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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

There was a phrase Massachusetts football coach Don Brown continued to use during his press conference on Monday ahead of the Minutemen’s opening game of the season against New Mexico State: prove it. Brown and his staff went into the offseason with...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AMHERST — The UMass and New Mexico State football teams met in the final game of the season in 2021, a forgettable contest in which both squads entered with identical 1-10 records and were crawling to the finish line.When the Minutemen and the Aggies...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional athletic department will have a new leader this fall. Dave Sanschagrin — who previously served as the athletic director at Southwick High School — was hired to replace Carl Cyr as the Redhawks’ athletic...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 42nd Montague Mug Race is set for Saturday, with a large field of runners expected to turn out. Last year just over 60 runners headed out through Montague for the race but as of Wednesday, race director Ann Fisk said she’s already had more than...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Points were hard to come by in the championship game of the Franklin Tech Girls Summer Basketball League between Frontier and Franklin Tech on Thursday. That was until about two minutes left in the second overtime, however. The...

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GREENFIELD — Caleb Thomas pitched like an ace for the Greenfield Post 81 Junior American Legion squad on Tuesday in its District 3 semifinal game against Belchertown Post 239. Thomas allowed one hit in the first inning but Belchertown didn’t get much...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HOLYOKE — Coming out of the NECBL All-Star break, and with five games to go in the regular season, the Valley Blue Sox have positioned themselves well to make a postseason run. Entering Monday’s action, the Blue Sox (20-16-2) held a one-game lead over...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — It looked like things were headed for a tightly contested game down the stretch between the Greenfield Post 81 and the Northampton Post 28 Senior American Legion teams on Wednesday at Arcanum Field. Mother Nature had other...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It’s been a long and fruitful relationship between the sport management program at the University of Massachusetts and the Valley Blue Sox.The Blue Sox — which compete in the New England Collegiate Baseball League — have been working with...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BELCHERTOWN — Hits were hard to come by Monday night between Belchertown Post 239 and Greenfield Post 81. Each team produced a run through three innings before Belchertown took a lead in the fourth following a Cody West sacrifice fly. It was a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WESTFIELD — The Turners Falls softball team is back in a familiar position. The Thunder entered Tuesday’s MIAA Div. 5 semifinal against Hopkins looking to keep their season alive as they seek an 11th state championship in program history, but the No....

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier baseball team was able to get runners into scoring position in each of the first three innings on Thursday during the Western Mass. Class C semifinals against Pathfinder, but had nothing to show for it on the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the second time in five years, the Greenfield and South Hadley baseball teams will be competing on one of the most storied baseball fields in the country. The Green Wave and the Tigers made the trip to Cooperstown, N.Y. in 2018 and played at...

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Track athletes from Amherst, Northampton, Frontier, Holyoke, Hampshire and South Hadley made an impression at the 2023 Dr. George Steele Relays on Saturday. The Blue Devil girls had a big day, taking first in the 4x1600 (23:25.6)...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Was anyone surprised that co-coaches Sean MacDonald and Courtney Parent were able to take a group who had never played volleyball before and in just a few months turn them into Western Mass. champions? With the success MacDonald and Parent have had...

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GREENFIELD — Runs were hard to come by in Wednesday’s softball contest between Hampshire and Greenfield.That shouldn’t have come as a surprise with Joss Mettey tossing for the Raiders and MacKenzie Paulin in the circle for the Green Wave. Mettey...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seven innings wasn’t enough to decide a winner in the season opener between the Frontier and Amherst baseball teams on Friday.The Hurricanes led 2-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh but the Redhawks rallied, putting a run...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Jack Turowsky will be taking his talents to the flagship in 2024. The Northfield Mount Hermon junior has had a big year on the lacrosse field as a midfielder and was selected to USA Lacrosse’s 18U roster this past summer. Colleges began calling but...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AMHERST – It was a nearly flawless performance from the Amherst College women’s hockey team on Saturday night.The top-seeded Mammoths scored the opening goal of the NESCAC title game against No. 2 Hamilton in the first period to take an early lead....

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AMHERST — While No. 16 Amherst was in control for the opening 24 minutes of its MIAA Div. 2 Round of 32 contest against No. 17 Tewksbury, the Hurricanes found themselves leading just 36-28 heading into the fourth quarter. Thanks to some lights out...