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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier and Greenfield field hockey teams played four times last fall. Both teams won two games, though the Redhawks took the big one in the Western Mass. championship tilt. There wasn’t much separation in any of those four...

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By now, you’ve read all about how the UMass football team is shaping up heading into the 2024 season. What about their future opponents? The Minutemen’s last season as an FBS Independent before moving to the MAC won’t be a walk in the park. The first...

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GREENFIELD — Through four innings Monday night, neither Greenfield Post 81 or Belchertown Post 239 were able to get much going at the plate in their Western Mass. American Legion Junior Division playoff game.Second-seeded Greenfield held a 2-0 lead...

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GREENFIELD — Area youth baseball players had the chance to learn the game from some of the top collegiate players in the country this week. The Valley Blue Sox of Holyoke held a Greenfield Youth Baseball Clinic on Monday and Tuesday at Lunt Field,...

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Want to step into Don Brown’s shoes and try to rebuild the UMass football program? A new college football video game gives you that chance.EA Sports College Football 25 released to the public Monday afternoon, the highly anticipated revival of the...

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New England West Skating Club figure skaters will be competing against some of the top competition in the country next month at the State Games of America. New England West Skating Club, which competes out of Deerfield Academy, has been growing back...

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TURNERS FALLS — While it wasn't the result coach Lindsey Lord and the Hopkins softball team were hoping for in its Western Mass. Class D semifinal contest against Turners Falls, the game showed how much the Golden Hawks have improved since the start...

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It wasn’t easy for road races to recover following the pandemic. But when you have local support like the WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon in Whately, things can get right back to pre-COVID levels.The 14th running of the Mother’s Day Half Marathon...

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BUCKLAND — With the way Mohawk Trail ace Logan Moore was pitching on Tuesday against Smith Academy, the Warrior offense didn’t need to do much at the plate to come away with a victory. Moore had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning, not giving the...

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TURNERS FALLS — After giving up a run in the first inning, Franklin Tech pitcher Hannah Gilbert locked in for the final six frames on Friday against Hopkins Academy. The junior gave up one hit and one walk in the first and one hit in the third, but...

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ORANGE — The Mahar baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better first inning on Monday against Smith Academy. After Sam Connors shut down the Falcons in the top of the frame, it didn’t take the Senator bats long to get going when it was their turn...