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By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Derek Kellogg’s UMass homecoming ended up a short one.The Minutemen men’s basketball assistant will depart Amherst after just a year to fill a vacant assistant spot on Creighton’s staff under head coach Greg McDermott according to a tweet by Stadium’s...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
The first of UMass’ departed men’s basketball players has found his way out of the portal.Forward Dyondre Dominguez announced he’ll play at Arkansas State on his Instagram. The Wolves went 13-29 last season and fired head coach Mike Balado. They hired...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Saint Francis redshirt junior forward Josh Cohen announced his commitment to the UMass men’s basketball program Thursday on Twitter.The 6-foot-10 New Jersey native averaged 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game with seven double-doubles in winning the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST — Carter Hanson swung to end the game, one way or the other.The UMass baseball team trailed No. 9 Boston College 13-12 in the bottom of the ninth during Tuesday’s Baseball Beanpot opening round. Both teams held leads and gave them up.With...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
UMass freshman guard R.J. Luis entered the transfer portal, he confirmed Tuesday on Twitter.The Miami native averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game with four 20-point games, including a career-high 31 against Duquesne in the Mullins Center. He...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – Don Brown doesn’t mind his defense winning some spring practice days and losing others compared to the offense. The pendulum indicates the strength of a program.“For good teams, the pendulum swings back. It just does,” Brown said. “If you're...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – Max Weir juggles a lot for the UMass baseball program.The Southampton native primarily works with the catchers as a volunteer assistant coach, but he also holds players’ elbow protectors while coaching first base and coordinates the teams’...
STAFF REPORT
HOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College has announced four finalists to succeed Christina Royal as its next president.The HCC search committee evaluating candidates whittled down a field of 50 candidates to four. All four finalists have many years of...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – Alex Miller spends most of his time in the corner of the UMass football practice facility.While the quarterbacks, receivers and backs throw routes and practice handoffs on the playing surface, the offensive line drills to the fundamentals....
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Add one more jewel to Queen Breen’s crown.UMass graduate student forward Sam Breen was named the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player Of The Year on Wednesday, becoming the fourth winner in the award’s history and first Minutewoman.“I am super blessed...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – Mike Toth didn’t expect his homecoming game to turn into a coming out party.The Granby native figured he’d support his teammates from the Earl Lorden field dugout and maybe see some friends and family after the UMass baseball team’s home...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Two UMass men’s basketball players entered the transfer portal Tuesday.Both freshman forward Tafara Gapare and redshirt junior guard T.J. Weeks Jr. will transfer away from Amherst.Gapare, a Wellington, New Zealand, native played in 30 games for the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST — Familiarity brought focus in the UMass football team’s first spring practice of 2023.The Minutemen opened the session in the indoor practice bubble Wednesday. They’ll practice 13 more times ahead of the April 29 spring game.“You know what’s...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
The tears flowed in Assumption’s locker room after the Greyounds fell against Minnesota Duluth in the Division 2 Elite 8.Northampton graduate Amanda Mieczkowski, a junior and captain, embraced the team’s two departing players senior Monica Spain and...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – UMass’ strong presence on the low block overwhelmed Albany in the WNIT’s opening round Friday in Amherst. The Minutewomen grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and scored 25 second chance points en route to a 73-48 victory. They will face Harvard in...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
The line wrapped around Smith College’s Indoor Track & Tennis complex an hour before tipoff. Smith athletic director Kristen Hughes’ phone lit up with a text, “It’s like a Rihanna concert out here.”Ainsworth Gymnasium holds roughly 500 people, and the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Morgan Morrison analyzes basketball possessions as an engineer. The Smith College senior views defenses and opponents as problems and challenges to be solved.“There’s never not an answer to me,” Morrison said. “When I’m watching the game when I’m on...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – The chants began with more than a minute left.“Final Four! Final Four! Final Four!” The reality hit the Smith College student section long before the basketball team allowed itself to believe. Smith forward Katelyn Pickunka spread her...
By HANNAH BEVIS
NORTHAMPTON – With 10 seconds left in overtime, the Smith and Mary Washington women’s basketball teams had everything to play for.The two teams were tied at 65 with a trip to the Division 3 Elite 8 awaiting the winner. For Pioneers fans, it was the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST – Matt Cross spent the last seven years of his life at a different school each year before arriving at UMass.He chose to make some moves to face better competition, prepare himself for his future or seek greater opportunity. Circumstances...
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