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SOUTH HADLEY – Facing Pope Francis for the second time in three games allowed the South Hadley girls basketball team to rectify mistakes.The Tigers fell against the Cardinals in Springfield during the Western Massachusetts Class B quarterfinals Feb....

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The past, present and future of the UMass hockey team will converge in its final regular season series.The Minutemen will visit Maine for two games Friday and Saturday (7:05 p.m. ESPN-Plus). Former UMass assistant Ben Barr is in his second year...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Receiving the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed shocked the Smith College basketball team, but it won’t overwhelm the Pioneers.Smith has reached two straight NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16s and won three consecutive NEWMAC titles.“I don’t think it adds...

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NORTHAMPTON — Naihmond Peters-Wolfe hoisted 3s unconsciously.It’s what the Northampton sophomore does. It’s why Blue Devils coach Rey Harp inserted him into Wednesday’s MIAA Division 2 state tournament preliminary round game against No. 33...

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Long may she reign.UMass women’s basketball graduate student forward Sam Breen – “Queen Breen” to fans and on social media – was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year for the second year in a row Tuesday. She became the league’s first repeat winner...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Very little is decided ahead of the final weekend of the Hockey East regular season.UMass sits 10th of 11 teams with 22 points and two games at current No. 6 seed Maine on deck Friday and Saturday (both 7:05 p.m. ESPN-Plus). The Minutemen (11-16-5,...

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WESTFIELD – Blood pooled in the cut on Audrey Bowen’s lower lip.She and the Amherst Regional girls basketball team took a punch against Springfield Central in the Western Massachusetts Class A championship game Saturday.The defending champion Golden...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

WESTFIELD – Hopkins Academy wanted to embrace the moment of Saturday’s Western Massachusetts Class D championship.The No. 2 Golden Hawks were facing No. 1 Pioneer for the third time after splitting two Hampshire League South matchups. Westfield High...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Ghosts haunted the UMass hockey team all season. Blown leads. Missed checks. Breakaway goals.It didn’t look like UMass hockey for much of the year.The Minutemen exorcised those specters and reclaimed their identity against No. 15...

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A series with Hockey East’s top team might decide whether UMass occupies the league’s basement entering the season’s final weekend.The Minutemen (10-15-5, 4-13-3 Hockey East) will face No. 15 Northeastern (15-10-5, 12-5-3) in their penultimate series...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

HADLEY – Grizzly Cyr might be more appropriate now.Hopkins Academy freshman Teddy Cyr scored 19 of his team-high 20 points in the second half and hit a dagger 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds to send the Golden Hawks to their first Western...

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AMHERST — The Amherst Regional girls basketball team held Minnechaug to just 10 points over the first 12 minutes of the second half en route to a 54-42 victory in the Western Massachusetts Class A semifinals on Wednesday.Senior forward Tessa Kawall,...

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AMHERST — A bigger picture guided Tessa Kawall.The Amherst Regional senior only needed six points to reach 1,000 for her career Monday against Northampton, but it was in a Western Massachusetts Class A quarterfinal. Advancing superseded personal...

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BOSTON – David Piñero-Jacome honed his kick all season exactly for that moment.There were 100 meters left in the boys 1,000-meter run at Sunday’s MIAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Amherst junior ran third on the Reggie Lewis...

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Michael Cameron scored in the first period, but the UMass hockey team couldn’t keep Boston College at bay in a 3-1 loss at the Mullins Center on Saturday.The freshman tucked away a turnaround chance in front of the Eagles net from Kenny Connors and...

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CAMBRIDGE – Lucy Smith placed one hand on fellow Amherst Regional senior Deborah Wells’ back, said, “I’ve got something for you.”She handed over the MIAA Division 2 Girls Swimming state finalist trophy she’d held since the Hurricanes received it to...

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CHESTNUT HILL – Boston College poured in four goals in the final six minutes of the first period to both start and finish a 7-3 victory over UMass on Friday at Conte Forum.The Eagles (11-12-6, 6-8-5 Hockey East) took down the Minutemen (10-14-5,...

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BOSTON – Emma Sanford turned her head frantically. South Hadley indoor track coach Nick Davis waved at her to take her turn at long jump. She’d already skipped one.MIAA officials, media members, friends, family and fans wanted Sanford to pose for a...

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AMHERST – Only six games remain in the UMass hockey regular season.The Minutemen sit tied for ninth in the Hockey East standings, two points behind No. 8 Boston College, which UMass will face Friday in Chestnut Hill and Saturday in Amherst (both 7...

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NORTHAMPTON – Ava Azzaro scored 23 points, as the Northampton girls basketball team handled Ludlow 80-14 on Monday.The Blue Devils won their third game in a row down the stretch with senior night against West Springfield next on the docket Tuesday...