Lecomte returns, scores two for UMass

AMHERST - After suffering an injury in the first game of the season, University of Massachusetts hockey forward Michael Lecomte was itching to get back on the ice as his teammates jumped out to a 4-1 start.

Field hockey season ends for Minutewomen

AMHERST - With three minutes, 41 seconds left in the first sudden-death overtime, Sarah Blythe-Wood of Richmond was the last person the University of Massachusetts field hockey team wanted to see sprinting down the left sideline with the ball.

Minutemen football games all must-wins

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts senior fullback Chris Zardas does not know if finishing 7-4 would be enough to earn the Minuteman a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, but he does know that anything worse than 7-4 would certainly keep the team out.

Roswess gives UMass OT win

Sophomore forward Chris Roswess scored after five minutes, 54 seconds of overtime to give the University of Massachusetts men's soccer team a 2-1 victory at Richmond Friday night.

Roswess also assisted on the first goal of the game by Mark DeSantis at 66:34.

Amherst puts scare into Colts

CHICOPEE - Midway through the second quarter Friday night it appeared Chicopee Comp was going to hand the Amherst Regional football team another easy defeat.

But the Hurricanes had other ideas.

Amherst stood toe-to-toe with the likelyy playoff-bound Colts, led late in the third quarter and gave Comp a scare, only to succumb 35-24.

Strong second half for Easthampton

The Easthampton football team's offense came alive in the second half of a 29-6 win over Pathfinder in Palmer Friday night.

"It was just one of those frustrating #Tale of Two Cities' games," said Eagles coach Joe Kocot. "We had them stopped almost the whole game."

Chieco and Tigers roll over Ludlow

LUDLOW - In a dominating performance throughout the field for the South Hadley football team, it was the imposing figure of Mike Chieco that was in the middle of the everything.