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By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The UMass hockey team is making its shortest road trip of the season on Saturday. After a foray into Hockey East action this past weekend — where the Minutemen walked away with a shootout win and a loss against UConn — UMass will make the short trip...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
NORTHFIELD — After the Pioneer and Smith Academy boys soccer teams played twice in the regular season — and the Panthers won the second game just 1-0, the expectation was for a tough, low-scoring affair on Tuesday when the two Schmid League foes met...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Volleyball and field hockey teams will need to wait at least another day before finding out their seeds and opponents in the upcoming MIAA state tournament. The volleyball and field hockey brackets were supposed to be released on Tuesday, but after...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
HOLYOKE — The Frontier field hockey team is making a habit of collecting Western Mass. championship trophies. For the third year in a row, the two-time defending champion Redhawks squared off with Greenfield in the Western Mass. Class C title on...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
CHICOPEE — It was a tale of two halves for the Frontier boys soccer team against Chicopee on Saturday in the Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals.The seventh-seeded Redhawks came out and had the majority of the possession in the opening 40 minutes,...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
BELCHERTOWN — After being shut out two weeks in a row, the Frontier football team was in need of a fast start to gain some confidence against Belchertown on Friday. The Redhawks delivered. Utilizing its power run game, Frontier scored on both its...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The stakes will be raised at the Mullins Center on Friday, as the UMass hockey team opens Hockey East play against UConn. After five non-conference games, the Minutemen — ranked No. 22 in PairWise — have proven they can put the puck in the net with 21...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
NORTHAMPTON — There wasn’t much separating the Smith Vocational and Mahar girls volleyball teams on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C Tournament. The third-seeded Vikings stormed ahead to win the first set and take a 1-0 lead,...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a slow start, the defending Western Mass. Class B volleyball champions rounded into form against South Hadley on Monday. Frontier has made a habit of playing its best come the postseason, hoisting a Western Mass. trophy each of...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
After a trip to Vegas last week, the UMass hockey team returns to Amherst for its home opener on Friday.The Minutemen (2-1) earned a split in the Ice Breaker Tournament, falling to Omaha in overtime but followed up with a convincing 5-1 triumph over...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
WILLIAMSTOWN — On a cold, windy day at the MIAA D2 West Sectional Golf Tournament at Taconic Golf Club, South Hadley’s Ryan MacGregor found himself going toe-to-toe with the defending champ. MacGregor was in a group with Wahconah’s Tim Kaley — the...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
HADLEY — With the postseason approaching, every win is critical for teams on the bubble of making it into the Western Mass. tournament. The Athol and PVCICS boys soccer teams entered Thursday’s showdown both on the outside looking in, and after a 1-0...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The UMass hockey team is hoping its good fortune can continue in the desert this weekend. After knocking off Bentley in their season opener on Saturday, the Minutemen traveled to Las Vegas on Wednesday and are set to open the Ice Breaker Tournament...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
When looking at the current tournament seeds from western Massachusetts on the PVIAC website, multiple schools’ teams are highlighted in yellow.Why? As of last week, those teams were deemed ineligible for the Western Mass. tournament, though a...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — The Frontier field hockey team continues to roll.The Redhawks suffered a 1-0 loss to Longmeadow on Sept. 10, but since then, Frontier has yet to be beaten. Entering Monday’s contest against rival Greenfield on an eight game unbeaten...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Under Greg Carvel, the UMass hockey program has shown it has the ability to identify, recruit and develop defensemen.Cale Makar, Mario Ferraro, Zac Jones, Matthew Kessel, Ryan Ufko, Scott Morrow are just some of the players who have manned the back...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
While the roster might look different, the expectations haven’t changed for the UMass men’s hockey team.After reaching the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament last year and booking a spot to the NCAA Tournament — where it fell to eventual...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — In rivalry games, it often comes down to players making plays.On Friday at Vets Field, it was Greenfield’s Erik Martineau and Angel Politis who continuously stepped up against Frontier.Martineau hauled in a pair of touchdowns and returned...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
DEERFIELD — The Williston Northampton football team came to play in its season opener against Deerfield Academy on Saturday. After falling to the Big Green last fall, the Wildcats came out with a different focus this time around, punching it into the...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Through 30 minutes of action against Buffalo on Saturday, the Massachusetts football team was in position to try to earn its first win of the season. It was a different story in the second half. The Bulls outscored the Minutemen 17-0 in the third...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls volleyball team wanted to challenge itself early in the season to prepare for tough league matches like the one it played on Monday against Amherst. Facing Dennis-Yarmouth, Nauset, Westfield and Melrose to open the...
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