Div. 4 girls basketball: Top-seeded Cathedral presents quite a challenge for No. 3 South Hadley in Sunday’s state final

By RYAN AMES

The South Hadley girls basketball team will see a familiar foe in the MIAA Division 4 state championship on Sunday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.

Smith College basketball heads to Maine to face top-seeded Bowdoin in NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16

By GARRETT COTE

When the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball bracket was released on March 3, Smith College was thrilled to be hosting yet another opening weekend, just as it had done the previous three tournaments. But despite earning the right to play first and second round games at home, the Pioneers were given an extremely rigorous path to a potential third straight Final Four.

UMass football: New defensive coordinator Jared Keyte pleased with Minutemen’s opening week of spring practice

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When Joe Harasymiak accepted the UMass football head coaching job back in early December, a handful of members on the Rutgers staff – where Harasymiak was previously the defensive coordinator – were excited for him. They also wanted to go with him based on the relationships they had built with him over the course of their time together.

UMass hockey: Minutemen hold off Vermont 2-1, advance to Hockey East quarterfinals

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Survive and advance is the name of the game during playoff hockey and that’s exactly what the No. 14 UMass hockey team did in its 2-1 win against Vermont on Wednesday at the Mullins Center.

Div. 4 girls basketball: Kate Phillips’ late bucket lifts No. 3 South Hadley past No. 2 Millis 45-42, into state title game (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

WORCESTER — After making the MIAA Division 4 state final and graduating only one senior from last season’s team, the town of South Hadley, all of western Mass. and competition across the state expected the South Hadley girls basketball team to end up in that same exact spot come March 2025.

UMass basketball: Offense sputters, Minutemen fall to La Salle in Atlantic 10 first round, 78-71

A disappointing UMass men’s basketball season came to a disappointing end Wednesday.

Div. 4 girls basketball: South Hadley’s pursuit of a second straight state final trip goes through Millis in Wednesday’s semifinal round

By RYAN AMES

The Final Four is set in the MIAA girls basketball Division 4 state tournament, and No. 3 South Hadley will square off with No. 2 Millis in the semifinals on Wednesday at Worcester State University.

UMass hockey: Minutemen looking to get past pesky Vermont in Hockey East opening round

By RYAN AMES

The postseason is here for the No. 14 UMass hockey team.

UMass basketball: Minutemen open final Atlantic 10 tourney with first round game against La Salle

By GARRETT COTE

The time has come for the UMass men’s basketball team, as it begins its trek through one final Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

Pats bolster defense with Milton Williams, Robert Spillane, Carlton Davis, AP sources say

By ROB MAADDI

Defensive tackle Milton Williams, linebacker Robert Spillane, cornerback Carlton Davis and offensive tackle Morgan Moses have agreed to contracts with the New England Patriots, four people with knowledge of the deals told The Associated Press on Monday.

High school basketball: 12 area players selected for Western Massachusetts Senior All-Star Games at Hall of Fame

By GARRETT COTE

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 2025 Western Massachusetts Senior High School All-Star Game rosters Monday – and 12 Daily Hampshire Gazette area players made it across the three games scheduled to be played on Thursday, March 20 at the Hall of Fame in Springfield.

UMass football: Minutemen open spring season with first practice under new coach Joe Harasymiak

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — AJ Hairston dropped back to pass during the 11-on-11 live portion of the UMass football team’s first spring practice of the season Monday morning.

Boys basketball: No. 1 Williston thumps Exeter, captures NEPSAC Class A title (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

SUFFIELD, Conn. – Preston Edmead was made for March.

Women’s college hockey: Bea Flynn’s third-period goal lifts Amherst past Middlebury for NESCAC title (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The third time was the charm.

UMass hockey: Maine rallies from two-goal deficit, ties Minutemen 2-2 in regular season finale

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The No. 16 UMass hockey team let a two-goal third-period lead slip away in its 2-2 tie against No. 5 Maine on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

Ally Landau’s last-second basket lifts Smith College basketball past Amherst 52-50, into fourth straight NCAA Div. 3 Sweet 16 (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College women’s basketball team’s nine-point fourth quarter lead in the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball second round had evaporated. Amherst College clawed its way back in it on the defensive end, holding the host Pioneers to just six points for the first 9 minutes, 30 seconds of the frame, and got a massive 3-pointer from guard Reagan Pahl with 13 seconds left to tie the game at 50 apiece. Smith’s deafening crowd turned silent as head coach Lynn Hersey called timeout to draw up a play.

UMass basketball: Mullins Center says goodbye to the Atlantic 10 with final league home game before move to MAC

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When the final buzzer sounded to signal the end of the UMass men’s basketball team’s regular season, which ended in a 74-51 loss to Loyola Chicago on Saturday afternoon at Mullins Center, the arena’s staff immediately began tearing up the floorboards of Jack Leaman Court to get ready for the Minutemen’s hockey game at 7:30 p.m.

UMass basketball: Loyola Chicago dominates Minutemen in regular season finale, 74-51

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass men’s basketball team concluded its regular season with a whimper in a 74-51 loss to Loyola Chicago Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.

UMass hockey: Cole O’Hara, Minutemen lock down Maine for vital 5-1 victory

Two goals from Cole O’Hara led the No. 16 UMass hockey team to a 5-1 win against No. 5 Maine on Friday at the Mullins Center.

Women’s basketball: Amherst and Smith advance in Div. 3 tournament and will square off Saturday for first time since 2007 (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Two years away from the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball Tournament felt like an eternity for Amherst College and head coach G.P. Gromacki.