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By GARRETT COTE

WORCESTER — Since the inception of the new statewide tournament format, Joseph Case has been a thorn in Hampshire Regional’s side. The Cardinals knocked off the Raiders in the 2023 state championship game, and again defeated them in last season’s quarterfinal matchup en route to a second-straight MIAA Division 4 crown.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — A dozen Western Massachusetts titles – including 15 Western Mass. final appearances – in 18 seasons, and two state championships (2015 and 2016) to go along with it. That’s the Hampshire Regional softball program’s resume since head coach Brian McGan took over in 2008. Raiders players of the past two decades only know what it’s like to play in high-leverage games. That’s all they have done under McGan.

By GARRETT COTE

WORCESTER — The Hampshire Regional softball team has played like a No. 1 seed all year, and when it earned the top mark in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament as the brackets were released in late May, the Raiders only elevated their already magnificent play on the field.

By Lily ReAvis

WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional High School graduated 103 seniors Friday evening in its 53rd annual commencement ceremony, an unexpectedly indoor event that celebrated the class’s school spirit, perseverance, and unity despite differences.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Becky Dubay could never pack lunches for her four daughters without hearing some sort of complaint. Whether it was her oldest daughter, Josie, her twins, Raegan and Ryanne, or her youngest, Kalin, each of them would always let their mom know if something about their lunch wasn’t right before she shipped them off to elementary school.

By GARRETT COTE

The Albany Twilight League has been around for almost 100 years, and fields some of the best former professional and college baseball players from across the country. Hampshire Regional head softball coach Brian McGan played in the Twilight League back in the 1980s for nearly a decade once his professional playing days came to a close.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Large groups of Hamsphire Regional students and faculty, as well as the families of four student-athletes, piled into the school’s library on Friday afternoon, as Chloe Moynihan, Elijah Picard, CC Thayer and Mary Thibault signed their National Letters of Intent to further their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level.

WESTHAMPTON — Three teachers have been selected by the Hampshire Regional School District as the 2025 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award winners.

It was a big Hampshire League North showdown at Mallet Gymnasium in Athol on Tuesday between the host Bears and Hampshire Regional. 

By GARRETT COTE

LYNNFIELD — Staring a 3-0 deficit dead in the face, the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team had two options as it gathered under its goal for a halftime speech. The Raiders could either mail it in against No. 2 Lynnfield, or they could buckle up...

By GARRETT COTE

Following the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team’s 3-1 win over Rockland in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 last Friday, the Raiders had a pretty good idea of who they would be seeing in the quarterfinal, although it wasn’t official yet.“I’ve...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — When Hampshire Regional boys soccer forward Joe Moro went down with an injury early in the second half, the No. 7 Raiders’ offense began to slip. Their 2-0 lead was cut to 2-1 with under 15 minutes left in regulation and No. 10 Rockland...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — The MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 can’t be mentioned without the Hampshire Regional boys soccer team.The two have gone hand-in-hand the past three years – and they will once again in 2024.A first-half flurry fueled by a pair of Owen Miller...

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 GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Only six tenths of a point separated the Hampshire Regional gymnastics team and its third consecutive Western Massachusetts championship last season. The Raiders put up 137.7 points, slightly behind Westfield’s top score of 138.3.As...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

SOUTH HADLEY — When Katie Hopp and her fellow volunteer organizers started the Western Mass. Summer Field Hockey League in 2019, the league contained seven schools and about 70 players.Five years and six seasons later, they’re at 243 players from 18...

By Lily Reavis

WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional High School’s Class of 2024 is a collective of 101 artists, athletes, musicians, leaders, and scholars who graduated on Friday evening surrounded by a sea of proud family and friends on the school’s Dorunda Field.The...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

SWANSEA – They were six outs away.Six outs from a second straight trip to the MIAA Division 4 semifinals, six outs from an upset over the No. 1 seed and six outs from revenge over the team that beat them in last year’s state title game.But then it all...

By Alexa Lewis

WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional School District may have a new permanent superintendent this week.The All-Districts Committee announced last week that they had ended discussions with Albert Ganem, who was offered the interim superintendent...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

TURNERS FALLS – The Hampshire Regional softball team didn’t move a runner past first base until the seventh inning and lost to Pittsfield 6-2 in the Western Mass. Class B championship game on Thursday afternoon at Gary Mullins Field.In last year’s...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

WESTHAMPTON – Hampshire Regional senior student-athletes gathered on Tuesday to sign letters of intent to play collegiate athletics. Seven graduating seniors will play college sports at the Division I and III levels.Fresh off a Western Mass....