Daily Hampshire Gazette Logo

Search Results

All these search terms are true at the same time:

Keyword search: Sports


Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Light Meat or Dark Meat?
11-04-2024 6:11 PM

Thanksgiving is almost upon us and I’m ready to carve the turkey. White meat or dark meat? I go for the white but I always remember my grandfather; he said the neck was the best part. I have yet to eat a neck, but one does wonder why turkeys have two...

Displaying articles 1 to 20 out of 610 total.
|<
1
2
3
4
5
6
>|

Boys soccer: Jack Cusson’s PK save lifts Frontier past Pittsfield, into Div. 4 quarterfinals
11-09-2024 9:06 PM

By JESSE KOLODKIN

PITTSFIELD – To win big, you need players, rookies and veterans to step up. Tied after full time and two overtime periods, Saturday’s MIAA Division 4 Boys Soccer Round of 16 game at Berkshire Community College went to best-of-five penalty kicks.Both...


NEPSAC football: Williston suffers first loss of the season to Brunswick; will host bowl game
11-09-2024 8:12 PM

By GEORGE MILLER

EASTHAMPTON – The final ledger won't come out unblemished for Williston Northampton football, but the Wildcats still have one more game in the bank for themselves this fall.Williston rode a 7-0 start to the season into Saturday's regular-season finale...


College football: Williams blanks Amherst 21-0 in “Biggest Little Game in America”
11-09-2024 8:03 PM

By HOWARD HERMAN

WILLIAMSTOWN – In the days before Saturday’s “Biggest Little Game in America,” Amherst College head coach E.J. Mills said the game was about much more than just football.“Obviously, we wish we were in a better situation than we are,” Mills said. “But...


Field hockey: Frontier marches into Div. 4 semifinals following 2-0 shutout win over Ipswich (PHOTOS)
11-09-2024 6:24 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After knocking on the door of a state semifinal appearance the last few years, the Frontier field hockey team is heading to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four.The Redhawks reached the state quarterfinals in both 2022 and 2023 but on...


High Schools: Frontier volleyball advances to Div. 4 quarterfinals following 3-1 victory over Rockland
11-06-2024 9:23 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls volleyball team had to reset after the opening set of its MIAA Div. 4 Round of 16 contest against Rockland on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Redhawks led 21-13 in the opening set but the 11th-seeded Bulldogs didn’t go...


MIAA tourneys: Smith Academy, Granby boys advance in Div. 5 tourney
11-03-2024 7:54 PM

Two goals from Cajun Benson helped the Smith Academy boys soccer team advance in the MIAA Division 5 Tournament on Sunday.Benson tallied twice, and assisted on another as the 29th-seeded Falcons notched a 4-0 win over No. 36 Upper Cape Cod Tech in a...


Football: Smith Voc runs past Pathfinder 40-8, secures share of Tri-County League title
11-01-2024 9:45 PM

By MIKE MORAN

EASTHAMPTON — The Smith Vocational senior class combined for four touchdowns as the Vikings blitzed Pathfinder, 40-8, Friday at Mountain View Middle School.“The senior class has been here all four years, and we really wanted it,” running back Jared...


On The Run with John Stifler: Busy race weekend across western Massachusetts
11-01-2024 3:40 PM

The cusp between colorful early autumn and chilly later autumn footraces is loaded with activity. This Sunday, for Valley runners who aren’t in New York for the marathon, the local running calendar offers four different races in the space of three...


High schools: Belchertown boys edged by Pope Francis in Class B semifinals
10-30-2024 9:01 PM

A matchup with the top-ranked team in the state didn’t prove too daunting for the Belchertown boys soccer team on Wednesday.Top-seeded Pope Francis, ranked No. 1 in the most recent MIAA Division 4 power ranking, managed to keep its unbeaten season...


Court rules against MIAA in forfeiture controversy, Northampton files its own motion in Hampshire County Superior Court
10-30-2024 5:48 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

Field hockey and girls volleyball brackets were released for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournaments on Wednesday, but not without some changes after Hampden County Superior Court Judge Tracy E. Duncan upheld her...


High schools: Belchertown, South Hadley girls set up Class B title-game showdown
10-29-2024 9:31 PM

The No. 4 Monument Mountain girls soccer team gave top-seeded Belchertown a run for its money in the Western Mass. Class B semifinals, but the Orioles buckled down and prevailed – battling to a 2-1 victory on their home field Tuesday night.For the...


Gymnastics: Hampshire Regional edges Westfield, captures 3rd WMass title in four years
10-28-2024 1:37 PM

It was a meet to remember for the Hampshire Regional gymnastics team.The Raiders stole the show at Roots Gymnastics Center in Westfield on Sunday, overtaking host Westfield to capture first place and win the Western Massachusetts Championship by a...


Class C field hockey: Frontier blanks Mohawk Trail 8-0 to earn spot in WMass final (PHOTOS)
10-24-2024 7:08 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Three goals in the first quarter set the tone for the Frontier field hockey team, as the top-seeded Redhawks handled their business to set up yet another sectional championship matchup with rival Greenfield.Addie Harrington netted...


High schools: Smith Vocational girls volleyball edged by Mahar in five set Class C quarterfinal thriller (PHOTOS)
10-22-2024 9:04 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — There wasn’t much separating the Smith Vocational and Mahar girls volleyball teams on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C Tournament. The third-seeded Vikings stormed ahead to win the first set and take a 1-0 lead,...


Amherst's Madeline Hockman scores 100th career goal in Hurricanes' 4-0 win over Frontier
10-22-2024 9:01 PM

It was a special night for Madeline Hockman.The Amherst senior scored the 100th goal of her varsity career, and the Hurricanes scored all four of their goals in the second half to earn an impressive 4-0 victory over Frontier on Tuesday night.Hockman...


Holyoke Community College joining esports wave
10-18-2024 8:35 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — “The whole athletic landscape is changing,” says Tom Stewart, director of athletics at Holyoke Community College, as he spoke about HCC’s newest sports team — of video gamers.Now that facilities and a coach have been secured, HCC is gearing...


Unity Basketball League coming to Northampton
10-17-2024 8:34 PM

The Northampton Parks & Recreation Department (NPRD) is collaborating with the Northampton Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police to bring the Unity Basketball League to Northampton. The NPRD will host two Unity Basketball Community Days...


NCAA's Baker opens up on athlete pay, transfer portal
10-11-2024 11:45 AM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — After a $2.78 billion settlement that will allow colleges to pay their athletes got preliminary approval earlier this week, NCAA president and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker was in Boston on Thursday touting the deal as “[solving]...


Northampton Youth Senior football team splits two games
10-09-2024 9:17 PM

The Northampton Youth Senior football team split two games last week and now sit at 5-1 with two regular season games remaining on its schedule.In the first matchup, two rushing touchdowns by star tailback "Mop-Mop" Soum-Morrero were not enough to get...


Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
10-08-2024 12:37 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...

Displaying articles 1 to 20 out of 610 total.
|<
1
2
3
4
5
6
>|

Weather page

By using this site, you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience, measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users

Copyright © 2016 to 2024 by H.S. Gere & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.