- Gold Urban Search and Rescue team: Aynsley Davidson and Nicholas Langlois -Silver Industrial Motor Control: Frank Florek-Gold, Michael Minchala-Bronze Customer Service: Jasmine Brooks- Silver, Danielle Babinova-Bronze Basic Health Care: Crystal Lin- Gold Medical Terminology: Cassandra Garrett- Gold Medical Math: Savannah Shay- Gold, Nicole Marek-Silver, Taylor Nelson- Bronze First Aid/CPR: Jordyn Sanders-Bronze Health Knowledge Bowl Team: Morgan Danek, Julie McCorkindale, Ashley Hall and Christina Mosijchuk- Silver Culinary Arts: Sara Staples- Silver Jackson Lambert, who serves as Secretary for the WTA SkillsUSA Chapter, was also named a State Officer Candidate for District 6. Skills USA Chapter Advisor Maureen Baillargeon said this was the strongest showing ever for Westfield Technical Academy. “Everybody was driven to show their competency in their skills area. They were so focused on their tasks, and so proud. They represented us so well,” she said. The audience gathers for Wednesday night’s Westfield 350 talk at First Congregational Church. Congamond Continued from Page 1 Cyanobacteria over the last six years, including blooms in 2016 and 2017. Grannells added that when phosphorus is down at the bottom of the lake along with muck, and if a large wind storm occurs, all of that muck could come up to the surface to cause the algae to explode. “You have to worry about it, you just don’t know,” said Grannells. “There’s so many factors that cause the explosion of the algae blooms.” Dr. Ken Wagner, a consultant limnologist hired by the town, conducted a two-year water quality study on Congamond Lake. Along with the data points and water samples done by the town, the study indicated that alum treatment in the near future was necessary in order to maintain Congamond Lake water quality. Grannells noted that an alum treat- ment takes about two to three weeks to conduct. The last alum treatment done on Congamond Lake was done approximately 30 years ago and Grannells noted that a treatment usually lasts 15 to 18 years, but starts to degrade at around 10 years. Although, for several years into the treatment, the positive impact of First Congregational Church was the site for Wednesday’s Westfield 350 talk about the one the treatment is obvious. room schoolhouses of Westfield, given by local historian Walter Fogg. “You will see immediate results,” Grannells said. “All of a sudden the water will be much clearer.” Grannells also noted that the alum treatment passivates the phosphorus that’s sitting at the bottom of the lake and deters the phosphorus from creating algae blooms. Mass. House votes to abolish so-called Cap on Kids Last year, Boldyga and Sen. Don Humason were able to put language in an Environmental Bond Bill that was put into law in the last session in 2018. The language BOSTON (AP) — A bill approved by the week. The two chambers must agree on a involves the bill providing nothing less than $1 million to be expended for flooding con- Massachusetts House would abolish a rule final version. trol, dredging, and eradication of any non-native plant species for the canal brook on that denies welfare benefits to children born Republican Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a Congamond Lake. As a result of that, both local officials are hoping that the state could into families already receiving public assis- budget amendment last summer that would include the $850,000 of funding for the alum treatment in the language of the $1 million tance. have lifted the cap. Baker said he would sup- bond bill. The 153-1 vote Wednesday moves the port the change if it was tied to other welfare Beaton is no stranger to Congamond Lake as he visited the body of water in September Legislature close to lifting the so-called Cap eligibility reforms. of 2016 and went on a boat tour with Southwick town officials in order to find out more on Kids, which critics say is outdated and No override vote was possible last year about the lake and what it has to offer. hurts an estimated 9,000 low-income children because the Legislature had already ended in Massachusetts. formal sessions. Baker hasn’t said what he’ll The Senate passed a similar measure last do if the current bill reaches his desk. PAGE 4 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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Democratic presidential bid Republicans are predicting that Thursday’s showdown vote By WILL WEISSERT1 test during the national anthem went viral. early presidential primaries, including will result in Congress sending Trump a resolution blocking Associated Press Beyonce, a Houston native, endorsed South Carolina and Nevada, have formed the border emergency he proclaimed last month to steer an AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas O’Rourke. Draft Beto groups that spent months fund- extra $3.6 billion to building border barriers. Rep. 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Should he parlay a 2018 Senate defeat already considerable nonpolitical street John Kennedy, R-La., recalling a favorite refrain of “Monday Until he challenged Republican Sen. Ted into a successful 2020 White House cam- cred in the Senate race with a viral video Night Football” announcers when a game was out of reach. Cruz last year, O’Rourke was little known paign, O’Rourke would be the first U.S. showing him skateboarding across a “Well, that’s appropriate right now.” outside his hometown of El Paso. But the politician to do so since Abraham Lincoln Whataburger restaurant parking lot. His Senate passage of the resolution was all but ordained Spanish-speaking 46-year-old former punk lost his Senate bid to Stephen Douglas in trademark black-and-white “Beto for Wednesday after the collapse of efforts by the White House rocker became a sensation during a cam- Illinois in 1858, then was elected president Senate” signs became hipster must-haves and GOP senators to reach compromise on separate legisla- paign that used grassroots organizing and two years later. last year in some parts of Seattle, Los tion by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, limiting presidents’ powers to social media savvy to mobilize young vot- Democrats have long dreamed that a Angeles and Brooklyn. declare emergencies in the future. ers and minorities. He got within 3 percent- booming Hispanic population and droves O’Rourke refused support from outside Republican lawmakers had hoped a deal on that measure age points of upsetting Cruz in the nation’s of Americans moving to Texas from else- political groups and shunned pollsters dur- largest red state — and shattered national would have helped more of them to back Trump’s border where could turn the nation’s largest red ing his Senate campaign. But he harnessed fundraising records in the process — imme- state blue and transform the Electoral growing nationwide popularity to rake in emergency in Thursday’s vote. Instead, several Republicans diately fueling chatter that he could have College by making the Republican path to $80-plus million in donations, including a are being boxed into a thorny dilemma: defy Trump and the higher ambitions. the presidency all but impossible. It remains staggering $38 million from July to conservative voters who back him passionately, or assent to Now O’Rourke must prove whether the to be seen, though, whether O’Rourke’s September 2018 alone. what many lawmakers from both parties consider a dubious energy he brought to the Texas campaign home-state appeal could truly make Texas While challenging Cruz, O’Rourke and dangerous expansion of presidential authority. will resonate on a much larger stage. For all competitive. Another Texan, former Obama insisted that he had no interest in running With Republicans controlling the Senate 53-47, just four the buzz associated with his candidacy, the administration housing chief Julian Castro, for president, vowing to quietly return to El GOP defections would be enough to approve the resolution former three-term congressman hasn’t was already running. Paso should he lose. But during his election canceling Trump’s border emergency. demonstrated much skill in domestic or Trump has repeatedly blasted the idea of night concession speech, he let rip the kind Lee became the fifth Republican to say they’d back the foreign policy. And, as a white man, he’s an O’Rourke presidential try, calling him a of casual swearing that freckled an unortho- resolution after Trump called him during a private lunch of entering a field that has been celebrated for “flake” and a “total lightweight” and jok- dox campaign, declaring to supporters on GOP senators to say he opposed Lee’s compromise bill. The its diverse roster of women and people and ing, “I thought you were supposed to win national television: “All of you, showing call was described by two officials who weren’t authorized to color. before you run for president.” the country how you do this, I’m so f---ing discuss the matter publicly and described it on condition of “This is going to be a positive campaign O’Rourke visited all 254 of Texas’ coun- proud of you guys,” before promising, anonymity. that seeks to bring out the very best from ties while running for Senate and often “We’ll see you down the road.” Soon afterward, Lee issued a statement saying he’d support every single one of us, that seeks to unite a drew larger-than-expected crowds, includ- Other 2020 Democratic hopefuls have the resolution blocking the border emergency. very divided country,” O’Rourke said in a ing in conservative areas that Democrats promoted their extensive legislative records. “Congress has been giving far too much legislative power video announcement with his wife on a gave up on decades ago. It’s a strategy that O’Rourke passed just three bills during his to the executive branch,” Lee said. He said he’d vote to block couch. “We saw the power of this in Texas.” could serve him well in Iowa, which kicks six years in Congress: two related to tempo- Trump’s emergency because his own bill “does not have an O’Rourke promises in the video posted off presidential voting and where Cruz rary health benefits and college tuition Thursday: “I’m going to travel this country immediate path forward.” campaigned in all 99 counties before win- assistance to veterans and one renaming El and listen to those I seek to serve” and then ning its caucus during the 2016 GOP presi- Paso’s federal courthouse. The other GOP senators who have said they will vote to will return to El Paso on March 30 for a dential primary. While running for Senate, he offered an block Trump’s border emergency are Thom Tillis of North campaign kickoff. He invites would-be sup- O’Rourke is scheduled to visit Iowa later unapologetically liberal vision, supporting Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska porters “to the greatest grassroots campaign Thursday and has three full days of political Trump’s impeachment, universal health and Kentucky’s Rand Paul. this country has ever seen.” events planned there. care, gun control, marijuana decriminaliza- Tillis and Collins face potentially competitive re-election O’Rourke joins a large and unsettled The Texan’s advisers have reached out to tion, steep federal subsidies for prekinder- fights in 2020. Tillis said Wednesday that his vote was “still a 2020 field in which his fundraising prow- early-state Democratic officials seeking garten education and relaxed immigration work in progress” as talks with the White House continued. ess, bipartisan optimism, southwestern advice for potential hires and strategy. And, policies. But he’s drawn criticism from But perhaps 15 GOP senators might oppose Trump in Texas charm and anti-establishment atti- in New Hampshire, home to the nation’s supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Thursday’s vote, said one Republican who offered the esti- tude could quickly make him a political first primary, an O’Rourke adviser asked 2016 Democratic presidential campaign mate only on condition of anonymity. force. His lack of governing experience for guidance on how they might schedule a who worry O’Rourke is too moderate to Within the White House there was concern that agreeing to could hurt, but President Donald Trump’s driving tour through the state should he excite Democrats’ liberal base. a deal might only limit the number of defections, said a senior rise suggests that the U.S. electorate might arrive coming from the West — indicating O’Rourke has shrugged off such com- administration official who was not authorized to speak pub- welcome a charismatic outsider. that a cross-country trip of sorts might be plaints, saying he doesn’t know if he’s lib- licly. The sports and entertainment world part of a campaign rollout plan. eral enough to be called a “progressive” and Any Republican hopes of a turnabout rested largely on a already had its eye on O’Rourke during the Although he isn’t among the first wave of doesn’t much care for party labels. But it’s familiar phenomenon of the Trump administration — an Senate campaign: NBA star LeBron James Democrats to jump into the race, O’Rourke a question he may not be able to duck for- abrupt change in mind, as he’s done in congressional battles wore an O’Rourke hat after video of the enters with strong national name recogni- ever, especially with Sanders in the 2020 over health care and immigration. Texan defending NFL players’ right to pro- tion. Democratic operatives in states with Democratic presidential primary fray. Trump told reporters that he has advised GOP senators to “vote any way you want” on the resolution blocking his emer- gency declaration — but he added a warning. “Anybody going against border security, drug trafficking, human trafficking, that’s a bad vote,” he said. Framing Charity used in fraudulent college donations, feds say Thursday’s vote that way seemed to be a message all but By SALLY HO real time. What we’re seeing now is it took years for the gov- aimed directly at undecided GOP senators facing re-election Associated Press ernment to break down this situation,” said Larry Lieberman, races next year, of whom there are several. The mastermind of a wide-ranging college admissions former chief operating officer at Charity Navigator, a non- scandal set up a charity that wove a deep web of deception profit watchdog. See Border Declaration, Page 5 and fraud to mask bribes and payoffs, funneling millions of Singer pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in dollars through the tax-exempt organization under the nose of federal court Tuesday in Boston. Coaches and dozens of par- U.S. officials, according to prosecutors and tax documents ents are among the 50 people charged in the scheme, includ- reviewed by The Associated Press. ing actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and high- The Westfield News William “Rick” Singer registered Key Worldwide achieving figures in such fields as law, finance and fashion. Foundation as a charity in 2013, gaining accredited 501(c)3 The Internal Revenue Service has been investigating the A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC status with the federal government. Its tax filings reported criminal case jointly with the FBI, said Amy Hosney, special Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin revenue that doubled each year, from $451,600 in its first year agent with the IRS’ criminal investigation division, who Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager to $3.7 million in 2016. called it a “very troubling scenario.” Classified Manager Singer, painted by prosecutors as the ringleader of the big- “With the alleged payments from the parents through the Marie Brazee gest school admissions scandal ever prosecuted by federal foundation as ‘donations’ and coming out on the other side as Chris Putz Business Manager Sports Editor authorities, is accused of funneling money from wealthy par- bribes, we’re certainly looking at the transactions,” Hosney Lorie Perry ents through his foundation, then using it to bribe coaches and said. Director of Ad Production others to get their children into elite universities. Much of the $2.7 million that Singer funneled as grant Prosecutors said he also accepted so-called donations from donations appears to be part of an elaborate charity scheme to Patrick R. Berry clients to help their kids get a coveted enrollment spot through mask his reported bribes to university coaches, according to President cheating. The scheme allowed the parents to claim tax deduc- an AP analysis of the foundation’s 990 tax records. tions for themselves. Singer then used the money to pay off his co-conspirators, 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 By funneling millions of dollars with such apparent ease, prosecutors say, including administrators of college entrance (413)562-4181 nonprofit experts are renewing their criticism of the Internal exams who rigged the ACT and SAT testing process and uni- www.thewestfieldnews.com Revenue Service’s limited ability to police wrongdoing. versity coaches who put students who didn’t play sports on “There is not an enormous amount of resources at the IRS and in other parts of the government to provide oversight in See Charity, Page 5 THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 - PAGE 5

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(AP) — District Attorney Friday, April 5th, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Massachusetts Authorities say five people have been Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glenallen Street, Andrea Harrington, found dead after a fire in a home in center, speaks during a Winchendon. western Massachusetts. news conference Memorial donations may be made in his honor to The Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Wednesday, March 13, Pages for Peace Foundation, PO Box 16, Groton, MA Harrington says the fire in Sheffield 2019, at Sheffield 01450. was reported just before 8 a.m. Town Hall about a In the words to a song Tom always used to say at night Wednesday, and the home was fully house fire on Home to Willie and Sara, “ I hate to leave you, but I really must engulfed when fire crews arrived. Road that took the go. Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight.” The fire was just over an hour later, lives of five people in Arrangements under the care of Badger Funeral Home, and the bodies were found when fire- Sheffield, Mass. A Life Celebration Home, Groton. To share a memory or fighters entered the home. Behind Harrington are offer a condolence visit: www.badgerfuneral.com Harrington did not take questions at Sheffield Fire Chief a Wednesday afternoon news confer- Brent Getchell, left, ence. She called the investigation and Massachusetts “complicated.” State Police Lt. No additional details about the vic- Detective Ed Culver. Border Declaration tims have been disclosed. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Continued from Page 4 The cause remains under investiga- Eagle via AP) tion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tried making it even harder for uncertain Republicans to support Trump’s border emergency. She said the House would never even consider the separate bill limiting future declarations by presidents, includ- ing Trump. Charity “Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow Continued from Page 4 the president to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover,” Pelosi said in a statement. “The team recruitment lists to improve their chances of getting Cal State Fullerton, Georgetown, Yale and New York univer- House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump admitted to schools such as Yale, Stanford and Georgetown. sities said they never received the donations that the foundation a pass.” The charity claimed to give the most grants to the University claimed to have dispersed to them. Under a four-decade-old law, presidents have wide leeway of Southern California — nine in all that totaled $550,000. Aside from grants, Singer also found other ways to pay a in declaring a national emergency. Congress can vote to block USC officials wouldn’t comment on whether it ever received coach. Former Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst was a declaration, but the two-thirds majorities required to over- such donations, but the grant descriptions and amounts allude named a consultant and paid $1.3 million by the foundation. come presidential vetoes make it hard for lawmakers to pre- to the bribes that prosecutors noted, including $175,000 to Georgetown said it had already fired Ernst for violating vail. Presidents have never before declared an emergency after “USC Water Polo” and $100,000 to “USC Soccer Programs.” admissions rules before he was indicted. Congress voted to deny them money for the same purpose. Coaches in those programs have been indicted on criminal Some of the foundation’s other listed donations were fake, Lee’s proposal says a presidential emergency would last 30 charges. while Singer used some of them personally. days unless Congress votes to extend it. It would apply to In 2013 with Singer as Key Worldwide’s president and CEO, DePaul University confirmed it received three grants from future emergencies, but not Trump’s current border emergency the charity gave out two grants: $10,000 to “Georgetown Key Worldwide that Singer made as a parent, which the unless he seeks to renew it next year. Tennis” and $100,000 to an organization called “Fullerton Chicago school solicited. His son graduated from the univer- The strongest chance of blocking Trump’s border emergen- Futobol Academy Inc.” with an address belonging to California sity in 2017. The grants were designated for study abroad cy is likely several lawsuits filed by Democratic state attorneys State University, Fullerton. programs, though Singer listed them in tax records as for the general, environmental groups and others. Chi-Chung Keung, spokesman for Cal State Fullerton, said “religious studies department.” the university discovered through state records that the organi- Some grants were listed as going to organizations whose zation listed by Singer is actually tied to USC women’s soccer connections couldn’t be verified. They include “Community coach Ali Khosroshahin, who was indicted in the sweeping Donations,” which shared an address with Singer’s foundation, criminal case this week. and philanthropic efforts such as the “Friends of Cambodia,” a Khosroshahin previously coached at Cal State Fullerton, group that told the Palo Alto Weekly that it didn’t know of and Report: Evidence shows which does have an affiliation with a different program that had never received money from Key Worldwide. no inappropriate bears a similar name to the one Singer listed. This combina- tion of images conduct by lawmaker shows college campuses, clock- BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts House committee wise from top investigating allegations of inappropriate conduct has left, Georgetown determined no action should be taken against the focus University, of the probe: state Rep. Paul McMurtry. Stanford The Dedham Democrat faced allegations that he University, Yale grabbed the backside of a fellow lawmaker during a University, and December orientation for newly elected lawmakers at the University of University of Massachusetts-Amherst. California, Los A 15-page summary of the investigation released Angeles. (AP Wednesday “did not find, by a preponderance of the Photos) evidence, that Representative McMurtry made inten- tional contact” with the unnamed female representative- elect. The report said the then-representative-elect declined to cooperate with the investigation or confirm or deny the allegation. The report said video evidence showed no visible contact but included slight movements by the then-representative-elect “consistent with an accidental touch.” McMurtry said in a statement the allegations are “absolutely, positively, and unequivocally not true.” PAGE 6 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS ARTSLEISURE

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Holy Trinity Church Basketball Tournament The Westfield News Group WESTFIELD — Holy Trinity Church 335 Elm St. in Westfield will be having a 2nd annual 62 School Street • Westfield, MA 01085 • (413) 562-4181 3 on 3 (co-ed optional) fundraiser Basketball Tournament on March 29 & 30. The age groups are: 8-10, 11-13 & 14-16. Times will depend on registration numbers. The cost will be $60 per team (singles are also welcome at $20 per player). The cost includes a hot dog, chips, bottle of The Original The Westfield News • •Longmeadow News • Enfield Press water and a t-shirt. Concessions will be sold. There will be prizes for winning teams. If inter- P ENNYSAVER ested please call Annette at the Holy Trinity Office at 413-568-1506 or email at htoffice@ comcast.net. The deadline to register is March 18th. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 - PAGE 7 East Mountain Country Club and WHIP CITY Slim’s Sports Bar & Grill presents... TRAVELERS Fri. Mar 15th gerry Moss April 8-Country Legends- a self drive at the Log Cabin , acoustic Show $55. Blues/Rock ~ 7-11 April 10- MGM Casino, $15. May 8-Mohegan Sun casino-$25. Sat. Mar 16th the Piano Man May 21- The Carpenters Remembered-self drive to Chez St. Patrick’s Day Josef, $60 for meal and show. Sing-A-Long Show ~ 7-11 June 3- Ride the Rails- A Newport Bistro Train, sightseeing train ride, meal and visit to Bowen’s Wharf, $90. Fri. Mar 22nd Off the record Band June 5-MGM Casino, $15. Classic Rock ~ 7-11 July 1- The Newport Playhouse- A lobster dinner, the play, “Always a Bridesmaid”, comic routines and more, $100. Sat. Mar 23rd Just Phil & Friends Band Aug 6-A tribute to Elton John, self drive at the Log Cabin, Neil Diamond & More ~ 7-11 $60. Aug 13-The Lighthouses of RI tour, $95. Coins will be bought, sold and appraised Sunday, March 17, Fri. Mar 29th Piper hopkins Band Our office hours are M, W, and F 9am-12pm, at the at the semi-annual con show staged by the West Springfield Classic Rock ~ 7-11 Westfield Sr. Center. Stop in for more details and reserva- Coin Club at the Dante Club at 1198 Memorial Drive in tions. Payment for these trips must be made at the time of West Springfield. (Illustration courtesy the West Springfield Coin remember... trivia EvEry Friday Night! Club) booking. thUrSday NightS! $600 Burger & Fries 1458 East Mountain Rd • Westfield, MA March Activities for Adults Coin show scheduled www.eastmountaincc.com • 413-568-1539 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Local coin collectors will pursue at Southwick Public Library their hobby Sunday, March 17, at a coin show offered by the “Our Family Cooks For Your Family” Adult Coloring Program: Adult Color, Chat and Cookies West Springfield Coin Club stage their at the Dante Club. will meet on Monday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m Winter is The show, which the club has staged twice each year at the almost over and you might need to release some of the stress 1198 Memorial Drive social club for about 30 years, will Village Pizzeria that comes with dealing with the weather. Join us for Adult begin at 9:30 a.m and continue until about 3 p.m. Both admis- R E S T A U R A N T Color, Chat & Cookies. This is a stress-free activity. All mate- sion to the show and parking at the Dante Club are free. FREE CUP College Highway, Rt. 10 & 202, Southwick, MA rials and snacks are provided. You don’t need to register. You Visitors at the show will be able to examine a wide range of OF SOUP with any DEBIT don’t need to be there at a specific time! The program runs U.S and foreign coins and related collectibles which will be Grinder 569-3160 • 569-3403 from 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. and you may join us anytime between offered for sale. In addition, dealers at the show will provide during Lunch verbal appraisals of coins visitors may bring with them and (excluding Grinder --- MARCH ----- those hours. Bring a friend and catch-up on what happened of the Month) Grinder of the Month over the winter. often offer to buy the coins. DINE IN ONLY Pizza of the Month Socrates Café to Hold Its First Meeting: The Southwick Precious metals - including jewelry and bullion - will also Public Library will be hosting a Socrates Café group on the be bought and sold. 8" Fish Grinder Steak third Tuesday, of the month starting on March 19 at 6:30 p.m. The 23 tables available at the Dante Club have been with Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato The group will meet in the library’s Community Room. The reserved by local coin dealers and by dealers from the sur- Pizza question to be discussed in March will be: What do you rounding states. value? Future questions for discussion will be picked by the Patrons of past shows who left their addresses were sent $$ 2575 group. postcards reminding them of the upcoming show and recipi- Socrates Café is an opportunity for ordinary people to ents who bring those postcards with them may claim a pick 3 4¢ wrestle with the Big Questions, in a facilitated, volunteer-led from a grab bag of vintage U.S. coins which will include two Onions & PeppersPeppers 3025 extraextra discussion. Alternative viewpoints are encouraged and U.S. silver dollars. Check out our LUNCHEON SPECIALS - served 11am to 3pm daily! explored. All discussion takes place in an atmosphere of There will also be a raffle offered at the show with prizes respect and encouragement. People from all walks of life, are which include a proof silver dollar and a silver proof set. HOURS: Mon-Thur 11am-11pm • Fri-Sat 11am-12am • Sun 12pm-10pm encouraged to attend and contribute their unique views. The club meets monthly at 7 p.m. (with a summer hiatus Mom’s WWII Letters - Reconstructing History & during July and August) at the Mittineague Congregational Genealogy Program: In May 2017, Corinne Smith found her Church at 1840 Westfield St., in West Springfield. The meet- Ed the Wizard at the Russell Senior mother’s stash of more than 100 letters from 16 servicemen ings are generally staged on the second Sunday of the month. she had corresponded with in 1944-1945. Corinne began to The remaining meetings of 2019 will be on April 14, May Center trace the soldiers’ family trees with one goal in mind: to 19, June 9, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8. All are wel- return the letters in person to their children. Learn about this Ed the Wizard’s “Magic for Seniors” post lunch perfor- come. mance will be held at the Russell Senior Center, 65 Main St, on-going project and hear some of the stories of the men & At each meeting, a program about a specific aspect of coin their relatives. Join us at the Southwick Public Library on for the St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon on Friday March 15. From collecting is offered and the club's business is conducted. mind-reading to coins to cards, there is something magical Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. to hear Corrine’s story. Following a social break, the members offer a variety of coins This presentation links history and genealogy to present- for all. Several impromptu magic effects will be taught so that for sale at an auction. day research and diligence. It revisits a time that we may not the patrons can perform for their grandchildren. Be prepared want to forget. And it may prompt others to wonder what to be amazed, and possibly volunteer, with Ed the Wizard’s treasures lurk in their own old family boxes, and how they award winning performance. can share the information with others. K of C Lenten Baked Fish Dinners This program is supported in part by a grant from the The Agawam Knights of Columbus will be hosting Lenten Southwick Cultural Council, a local agency which is sup- Fish Dinners at Sacred Heart Parish, 1061 Springfield Street, Outdoor family adventures continue ported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Feeding Hills on Friday evenings starting March 8, 15, 22, 29 Woronoco Heights Outdoor Adventures (WHOA!) will COOKBOOK CLUB TO TRY NO-STRESS DINNERS: and April 5 and 12 from 5 PM – 7 PM. They will be serving offer seasonal and special activities for families and groups The Cookbook Club will be using America’s Test Kitchen’s baked fish, French fries, and coleslaw, along with beverage on Saturday March 16 from 9am to 3pm using the facilities The Make-Ahead Cook: 8 Smart Strategies for Dinner and dessert. Take-out is available and the cost is $10 per of the Horace Moses Scout Reservation. Each month from Tonight to make no-stress dinner recipes. Participants will meal. Proceeds will assist the Knights of Columbus in their September to June WHOA! presents activities taking advan- bring the dish they made to the meeting on Tuesday, March Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy such as Pro Life tage of the reservation’s 1300 acre acres at 310 Birch hill Rd. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The cookbook is now available for check-out works in our communities, supporting our churches etc. in Russell MA, just 20 minutes from I-90 Exit 3. at the Circulation Desk. Please make sure to add your name Blacksmith Dana Dupuis, a competitor this season on the to the registration list when checking-out a copy of the cook- History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” series, returns to the book. Events at Armbrook Village Blacksmith Shop to guide participants in a small project. Prior to the meeting on Tuesday, March 26, please email Snow Shelters and Winter Survival sessions are being pre- your first two choices of the recipe you’d like to make. The Alzheimer’s Support Group at Armbrook Village March sented by instructors from Earth Work Programs of Ashfield email should be sent to [email protected] with 27, 2019, 6:00 pm at Armbrook Village Senior Living and MA. Earth Work Programs is known for their outdoor train- the subject Cookbook Club. You also have the option of call- Memory Support Community, 551 North Road, Westfield. ing with courses including Wilderness Education, Emergency ing the library at 569-1221 and inform us of your two choic- Enjoy a light dinner and a chance to share your personal Survival, Self Sufficiency, and Nature Connections. es. The library will contact you to let you know which recipe experiences and strategies for communicating with your Maple trees are being tapped, and the sap is running when to bring or if you need to make another selection. This helps loved one! For more information, call (413) 568-0000. Held the nights are cold and the days are warm. Families will have to prevent us from having duplicate items being prepared. on the last Wednesday of every month. the opportunity to snow shoe or hike as weather permits an New adult members are always welcome to pick-up a cook- old road through Woronoco Heights to a sugar shack, about a book and sign-up at the Circulation Desk. Southwick Public Library 2 mile round trip, where they will see sap being boiled into Please be advised: Neither the food served at cookbook maple syrup. club, and prepared in home kitchens, nor the facilities have Children’s Programming Other planned activities include a unique escape room, been inspected by the state or the local public health agency. March Drop-In Crafts: Make a Shamrock Man to celebrate amateur radio, disc golf, geocaching, ice fishing, orienteer- St. Patrick’s Day. This fun drop-in craft will be available in ing, photography and snowshoeing. the Children’s Room during our regular hours from Participation is open to all families and activities for chil- Wednesday March 13-Saturday, March 16. Also, welcome dren as young as 5 years old are offered as well as activities Scholarship and Fellowship spring with a special Kite Craft to decorate the library for for older youth and adults. Membership in Scouting is not spring. Materials will be available the week of March 18-23. required. The entire day is $15 per person, with youth 5 to 9 Funds Available Southwick Public Library Combined LEGO Clubs in years $10. Groups of 10 or more are discounted at $10 per The Horace Smith Fund, now in its 120th year, has scholar- March: Southwick Public Library’s two LEGO Clubs will person. Equipment will be provided and activities will be ship and fellowship money available for graduates of meet together on Wednesday, March 20 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 supervised by experienced staff. Hampden County public and private high schools. p.m. Kids in kindergarten through grade 6 will have fun Each program is available from 9 am until 3 pm and subject Scholarships awards of $12,000 are distributed as $3,000 building their LEGO creations using our LEGOs and can to change, especially due to weather conditions. Some pro- annually and renewable each year until graduation. Fellowship choose to work alone or with a friend. We are looking for- grams require signing up for a specific time period. awards of $15,000 are distributed as $5,000 annually and ward to seeing your LEGO creations. Participants may arrive/leave at any time. Check-in is at the renewable for two additional years. Students must maintain at For more information about Children’s Programming at camp’s Trading Post where a menu of hot food and snacks least a B average in college. Southwick Public Library and to register for storytime and will also be for sale. Recipients are selected on a variety of criteria, including LEGO Club, visit or call the Children’s Room at 413-569- As warm weather arrives winter activities will be replaced financial need, college entrance exam scores, class rank, 1221x4. with warm weather options, including the camp’s renowned extra-curricular activities and recommendations. Of great climbing tower and bouldering wall, ATV’s, and archery in importance is a personal written account of why the student the months ahead. feels deserving of financial assistance. Fellowship applicants The other dates WHOA! is open are April 27, May 18, and must also submit their transcripts and, if applicable, GRE or Writers Self-Publishing June 8. Details are at www.wmascouting.org/WHOA. degree-specific test scores. All recipients must be full-time students and residents of Hampden County. Seminar at Blue Umbrella Last year, $382,000 was awarded to 36 individuals. On Saturday March 16th, local author Kelly Buffum International Festival Scholarships were given to 26 graduating seniors from 13 will lead a seminar to assist writers wishing to self-pub- Westfield High School is hosting its Second Annual Hampden County high schools. Five scholarships were also lish their work. The event takes place at Blue Umbrella International Festival on March 15th during the lunch time. awarded to current college students to assist them in complet- Books, 2 Main Street, Westfield, MA, starting at 1:30 Music, Food, Costumes, Music, and Cultures from around the ing their undergraduate degrees. Six fellowships were given P.M. world will be featured. Students are encouraged to participate to college graduates pursuing graduate degrees, who had Kelly Buffum will instruct participants on how to con- by contributing ethnic dishes representing the cuisine of their graduated from Hampden County high schools. vert and properly format the Word file of their completed family heritage or that of the country or language that they are The Horace Smith Fund was established in 1899 by the manuscript for uploading to Kindle Direct Publishing studying. successful and generous philanthropist named Horace Smith, and other self-publishing platforms. MS Word will be The festival is a collaborative event with the World Language co-foun used for the presentation, but what you learn can be and ELL Departments as well as the Music and Culinary Arts Barr, a West Springfield businessman, whose widow left applied to other software packages. Bring your charged Department with World History and even Science which is the bulk of the family estate to The Horace Smith Fund in laptop and the file of your work along with you. The dif- show casing bio-diversity and scientific research around the 1950. ference between formatting files for eBooks and files for world. The Business Department is hoping to promote a global Completed applications must be received either electroni- print books will also be covered. A $10 registration will view on possibilities in trade with countries abroad. cally or by mail to The Horace Smith Fund at 16 Union be payable to Blue Umbrella Books, and pre-registration In the information age of the World Wide Web, the Avenue, Suite 2K, Westfield, MA 01085 no later than March is recommended. For more information, call (413) 579- International Perspective is critical for the continued prosperity 15, 2019. Applications are available at local high school guid- 5383. and good relations with other countries. The aim is to broaden ance offices, college financial aid offices, online at www. After the seminar, you can also stay and attend the one’s understanding of the world and to understand its rele- HoraceSmithFund.org or by phoning (413) 739-4222. regular monthly meeting of Westfield’s writer’s group, vance to students and future travelers, researchers, and business The WhipCity Wordsmiths, at 3 P.M. partners of the world. The language of food, music, and culture are excellent ways for students to broaden their perspective. PAGE 8 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Stephanie Bond of Peoples Bank, volunteer Thomas Woodson, WHS seniors Mihaela Bragagiu, Anushah Lindsey Ferreira of Peoples Bank, Laurie Mikalunas of United Bank, and Azhar, and Amelia Brown, and Jaimie Smith of Westfield Bank talk about credit scores at the Fun, Fun, Fun Stephanie Bond of Peoples Bank try to sell expensive vacation packages to booth. students at the Fun, Fun, Fun booth. Credit For Life Fair

David Fernandes of Polish National Credit Union and Denise Bealey of Westfield Bank offer White Oak math teacher Cindi Pliska, students Tori Wiktor, Connor Hughes, Bevan a dose of the reality of unexpected windfalls and expenses at the Reality Check booth. Carpenter, Zachary Nordstrom, Joseph Audette, and teacher Cameron Rodak.

Kim Consedine and Alex Boucher of Berkshire Bank at Credit booth.

Southwick-Granville senior John Westcott V goes cheap and feels confident about his finan- cial situation.

Angelica Coelho of the Polish National Credit Union interviews WHS senior Kiley Pellegrini PHOTOS BY AMY PORTER for a customer service job at the Credit for Life Fair Tuesday.

Volunteer Companions Sought WSU Faculty If you want to impact an older Continued from Page 1 adult’s life in a positive way, consider volunteering with the Westfield had the full support of the Board of Trustees throughout his tenure and Among the MSCA’s issues with Torrecilha are how he handled searches for Council On Aging Companion the long collective bargaining process and we are pleased that an agree- administrators and Presidential appointments to positions such as the Program. Companions assist home- ment has been reached on the contract. The Board recognizes and appreci- Provost. The union also voiced concerns over financial transparency on the bound elders in Westfield with gro- ates the president’s strategic oversight to improve the University’s overall part of Torrecilha and his administration. According to the MSCA state- cery shopping, errands, transportation direction and community engagement in just three years. His significant ment, the university could not afford to fairly compensate faculty for super- to medical appointments, and/or accomplishments in elevating the University’s academic profile, replacing vising students in high impact educational experiences. Those experiences friendly visiting. The goal of the open faculty and staff positions at a time when other organizations are not, include internships, independent studies, studio art and music classes, and Westfield Council On Aging Volunteer and increasing Financial Aid and private fundraising to support student clinicals for nursing students. Companion Program is to help older success all speak loudly to the University’s exceptional good fortune in “Yet the University is funding a bloated, expensive and wasted adminis- adults maintain their independence having a leader of Dr. Torrecilha’s caliber and intellect,” said Queenin in a trative structure, increasing administrative salaries and awarding bonuses and sense of well-being. It takes only statement. to Vice Presidents and members of his administrative staff,” said the two hours per week and volunteers In the MSCA statement, they added that the Board of Trustees sent out MSCA statement, “The bonuses resulted in an inquiry last semester fol- are reimbursed for their gas mileage. an email pledging their support for Torrecilha following the final vote on lowed by a Board of Trustees whistleblower investigation.” There is no charge to seniors for the Friday, calling him an effective and transparent leader. Hennessy added Hennessy said that communication between the MSCA and the Board of service which is funded by the that the email was sent out before the Board of Trustees spoke with any Trustees has begun in an effort to improve morale across campus. Westfield Community Development faculty and without “acknowledging the stark realities of the unprecedent- “The historically low morale across the campus which has severely ham- Block Grant, Sarah Gillett Services ed majority vote of no-confidence.” Hennessy claimed that, as of Tuesday, pered the entire university’s operations, overburdened staff, and negatively for the Elderly, the Massachusetts neither Torrecilha or any member of his cabinet have reached out to the impacted students demands the attention of the whole Westfield State Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and MSCA WSU chapter leadership. University Community,” said Hennessy in the closing of the MSCA state- private donations. For more informa- Despite this, Hennessy’s statement said, the MSCA chapter is willing to ment, “The faculty represented by MSCA Chapter is committed to working tion, contact Joyce Peregrin at the sit down with the Board of Trustees for both sides to discuss their concerns. to improves the lives of all university employees and students.” Senior Center at 562-6435. THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 - PAGE 9 SPORTS Final run down slopes nets high marks, fast times CHARLEMONT – Mother Nature might have been the true nephew skiing so well and leading the team,” coach Lussier winner this past high school ski season, having sidelined said. Western Mass skiers several times by wreaking havoc with the Poor weather conditions aside, St. Mary’s postseason run 2019 regular and postseason schedule. was simply an extension of the regular season success by the For the first time in recent memory, the state championships Saints. were held before the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic The St. Mary’s boys skiers won the South Division for the Conference individual championships. But that did not deter fourth time in five years, claiming four of the top 10 individu- some local skiers from shining on the slopes at Berkshire East. al spots in the season-long division standings. “It was another great day of racing for our Saints,” St. Mary Masciadrelli won the division; Lussier finished sixth; Colin High School ski coach Andy Lussier said, following the recent Freeman took seventh; and Kimura was ninth. competition. “Our Saints were strong again.” “It’s been great to have depth in this program,” coach Three St. Mary boys skiers started out by finishing in the top Lussier said. “These boys are fast and we have no seniors so 20 against a field of some 125 skiers. it’s looking like we’ll be strong again next year.” St. Mary’s Jack Masciadrelli led the way with a third-place Another skier, Chloe Lussier, was skiing strong for St. finish in 58.25, followed by Hayden Lussier (9th) and Colin Mary’s before suffering a season-ending injury near the mid- Freeman (17th). Manny Umana Kimura placed 22nd overall way point of the season. Up to that point, Lussier was third in for the Saints. the division standings, having finished in the top 10 of each “We had some great skiing by our boys in the GS (Giant race. Slalom) and they really attacked,” coach Lussier said. “It’s “Things were really coming together for her,” coach Lussier been great to see the confidence with all of them even deep said. “She was starting to find another gear before her injury.” into our roster.” The St. Mary girls ski team fielded a full roster for scoring St. Mary’s was also strong on the slalom with Masciadrelli HAYDEN LUSSIER AND JACK MASCIADRELLI this season, finishing as high as fourth. With Chloe Lussier (2nd) and Lussier (10th) managing to crack the top 10 in 33.33 St. Mary HS boys skiers expected back at full strength in 2020, the sky is the limit. and 35.27, respectively. Said coach Lussier: “Our girls program is growing. We are “They really went after it in the slalom and Shake N’ Bake ninth (60.73). looking for some strong team results next season.” (Jack & Hayden) were really going for it,” coach Lussier said. Westfield’s Jacob Stephens (8th, 60.07) and Gateway’s Gateway’s Jessica Garriepy placed 10th in the combined For the combined results, Masciadrelli won a silver medal Zachary Ames (10th, 61.12) were also top 10 finishers. Kimura results (65.09). Garriepy completed the slalom in 37.67 and with a combined time of 58.25, just behind overall winner placed 11th (61.30). giant slalom in 27.42. – Andy Lussier contributed to this report Cameron Ottoson (56.40), of East Longmeadow. Lussier was “It’s a pretty cool thing when you have your son and your

ST. MARY’S SKI TEAM Celtics host the Kings in Marchand and the cross-conference matchup Bruins visit the Jets By The Associated Press game over the last 10 games for Boston. By The Associated Press the Jets with 65 assists and has collected 84 Sacramento Kings (33-33, ninth in the De’Aaron Fox leads the Kings averaging Boston Bruins (42-19-9, second in the points this season. Connor has recorded five Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (41- 17.5 points and is adding 3.7 rebounds. Atlantic Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (40-25- goals and totaled 9 points over the last 10 27, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Buddy Hield has averaged 23.6 points and 4, first in the Central Division) games for Winnipeg. Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT six rebounds while shooting 39.8 percent Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. Marchand leads the Bruins with 55 total BOTTOM LINE: Boston and Sacramento over the last 10 games for Sacramento. EDT assists and has recorded 85 points. Danton face off in non-conference action. LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 3-7, averaging BOTTOM LINE: Brad Marchand leads Heinen has collected nine assists and regis- The Celtics have gone 24-10 in home 115.5 points, 47.4 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.6 Boston into a matchup against Winnipeg. He's tered 9 points over the last 10 games for games. Boston ranks sixth in the league with steals and four blocks per game while shoot- ninth in the NHL with 85 points, scoring 30 Boston. LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-2-1, 26.4 assists per game, led by Kyrie Irving ing 44.2 percent from the field. Their oppo- goals and recording 55 assists. averaging 2.9 goals, five assists, 4.5 penalties averaging 7.0. nents have averaged 116.4 points on 45.2 The Jets are 22-9-4 at home. Winnipeg has and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 The Kings have gone 13-19 away from percent shooting. scored 235 goals and is third in the Western goals per game with a .920 save percentage. home. Sacramento is seventh in the NBA Celtics: 4-6, averaging 108.5 points, 41.3 Conference averaging 3.4 goals per game. Jets: 4-6-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.4 assists, scoring 51.1 points in the paint per game, led rebounds, 26 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.2 Mark Scheifele leads the team with 32. 4.2 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while by Willie Cauley-Stein averaging 9.9. The blocks per game while shooting 46.6 percent The Bruins have gone 15-12-6 away from giving up 3.4 goals per game with a .900 save two teams meet for the second time this sea- from the field. Their opponents have aver- home. Boston averages 9.9 penalty minutes percentage. son. aged 110.1 points on 47.4 percent shooting. per game, the second-most in the Eastern Jets Injuries: Connor Hellebuyck: day to TOP PERFORMERS: Irving leads the Celtics Injuries: Marcus Smart: day to day Conference. Marchand leads the team serving day (illness). Celtics with 2.6 made 3-pointers and aver- (illness), Daniel Theis: day to day (illness), 90 total minutes. In their last matchup on Jan. Bruins Injuries: Marcus Johansson: out ages 23.4 points while shooting 41.9 percent Jayson Tatum: day to day (shoulder). 29, Winnipeg won 4-3. Kyle Connor recorded (upper body), Kevan Miller: out (upper body), from beyond the arc. Al Horford has aver- Kings Injuries: Marvin Bagley III: day to a team-high 2 points for the Jets. Jake DeBrusk: day to day (lower body), Matt aged 6.4 rebounds and added 14.4 points per day (knee). TOP PERFORMERS: Blake Wheeler leads Grzelcyk: day to day (arm).

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 10 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

2019 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SPRING SCHEDULE

WESTFIELD SOUTHWICK WESTFIELD ST. MARY’S GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL -TOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL -GRANVILLE TECHNICAL ACADEMY

Fri., March 29 Tues., April 2 Tues., April 2 Tues., April 2 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Mon., April 1 BASEBALL @ McCann Tech, Time BOYS LACROSSE @ McCann BOYS TRACK & FIELD vs. BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Longmeadow High School, Stadium TBA Technical High School, 4 p.m. Christian Academy, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Ludlow, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Monson, Wed., April 3 Boardman Field, 4:30 p.m. Wed., April 3 Tues., April 2 No Sports Scheduled Mon., April 1 SOFTBALL vs. Lee, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled BOYS TRACK & FIELD vs. Ludlow BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sabis, 6 Wed., April 3 @ Southwick High School, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 4 GIRLS LACROSSE @ Lee Thurs., April 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Middle/High School, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Lee, JV Field, No Sports Scheduled Tues., April 2 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Agawam Fri., April 5 Thurs., April 4 Fri., April 5 JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, High School, 5 p.m. Sabis, 4 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE @ Lee BASEBALL @ Lee, Maple Street BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. Middle/High School, 4 p.m. Complex, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Wed., April 3 BOYS TENNIS @ Sci-Tech, Blunt JV BASEBALL @ Lee Middle/High GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee Mon., April 8 Park, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ No Sports Scheduled Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. Putnam, Berte Field (Central HS), BOYS TENNIS vs. Sabis, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Fri., April 5 Mon., April 8 Tues., April 9 BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall JV BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, No Sports Scheduled BOYS LACROSSE @ Central 4 p.m. Thurs., April 4 High School, Berte Field, 6:30 p.m. Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Agawam BASEBALL @ Central High Wed., April 10 BOYS TENNIS vs. Mohawk, High School, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Renaissance School, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, Marshall Roy Field (Diamond #2), 4 SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. Wed., April 3 4 p.m. p.m. Mon., April 8 JV SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, Bullens GIRLS TRACK & FIELD vs. BASEBALL vs. Lee, Westfield Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Frontier, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 11 Intermediate School, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Northampton, JV BASEBALL @ Central, Blunt No Sports Scheduled GIRLS LACROSSE @ Pope Wed., April 10 4 p.m. Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. Francis High Preparatory High SOFTBALL @ Hopkins Academy, GIRLS TENNIS vs. Longmeadow, 4 JV SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, Fri., April 12 School, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. p.m. JV Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, Whitney BOYS TENNIS vs. Greenfield, JV SOFTBALL @ Hopkins JV BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL Park, 4 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Academy, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS LACROSSE vs. vs. Granby, 4 p.m. Northampton, 5:30 p.m. Mon., April 15 Tues., April 9 Thurs., April 11 Fri., April 5 No Sports Scheduled BASEBALL @ Southwick No Sports Scheduled Thurs., April 4 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Regional High School, 4 p.m. vs. Holyoke, 5:45 p.m. Tues., April 16 JV SOFTBALL vs. Hampden Fri., April 12 SOFTBALL @ East Longmeadow, BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, Birchland Park Middle School, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Bullens Charter School of Science, Whitney vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Park, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE vs. East SOFTBALL @ Westfield Technical Longmeadow, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 Mon., April 8 p.m. Wed., April 10 Academy, Whitney Park, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, Crosier JV BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Jachym JV BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, Field and Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, Szot BOYS LACROSSE vs. Granby, Park, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Boardman Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. JV BOYS LACROSSE vs. East JV SOFTBALL @ St. Mary High Longmeadow, 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Pittsfield, Belchertown High School, 6 p.m. Wed., April 17 Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. School, Time TBD, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ East No Sports Scheduled Longmeadow, Birchland Park Middle JV SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, Szot Park, 4 p.m. Mon., April 15 School, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 18 Crosier Field and Tennis Courts, No Sports Scheduled JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ 4 p.m. Belchertown High School, 5 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, Bullens Fri., April 5 Field, 4 p.m. Tues., April 16 SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 11 Tues., April 9 SOFTBALL @ Sci-Tech, Blunt Park BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. (Diamond #5), 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Palmer, Westfield Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m. Intermediate School, 4 p.m. Minnechaug, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Monson, Quarry JV BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, SOFTBALL @ Commerce, Marshall GIRLS TENNIS vs. South Hadley, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE @ Roy Field (Diamond #4), 4 p.m. Hill Elementary School, 4 p.m. Belchertown High School (Lower 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ Monson, JV BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational JV SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, Fri., April 19 Field), 4 p.m. High School, 4 p.m. Quarry Hill Elementary School, BASEBALL @ Franklin Tech High 4 p.m. 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. School, 4 p.m. Fri., April 12 Wed., April 17 Minnechaug, 5 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Franklin Tech JV SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. High Wed., April 10 High School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ School, 4 p.m. Sun., April 7 JV SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. Mahar Regional High School, Mon., April 22 BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial 4 p.m. Mon., April 15 High School, 4 p.m. High School, 1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Duggan Academy, BASEBALL @ Mount Everett Bullens Field, 7 p.m. Regional High School, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial Thurs., April 11 Thurs., April 18 SOFTBALL @ Duggan Academy, GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Chicopee, No Sports Scheduled High School, 1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m. Hubbard Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. Fri., April 19 Mon., April 8 Longmeadow, 6 p.m. Tues., April 23 SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Granby, Tues., April 16 BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt Park SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, BOYS TENNIS vs. Turners Falls, (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee JV Field, 4 p.m. Whitney Park, 4 p.m. Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Belchertown, 4 Fri., April 12 Wed., April 24 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall Wed., April 17 JV BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt GIRLS TENNIS @ Agawam High BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Monson High Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. Commerce, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst-Pelham, JV SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, Thurs., April 25 JV BASEBALL @ Monson, 4 p.m. JV Field, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Veterans Field, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 JV SOFTBALL @ Lenox Mon., April 22 BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, Mon., April 15 Fri., April 26 Memorial High School, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled 6:15 p.m. BASEBALL @ Greenfield, BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley BOYS LACROSSE vs. Pope Francis, Veterans’ Memorial Field, 1 p.m. Christian Academy, Bullens Field, 4 Thurs., April 18 Tues., April 23 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware p.m. BOYS LACROSSE @ Auburn BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. High School, 6 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Commerce, Whitney High School, 11 a.m. SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 GIRLS LACROSSE @ East p.m. Longmeadow High School, 7 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Park, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Mohawk, vs. Sabis, noon Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Central p.m. High School, Berte Field, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Greenfield, Tues., April 30 Beacon Field, 1 p.m. BASEBALL @ Gateway Regional Fri., April 19 JV SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, JV GIRLS LACROSSE @ East 4 p.m. Longmeadow High School, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware High School, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Ware, Westfield High School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Pathfinder Regional- Intermediate School, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, Wed., April 24 5 p.m. Vocational-Technical High School, 4 BOYS LACROSSE vs. McCann Tues., April 16 p.m. Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled JV BASEBALL @ Gateway JV SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, Regional High School, 4 p.m. Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m.

2019 FUTURES LEAGUE SCHEDULE: Westfield Starfires *All games played at Bullens Field, Times TBD

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE BUBBLE WATCH: TCU, St. John’s EASTERN CONFERENCE earn big Wednesday wins GP W L OT Pts GF GA Desmond Bane’s clutch 3-pointer was a FADING HOPES x-Tampa Bay 70 53 13 4 110 272 183 great thing for TCU’s NCAA Tournament Clemson: The loss to NC State hurts and Boston 70 42 19 9 93 211 180 aspirations. now there’s no opportunity for the Tigers to Toronto 70 42 23 5 89 250 204 Several mid-major programs trying to improve their resume. Clemson (19-13) has a Washington 70 41 22 7 89 240 217 squeeze into the Big Dance probably aren’t as NET ranking that’s still hovering in the mid- thrilled. 30s so there’s a chance the Tigers get in the N.Y. Islanders 69 40 22 7 87 200 168 Bane’s corner 3-pointer in the closing sec- field. Pittsburgh 70 38 23 9 85 242 213 onds pushed TCU over Oklahoma State 73-70 Lipscomb: The Bisons (25-7) are among Carolina 69 38 24 7 83 208 191 in the Big 12 Tournament . The Horned Frogs several mid-major programs that can’t Columbus 70 39 28 3 81 216 208 (20-12) were one of a few bubble teams that improve their win total and are watching improved their resume with much-needed while programs like NC State and TCU rise. Montreal 70 37 26 7 81 211 208 wins on Wednesday. Oklahoma: It’s a stretch to say the Sooners’ Philadelphia 69 34 27 8 76 212 228 TCU coach Jamie Dixon said the win put hopes are fading considering most mock Florida 69 30 27 12 72 224 234 the Horned Frogs “in a good spot” when brackets don’t have them in much trouble, but Buffalo 69 30 30 9 69 194 221 asked if he thought his program was going to Wednesday’s 72-71 loss to West Virginia was the NCAA Tournament. not optimal. Oklahoma now has a 19-13 N.Y. Rangers 70 28 29 13 69 199 231 “Twenty wins in the Big 12, toughest con- record, including a 7-12 mark against teams New Jersey 71 26 36 9 61 201 244 ference in the country and we played a tough in the Big 12. Detroit 70 24 36 10 58 189 241 nonconference, so I would think so,” Dixon THURSDAY’S IMPORTANT GAMES Ottawa 70 23 41 6 52 205 261 said. “But you never know what plays out in Indiana vs. Ohio State: Both the Hoosiers the other things.” (17-14, 8-12 Big Ten) and the Buckeyes (18- WESTERN CONFERENCE Syracuse, St. John’s and NC State all 13, 8-12) are in an equally desperate situation GP W L OT Pts GF GA helped their profile with wins in their respec- to win this game. Indiana’s got the recent San Jose 70 43 19 8 94 254 214 tive conference tournaments. Syracuse beat momentum, winning four straight to end the Calgary 70 43 20 7 93 250 203 Pittsburgh 73-59 for its 20th win of the sea- regular season. Winnipeg 69 40 25 4 84 237 207 son, St. John’s beat DePaul 82-74 and NC Arkansas vs. Florida: The Gators (17-14, State knocked off another bubble team 9-9 Southeastern Conference) lost three Nashville 71 39 27 5 83 212 192 Clemson 59-58. straight to end the regular season to fall Vegas 70 38 27 5 81 212 196 All those wins aren’t good news for several squarely on the bubble. A win against St. Louis 69 36 26 7 79 199 191 mid-majors that hope to earn at-large bids into Arkansas would certainly help. The Dallas 69 36 28 5 77 174 172 the 68-team field. UNC Greensboro, Belmont Razorbacks (17-14, 8-10) have ultra-slim at- and Lipscomb are among several teams that large hopes of their own, but it would likely Arizona 70 35 30 5 75 187 196 almost certainly would have rather seen take a deep run in the SEC Tournament and Minnesota 70 33 29 8 74 191 205 Bane’s 3-pointer bounce off the iron. some bubble luck to end up in the bracket. Colorado 70 30 28 12 72 223 218 TCU - which blew a 21-point lead in the Creighton vs. Xavier: The Bluejays and Chicago 70 31 30 9 71 239 260 second half against Oklahoma State before Musketeers both appear to be on the bubble, Bane’s heroics - will feel even better about its even though Creighton (18-13, 9-9 Big East) Edmonton 70 31 32 7 69 198 229 Big Dance chances if it can beat No. 15 might have a slightly stronger case at the Vancouver 70 29 32 9 67 191 218 Kansas State on Thursday. moment. Regardless, neither team can afford Anaheim 71 28 34 9 65 164 216 Here’s a look at the rising and falling for- to lose this one. Xavier (17-14, 9-9) has won Los Angeles 69 25 36 8 58 164 220 tunes of some bubble teams, as well as six of its past seven games just to get into the upcoming big games: conversation. Tuesday’s Games Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. ON THE RISE Alabama vs. Ole Miss: The Rebels (20-11, Dallas 2, Buffalo 0 Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. NC State: The Wolfpack’s win over 10-8 SEC) are in pretty good shape to make Columbus 7, Boston 4 Friday’s Games Clemson was much-needed for the resume, the bracket no matter what happens this week. Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. which now includes 22 wins. An upset over Alabama has much more to worry about. The Montreal 3, Detroit 1 Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. No. 2 Virginia on Thursday would be even Tide (17-14, 8-10) really need to beat Ole San Jose 5, Winnipeg 4 Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m. better. Miss and maybe win another game or two. Arizona 3, St. Louis 1 Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m. TCU: The Horned Frogs can add another Texas vs. Kansas: Texas (16-15, 8-10 Big Calgary 9, New Jersey 4 N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 9 p.m. marquee win by knocking off nationally- 12) have one of the bubble’s stranger profiles Anaheim 3, Nashville 2 New Jersey at Vancouver, 10 p.m. ranked Kansas State on Thursday. thanks to a win-loss record that’s just above Wednesday’s Games Saturday’s Games St. John’s: The Red Storm (21-11) needed .500. The Longhorns might be able to survive Chicago 5, Toronto 4 N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 1 p.m. that win over DePaul after closing the regular a loss to Kansas on Thursday and still get in New Jersey 6, Edmonton 3 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. season with three straight losses. the bracket, but it won’t be easy. Vancouver 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Florida at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Thursday’s Games Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Montreal vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m. Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 7 p.m. Addition of Antonio Brown Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ‘changed everything’ for Raiders Boston at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Arizona, 10 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. By JOSH DUBOW deal with tackle Trent Brown to bolster the Anaheim at Arizona, 10 p.m. Associated Press line and a four-year, $42 million contract with ALAMEDA, Calif. 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They agreed to a four-year, $66 million Margot) PAGE 12 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS TV Sports Listings Dear Thursday, Mar. 14 FS1 — Big East: Marquette vs. TBD, quarterfinal AUTO RACING SEC — SEC Tournament: Alabama vs. 12:55 a.m. (Friday) Ole Miss, second round Annie ESPNEWS — Formula One: Australian Grand Prix, prac- 8 p.m. tice, Australia ESPNU — American Athletic Tournament: By ANNIE LANE BIATHLON Tulsa vs. SMU, first round 1 a.m. (Friday) 8:30 p.m. NBCSN — IBU World Championship: single mixed relay, NBCSN — Atlantic 10 Tournament: No Thank-You Sweden (taped) St. Louis vs. TBD, second round Dear Annie: Is it considered old-fashioned to send an actual COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 9 p.m. thank-you by mail these days? 12 p.m. CBSSN — MWC Tournament: Utah State vs. We attended the wedding of a relative last summer -- the sec- FS1 — Big East: Villanova vs. TBD, quarterfinal TBD, quarterfinal ond wedding for both the bride and the groom. They had a big NBCSN — Atlantic 10 Tournament: Rhode Island vs. La ESPN — ACC Tournament: Teams TBD, quarterfinal church wedding and a fancy reception. Many friends and rela- Salle, second round ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament: Kansas vs. tives were there to share in their happy day, some traveling 12:30 p.m. Texas, quarterfinal from out of state. BTN — Big Ten: Indiana vs. Ohio State, second round SEC — SEC Tournament: Mississippi State It’s now eight months later, and there has been zero acknowl- edgment of our wedding gift to them. 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I have quite a lot of experience with this, seeing as my mother BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Maryland vs. TBD, second 4 a.m. (Friday) was a hoarder and I have some tendencies in that direction round GOLF — European Tour Golf: Kenya Open, second round, myself. If “Husband of a Hoarder’s” wife shrieks and yells, CBSSN — MWC Tournament: Nevada vs. TBD, quarterfi- Kenya she is refusing to recognize that she has a problem, and though your idea of encouraging small victories is fine, she must want nal NBA BASKETBALL to recognize a problem and want to correct it. My mother ESPNU — American Athletic Tournament: Memphis vs. 8 p.m. never did. Tulane, first round TNT — LA Lakers at Toronto You suggested Marie Kondo’s book. Though that’s good for SEC — SEC Tournament: Auburn vs. TBD, second round 10:30 p.m. some people, it’s very absolutist in its approach. I have found 5:30 p.m. TNT — Dallas at Denver that commitment to a 15-session support group using the book CBSSN — MWC Tournament: UNLV vs. San Diego State, SKIING “Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, quarterfinal 11 p.m. and Hoarding” -- by David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee -- is better. 6 p.m. NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup Finals: women’s and Saving and hoarding are two aspects of the problem, but the NBCSN — Atlantic 10 Tournament: Duquesne vs. St. Jo- men’s super-G, Andorra (taped) wife in the letter seems to have the serious issue of compulsive seph’s, second round TENNIS acquiring. Even if her husband makes inroads when it comes 7 p.m. 2 p.m. to getting stuff out, if more is coming in uncontrollably, he will BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Penn State vs. Minnesota, ESPNEWS — BNP Paribas Open: men’s and women’s make no headway. Acquiring is still an issue for me, but the second round quarterfinal, Indian Wells, Calif. book makes people who want to change aware of why they are how they are. My mother never saw that she had a problem ESPN — ACC Tournament: Teams TBD, quarterfinal 8 p.m. and hence never changed, and the only answer was getting ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament: Texas Tech vs. TBD, quar- ESPNEWS — BNP Paribas Open: men’s and women’s dumpsters when she died. A sad reality. -- Daughter of a terfinal quarterfinal, Indian Wells, Calif. Hoarder Dear Daughter of a Hoarder: I’m very sorry for the loss of your mother. Thank you for sharing some great tips to over- come hoarding. I’m printing your letter in hopes that it helps other people struggling with a similar situation. Other readers wrote in recommending the same book, “Buried in Treasures.” On The Tube Congratulations on taking steps to seek help for yourself and sharing your experience with others. “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie” is out now! Annie Lane’s debut book -- featuring favorite columns In success for ‘Captain Marvel,’ a defeat for trolls on love, friendship, family and etiquette -- is available as a By JAKE COYLE At the time of the study’s release, paperback and e-book. Visit http://www.creatorspublishing. Associated Press Larson said: “I do not need a 40-year-old com for more information. Send your questions for Annie NEW YORK (AP) — Captain Marvel white dude to tell me what didn’t work for Lane to [email protected]. possesses superhuman strength, cosmic him about ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’” Larson awareness and, it turns out, the ability to later said she, after noticing that critics vanquish trolls. reviewing movies “appeared to be over- HINTS FROM HELOISE Marvel’s “Captain Marvel,” the super- whelmingly white male” decided to make hero factory’s first movie fronted solely by her press interviews “more inclusive.” Just a few teaspoonfuls of sugar? a female hero, last weekend notched the “This film is about trying to put in as Dear Readers: LIMITING ADDED sixth largest global opening ever and in many little revolutions as possible,” she SUGAR is a good idea. The American five days of release has already sold told AV Club. “And as many little nods to Heart Association (www.heart.org) advis- $524.1 million tickets worldwide, Disney what that experience is like, being a es women should consume a maximum said Wednesday. That was despite the woman, so that other people could feel less efforts of a vocal minority to sabotage the alone.” of 25 grams of added sugar per day. And movie’s release in a campaign to lower Online critics exaggerated her words in men? Thirty-eight grams. Although audience scores and disseminate false videos like one titled “Brie Larson hates grams are a difficult concept to visualize, information about the film’s star, Brie white men.” Others said her character reading the label on a bag of sugar helps. Larson. didn’t smile enough in promotional mate- One teaspoon of sugar equals 4 grams, It’s a playbook borrowed from the polit- This image released by Disney-Marvel rials. Larson responded with a photo of so, according to the AHA, a woman ical realm and brought into the movie Studios shows Brie Larson in a scene giant grins superimposed on previous from “Captain Marvel.” Marvel’s should take in no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar daily (25 theater. And the movies that have drawn male Marvel heroes. “Captain Marvel,” the superhero fac- divided by 4 = 6.25 teaspoons), and for a man, it’s 9.5 tea- such attention have, more times than not, But perhaps more importantly, steps starred women in franchises previously tory’s first movie fronted solely by a were taken to mitigate any troll effect on spoons daily (38 divided by 4). female hero, last weekend notched the Children’s limits vary, but the AHA recommends between 3 dominated by males. But after similar “Captain Marvel.” Two studio executives campaigns against “Ghostbusters” and sixth largest global opening ever and who spoke anonymously because they and 6 teaspoons of sugar a day -- that’s 12 to 25 grams. “The Last Jedi,” Hollywood studios are in five days of release has already sold weren’t authorized to speak about their But wow: The average American takes in 17 teaspoons per fighting back, as are sites like Rotten $524.1 million tickets worldwide. about their anti-troll efforts, said they’ve day of added sugar! Tomatoes and YouTube. (Disney-Marvel Studios via AP) become more adept and prepared for com- Ask your doctor what she or he advises. Fruits have natural Paul Feig’s 2016 female-led bating organized negativity around a sugars, and with their fiber content are healthier. -- Heloise “Ghostbusters” remake, which Donald down “The Last Jedi” also went after Ryan release. There are no more sneak attacks. HAND HEALTH Trump himself spoke out against, was Coogler’s “Black Panther.” That time, And the avenues for manipulating audi- Dear Heloise: I learned in school that my hands can be among the first films to be targeted by though, both Facebook and Rotten ence perception are dwindling. really dirty -- there can be 150 kinds of germs that live on users rating it lowly on sites like the Tomatoes moved to counter the group, YouTube, where anti-Larson videos them. Gross! And the germ that causes the common cold can Internet Movie Database (IMDb) before which was removed from Facebook. proliferated ahead of the film’s opening, “Black Panther” became the third highest stay alive for an entire day! the film was even released. On YouTube, chose to categorize “Brie Larson” as a it was the most disliked trailer ever. grossing film of all time domestically, not news search, not a general one. The algo- I tell all my friends to wash their hands with soap after A similar strategy was employed on accounting for inflation. rithm tweak, first initiated to combat con- using the restroom, after a sneeze or cough, and before cook- Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars Episode VII: And “Captain Marvel,” which drew a spiracy videos after the 2017 Las Vegas ing and eating. -- Stella M., age 11, in Michigan The Last Jedi,” which — like majority male audience (55 percent), simi- music festival shooting, pushed videos “Ghostbusters” — had, and continues to larly showed no signs of any ill effect . from news and entertainment outlets up, have, genuine detractors who simply “If those trolls had any negative impact and rants like “Brie Larson is Ruining didn’t like the movie. But there were con- on the box office, somebody point it out to Marvel!” down. certed efforts to amplify criticism of “The me because I just don’t see it,” said Paul Rotten Tomatoes, which ranks both Last Jedi,” which notably expanded the Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for critic and audience scores, removed the “Star Wars” universe with new heroes like Comscore. “The trolls, they’re not going potential for audience scoring before a Laura Dern’s resistance leader and Kelly derail a movie like this. For the fans, they movie is released. Though an initial wave Marie Tran’s maintenance worker. Tran love Marvel, they love the brand. Other of negative audience ratings pushed the eventually deleted her Instagram account than a terrible movie, nothing would dis- score for “Captain Marvel” down, by after months of harassment. suade the Marvel fans and the movie fans Wednesday it was at 63 percent — almost So when Johnson and Feig saw similar from coming out and seeing a film.” exactly the film’s average on Metacritic. attempts being made ahead of the release Marvel, whose 21 films have earned a Dana Benson, a representative for the of “Captain Marvel,” they recognized the combined $18 billion in global box office, Fandango-owned Rotten Tomatoes, said handiwork. is indeed about as unassailable as any stu- the site is exploring more adjustments to “Pretty much the new ‘Certified Fresh’ dio ever has been. “Captain Marvel” was prevent the gaming of its audience scores badge,” said Johnson , linking to an article also cunningly positioned as a need-to-see including a “verified purchase” compo- about review bombing on “Captain appetizer to “Avengers: Endgame,” due nent to reviews, similar to Amazon’s sys- Marvel.” ″What a sad, sad pathetic group out April 26. tem, so to audience reviews come from of people are who organize to do things But “Captain Marvel” found itself in the those who have seen the movie. like this,” said Feig . crosshairs with some largely in response to “We’ve seen it with enough movies that The amplified backlashes to both “The Larson’s advocacy for diversity in film we know we have to evolve our system,” Last Jedi” (which opened strong but faded) and in those who write about it. A USC said Benson of the trolling. “Anyone that and “Ghostbusters” (which disappointed Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study last has an open system like we do has received altogether) appeared to hurt the films’ bot- year found that, for the 100 top grossing this type of attention. Moving forward, we tom lines. films in 2017, 77.8 percent of the critics want to make sure our users can trust our But the tide may be turning. The same counted on Rotten Tomatoes were male audience score and that we find different Facebook group that organized to vote and 86 percent were white. ways to verify the reviews.” THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 - PAGE 13

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, March 14, 2019: This year, you make possible what seems impossible. Your creativity, mixed with a practical streak, allows you to manifest and greet success. If you are single, you are likely to overpower many suitors. Choose someone who is more of a match for you if you want a dynamic bond with longevi- DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker ty. If attached, the two of you want to open up to a potential change that could involve travel and/or communication. You might find this year very exciting and romantic. You could be greeting a new addition to your family. CANCER understands you well. As a result, you get powerful feed- back from them. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Focus on a domestic issue. How Mark Buford you see a changeable situation depends on SCARY GARY your ability to visualize the long-term im- plications. A misunderstanding seems to come out of the blue thanks to a difference in perceptions. You will resolve the issue quickly. Tonight: Kissing and making up could be fun. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Be aware of the costs of proceed- ing as you have. Can your budget really handle this type of expenditure? Com- munication could be off for a good part of the day. If hitting a hassle, wait until late in Crosswords the day to make peace. Tonight: Out for dinner. DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You could be on a roll for most of the day. Do be careful, as others might be more fragile or uppity than you are. You could easily irritate them when you are so upbeat and they are not. Any hassle you run into can be easily undone by a good meal and a smile. Tonight: Making amends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You have a unique style of com- munication. You spend a lot of time pon- dering how to best approach a touchy situation. Be wise: Keep difficult personal matters out of your work hours. You will B.C. Mastroianni and Hart be happier. Tonight: A caring gesture goes far. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Use the daylight hours to the max. Zero in on your priorities to avoid confu- sion. The unexpected could force you to rethink your plans. You might opt to do less talking and suggesting for the day. To- night: Just for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Touch base with a friend at a distance late in the day. You have many responsibilities that you need to handle first. A loved one, child or potential new sweetie could become somewhat touchy ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie and difficult. Tonight: Chatting the night away. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Make an effort to understand another’s point of view. At first you could have difficulty identifying with him or her. Let this person explain his or her ra- tionale. Tonight: To the wee hours. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Others give you strong feed- back that you might not want to hear. As a result, you could cop an attitude. Be smart; listen and evaluate the suggestions you receive. Tonight: Chat the night away. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett HHHH Others seek you out. If single, ANDY CAPP you could be overwhelmed by all that is happening. You might overspend to ease some tension. Be careful! One-on-one relating takes you down a new path. To- night: Let your hair down. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Plunge into work as if there is no tomorrow. When a distraction comes down your path, you will be happy that you pushed so hard. Others seek you out at the end of the day. Make plans that suit you. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation. Cryptoquip AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Tap into your creativity to find answers that suit both you and work. Oth- ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe ers might be cynical at first. Keep your thoughts about their reactions to your- self. You will accomplish a lot. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be slow to get go- ing, but once you do, you get a lot done quickly. News could encourage you to shorten some of your procedures or style of communicating. Tonight: Anything is possible. BORN TODAY Scientist Albert Einstein (1879), actor Mi- chael Caine (1933), comedian Billy Crys- tal (1948) PAGE 14 - THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

2019 Spring Training Schedule NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION The Associated Press Thursday, March 14 Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. W L Pct GB L10 Str home Away conf Minnesota (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m. x-Milwaukee 51 17 .750 — 7-3 W-1 27-5 24-12 34-8 Miami vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. x-Toronto 48 20 .706 3 6-4 L-1 27-7 21-13 29-13 N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Indiana 43 25 .632 8 5-5 W-1 26-9 17-16 30-15 Philadelphia (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Philadelphia 43 25 .632 8 6-4 W-2 27-9 16-16 25-16 Boston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Boston 41 27 .603 10 4-6 L-1 24-10 17-17 28-13 Washington vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Brooklyn 36 34 .514 16 6-4 L-1 21-16 15-18 25-20 Texas (ss) vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo, 5:35 a.m. Detroit 34 33 .507 16½ 7-3 L-2 21-13 13-20 24-21 Texas (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami 32 35 .478 18½ 6-4 W-1 16-19 16-16 19-22 Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Orlando 31 38 .449 20½ 4-6 L-2 18-16 13-22 21-20 Cincinnati vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Charlotte 30 37 .448 20½ 3-7 L-2 21-14 9-23 23-20 L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington 29 39 .426 22 5-5 W-2 21-12 8-27 19-27 San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta 24 45 .348 27½ 5-5 W-2 13-21 11-24 13-31 L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Chicago 19 50 .275 32½ 4-6 L-3 8-27 11-23 14-30 Friday, March 15 San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland 17 51 .250 34 5-5 L-1 11-24 6-27 13-33 Detroit vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. New York 13 55 .191 38 2-8 L-7 6-26 7-29 8-36 Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. W L Pct GB L10 Str home Away conf Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Golden State 46 21 .687 — 5-5 W-1 24-10 22-11 28-13 Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Denver 44 22 .667 1½ 6-4 W-1 28-6 16-16 29-14 Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Houston 42 26 .618 4½ 9-1 L-1 24-10 18-16 23-18 Cleveland vs, Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Oklahoma City 42 26 .618 4½ 4-6 W-2 23-9 19-17 25-20 Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Friday, March 22 Portland 41 26 .612 5 7-3 W-2 25-9 16-17 22-21 San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. San Antonio 39 29 .574 7½ 7-3 W-6 26-7 13-22 27-19 Arizona vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Utah 38 29 .567 8 6-4 W-1 21-12 17-17 24-20 Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Clippers 39 30 .565 8 7-3 L-1 20-13 19-17 25-21 St. Louis (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Sacramento 33 33 .500 12½ 3-7 L-1 20-14 13-19 17-24 Houston (ss) vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Texas vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Minnesota 32 36 .471 14½ 4-6 L-1 23-10 9-26 19-23 Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 6:05 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. L.A. Lakers 31 36 .463 15 3-7 W-1 18-16 13-20 21-23 N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m. New Orleans 30 40 .429 17½ 4-6 L-4 18-15 12-25 20-23 Saturday, March 16 Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Memphis 28 41 .406 19 5-5 L-1 18-17 10-24 19-23 Atlanta vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Dallas 27 40 .403 19 1-9 L-6 21-13 6-27 14-26 St. Louis vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 6:07 p.m. Phoenix 16 53 .232 31 5-5 L-1 10-24 6-29 9-34 N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m. Toronto (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Indiana 103, New York 98 Dallas at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Philadelphia 106, Cleveland 99 Friday’s Games Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. L.A. Lakers 123, Chicago 107 Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 Milwaukee 130, New Orleans 113 L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7 p.m. Milwaukee (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. p.m. San Antonio 112, Dallas 105 Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Denver 133, Minnesota 107 Milwaukee at Miami, 8 p.m. Colorado vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, March 23 Portland 125, L.A. Clippers 104 Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m. Texas vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Oklahoma City 108, Brooklyn 96 New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Washington 100, Orlando 90 Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta 132, Memphis 111 Saturday’s Games Kansas City (ss) vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami 108, Detroit 74 Atlanta at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Golden State 106, Houston 104 Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m. Seattle vs. Yomiuri at Tokyo, 11:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Utah 114, Phoenix 97 Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m. WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM Canada Junior Team vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17 Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Oakland vs. Nippon at Tokyo, 6:05 a.m. Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Sacramento at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Utah, 9 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 8 p.m. Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Boston (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Houston vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Warriors, minus Durant, Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Sunday, March 24 end Rockets’ 9-game streak Minnesota vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Washington (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. By KRISTIE RIEKEN Andre Iguodala, securing Golden State’s victory. Arizona (ss) vs, Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Associated Press Harden was unhappy that they didn’t play Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. HOUSTON (AP) — In his first season with good defense until late in the game. Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Washington (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. the Golden State Warriors, DeMarcus Cousins “We locked in and we got stops and we knew hasn’t quite adjusted to the level of scrutiny and who we were guarding,” he said. “We knew who Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. interest that comes with playing for the defend- we wanted to score, (but) we should have been Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. ing back-to-back NBA champions. knowing that the entire game.” L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. And after his best game of the season on Harden had 29 points and 10 assists for the Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Texas at Memphis (AAA), 2:05 p.m. Wednesday night in a win over the Houston Rockets, but shot just 2 of 12 on 3-pointers. Paul Oakland vs. Nippon at Tokyo, 11:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Rockets, Cousins likened the media frenzy sur- finished with 24 points. rounding the team to a soap opera his grand- “We just had too many mistakes,” Houston Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. mother watched every day when he was a child. coach Mike D’Antoni said. Monday, March 18 Colorado vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. “I’m sure y’all have heard of it — “As the Curry added 24 points for Golden State. San Francisco vs. Yomiuri at Tokyo, 6:05 a.m. Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. World Turns.” She called it her stories. I used to Durant missed the game with a sprained right Miami vs. Washington (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla., 4:05 p.m. watch it with her and every episode it was some- ankle. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. thing,” he said. “That’s what this has turned into The Warriors were up by 13 after a reverse — “As the World Turns.”″ layup by Cousins with about 5 1/2 minutes left Philadelphia vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. So does Cousins, who scored a season-high 27 before Houston used a 7-2 run, with a 3-pointer Baltimore vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m. points to help end Houston’s nine-game winning from Eric Gordon, to get to 102-94. Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. streak with a 106-104 win, want to star in the Thompson added a basket for the Warriors Detroit (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Monday, March 25 basketball version of the show? before the Rockets used a 6-0 spurt to cut the lead Washington (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Rochester (AAA) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. “No I don’t,” he said. “I play basketball. I to 104-100 with 47.7 seconds left. don’t look for the drama or stories or anything Thompson made five 3s to give him 203 this San Diego vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Tigers Futures vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. like that. I just want to go play basketball.” season. He joined Curry as the only players in San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Some have wondered if Cousins is a good fit NBA history to have seven straight seasons with Cincinnati vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. with this fast-paced team and there have been 200 3-pointers. N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Colorado at Albuquerque (AAA), 3:05 p.m. some growing pains as he’s been worked into the Golden State had a seven-point lead to start the L.A. Dodgers vs, Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 5:05 p.m. team after missing the first 47 games this season fourth and scored the first seven points of the recovering from an Achilles’ tendon injury. period, highlighted by a 3 from Thompson, to Kansas City at Omaha (AAA), 7:05 p.m. But on Wednesday, with Kevin Durant out push the lead to 92-78. Tuesday, March 19 St. Louis at Memphis (AAA), 7:05 p.m. with an ankle injury, Cousins shined. He added The Warriors were up by 12 in the first half but Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Toronto at Montreal, 7:05 p.m. eight rebounds and a season-best seven assists as Houston cut it to 54-52 by halftime. A 3-pointer N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Houston searched, without success, for ways to by Gordon gave the Rockets their first lead early Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. stop him. There were times the Rockets switched in the third quarter and one by P.J. Tucker sec- on defense and left much smaller players attempt- onds later made it 60-56. Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:10 p.m. ing to guard the 6-foot-11, 270-pound player. But The game was tied later in the quarter after a Philadelphia vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. big or small, Cousins didn’t care who’s was on three-point play by Paul before the Warriors used Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. him. a 9-2 surge to take a 76-69 lead with about five Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. “I don’t think anybody can stop me one-on- minutes left in the third. Curry had five points in one period,” he said. “So you can put whoever that stretch. Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. you want on me honestly.” Golden State was up by nine soon after that, Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Klay Thompson scored 30 points to allow the before the Rockets got two 3-pointers from Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Warriors to bounce back after a loss to Phoenix Gerald Green to power an 8-2 run that cut the Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 on Sunday, and avoided being swept by Houston lead to 81-78 with two minutes left in the quarter. Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 12:35 p.m. after the Rockets won the first three meetings this But the Warriors scored the last four points of season. the period to extend the lead to 85-78 entering San Diego vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Colorado vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Golden State, which had lost six of 10 overall, the fourth. Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1:10 p.m. is 4 1/2 games ahead of Houston atop the THEY SAID IT Cleveland at Texas, 2:05 p.m. Western Conference standings. The Rockets are Gordon on what went wrong in the loss: “We Wednesday, March 20 Pittsburgh at Houston, 2:10 p.m. tied with Oklahoma City for third place behind didn’t play as smart as we should or I think it Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo, 5:35 a.m. Boston vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Denver. would have been a different result. You can’t After trailing by 14 in the fourth quarter, a really have letdowns with this team because N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. three-point play by Chris Paul got Houston they’ll make you pay, and that’s what happened.” Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. within one with 10.8 seconds left. Stephen Curry UP NEXT Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Toronto at Montreal, 7:05 p.m. made two free throws with eight seconds remain- Warriors: Visit Oklahoma City on Saturday Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. ing to make it 106-103, and James Harden hit night as they continue a four-game road trip. Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10 p.m. one of two from the line at the other end with 6.4 Rockets: Host the Phoenix Suns on Friday seconds to go. 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