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AMHERST — Dennis Jackson likes to coach basketball. Who he teaches doesn’t matter: It could be Michael Jordan when he was in high school or a seven-year-old just picking up a basketball for the first time.For the past 25 years, Jackson has run youth...

By ADAM HARGRAVES

When Matt Striebel met Jarrod Neumann in the parking lot of Northampton High School in 2012, there was a simple conversation about lacrosse.Striebel was a decorated lacrosse player. He played in the Ivy League for Princeton before moving on to a...

By ADAM HARGRAVES

When Devin Kellogg started to think about his baseball career after his time at Northampton, his sights were set on Division III schools, maybe Division II because of his size and age.I’m 5-foot-9,” Kellogg said. “Maybe 5-foot-10 on a good...

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MILFORD — It was a magical summer, even though it ended in a loss for Northampton Post 28.Northampton lost 9-4 to Milford Post 59 at Fino Field Tuesday afternoon to fall out of the American Legion state baseball tournament.“It was a magical season,”...

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Two Northampton youth baseball teams, along with an Easthampton intermediate ballclub, are in the midst of deep playoff runs — and both teams are looking for more success.The Northampton 10-11 Little League All-Stars won the District 2 championship...

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NORTHAMPTON — Over 40 children with family and coaches gathered for a Northampton Cal Ripken Baseball banquet, Friday at a rainy Maines Field.There was one oddity — every single young ballplayer was wearing a Tampa Bay Rays shirt.No Dustin Pedroia,...

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AMHERST — To get to its first Western Massachusetts final in 25 years, the Granby baseball team needed a win from a pitcher not named Noah Bleakley.Tom Rezzani stepped to the mound in the Western Mass. Division 4 Tournament semifinals Thursday at...

By ADAM HARGRAVES

Since 1971, the Northampton football team has not seen many coaching changes. The late Frank Tudryn coached for 29 years until 2000. Ken O’Brien followed and guided the Blue Devils until 2012.From there, Pat Sledzieski took over until his resignation...

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FISKDALE — The fight was there for the Northampton boys lacrosse team.On two separate occasions, the Blue Devils faced a three-goal deficit in their first round game of the Division 2 Central/West tournament against Tantasqua on Wednesday.Three...

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HUNTINGTON — Scoring a hat trick is never easy work. Toward the end of her game Wednesday night, Jessica Van Heynigen watched from the sidelines with ice attached to both hips.“I just felt some bumps and bruises here and there,” Van Heynigen said....