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By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Rahsool Diggins didn’t leave the bench the first time he returned home to Philadelphia as a college athlete.UConn didn’t include him among the nine Huskies that took the floor Feb. 5, 2022, at Villanova. Diggins only appeared in nine games his...

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AMHERST — The lights in Derek Kellogg’s Amherst house flickered on when he flipped the switch after five years. The family kept the home in Western Massachusetts even after UMass fired him in 2017 and he took over Long Island University.It was like...

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Ryan Leonard wanted to start his own legacy, not follow his family’s.The Amherst native and former Pope Francis forward announced his commitment to play hockey for Boston College on Sunday in an Instagram post.“It’s nothing against other schools, but...

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Tim Jacques, Simon LeClair, Tobias L’Esperance and Ben Howe huddled around a table at the McDonald’s on King Street in Northampton.They heard on Wednesday that New Balance Indoor Nationals was canceled and met Thursday to formulate a plan. The...

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NORTHAMPTON — Caroline Tanner could only watch.The Northampton senior hunched over at the right block with her hands on her knees as Pittsfield senior Jordyn Lummus held the basketball at the free-throw line.The top-seeded Blue Devils and No. 8...

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Michael Hixon medaled at his previous two world-class international competitions.The Amherst native and Indiana University diver captured bronze at the 2015 FINA World Championships in the 1-meter individual springboard and silver at the 2016 Rio...

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WESTFIELD — College coaches sat in folding camp chairs behind the backstop at Bullens Field and aimed their radar guns.Ludlow Post 52’s Jayson Webb stared down West Springfield Post 207’s Zach Culver. Webb wore a blue jersey like the rest of his team,...

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CROMWELL, Conn. — The bogeys piled up for Richy Werenski.Unlike in Thursday’s first round, Friday’s second round brought no birdie relief for the South Hadley native at the Travelers Championship.He shot a 7-over 77 at TPC Sawgrass. That left him at 8...

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WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional’s last postseason softball loss occurred June 11, 2014.Grafton beat the Raiders 2-0 at Worcester State in the Division 2 state semifinals.Since then, Hampshire has won three more Western Massachusetts championships and...

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SPRINGFIELD — Mount Greylock pitcher Cole Wojtkowski befuddled the South Hadley baseball team the first time through the lineup.Once the top-seeded Tigers saw how he pitched, they adjusted.The No. 5 Mounties built a double-digit lead while South...

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MONTAGUE — Nerves affect even two-time defending state champions before their first playoff game.The Hampshire Regional softball team swung at pitches outside the strike zone and popped out three times in the first two innings against Easthampton in...

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GREENFIELD — For the fourth straight year, the Hampshire Regional softball team will enter the Western Massachusetts Division 2 tournament as the top seed.“For the most part because of our strength of schedule we figured it would be that way,”...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Once the draws started to go Granby’s way, the lead came with it.The eighth-seeded Rams beat No. 9 Nipmuc, 19-7, in the first round the Central/West Division 2 Girls Lacrosse Tournament Tuesday. They’ll visit No. 1 seed Groton-Dunstable...

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EASTHAMPTON — Bases loaded, one out and a two-run lead with a chance to clinch the league title.There’s no one the Easthampton softball team would rather have on the mound than freshman Rachel Robinson.“We have a lot of confidence in her,” classmate...

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HOLYOKE — Something about the 400-meter dash suits the Northampton boys track and field team.The Blue Devils took three out of the top five spots in the event and four of the top eight at Friday’s District F & G Division 1 Championship at Holyoke...

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AMHERST — Harry Wolff Landau has played in the Amherst Ultimate Invitational Tournament since he was in seventh grade.The 26th edition this Saturday and Sunday will be the senior’s last.He understands it’s a big deal.“We don’t take any tournament for...

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NORTHAMPTON — Not all rebellions succeed.The Northampton boys ultimate team has framed its clashes with Amherst Regional as battling an evil empire for the past few years. The Blue Devils felt they were close to achieving that goal after leading the...

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BELCHERTOWN — Riley Synan should get a finder’s fee.Both directly and indirectly, she helped two Belchertown swimmers find their fits on college swim teams in central New York.Senior Dennis Lelic will be joining her at SUNY Oswego, while her younger...

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Amherst Regional product Devonte’ McCall approached his postgraduate season with one goal in mind: a college scholarship.After a year at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut, the Belchertown native achieved it. McCall announced Monday on...

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AMHERST — A chorus of “Go Mammoths” will soon erupt from the stands of LeFrak Gymnasium, Lehrman Stadium and around the Amherst College campus.The school announced its first official mascot Monday — the Mammoths.It won a vote of alumni, students,...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Eric Castonguay’s swimming knowledge began and ended with a single Springfield College class: Water Safety Instructor.Yet there he was Tuesday on the Michael E. Smith Middle School pool deck, stopwatch in hand.He’s coaching the South...