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By MIKE MORAN

The MIAA Blue Ribbon Committee tabled a decision on the viability of two volleyball rules concerning boys playing on girls teams.After hearing a virtual presentation by the MIAA Volleyball Committee on Thursday, the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) chose...

By MIKE MORAN

The last few years have been a hockey whirlwind for Shaun McEwen.The South Hadley native is only 16 years old, but the sport has taken him across the country and overseas, marking up his passport in ways unusual to most teenagers.Such is life as a...

By MIKE MORAN

Colin Minicus thought his lacrosse career was over.With his senior season at Amherst College cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he threw his name into the NCAA transfer portal to see if an opportunity came up.One did, just not from the portal. On...

By MIKE MORAN

Famed professional golf teacher Bob Toski, 91, is fighting for his life.The Haydenville native suffered a massive heart attack Saturday and is in intensive care at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida.“I’m very upset. I can’t believe it,” brother...

By MIKE MORAN

Michelle Walden, a grade school teacher at Ryan Road Elementary in Northampton, was looking for a way to get involved with youth running.Walden is a lifelong runner who has completed multiple marathons. She wanted to combine teaching and running, so...

By MIKE MORAN

The South Hadley and Belchertown girls tennis teams are on a collision course again.The two schools met in the finals of the 2016 Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. Belchertown, then the No. 1 seed, beat the third-seeded Tigers, 3-2.They...

By MIKE MORAN

It’s been a wild ride for Northampton native Jarrod Neumann.The former high school basketball standout turned Providence lacrosse star saw his collegiate career end with being named Big East Defensive Player of the Year and Inside Lacrosse Third-Team...