HS Lacrosse Roundup: Kiko Bhowmik, Ava Carey combine for 10 points to lift Amherst over Hampshire

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — A 6-0 third-quarter run from the Amherst girls lacrosse team was the difference in its 15-5 home win over Hampshire on Thursday following a 4-3 halftime lead for the Raiders.

UMass basketball: Transfers Dimitri Clerc and Charles Outlaw to join Minutemen

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin landed a pair of commitments on Wednesday, as forwards Dimitri Clerc and Charles Outlaw – former junior college players – transferred to UMass out of the portal. That now makes four Minutemen transfers coming in (joining K’Jei Parker and Donovan Brown), and all four have either been from JUCO or Division 2.

HS Notebook: Area lacrosse players racking up early-season milestones

By RYAN AMES

It’s been an eventful start to the high school girls lacrosse season, as numerous area athletes have already reached career milestones less than a month into the spring season.

Boys tennis: Reilly Fowles, Northampton hold off PVCICS in battle of top Hampshire County teams (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – It was a battle of two of Hampshire County’s best boys tennis players on Wednesday at Hampshire College.

HS Roundup: Allie Randall, Emma Kornbluth team for doubles sweep in Belchertown’s win over Holyoke

Allie Randall and Emma Kornbluth cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles to power the Belchertown girls tennis team to a 4-1 victory over Holyoke on Wednesday.

Ultimate preview: Defending state champion Northampton looking for more

By GARRETT COTE

It doesn’t get much better than the season the Northampton girls ultimate team had in 2024. A year ago, the Blue Devils won the Division 1 state tournament, earned the right to travel to Rockford, Ill. last June and turned in an impressive fifth-place finish at the national tournament. They also captured first place at the Amherst Invitational – the longest annual ultimate tournament in the United States – for the first time in program history.

H.S. Notebook: Softball pitchers are wild across Western Massachusetts this spring

By GARRETT COTE

It’s once again that time of the season. Some teams are about a quarter of the way through their spring sports schedules, the cold weather seems to be in the rearview and high school notebooks are back! We began doing a weekly basketball notebook in the winter, as well as an all-winter sports notebook, and both were well received. So, here we are again with a spring edition.

Girls lacrosse: Teagan McDonald tallies 100th career goal in Northampton’s win over South Hadley (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

NORTHAMPTON – Teagan McDonald tabbed her 100th career goal in the Northampton girls lacrosse team’s 14-5 win over South Hadley on Tuesday at Northampton.

HS Roundup: Hampshire Regional's Mary Thibault scores 100th career point in lax win over Chicopee Comp

Tuesday will stand as an afternoon Hampshire Regional’s Mary Thibault won’t soon forget. The Raiders senior not only recorded a hat trick with three goals in Hampshire’s 10-5 victory over Chicopee Comp, she tallied her 100th career point in the process in front of a home crowd in Westhampton.

HS Roundup: Smith Academy’s Harry LaFlamme tosses no-hitter in win over Mahar

Smith Academy pitcher Harry LaFlamme was on fire on the mound against Mahar on Monday in Hatfield. 

HS Softball: Hampshire blanks Greenfield 4-0 in battle of WMass heavyweights (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — As is always the case when western Massachusetts heavyweights Hampshire Regional and Greenfield meet on the softball diamond, high-level pitching was on display Monday afternoon. The Green Wave rely on senior MacKenzie Paulin, a Merrimack commit, while the Raiders typically give the ball to sophomore Ryanne Dubay, who will have her fair share of college offers when the time comes.

Shawn Durocher beginning first season as Amherst Golf Club head pro

By GARRETT COTE

Shawn Durocher spent her weekend mornings and afternoons wheeling a small gas grill behind the clubhouse at Amherst Golf Club, where she would cook hamburgers and hot dogs for those playing. She was in high school and needed a way to make some money, so Amherst’s head golf professional, Dave Twohig, hired Durocher – an Amherst native – to handle grilling duties.

Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: You need character, and you need culture

Old school coaching tells us to leave emotion out of sport.We’ve heard it all before – Toughen up! We need you! Get it together! Stop crying!

Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam

By DOUG FERGUSON

Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam

HS Roundup: Ryanne Dubay strikes out 15, drives in three runs to lead Hampshire in 6-2 win over Westfield

The Hampshire Regional softball team knew it had its hands full with Westfield ace Shea Hurley on Friday afternoon, but the Raiders were more than ready for the challenge. Hurley hadn’t given up more than three runs all season coming in.

Girls lacrosse: Kiko Bhowmik, Amherst hold off Granby 14-11 (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

GRANBY – Kiko Bhowmik was the offensive catalyst for the Amherst girls lacrosse team, as the junior attacker scored five goals and added an assist to finish as Amherst’s top point producer in a 14-11 victory over Granby on a cold and raw afternoon Friday.

HS Roundup: Hampshire Regional baseball rallies from early deficit to get past Easthampton

By RYAN AMES

WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional baseball team overcame an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Easthampton, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon at Earl Tonet Baseball Diamond.

Girls lacrosse: South Hadley’s Ava Asselin notches 100th point in win over Belchertown (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Needing only two points to eclipse 100 for her career coming into Thursday’s contest against Belchertown, South Hadley girls lacrosse senior Ava Asselin wasted no time hitting the century mark. Asselin scored two of the game’s first three goals, the latter coming on a free-position shot where she beat Orioles goalie Riley Nestor low, to accomplish the feat.

HS Track Preview 2025: Amherst returns state champions in Alfandari, Luetjen

By RYAN AMES

The Amherst outdoor track and field teams are gearing up for another season on the oval and have loads of talented athletes across the boys and girls teams.