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AN ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER LEFT
THE NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS ROWING TEAM WITH NO BOAT
TO RACE.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED LAST
WEEKEND DURING THE PAPER CITY
NORTHAMPTON GIRLS VARSITY CREW
TEAM CRASHED THEIR BEST AND ONLY
RACING SHELL INTO A SUBMERGED
TREE IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.
BUT NOW, THE TEAM COULD LOSE ITS
CHANCE TO RACE IN NEXT MONTH'S
WORLD'S LARGEST TWO-DAY ROWING
CAMBRIDGE.
IT'S A LOTTERY SYSTEM SO NOT
EVERYONE IS GUARANTEED AN ENTRY
SO I ENTERED A BUNCH OF OUR
LUCKILY OUR VARSITY GIRLS WERE
CHOSEN TO BE IN THE CHARLES THIS
YEAR.
SO WE WEREN'T ROWING FOR VERY
LONG IT WAS A 5K RACE AND WE
STARTED TO FEEL REALLY GOOD AND
THE WHOLE BOAT JUST JOLTED
TO A STOP.
THE TEAM NOW NEEDS TO RAISE 30-
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY A NEW
BOAT BEFORE THE REGATTA ON THE
CHARLES WHICH WILL BE HELD
YOUTH & COMMUNITY ROWING CLUB