Colleges: UMass field hockey beats Harvard, advances to first NCAA Final Four since 1992

For the first time in 32 years, the Minutewomen are Final Four-bound.UMass claimed a historic 1-0 shutout victory over No. 10 Harvard in the NCAA Elite Eight on Sunday at Nancy Stevens Field in Storrs, Conn. With the win, the Minutewomen advanced to...

UMass basketball: Minutemen edged by Hofstra in OT for 3rd straight loss

By HOWARD HERMAN

AMHERST — The finish wasn't what Frank Martin and the UMass men’s basketball team might have hoped for.The Minutemen dropped a 75-71 overtime thriller to undefeated Hofstra Saturday night at the Mullins Center. But it wasn't the final five minutes,...

Williston athletics: Wildcats capture Danny Smith Bowl, field hockey wins Class B title

By HANNAH BEVIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Cheshire Academy football rumbled into Sawyer Field ready to prove something against Williston Northampton School in the annual NEPSAC Danny Smith Bowl. The two teams had clashed earlier in the season and the Wildcats had snagged a...

Cross Country: Amherst girls place second at MIAA Div. 2 State Championship (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEVENS — The Amherst girls cross country team nearly walked away with the program’s eighth state championship on Saturday during the MIAA Division 2 State Championship at Fort Devens. The Hurricanes ran about as well as they could have hoped, led by a...

UMass football: Minutemen fall to Liberty in overtime, 35-34, after missed extra point

By HOWARD HERMAN

AMHERST — The decision was the right one. It did not pay off.In a tie football game, UMass kicker Jacob Lurie had a chance to be the hero. All he had to do was boot a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give his team a hard-fought victory over...

Football: Smith Voc can’t keep pace with Upper Cape Cod in 52-20 state vocational playoff loss (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

EASTHAMPTON – The Smith Vocational football team couldn’t keep pace with Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Tech in its 52-20 loss in the state vocational small school quarterfinal round on Saturday afternoon at Mountain View School.The first quarter...

Football: Big second quarter lifts South Hadley past Pathfinder, 27-9

By RYAN AMES

SOUTH HADLEY – A 20-point second quarter powered the South Hadley football team to a 27-9 win past Pathfinder in a non-playoff game Friday night.Senior Julius Hebenth scored two of the Tigers’ three second-quarter touchdowns, including a lengthy run...

UMass field hockey rallies past UConn for spot in NCAA Elite Eight

By RYAN AMES

Hannah de Gast came up clutch for the UMass field hockey team in its 2-1 win over No. 3 UConn during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.The senior scored the game-winning goal late in the fourth quarter to send the Minutewomen to...

UMass football: Kaidon Salter, Liberty come to town as Minutemen enter home stretch of 2024 season

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The UMass football team has two more opportunities in its last three contests to salvage something this season, the first coming on Saturday afternoon when the Minutemen host Liberty for a noon kickoff at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.Through nine...

MIAA Cross Country: Amherst, Northampton girls eyeing podium finishes at Fort Devens

By JEFF LAJOIE

It’s championship weekend for high school cross country runners, as local harriers will compete in the MIAA Division 2 and 3 Championships at Fort Devens on Saturday.The Division 2 races begin at 12:30 p.m. (girls) and 1:15 p.m. (boys), while the Div....

UMass hockey: Minutemen’s offense sputters again in 2-1 loss to Providence

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Logan Sawyer's power play goal was the difference in UMass hockey's 2-1 loss to Providence Thursday night at the Mullins Center.The Friars freshman one-timed a puck past Minutemen sophomore goalie Jackson Irving -- who made his first career...

Boys soccer: Gus Radner’s late goal sends Frontier to D4 semis following 1-0 win over Tynsborough

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TYNGSBOROUGH — The 14th-seeded Frontier boys soccer team never felt like the underdog during its MIAA Div. 4 quarterfinal contest against sixth-seeded Tyngsborough on Thursday night. The Redhawks came out and looked like the dominant team through 40...

Boys soccer: Three-goal deficit too much as Hampshire Regional edged by Lynnfield 3-2 in Division 4 quarterfinals (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

LYNNFIELD — Staring a 3-0 deficit dead in the face, the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team had two options as it gathered under its goal for a halftime speech. The Raiders could either mail it in against No. 2 Lynnfield, or they could buckle up...

UMass field hockey looking to take down UConn in NCAA tourney opener

By RYAN AMES

For the first time since 2016, the UMass field hockey team is going dancing.The Minutewomen earned at at-large bid into this year’s NCAA Tournament as one of the 18 best teams in the country. UMass drew a familiar foe in its first tournament game in...

Fencing: Northampton High School's Willa Barman takes first in epee competition

Northampton High School fencing team captain Willa Barman went undefeated at the Drew Page Memorial Open on Sunday in the Senior Women’s Epee competition – earning her a gold medal.Barman put everything together in the final round, winning by a...

Girls soccer: Double OT goal sinks South Hadley in MIAA Division 4 quarterfinal loss to Hamilton-Wenham (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

WENHAM — It was a heart-breaking end to the season for the South Hadley girls soccer team.The Tigers dropped their MIAA Division 4 state quarterfinal matchup against Hamilton-Wenham, 3-2, in double-overtime on Wednesday night at Gordon College.Tessa...

UMass basketball: Poor shooting plagues Minutemen in 76-66 loss to Louisiana Tech

By GARRETT COTE

After being down as many as 19 points in the early stages of the second half, the UMass men’s basketball team cut the Louisiana Tech lead to just five with 2 minutes, 12 seconds following an Akil Watson layup in transition – capping off a 12-2 spurt...

Boys soccer: Lynnfield rematch on tap as Hampshire Regional seeks redemption for 2023 loss

By GARRETT COTE

Following the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team’s 3-1 win over Rockland in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 last Friday, the Raiders had a pretty good idea of who they would be seeing in the quarterfinal, although it wasn’t official yet.“I’ve...

UMass hockey: Minutemen look to rebound with pair of Hockey East games against Providence

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team will look to get back on track with a weekend home-and-home against No. 10 Providence, starting Thursday at the Mullins Center.The Minutemen went winless in Vermont last weekend, which dropped them out of the USCHO national...

Boys soccer: After upset win over Pittsfield, Frontier prepares for D4 quarterfinal contest against Tyngsborough

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Frontier boys soccer team is one win away from making it back to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four. The Redhawks have been knocking on the door of a state championship since the new statewide tournament format went into place in 2021, reaching the...