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GILL — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 29-year-old man whose body was found in the Connecticut River near the French King Bridge on Nov. 25 as Northampton resident Daniel Esrick.No foul play is suspected, according to...

It was a dominant start to the NCAA Division 3 Tournament for the Smith College volleyball team.The Pioneers scored a convincing 25-18, 25-17, 25-21 sweep of Endicott College in the opening round of the tournament in a match played at Goldfarb...

For the sixth time in program history — and the first time since 2020 — the UMass men’s soccer team is heading to the NCAA Tournament. Following a 10-3-5 season that saw the Minutemen reach the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, UMass received an at-large bid...

For the first time in 32 years, the Minutewomen are Final Four-bound.UMass claimed a historic 1-0 shutout victory over No. 10 Harvard in the NCAA Elite Eight on Sunday at Nancy Stevens Field in Storrs, Conn. With the win, the Minutewomen advanced to...

Northampton High School fencing team captain Willa Barman went undefeated at the Drew Page Memorial Open on Sunday in the Senior Women’s Epee competition – earning her a gold medal.Barman put everything together in the final round, winning by a...

Two goals from Cajun Benson helped the Smith Academy boys soccer team advance in the MIAA Division 5 Tournament on Sunday.Benson tallied twice, and assisted on another as the 29th-seeded Falcons notched a 4-0 win over No. 36 Upper Cape Cod Tech in a...

A matchup with the top-ranked team in the state didn’t prove too daunting for the Belchertown boys soccer team on Wednesday.Top-seeded Pope Francis, ranked No. 1 in the most recent MIAA Division 4 power ranking, managed to keep its unbeaten season...

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...

It looked like the UMass hockey team was heading toward a loss in the final minutes of its Hockey East opener against UConn on Friday. The Minutemen trailed the Huskies 3-2 with under one minute to go, forcing UMass coach Greg Carvel to pull Michael...

It was a special night for Madeline Hockman.The Amherst senior scored the 100th goal of her varsity career, and the Hurricanes scored all four of their goals in the second half to earn an impressive 4-0 victory over Frontier on Tuesday night.Hockman...

TURNERS FALLS — After the opening frame between the Easthampton and Turners Falls volleyball teams on Wednesday, it looked like a potential five-set match was in store. The Eagles took an early lead and led late in the first set when the Thunder...

Gavier Fernandez racked up four touchdowns, and the Amherst football team got their 2024 season off on the right foot thanks to a 31-12 victory over Putnam on Saturday at Ted Plumb Field in Springfield.The game was played with no spectators after...

Putnam and Amherst’s season-opening football game has been rescheduled and will be played without fans due to a social media threat, according to a MassLive report.Seth Keevaenthal, media and climate specialist for the Amherst Regional School...

A battle between two of the top teams in Hampshire County ended in a draw during season-opening action in South Hadley on Monday.Both South Hadley and Belchertown notched second-half goals, and the two rivals settled for a 1-1 draw in girls soccer...

SOUTH HADLEY — Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the afternoon wave Monday, as Orchards Golf Club hosted a qualifier for the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.The top three teams (and two alternates) advanced to the Four-Ball Championship,...

To say it was a chippy game at Rudd Field in Amherst on Sunday would be an understatement. The UMass women's soccer team held its home opener on Sunday against Rutgers, with 29 total fouls called between the two teams. The physical play came to a head...

The University of Massachusetts announced this week that four athletes have been selected to be inducted as the Class of 2024 in its George “Trigger” Burke Hall of Fame. Jeff Deren (men’s soccer, 1999-2002), Dennis Fenton (football, wrestling...

After a runner-up finish at the Massachusetts Amateur Public Links Championship last week in South Hadley, Michael Murray continued his strong run of play on Monday.The Belchertown High School student who plays out of Westover Golf Course shot an...

It took 11 innings, but the Valley Blue Sox saw their 2024 season come to an end on Saturday afternoon.The second-seeded Newport Gulls scored four times in the top of the 11th inning, and held No. 7 Valley off the board in the home half to capture a...

The Southampton 10U softball team stormed out to a 6-0 first-inning lead in its third game (and second of the day) at the 10U Little League Northeast Regional tournament on Thursday afternoon, but it couldn’t generate enough offense to keep pace with...

All signs pointed toward another dominant Belchertown Post 239 performance through four innings of their Senior Division American Legion state tournament game at Fitton Field in Worcester on Wednesday afternoon.Belchertown jumped out to an 8-0 lead...