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By RYAN AMES

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It all came down to one match.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The current No. 2 and No. 3 ranked softball teams in the Western Mass. Class B tournament met at Zabek Field on Monday to close out the regular season.

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — The Amherst girls tennis team outlasted Ludlow, 4-1, in a marathon match on Monday at the Amherst Middle School Courts during the Class A semifinals of the girls tennis Western Mass. Tournament. The second-seeded Hurricanes took two pivotal points against the No. 3 Lions with match wins in second singles and first doubles — matches that took about two hours — to advance to the Class A championship against top-seeded Longmeadow.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Two weeks removed from their dramatic victory at the Amherst Invitational, the Amherst Regional girls varsity ultimate team added another accomplishment to their terrific spring season on Sunday.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

It was a fitting end to the regular season for the Northampton boys tennis team, which recorded its 12th consecutive victory on Friday afternoon after defeating East Longmeadow 4-1 at the Smith College Courts.

By RYAN AMES

The Belchertown girls tennis team has been a model of consistency since Alanna Grady assumed the head coaching position in 2021. Grady has guided the Orioles to winning records in each of the previous five seasons and this spring’s squad is arguably the best of the bunch.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — This weekend marks a milestone for the annual Pioneer Valley Invitational (PVI), as the event will celebrate its 10-year anniversary by welcoming 64 total ultimate teams from along the East Coast to the Oxbow Marina. The tournament is hosted by the Northampton boys and girls ultimate teams and will span across Saturday and Sunday – with the winners of the A Divisions earning a spot in the national tournament later this spring.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Kaitlyn Curran and Cassie Flaherty each thumped two hits and scored two runs in the Granby softball team's 6-4 win over Smith Vocational on Thursday at Sheldon Field.

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Make it seven wins in its last eight games for the Belchertown softball team, which came out of the gates firing with 13 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 16-0 victory over Hampden Charter on Wednesday afternoon.

By RYAN AMES

NORTHAMPTON – You won’t find many high school teams in Massachusetts with more momentum at this point in the season than the Belchertown baseball team. The Orioles wrapped up their regular season with a 13-1 victory over Northampton on Wednesday, claiming their 11th consecutive win in decisive fashion.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It wouldn’t be unreasonable to believe that some coaches in the midst of a difficult losing season begin counting the days until it’s over around this time of year. And players on that team may feel the exact same way.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The Amherst Regional softball team picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday, beating Gateway Regional, 21-2.

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — The South Hadley softball team’s job seems pretty simple: Score three runs, and you’re probably going to win the game.

By RYAN AMES

NORTHAMPTON – Down a goal with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, the Northampton boys lacrosse team got a break.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — It didn’t take long for the Easthampton baseball team’s bats to get rolling, as the Eagles put up 10 runs across the first two innings against Amherst on Monday afternoon at Nonotuck Park.

By GARRETT COTE

The MIAA released its most recent power rankings of the 2025 spring season on Friday morning, and several Hampshire County teams are slotted pretty high in their respective sports/divisions. The Hampshire Regional softball team is the lone local squad to earn a No. 1 ranking, as the Raiders check in as the top seed in Division 4 after appearing at No. 2 in the previous edition.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

The Granby boys volleyball team pulled off another five-set match victory with a five-set win over Athol on Friday.

By GARRETT COTEand JEFF LAJOIE

Winners of seven straight games entering Thursday, the Belchertown baseball team hadn’t been tested in a while. The Orioles’ last six games were all victories by at least six runs. But against a visiting Agawam team, Belchertown found itself in a 2-1 hole entering the bottom of the seventh inning.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Throughout the entire spring season, the Amherst Regional track and field programs have had to hit the road for all of their dual meets. The track at the high school doesn’t meet the standards to host competition, as runners are forced to avoid small cracks and holes in the surface.

By GARRETT COTE and RYAN AMES

NORTHAMPTON — It has been quite the spring season for the Amherst Regional girls track and field team, and Wednesday added to the Hurricanes’ undefeated campaign. Both the Amherst girls and boys defeated Northampton behind terrific performances both on the track and in the field. The Amherst girls won by a score of 103-33.

By RYAN AMES

HADLEY – A near-milestone performance from Hopkins Academy pitcher Cassie Dion wasn’t enough as the Golden Hawks softball team fell to Franklin Tech, 4-2, on Wednesday. Dion needed eight strikeouts against the Eagles to become the first player in school history to reach 400 for her career, however the Hawks’ ace came up one short to sit at 399 career Ks following the defeat.