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The high school swimming season is underway and a handful of local programs are back in action. Below is some more information on each of the four area swim teams for the 2024-25 campaign:NorthamptonThe Blue Devils girls team brings back a pair of...

By RYAN AMES

SPRINGFIELD – The Amherst boys hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 3-2 victory over Minnechaug on Friday afternoon at the MassMutual Center.Freshman Nate Desbian deposited two goals for the Hurricanes (1-2-1) while senior goalie...

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The journey back to the NEPSAC title game has begun for the Williston Northampton girls hockey team, as the puck has dropped on the Wildcats’ 2024-25 season.Williston lost to top-seeded Noble & Greenough in the Chuck Vernon Elite Division championship...

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After nearly a decade-long absence, wrestling is back at Belchertown High School.The 2024-25 season marks the first time the Orioles have had a wrestling program since 2016. First-year athletic director and head wrestling coach Kevin McNeill led the...

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SOUTH HADLEY — The Northampton girls basketball team powered past South Hadley, 60-47, in an independent tilt on Wednesday night.Bri Heafey had 19 points to pace the visitors, including a team-high three 3-pointers, while Liv Joensen (15 points) and...

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Optimism is swirling around the Amherst Regional boys hockey team in the early parts of the 2024-25 season.The Hurricanes lost eight seniors to graduation and fell in its first game of the season to Greenfield on Tuesday, 7-1, but head coach Mike...

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AMHERST – Four points from Matt Garvin pushed the Greenfield boys hockey team past Amherst Regional, 7-1, in an independent contest Tuesday night at Orr Rink.Garvin recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Green Wave cruised to their second win...

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AMHERST – Naihmond Peters-Wolfe scored 32 points to power the Northampton boys basketball team past Amherst, 48-43, Friday night during the Pioneer Valley Tip Off at the Mullins Center.Peters-Wolfe was busy from 3-point land as the senior sank 8-of-17...

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UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel’s biggest concern coming into the 2024-25 season was his team’s back-end.The Minutemen lost defensemen Scott Morrow and Ryan Ufko, two staples on the blue line for three years, to the professional ranks. The...

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HADLEY — The season of giving has arrived and one local resident has been spreading Christmas joy via donations for nearly 40 years.Virginia (West) Koehler, of Hadley, continued a long-held tradition of contributing to the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s...

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NORTHAMPTON – The Amherst and Frontier indoor track teams competed in their first meet of the PVIAC season on Thursday at Smith College, closing out the opening event with the night session.The Amherst boys came up short in points to Agawam and...

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AMHERST – Four unanswered goals from No. 13 Boston University sank the UMass hockey team, 4-2, in Hockey East action Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.Terriers freshman defenseman Cole Hutson factored into every BU goal, marking the first time...

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It’s been business as usual for the Amherst College women’s hockey team this season.Through seven games, the Mammoths are undefeated and sit atop the NESCAC women’s hockey standings.Since the 2020 season, Amherst has averaged 19.5 wins per season. The...

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BOSTON – History was made on Saturday night – in more ways than one.For the first time ever, the UMass hockey team shut out Boston University in a 4-0 win over the 11th-ranked Terriers at Agganis Arena.For the first time this season, the Minutemen...

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AMHERST — “Coach Joe” is now on the job.Joe Harasymiak was officially introduced as UMass’ new head football coach Friday morning with a press conference at the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center.The 38-year-old Harasymiak becomes the...

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A pivotal Hockey East set awaits the UMass hockey team as it’ll face off against No. 11 Boston University for two games over the next five days — the first coming Saturday night on the road.The Minutemen (7-6-2) have just one Hockey East win in seven...

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One more to go.The Amherst College men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Division III title game after beating Middlebury, 2-1, during the Final Four semifinal Thursday night in Las Vegas.The Mammoths secured two second-half goals versus the Panthers...

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Daniel Jencko returned to the UMass hockey lineup with a bang on Nov. 29.After missing seven games due to injury, Jencko tallied his second goal of the season against Army at Mullins Center, helping the Minutemen pick up their seventh victory of the...

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AMHERST – The UMass hockey team used a pair of second-period power play goals to propel past Army in its 3-1 win on Friday at the Mullins Center.Cole O'Hara and Daniel Jencko each notched man-advantage strikes less than five minutes apart during the...

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The UMass men's soccer team will look to keep its impressive postseason run going when it matches up against No. 11 Virginia during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.The Minutemen (12-3-5) took down...