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By GARRETT COTE

Installment No. 4 of the weekly high school basketball notebook is upon us, and to be honest I’m excited for this one – the last edition in the month of January. We’re that much closer to postseason basketball, so we will take a look at where each team (boys and girls) in Hampshire County currently stands in the Western Mass. and state tournament rankings in their respective classes/divisions.

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Any time the Easthampton boys basketball team put together a strong stretch of play on Tuesday night, Granby always seemed to have an answer. The Rams were aggressive, precise and relentless for all 32 minutes of their contest with the Eagles, and a 38-point second half propelled them to a 68-44 win on their home floor.

The fifth PVIAC alpine ski meet took place at Berkshire East Mountain Resort on Tuesday as area skiers competed in the slalom.

By RYAN AMES

HATFIELD — A fourth-quarter surge sent the Smith Academy girls basketball team past Hampden Charter, 64-46, on Monday night.

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — With South Hadley’s Jack Loughrey sidelined tending to a lower leg injury in the fourth quarter, the Frontier boys basketball team clawed its way back into the game after trailing by 17 points entering the frame. The Redhawks went on a 12-3 run – Max Millette scoring 10 of those points – to make it 59-51 midway through.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The sixth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and six Hampshire County schools were in action across the two meets.

The Hampshire Regional boys basketball team erupted for a season-high 81 points en route to an 81-71 win over Turners Falls in Westhampton on Friday night.

By RYAN AMES

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton girls basketball team used a fast start to ease past Hopkins Academy, 54-27, Thursday night at home.

It was always going to be a challenge for the Granby wrestling team against Athol on Wednesday. 

By GARRETT COTE

It’s that time of the week again, as Wednesday evening means Hampshire County high school basketball notebook No. 3 is here. February is on the horizon, which means the eight (boys and girls combined) Western Massachusetts tournaments are as well. Teams across the valley are hoping to play their best basketball of the season over the next several weeks to be in the best position possible to compete for a sectional crown.

The Amherst boys basketball team received 38 combined points from Mitchell Carey and Samuel Woodruff, but couldn’t pull out the road victory in its 61-53 loss to Longmeadow on Tuesday night.

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — The visiting Hampshire girls basketball team continued to hang around as it trailed Belchertown by 10 in the third quarter – looking to make a push to really put pressure on the Orioles.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The fifth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and six Hampshire County schools were in action across the two meets.

By RYAN AMES

NORTHAMPTON — Three free throws decided Thursday night's Smith Voc-Smith Academy boys basketball game.

A pair of unbeaten wrestling teams met up in Turners Falls on Wednesday. 

By GARRETT COTE

Some high school basketball teams have reached 10 of their 20-game schedule already, and now at about the midway point of the regular season, it’s safe to say there has been some high-level basketball across Hampshire County so far this winter.

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — It didn’t take a Chauncey Ruiz buzzer beater or an overtime thriller for the Holyoke boys basketball team to defeat Northampton on Tuesday night like it has needed in previous games this season, but the Purple Knights did have to dig deep after going the first three and a half minutes of the fourth quarter without a point.

The Amherst girls swimming team picked up its fourth win in a row in its 133-39 victory against Easthampton on Tuesday at the Amherst Middle School pool.

The Holyoke girls basketball team had its hands full on Monday night, hosting Springfield International Charter School for the two teams’ first of a pair of meetings this season. Despite a strong effort early on, the Bulldogs overwhelmed the Purple Knights en route to a 66-28 Holyoke loss on its home floor.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The fourth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and five Hampshire County schools competed while one enjoyed their bye week.