High Schools: Chloe Moynihan scores twice in Hampshire field hockey’s win over Holyoke

Hampshire’s Chloe Moynihan scored twice and Ryleigh Fennessy assisted her both times, as the Raiders field hockey team picked up their second victory of the season on Thursday evening, 2-1 over Holyoke.Kylie Blaha scored for Holyoke. Hampshire goalie...

Boys soccer: PVCICS scores twice in the second half to defeat Athol, 3-1 (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HADLEY — With the postseason approaching, every win is critical for teams on the bubble of making it into the Western Mass. tournament. The Athol and PVCICS boys soccer teams entered Thursday’s showdown both on the outside looking in, and after a 1-0...

UMass Football: Minutemen look to protect home turf against No. 21 Missouri

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — For months, head coach Don Brown has said he doesn’t need to hype up his team as much when they play big-time schools. Saturday’s noon kickoff against No. 21 Missouri figures to be UMass’ biggest at McGuirk since the transition to FBS.UMass...

UMass hockey: Minutemen travel to Vegas to compete in Ice Breaker Tournament

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The UMass hockey team is hoping its good fortune can continue in the desert this weekend. After knocking off Bentley in their season opener on Saturday, the Minutemen traveled to Las Vegas on Wednesday and are set to open the Ice Breaker Tournament...

Frontier Regional School Committee backs existing homeschooler policy for extracurricular activities

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After hearing from more than a dozen speakers Tuesday night, as well as submitted written comments, Frontier Regional School’s policy regarding homeschooler participation in extracurricular activities will remain the same.Following...

High Schools: Holyoke girls soccer shuts out St. Mary’s, 6-0 (PHOTOS)

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke girls soccer team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, routing St. Mary’s 6-0 on its home turf Wednesday afternoon to improve to 7-6-1 this season. Back on Sept. 13, the Purple Knights beat the Saints 7-1. They once...

Northampton Youth Senior football team splits two games

The Northampton Youth Senior football team split two games last week and now sit at 5-1 with two regular season games remaining on its schedule.In the first matchup, two rushing touchdowns by star tailback "Mop-Mop" Soum-Morrero were not enough to get...

High school football season reaches halfway point

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY — Last week marked the halfway point of the regular season for high school football teams across Hampshire County. With four games down and four remaining until postseason play, there has been a bit of everything between the county’s...

Schedule omissions to impact state tourney rankings for western Mass. teams following resolution

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

When looking at the current tournament seeds from western Massachusetts on the PVIAC website, multiple schools’ teams are highlighted in yellow.Why? As of last week, those teams were deemed ineligible for the Western Mass. tournament, though a...

HS Roundup: Frontier golf wins tiebreaker over Pioneer (PHOTOS)

It was as close as it could get between the Pioneer and Frontier golf teams at Northfield Golf Course Tuesday.Tallying the top four scores, the Panthers and the Redhawks both finished with 171 points. Frontier’s Brady Wood broke the tiebreaker with a...

Northampton Parks and Rec gets grant to train coaches

The Northampton Parks & Recreation Department (NPRD) was one of 39 communities in the country that were recently awarded a grant through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to partner with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to...

South Hadley girls volleyball program connects three generations

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

SOUTH HADLEY — Sabrina Bardwell was dead set on field hockey.It was the beginning of the school year in the early 1990s, and the seventh grader was choosing her fall sport. But her mother, Betsy Riley, had just started a one-week volleyball program at...

Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...

High School Sports: Smith Voc volleyball rallies past Franklin Tech

Smith Voc came back from down two sets to one against Franklin Tech in Northampton on Monday, winning 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-11.Heidymar Diaz-Lopez led the Vikings with another stellar all-around performance – 15 assists, 20 digs and 11 kills....

Field hockey: Addie Harrington scores twice to propel Frontier past Greenfield, 2-0 (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Frontier field hockey team continues to roll.The Redhawks suffered a 1-0 loss to Longmeadow on Sept. 10, but since then, Frontier has yet to be beaten. Entering Monday’s contest against rival Greenfield on an eight game unbeaten...

UMass Basketball: Minutemen picked 9th, Minutewomen 13th in A-10 preseason poll

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

UMass men’s and women’s basketball took on Atlantic 10 media day in Washington, D.C. on Monday as UMass prepares for its 49th and final season in the conference it helped charter.The UMass men’s basketball team was voted to finish ninth in the...

UMass Football: Minutemen face big test against No. 21 Missouri on Saturday

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

With its MAC tour wrapped up after a 34-20 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday, the 1-5 UMass football team turns its attention to the SEC portion of its schedule. The Minutemen host No. 21 Missouri on Saturday at noon on ESPN2, the only time this...

UMass hockey team hangs on for 5-4 win over Bentley

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass hockey team watched its commanding 5-1 lead slip away in the third period as Bentley netted three goals to pull within one.But the Minutemen hung on — their four-goal second period the difference — to defeat Bentley 5-4 in their season...

Northampton Parks and Recreation’s Youth Basketball registration opens Monday

Information is now available for the Northampton Parks and Recreation’s Youth Basketball program. Registration for all divisions opens on Monday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m.NPRD offers divisions for youth in preschool through eighth grade. Further details and...