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After a tight game with West Springfield earlier this season, the Easthampton softball team cruised to victory in the rematch on Tuesday.The Eagles scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and rolled from there, taking down the Terriers 14-2...

Frontier’s Owen Babb was a problem for the West Springfield boys basketball team on Tuesday at Goodnow Gymansium.Babb finished the game with 21 points, as the Redhawks pulled ahead 33-14 at the half and pulled away with a 61-48 non-playoff win over...

By BRADYN COTE

SPRINGFIELD —  In a highly competitive ball game, the Granby girls basketball team’s fourth quarter comeback fell just short, as the Rams ran out of time.Granby’s late scoring efforts were halted by Pioneer Valley Christian Academy in a 54-46 loss...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

GRANBY — Led by strong passing from Gavier Fernandez and smart off-ball movement, the Granby boys basketball team picked apart league foe Palmer’s 3-2 zone for a 51-36 home win on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C...

Brady Currier stepped up in the fourth quarter for the South Hadley boys basketball team against Granby on Wednesday. Leading 34-31 going into the final quarter, Currier tossed in 10 points in the final eight minutes of action which helped the Tigers...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The indoor track season is already underway, and there’s plenty of talent in Hampshire County this winter. With PVIAC Meet No. 3 set for this Sunday at Smith College in Northampton, here are just a few of the top performers to keep an eye on the rest...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Kacey Schmitt never meant to coach the Amherst Regional High School volleyball team for longer than a season. Frankly, she thought she’d be done after a couple weeks. She was talked into the job by then-athletic director and friend Tom Cullen, and...

By HANNAH BEVIS

The Northampton girls basketball team has consistently been a strong program, though they’ve hovered around the .500 mark the last couple of seasons. This year, all early signs point to them surpassing that and being serious contenders when it comes...

By HANNAH BEVIS

When asked about his team’s goals for the 2023-24 high school hockey season, Easthampton head coach Tim Pfau didn’t hesitate for a second. He knew what his answer would be. “Wright Division champions,” he said. “I think it’s our year.” If there ever...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Ella Andrews has accomplished what many athletes only ever dream of. The former Northampton High School student was one of the lucky few named by U.S. Ski & Snowboard to represent the United States at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.The Winter...

The Williston Northampton School girls hockey team skated to a 4-4 draw against Northwood over the weekend. Monique Lyons, Nora Curtis, Camille Armaganian and Violet Carroll all scored for the Wildcats.The boys hockey team wasn’t able to solve...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Now approaching their sixth Thanksgiving Day meeting, it seems fair to officially call the Holyoke-South Hadley Thanksgiving game a rivalry. The Purple Knights and Tigers will face off at the Roberts Complex in Holyoke on Thursday at 10 a.m. for...

By HANNAH BEVIS

DEVENS – Northampton head coach Linda Rowbotham and junior Maeve O’Neil hovered over Rowbotham’s phone, checking the live results of the MIAA Division 2 Girls Cross Country Championship race that had just concluded minutes before. As far as the Blue...

By HANNAH BEVIS

NORTHAMPTON — With three seconds left on the clock in the first half, the semifinal matchup between No. 2 Smith Vocational and No. 3 Blue Hills seemed to balance on a thread. The Vikings desperately needed a stop to go into halftime with some...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Seven different Gazette schools will travel to Fort Devens this weekend to compete in the MIAA Cross Country State Championships. Three different divisions will race on Saturday, with the Division 3 race slated first, followed by Division 1 and ending...

By HANNAH BEVIS

FITCHBURG – After falling 3-1 to No. 2 Bellingham in the MIAA Division 4 state semifinals, the No. 3 Frontier girls volleyball team spent a little extra time in their huddle postgame Tuesday night. As family and friends who traveled 90 minutes to...

HANNAH BEVIS

It was a big weekend for Amherst’s Sophia Jacobs-Townsley and the Syracuse women’s cross country team.Jacobs-Townsley, a redshirt senior, ran to an impressive 22nd-place overall finish at the NCAA Division 1 Northeast Region Cross Country...

By HANNAH BEVIS

WORCESTER – When No. 4 Amherst took the court against No. 1 Medfield in the MIAA Division 3 Girls Volleyball Final Four Monday night, the Hurricanes struggled to find any cracks they could exploit.Receiving? Medfield had it covered. Setting?...

By HANNAH BEVIS

WRENTHAM – After falling just short of the Western Mass. title by a mere two points, the Northampton girls cross country team made quite a splash at the MIAA Division 2 state qualifying meet.The Blue Devils qualified easily for the MIAA Division 2...

By HANNAH BEVIS

The chill in the air around this time of November can mean only one thing — the cross-country postseason is upon us. Three local teams will compete in the MIAA Division 2 Cross Country Divisional Championships on Saturday at Wrentham Development...

By HANNAH BEVIS

AMHERST — As she counted down the hours until her team suited up for the MIAA Division 3 girls volleyball quarterfinal, Amherst head coach Kacey Schmitt sent a message in her team’s group chat. It was a poem written by Walter D. Wintle, and reads in...