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By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Nobody has had an answer for the Amherst Regional boys lacrosse team through three games this season, and South Hadley was no exception on Monday afternoon.

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Center for the Arts (NCFA) announces the inaugural Main Street Banner Project, an opportunity for artists of all ages and experience levels to showcase their work in the heart of downtown Northampton. Local talent is invited to submit their creative images for this community initiative.

By RYAN AMES

WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional baseball team overcame an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Easthampton, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon at Earl Tonet Baseball Diamond.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD —The Frontier boys volleyball team knew it had a gauntlet of a schedule to get through this week. 

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — The spring sports season is back, and with that so is Hampshire Regional softball. Since 2020, Hampshire has been in every Western Massachusetts tournament championship, and the Raiders have won three of them. They three-peated from 2021-2023 before losing to Pittsfield in last year’s Class B title game.

By BEN BAUMER

The Hampshire Regional YMCA Dolphins Swim Team concluded their winter season schedule recently. This season marks the second under head coach Jay Fritz, who was assisted this year by Ania Axas and Hannah Creamer.

Make it two wins in a row to start the season for the Amherst Regional boys tennis team, as the Hurricanes used two lengthy three-set doubles victories to get past Belchertown, 4-1, at the Amherst Middle School tennis courts on Tuesday afternoon.

By KRISTIN DEBOER

By CAROLYN BROWN

NORTHAMPTON — Several Gazette staff members were honored this weekend in the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Competition, which held its awards ceremony in Portland, Maine.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Runs were at a premium through five innings between the Hampshire and Frontier softball teams on Friday afternoon, as star pitchers Ryanne Dubay (Raiders) and Raine Wonsey (Redhawks) dueled it out in the circle. Heading into the bottom of the sixth with the game tied at one apiece, Hampshire head coach Brian McGan turned to small ball – the exact way his team scored its first run.

WESTHAMPTON — Three teachers have been selected by the Hampshire Regional School District as the 2025 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award winners.

After making a run to the state semifinals a year ago, the Northampton girls basketball team is once again in the mix for a Final Four berth.

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

A pair of Hampshire County wrestlers made it to their respective championship bouts on Saturday afternoon, as Hampshire Regional’s Adin Clifford and Holyoke’s Steven Santiago earned runner-up finishes at the MIAA Wrestling Championships.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — After pulling out a 53-50 win in the opening round of the Western Mass. Class D Tournament against Monson on Monday, the Smith Academy boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals. 

It was quite the start to the postseason for the Smith Academy boys basketball team.

By JIM BRIDGMAN

The first two days of the Northampton Winter Festival were blessed with excellent to adequate weather and large crowds. The eight-day festival continues today with a day-long George Washington’s Birthday sale in the Downtown Business area and a sports luncheon at the Hotel Northampton featuring the area’s two college men’s basketball teams, the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College.

AMHERST — LangMedia, the Five College Consortium’s online collection of learning resources focusing on less-commonly taught languages, has a new website. Funded by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, the redeveloped site offers free, high-quality language-learning tools in dozens of less-commonly taught languages.

Kalli White poured in 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half, lifting No. 4 Granby to a 57-47 win over fifth-seeded Smith Academy in the PVIAC Class D girls basketball quarterfinal round on Friday night in Granby.

By GARRETT COTE

BOSTON — Athletes and teams from across the Valley are set to compete in the MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center this weekend, starting with Amherst, Holyoke and Northampton competing in the Division 3 meet on Friday before Frontier, Hampshire and South Hadley participate in the Division 5 meet on Sunday.

By GORDON SHAW