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By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass freshman guard Jayden Ndjigue stripped George Washington’s Zamoku Weluche-Ume, Jaylen Curry picked up the loose ball, and sprinted the other direction – leading a four-on-two fastbreak.Instead of taking it himself, which he certainly...

There was nothing separating the Granby and Palmer boys basketball teams heading into the fourth quarter in Granby. The Rams and the Panthers were knotted at 39 heading into the final eight minutes of action, but Granby was able to outscore Palmer...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Heading into the fourth quarter with a six-point lead against Agawam, the Belchertown girls basketball team had just played its best three quarters of the entire season.The Orioles were flying around on defense, running the floor well,...

Four players scored in double figures, and the South Hadley girls basketball team captured a 64-24 Suburban League victory over Amherst on Thursday night.Maddie Soderbaum led the way with 16 points for the Tigers. Ava Asselin added 12 points in the...

By GARRETT COTE

Josh Cohen stepped to the line with his UMass men’s basketball team tied against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. The Minutemen were trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, and despite free throws being the weakest link in...

Have a night, Zola Higham.The Amherst girls basketball senior poured in a game-high 28 points, including 17 in the first half, to help the Hurricanes to a 55-33 victory over Taconic on Wednesday in Amherst.The ’Canes led 28-21 before limited Taconic...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — The Williston Northampton School girls basketball team controlled the majority of Wednesday’s NEPSAC contest against Deerfield Academy, but the Big Green didn’t go down without a fight late.The Wildcat defense held the Big Green to just...

By GARRETT COTE

South Hadley streaking into marquee matchupFor the second time this season, the South Hadley boys basketball team will meet Monument Mountain – one of two remaining unbeatens in all of western Massachusetts (Duggan Academy being the other). The two...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass men’s basketball team hits the road for its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference road contest on Wednesday night against Loyola Chicago. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will air on CBS-Sports Network.Entering Wednesday’s game,...

Clutch baskets and timely defense down the stretch propelled the Smith College women’s basketball team to a wild 82-78 victory over WPI in the Pioneers’ NEWMAC opener on Saturday afternoon at Ainsworth Gymnasium in Northampton.Smith improved to 12-2...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON – After a close first quarter between the Amherst and Hampshire girls basketball teams, the Raiders ramped up the pressure and got hot on the offensive end.The Hurricanes had no answer.Hampshire outscored Amherst 21-5 in the second quarter...

By GARRETT COTE

The second Atlantic 10 road trip of the season awaits the UMass men’s basketball team this weekend. After handing La Salle a 16-point loss on Wednesday at the Mullins Center, the Minutemen head to the Ryan Center to battle rival Rhode Island on...

By GARRETT COTE

HATFIELD — The Smith Academy girls basketball team came into Thursday night’s game with Duggan having its eyes set on a fifth consecutive win.But Arianna DeJesus (15 points), Shanyiah Jones (12 points) and the Jayhawks’ size were too much, as the...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It may not have been the prettiest display of basketball the UMass men’s team has shown this season, but the Minutemen held La Salle to just two points over a seven-minute stretch in the second half to pull away.UMass used 24 points and...

By GARRETT COTE

Both the Easthampton and Frontier girls basketball teams entered Monday night’s contest undefeated, with the Eagles sitting at 6-0 and the Redhawks a perfect 7-0.Something had to give.Behind a season-high 23 points and five huge 3-pointers from guard...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass women’s basketball team trailed by six points coming out of the halftime break on the road against Richmond on Wednesday afternoon. As heavy underdogs, the Minutewomen were playing with house money, and it looked as if they knew that with...

It was a historic opening meet to the 2024 cross country ski season for Amherst on Monday night.For the first time in program history, the Hurricanes placed first in a Berkshire League meet, tying with Mount Greylock under the lights at Butternut...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College guard Ally Yamada battled for a steal, poked the ball to Hannah Martin and took off running up the sideline. Martin swung it up to Yamada as time ticked down in the third quarter.Yamada had no time to think, she just had to...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The effort and no-quit attitude that the UMass men’s basketball team showed against Dayton on Sunday was a promising sign for the Minutemen moving forward.UMass’ 64-60 loss on the road was the closest the Minutemen have come to beating the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Rahsool Diggins didn’t leave the bench the first time he returned home to Philadelphia as a college athlete.UConn didn’t include him among the nine Huskies that took the floor Feb. 5, 2022, at Villanova. Diggins only appeared in nine games his...