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By JEFF LAJOIE

It’s championship weekend for high school cross country runners, as local harriers will compete in the MIAA Division 2 and 3 Championships at Fort Devens on Saturday.The Division 2 races begin at 12:30 p.m. (girls) and 1:15 p.m. (boys), while the Div....

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Logan Sawyer's power play goal was the difference in UMass hockey's 2-1 loss to Providence Thursday night at the Mullins Center.The Friars freshman one-timed a puck past Minutemen sophomore goalie Jackson Irving -- who made his first career...

By RYAN AMES

WENHAM — It was a heart-breaking end to the season for the South Hadley girls soccer team.The Tigers dropped their MIAA Division 4 state quarterfinal matchup against Hamilton-Wenham, 3-2, in double-overtime on Wednesday night at Gordon College.Tessa...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...