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UMass hockey: 9-time national champion Denver awaits Minutemen in NCAA Springfield Regional opener

03-27-2024 5:06 PM

By GARRETT COTE

SPRINGFIELD — Greg Carvel had his house to himself last Saturday, the date of the University of Denver’s NCHC title game with Omaha. If Denver won, the UMass ice hockey head coach and his team would be back in the NCAA tournament. A loss would mark...


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UMass football: Record number of players participate in Minutemen’s pro day

03-26-2024 7:52 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — The UMass football program held its annual pro day on Tuesday afternoon in front of scouts for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Minutemen held their first spring practice of the year in the morning.UMass had 10 football...


UMass football: Minutemen back to work, ‘good feeling to be back’ for Don Brown as spring practice opens

03-26-2024 5:15 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Prior to the UMass football team’s first spring practice of the season on Tuesday morning, head coach Don Brown addressed his team regarding the Minutemen’s current standing with the Mid-American Conference.Brown looked at his players and...


UMass basketball: Minutemen’s Jaylen Curry, Daniel Hankins-Sanford agree to NIL deals with The Massachusetts Collective

03-26-2024 5:00 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Within the last two days, the UMass men’s basketball team received big news regarding two of its student-athletes.Freshman guard Jaylen Curry and sophomore forward Daniel Hankins-Sanford each signed NIL deals with The Massachusetts...


UMass hockey: Breaking down the four teams (Denver, Maine, Cornell, UMass) in the Springfield Regional

03-26-2024 4:52 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

SPRINGFIELD — For the first time ever, Springfield will serve as a regional host for the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament this week.The MassMutual Center will play host to Denver, Maine, Cornell and UMass in a four-team regional with a spot...


Connor Pignatello, Gazette’s newest sports reporter, hitting the ground running

03-25-2024 3:15 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

When I was nine years old, my third-grade class had a stuffed animal mascot, Tag the Tiger.My teacher, Mr. Peters, assigned us a creative writing story on Tag every couple of weeks. Written with my third-grade Ticonderoga scrawl in a black and white...


Amherst’s Ivorie Arguin among locals honored by Bessone Committee as Kasey Bellamy Award winner

03-25-2024 3:07 PM

After another outstanding winter on the ice, several Hampshire County hockey players will be rewarded for their efforts at the annual Amo Besson Awards Committee reception on April 11.Amherst’s Ivorie Arguin, who plays on the Pope Francis girls’...


Youth basketball: Granby teams post undefeated seasons

03-25-2024 3:06 PM

It was an outstanding winter on the hardwood for the youth basketball programs in Granby.Two programs posted undefeated seasons and won championships in their respective divisions.The girls’ 7th/8th grade squad won their bracket championship in the...


UMass hockey: Minutemen earn at-large selection to NCAA tourney, will play Denver at MassMutual Center in Springfield

03-24-2024 6:45 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

The UMass hockey team is dancing.The Minutemen got in just under the wire when they were selected for the NCAA Division 1 Tournament. UMass earned a spot in the 16-team field as the final at-large pick when the brackets were released during the...


Boston College scores four goals in second, three in third to roll past UMass, 8-1, in Hockey East semifinals

03-22-2024 7:55 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BOSTON — After scoring a pair of goals in the opening five minutes of its Hockey East Playoff quarterfinal game against Providence, the Massachusetts hockey team knew it needed another fast start against top-seeded Boston College in the semifinals at...


UMass Basketball: Keon Thompson enters transfer portal

03-22-2024 10:06 AM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The UMass men’s basketball team is down another crucial piece from this year’s team.Keon Thompson, the Minutemen’s starting point guard, entered the transfer portal on Thursday morning, per several reports. The sophomore floor general...


Seniors shine at Hall of Fame All-Star Game in Springfield (PHOTOS)

03-22-2024 1:16 AM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

SPRINGFIELD — Seniors from across Western Mass. gathered at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night to play one last game at the court inside the Hall itself. With a constant DJ, lights and photos of basketball legends...


UMass hockey: Minutemen primed for top-seeded Boston College with spot in Hockey East finals on the line

03-21-2024 1:00 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the third time in four years, the Massachusetts hockey team finds itself at TD Garden in Boston with a chance to capture a Hockey East championship. Before the Minutemen can begin thinking about lifting the title for the third time in the last...


Breaking down the financial implications for UMass athletics after move to the Mid-American Conference

03-19-2024 6:17 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

When UMass joins the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, athletic director Ryan Bamford expects the school will bring in more revenue than it did when competing in the Atlantic 10.“This will allow us to grow our revenues to the...


Hockey: Eight locals tabbed as all-league selections by PVIAC

03-19-2024 4:19 PM

High school hockey coaches from across western Massacahusett voted for PVIAC All-League honors based on performance throughout the 2023-24 season Monday night.Three local teams were represented, as Amherst (Fay Division), Belchertown (Wright Division)...


Youth hockey: Nonotuck Knights Mite-Black U8 capture third tournament win of season

03-19-2024 4:07 PM

The Easthampton-based Nonotuck Knights Mite youth hockey team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day weekend by winning the Spring Classic Hockey Tournament held in Hookset, N.H. this past weekend.The Knights, a team that typically plays half-ice hockey, faced...


Two Amhersts? UMass, Buffalo eyeing potential rivalry in MAC

03-19-2024 3:29 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Amherst versus… Amherst?They say yes.With UMass’s entrance into the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, the Minutemen are going to need some new rivals. And the athletic directors at UMass and Buffalo are already working on...


Girls basketball: Student, fan support helped propel South Hadley to first-ever state championship game appearance

03-18-2024 6:05 PM

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Any opposing team that walked into South Hadley’s gym this winter knew they were in for a long night. For more reasons than one.Sure, the Tigers being as good as they were was intimidating enough – their aggressive full-court pressure...


Girls basketball: Northampton’s Ava Azzaro named Naismith Western Massachusetts Player of the Year

03-18-2024 5:45 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Northampton’s Ava Azzaro was named the Western Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Monday.Azzaro hit 1,000 points in a home victory over Wahconah on Feb. 12 and finished her career with...


UMass basketball: Minutewomen’s two leading scorers Alexsia Rose, Kristin Williams headed to transfer portal

03-18-2024 2:35 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — As of Monday afternoon, two UMass women’s basketball guards have entered the transfer portal looking to take their talents elsewhere.Senior Alexsia Rose and junior Kristin Williams have hit the portal following a disappointing 5-27...



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