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By RYAN AMES

FITCHBURG – Seven was the lucky number for two Hampshire County outdoor track and field athletes as South Hadley’s Maggie Crawford and Amherst’s Logan Alfandari each earned medalist honors on Day 1 of the MIAA Meet of Champions at Fitchburg State University on Thursday.

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — For the third time in just over two weeks, the Frontier and South Hadley softball teams squared off – this edition coming in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line on Wednesday afternoon.

By RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

HADLEY — Mia Manca had her fingerprints all over No. 9 Narragansett’s 6-2 win over No. 8 Hopkins Academy during the MIAA Division 5 state tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday.

By RYAN AMES

The Hampshire County contingent of outdoor track and field athletes will lace them up at the MIAA Meet of Champions at Fitchburg State University, beginning Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., then finishing off on Saturday with Day 2 of competition.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON, RYAN AMES and GARRETT COTE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Old Colony baseball team refused to go away against Frontier in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Monday. 

By RYAN AMES

HADLEY — Without two of its top four batters, the Hopkins baseball team couldn’t crack a run in its 5-0 loss to Monson in the Round of 32 during the Division 5 MIAA State Tournament on Monday.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Speaking before a packed auditorium of parents, teachers and her fellow high school graduates, Giselle Ohm succinctly summed up the complicated feelings many Northampton High School students experience when they leave home to begin the next stage of their lives.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTH ANDOVER — It only took a handful of regular season dual meets for Amherst Regional track and field coach Chris Gould to realize just how special his ‘Canes girls team could be in 2025. After blowing out teams throughout the spring, including rival Northampton in early May, Gould tabbed this Amherst girls squad as the program’s “best team ever.”

By RYAN AMES

NORTH ANDOVER – The Amherst Regional boys and girls outdoor track teams turned in strong performances during the first day of the MIAA Division 4 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at Merrimack College.

By GARRETT COTE

Day 1 of the MIAA Division 6 Outdoor Track & Field Championships was pleasant to Hampshire County participants, as a couple of local athletes earned state titles in their respective events at Tufts University in Medford on Friday evening.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Jacob Sicard made quick work of No. 39 Roxbury Prep in the top of the first inning, and after Zach Phakos smashed a two-run home run in the bottom half of the frame, the party was on in Westhampton.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON – Gazing out into the crowd of hundreds of people who had crowded the football field at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Michael Cahillane couldn’t help but reflect on the progress the school has made since his time there decades ago.

By RYAN AMES

EASTHAMPTON — It wasn’t looking good for the No. 28 Easthampton baseball team during the latter stages of Thursday’s MIAA Division 5 state tournament preliminary round game against No. 37 Wareham.

By GARRETT COTEand THOMAS JOHNSTON

GRANBY — Trailing 8-6 in the fifth and final set of Thursday’s MIAA Division 2 preliminary round match against No. 34 Keefe Tech, No. 31 Granby had to turn it around in a hurry if the Rams wanted to continue their season into the weekend. A Broncos service error put the ball in Daniel Santiago’s hands, and he rifled an ace to tie the set at eight apiece.

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — They say the third time is the charm, and it most certainly was for the top-seeded Pioneer baseball team on Wednesday afternoon at MacKenzie Stadium.

By RYAN AMES

BELCHERTOWN — The Belchertown girls tennis team began its MIAA Division 3 state tournament trek with a resounding 4-1 win over Whitinsville Christian on its home court on Wednesday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Orioles’ only defeat came in first singles, but otherwise, it was business as usual for Belchertown in the Round of 32 victory.

By RYAN AMES

The MIAA unveiled its state tournament brackets for baseball, softball and lacrosse on Wednesday, and the Hampshire Regional softball team highlighted area schools as the lone No. 1 overall seed.

By RYAN AMES

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Rich Ferro’s been waiting for this for a long time.

By RYAN AMES

WEST SPRINGFIELD – It’s been full steam ahead for the Northampton girls lacrosse team over the last month and on Tuesday, the Blue Devils put a bow on their pre-state tournament slate by capturing the Western Massachusetts Class B title.

By GARRETT COTE

SPRINGFIELD — A frantic pace filled the third quarter of the Western Massachusetts Class C girls lacrosse championship on Tuesday evening at Berte Field. Only 10 total goals were scored in the first half between No. 1 South Hadley and No. 3 Wahconah, and the two teams erupted for a dozen in the third frame alone.