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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 GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — The scoreboard operator has a busy job at Williston Northampton School when the football team takes the field on Saturdays.For the past two seasons, the Wildcats have led the Northeast Prep League in points, and with a host of talented...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

EASTHAMPTON — For just the third time in over 70 years, Williston Northampton School has a new athletic director, following Mark Conroy’s retirement from the position after 24 years.Jade Morris, a Hampshire Regional alum, stepped in as Williston’s new...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Just two days after the closing ceremony wrapped up the 2024 Paris Olympics, three-time gold medalist Gabby Thomas joined Comedy Central’s long-running comedy news show, “The Daily Show” to discuss her Paris experience, her mom and her healthcare...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Five years ago, when Florence’s Gabby Thomas moved down to Austin, Texas to begin her professional running career, her new coach Tonja Buford-Bailey decided to test her out. Thomas moved to Austin a few weeks ahead of the rest of Buford-Bailey’s...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Less than 48 hours removed from her gold medal in the 200 meters on Tuesday, Florence’s Gabby Thomas and the U.S. women’s 4x100 relay team advanced to the finals by winning their heat in 41.94 seconds on Thursday.Thomas will look for her second gold...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The best part of a surprise party is the surprise. Though Gabby Thomas wasn’t exactly surprised when she entered the after-party following her gold medal in the 200 meters Tuesday night, the hundred-plus family and friends in attendance at the New...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas is golden.After winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, the former Florence resident cleared the field in the 200 on Tuesday to claim the gold medal with a time of 21.83...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas rolled through the finish line in the biggest race of her life and claimed a bronze medal she didn’t think she’d win. It was the greatest moment of her career, and she beamed as she clutched the American flag. But there were no fans in...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Of all the stories of Olympian Gabby Thomas’ athletic prowess during her six years at the Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, possibly the most revealing came in cross country, a sport the sprinter competed in for just one season.Thomas chose...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Two-time Olympic medalist and Williston Northampton alum Gabby Thomas, along with UMass alum Heather MacLean, will open their U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials on Thursday with an eye on making the team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.The Trials began...

By STEVE PFARRER

At some point in our lives, most of us have the misfortune to have someone come to our home who quickly wears out their welcome, for dinner or a party or maybe a weekend visit: an obnoxious uncle, your daughter’s new boyfriend, a neighbor’s work...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Mark Conroy hasn’t been to a Middlebury College football game since the last time he played in one in the 1980s. That’s one of the many stops he plans to make this year now that he finally has time for it.Having the weekends off will be...

By GARRETT COTE

Williston Northampton School held its annual end-of-season sports awards ceremony recently to hand out awards to deserving student-athletes at the school. Among the many winners, two seniors with local ties to Hampshire County brought home prestigious...

By STEVE PFARRER

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Theater Company (ETC), which since forming in late 2022 has staged two sold-out productions at the Blue Room at CitySpace, has formed a new partnership with the Williston Northampton School — one that will bring both a new...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — The No. 2 Williston girls hockey team raced out to a 2-0 lead in the blink of an eye, as Wildcats seniors Monique Lyons and Camille Armaganian each found the back of the net in the first five minutes and change to seize early control in...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

EASTHAMPTON — Alyssa Frazier played hero for the Williston Northampton girls hockey team on Wednesday afternoon.Frazier ripped the game-winner from the high slot with less than a minute remaining in overtime to give the Wildcats a 2-1 win over...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

EASTHAMPTON – When Emily Hamann joined the Williston Northampton girls ice hockey team in 2020, the Wildcats had never won a NEPSAC crown. They only played five games in her Covid-shortened debut season.But in Hamann’s sophomore campaign, they won the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — The Williston Northampton School girls basketball team controlled the majority of Wednesday’s NEPSAC contest against Deerfield Academy, but the Big Green didn’t go down without a fight late.The Wildcat defense held the Big Green to just...

The Williston Northampton School girls hockey team skated to a 4-4 draw against Northwood over the weekend. Monique Lyons, Nora Curtis, Camille Armaganian and Violet Carroll all scored for the Wildcats.The boys hockey team wasn’t able to solve...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s public library has stood on Park Street for over 140 years, but that could soon change as officials pursue state funding to move and revamp services in a new space.As part of that process, the board has been gathering...