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By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Oscar Schiff had been at the front of the pack for much of the boys 2-mile race during the early session of the first PVIAC indoor track meet of the season on Thursday afternoon, but Longmeadow’s Henry Sacco passed Schiff, a Hampshire...

By GARRETT COTE

LUDLOW — It wouldn’t feel right if the Belchertown and South Hadley girls soccer programs didn’t meet in a Western Mass. final. And on Friday, for the fourth consecutive year, the two teams battled it out in the Class B playoffs – the third time in...

By GARRETT COTE

LUDLOW — Mabel Carillon stood at midfield and hesitated before making the long walk to the penalty stripe. A make would crown the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team as Western Mass. Class D champions, a miss would allow No. 2 Hopkins Academy a chance to...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The boys and girls soccer teams at Northampton High School will not be docked for forfeits in the PVIAC Western Mass. tournament after Northampton Public Schools won an emergency motion against the MIAA on Thursday afternoon.The decision...

The No. 4 Monument Mountain girls soccer team gave top-seeded Belchertown a run for its money in the Western Mass. Class B semifinals, but the Orioles buckled down and prevailed – battling to a 2-1 victory on their home field Tuesday night.For the...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Riley Goodhind stepped to take a corner kick about two-thirds of the way through the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class D semifinal matchup between No. 2 Granby and visiting No. 3 Monson. With the game knotted at two...

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — Tears filled Dina Brunetti’s eyes as the Belchertown field hockey team lined up to accept its runner-up plaque following the No. 1 Orioles’ 4-2 loss to No. 2 Southwick in the Western Mass. Class B final on Monday night at Holyoke High...

By GARRETT COTE

HADLEY — Throughout the first 75 minutes of action, the No. 2 Hopkins Academy girls soccer team was knocking on the doorstep. The Golden Hawks had attempted nearly 30 shots, but they had no goals to show for against visiting No. 7 Pioneer.Then Alayna...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Amherst Regional girls cross country team’s day almost ended before it even began on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes were awaiting a bus to pick them up at the school and take them to Stanley Park in Westfield for the Western Mass....

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — Sue Tracy wore the biggest smile as she wiped tears from her eyes underneath the Hampshire Regional cross country tent on the outskirts of Stanley Park’s cross country course.For the first time in program history, the Raiders boys team won...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Western Massachusetts Cross Country Championships are set to take place at Stanley Park in Westfield this weekend, with 10 local schools in action throughout the day on Sunday.The Class B girls and boys races will begin in the morning,...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — When asked how it felt to be heading to her first Western Mass. finals as head coach of the Belchertown field hockey team, Dina Brunetti couldn’t think of any words to describe it.She collected her breath following the No. 1 Orioles’ 2-0...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — About a week ago, Northampton Athletic Director Dave Proulx told his school’s head soccer coaches, CJ Holt (boys) and Vanessa Butynski (girls), that he wanted to meet with their teams to deliver unfortunate news to them.Before the teams’...

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 GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Jason Borque peered over at his two players, Ryan MacGregor and Caiden Drohan, as they walked by each other during the final stretch of holes at the PVIAC Boys Golf Two-Ball Invitational on Monday afternoon at Cold Spring Country Club in...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire senior Will Hogan put several good swings on the ball throughout Monday’s Western Mass. Class B quarterfinal against No. 5 Frontier, but each one he pulled foul.But in his last at-bat, he stepped to the dish with two outs and...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — With the clock ticking under a minute left and the Northampton boys lacrosse team clinging to a one-goal lead over Belchertown, the Blue Devils were doing their best to play keep away from the Orioles and run the time out in...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — It looked like a comeback that would be talked about for years to come for the Northampton baseball team.Behind 14-5 entering the bottom of the sixth inning on their home field, the Blue Devils refused to roll over in the late stages of...

A three-spot in the bottom of the first inning was all the offense that Rosie Follet needed on Monday.The Easthampton ace struck out seven and scattered five hits, as the Eagles took down Agawam 3-1 in an independent softball game at Nonotuck...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — After a quick 3-1 flurry from the Amherst boys lacrosse team erased Belchertown’s three-goal lead, the Orioles clung to a 9-8 advantage early in the fourth quarter on Thursday afternoon.Somebody had to step up for Belchertown to put a...

Fourteen first-half goals helped the Granby girls lacrosse team to a dominant 20-2 victory over McCann Tech on Wednesday afternoon.Eleven different players recorded goals in the win.Brenna Moreno’s four goals and Kalli White’s hat trick led the way...