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By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

BUCKLAND – Nick Brisson stumbled to the infield grass, laid on his back and did a snow angel.After 750 meters stuck in the pack, Brisson had just completed a comeback in the final stretch of the 800 to win a Western Mass. Division 2 Track & Field...

The Granby softball team scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning, only to watch visiting Smith Vocational take an 11-10 lead into the bottom of the seventh.The Rams rallied however, plating a pair of runs to walk off with a wild 12-11...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — With just under 10 seconds left in the game, the Northampton boys lacrosse team was finally able to clear its defensive zone and avoid a seventh consecutive Amherst goal as a defender sent the ball flying down field in the direction of...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Hampshire County track athletes kick off the postseason this weekend with the Western Mass. outdoor track & field championships. Belchertown, Easthampton, Frontier, Hampshire Regional and South Hadley will compete at the Division 2 championships on...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — It’s been a busy month for the local ultimate programs.Two weekends after the Amherst Invitational, the longest-running annual ultimate tournament in the country, the Pioneer Valley Invitational returns this weekend. The event, hosted by...

Will Hogan shut down the Greenfield baseball lineup, helping Hampshire Regional cap its regular season in fine fashion on Wednesday.Hogan tossed all seven innings, striking out three and allowing just two hits and two walks as the Raiders notched a...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The Granby boys lacrosse team hadn’t played in a bigger game in program history than Wednesday afternoon’s contest with Smith Vocational, as the Rams were playing for their first-ever league title.One quarter into it, the Vikings looked...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

HADLEY – Hopkins Academy shortstop Chace Earle had been counting down the days until May 14.First of all, it’s his birthday. But it also served as the opening day of play at the Golden Hawks’ brand-new baseball field.“I’ve been waiting months to play...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — They looked like an entirely different group in the second half, but the Amherst boys lacrosse team dug themselves too deep of a hole to overcome on Tuesday afternoon.The Hurricanes scored seven of the game’s final eight goals, including...

The Belchertown baseball team had nothing going for itself through five innings on Monday, as the Orioles trailed Chicopee 3-0 heading into the sixth. But in the top of that frame, Belchertown struck for five runs and never looked back – defeating the...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Amherst boys lacrosse attack Skyler Ferro tallied his 200th career point on Friday night in a 9-4 win over Pope Francis.He needed just two points to reach the milestone, and finished with five – two goals and three assists. On his 200th career point,...

Amherst’s Sofia Holden locked it down in the circle on Friday against the Belchertown softball team. A day after recording her 600th career strikeout, Holden went the distance, struck out 11, scattered four hits and walked two while keeping the...

By GARRETT COTE

Tears uncontrollably trickled down Vanessa Butynski’s face as she sat inside her Belchertown home.The Northampton High School girls soccer team – which she’s coached since 2016 – was on a bus headed to Chicopee Comp for the opening round of the 2023...

Sofia Holden recorded the 600th strikeout of her career, lifting the Amherst softball team to a convincing 15-3 win over Springfield Central on Thursday in Springfield.The Hurricanes ace struck out 10 batters in total, allowing just three hits and one...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

HARTFORD, Conn. – As the South Hadley baseball team exited the handshake line with Hampshire Regional and ran toward their team meeting in center field, Tigers players yelped with glee, flung their gloves into foul territory and smiled wide. They had...

By GARRETT COTE

HADLEY — In the sixth inning of a 4-0 game, Hopkins Academy ace Cassie Dion was looking to get out of the frame unscathed with a Granby baserunner (Ellie Szlosek) on first base and one out.Dion delivered a pitch to Rams clean-up hitter Katie Grabherr,...

The Frontier softball team led 9-2 into the fifth inning before Mount Greylock rallied and made things interesting on Wednesday.The visiting Mounties pulled within 9-7 in the sixth before Frontier tacked on a pair of insurance runs and held on for a...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

GRANBY – Michael Swanigan and Braeden Gallagher had just taken the volleyball net down from another win Wednesday night, but they weren’t ready to pack up the balls just yet.The two went off to the side of the gym and began hitting at each other,...

Ana Growhoski tallied her 100th career hit as part of an eight-run first inning that helped the Easthampton softball team to a 9-7 victory over East Longmeadow on the road on Tuesday afternoon.Growhoski went 3-for-5 on the day with three runs and an...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST – Gateway second baseman Willow Hicks connected on an 0-2 pitch and drove it deep to left field.She never saw the ball but figured Amherst left fielder Maggie Collins was going to catch it. Instead, the ball flew over Collins’ head and Hicks...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Throughout the entire offseason, Frontier senior Aleks Carey worked tirelessly to improve as a middle hitter so he could come back and dominate his position.When the season started, it became evident Carey was one of the best passers on...