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DEVENS — Following the Amherst girls cross country team’s Western Massachusetts Class A title two weeks ago at Stanley Park in Westfield (its third in a row), co-head coaches Elena Betke-Brunswick and Ron Jacobs said they felt like they had the team...
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BOLTON — Playing toe-to-toe with the No. 7 seed in Division 2, the No. 23 Northampton girls soccer team had a flurry of chances to jump ahead and command control early in the second half on the road against Nashoba.In the opening minutes of the latter...
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WESTHAMPTON — When Hampshire Regional boys soccer forward Joe Moro went down with an injury early in the second half, the No. 7 Raiders’ offense began to slip. Their 2-0 lead was cut to 2-1 with under 15 minutes left in regulation and No. 10 Rockland...
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NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College women’s basketball team only has one destination in mind after losing in the NCAA Division 3 championship game last season, and that’s making yet another deep postseason run come next March.The Pioneers have become a...
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AMHERST — Clinging to a one-point lead over New Hampshire with 12 seconds remaining in the game, the UMass women’s basketball team was set to inbound the ball after head coach Mike Leflar called a timeout to advance it into the frontcourt.On the...
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It’s been quite the storybook ending for the UMass fall sports teams in their final season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and both the Minutewomen field hockey and women’s soccer teams are now one win away from leaving the conference as champions in...
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AMHERST — The term “battle-tested” perhaps doesn’t quite fit a team as best as it does the UMass field hockey team.Over the course of the season, the Minutewomen have played six nationally ranked opponents, including the No. 1 team (at the time) in...
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WESTHAMPTON — The MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 can’t be mentioned without the Hampshire Regional boys soccer team.The two have gone hand-in-hand the past three years – and they will once again in 2024.A first-half flurry fueled by a pair of Owen Miller...
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AMHERST — It can be a difficult task for college basketball fans to learn the players on the teams they root for year in and year out. Every season, programs across the country are gutted and rebuilt.UMass men’s hoops fans got quite the introduction...
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AMHERST — They always say to save the best for last, right?Frank Martin’s crew is certainly hoping so, as the third-year UMass men’s basketball head coach leads the Minutemen into what will be their final season in the Atlantic 10 – a conference in...
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AMHERST — There’s no way to sugarcoat it, last year was a disappointment for head coach Mike Leflar in his first season leading the UMass women’s basketball team. The expectations weren’t necessarily through the roof after Tory Verdi left Amherst for...
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LUDLOW — It wouldn’t feel right if the Belchertown and South Hadley girls soccer programs didn’t meet in a Western Mass. final. And on Friday, for the fourth consecutive year, the two teams battled it out in the Class B playoffs – the third time in...
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LUDLOW — Mabel Carillon stood at midfield and hesitated before making the long walk to the penalty stripe. A make would crown the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team as Western Mass. Class D champions, a miss would allow No. 2 Hopkins Academy a chance to...
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AMHERST — If there was ever a time for the UMass football team to do the improbable, it feels like Saturday would be that time.The Minutemen have struggled to win games in 2024, and although their two wins – the second coming last weekend – are both...
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NORTHAMPTON — The boys and girls soccer teams at Northampton High School will not be docked for forfeits in the PVIAC Western Mass. tournament after Northampton Public Schools won an emergency motion against the MIAA on Thursday afternoon.The decision...
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GRANBY — Riley Goodhind stepped to take a corner kick about two-thirds of the way through the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class D semifinal matchup between No. 2 Granby and visiting No. 3 Monson. With the game knotted at two...
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AMHERST — Win No. 2 was on the menu for the UMass football team last Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Minutemen defeated Wagner 35-7 to improve to 2-6 – both victories coming against FCS opponents.Just as UMass does following every...
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HOLYOKE — Tears filled Dina Brunetti’s eyes as the Belchertown field hockey team lined up to accept its runner-up plaque following the No. 1 Orioles’ 4-2 loss to No. 2 Southwick in the Western Mass. Class B final on Monday night at Holyoke High...
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GRANBY — Staring straight in the face of a 2-0 deficit to visiting No. 4 Hoosac Valley, the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team had to dig deep and find any source of energy if it wanted to reach the Western Mass. Class D finals for the second straight...
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HADLEY — Throughout the first 75 minutes of action, the No. 2 Hopkins Academy girls soccer team was knocking on the doorstep. The Golden Hawks had attempted nearly 30 shots, but they had no goals to show for against visiting No. 7 Pioneer.Then Alayna...
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WESTFIELD — The Amherst Regional girls cross country team’s day almost ended before it even began on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes were awaiting a bus to pick them up at the school and take them to Stanley Park in Westfield for the Western Mass....
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