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By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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 HANNAH BEVIS

NORTHAMPTON — Not content with back-to-back titles, the Smith basketball team is going for the trifecta. For the third straight year, the Pioneers (25-1) punched their ticket to the NEWMAC championship with a 61-49 win over Springfield College. Morgan...

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...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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 Advancing superseded personal...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST – Fans might have worried that the UMass women’s basketball team would have a celebration hangover after Thursday’s 78-57 blowout victory over Rhode Island. There was nothing to worry about on Sunday afternoon however. The Minutewomen put...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Thursday’s UMass game at Rhode Island was a must-win game, in more ways than one. The Minutewomen were still looking for the No. 1 spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament, and a win against Rhode Island would bring them one stop closer. But more than that,...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The Atlantic-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament is still two weeks away, but Thursday night’s game between UMass and Rhode Island at the Thomas M. Ryan Center (6 p.m. ESPN-Plus) in Kingston, R.I. could very well be an A-10 title game...

By HANNAH BEVIS

EASTHAMPTON – There was a lot to celebrate in Easthampton on Tuesday night. Valentine’s Day, Christine Raymond’s birthday, the Eagles’ Senior Night.But the sold-out crowd in the gymnasium was waiting for one celebration in particular: Easthampton...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON – Morgan Morrison ripped away the offensive rebound from Babson after missing a layup.Smith College’s senior forward wasn’t about to let the Beavers ruin her senior day. Morrison powered a layup back up through contact, and tied Saturday’s...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Maximus Lockett looked like a basketball player. He stood 6-foot-7, 185 pounds as a freshman and played varsity basketball at Northampton. Basketball occupied most of his life, as Lockett traveled the country on the AAU circuit and logged highlight...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HADLEY – A fierce and ferocious battle between Hampshire South rivals Pioneer and Hopkins on Tuesday night culminated in a 55-53 win for Pioneer. Joshua Wood led the scoring for Pioneer with 15 points while Hopkins’ Teddy Cyr posted 21 points for the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

HOLYOKE – Should Tuesday’s game against Taconic be the final time Bianca Ortiz plays in John “Jinx” O'Connor Gymnasium, the Holyoke senior left an indelible impression.She poured in 37 points in a 71-37 win over the Thunder. It wasn’t even a career...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The joke online used to be “Fordham’s too high” whenever the Atlantic 10 preseason polls came out when the Rams were inevitably picked at the bottom of the league. Now Fordham, UMass’ next opponent, is too high for the rest of the league’s liking. The...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — Frank Martin’s grandmother never let him worry about what he didn’t have. She made the UMass men’s basketball coach appreciate what he had. That philosophy has lived in his home since he’s made it his own.“It’s what I believe in. I don’t run...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – The Suburban League South can’t handle Amherst.The Hurricanes boys basketball team remained undefeated in league play after taking out Westfield 63-33 on Tuesday at home. They improved to 6-0 and stayed on track for a league title with two...

By HANNAH BEVIS

SOUTH DEERFIELD – Monday night’s matchup between the undefeated Hopkins boys basketball team and a Frontier side plagued by injury and illness seemed destined for another Golden Hawks victory. Hopkins had already bested Frontier once earlier in the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Just two games separate the No. 4 team in the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball standings – surprising Fordham –  and No. 12 Rhode Island.UMass and its Wednesday opponent George Mason (7 p.m. ESPN-Plus) are among the glut of six teams with 4-5...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON – The Northampton defense swarmed Central in the final minute. Trailing just a point, the Blue Devils sought steals or to send the Golden Eagles to the line. Only they didn’t have enough fouls to get into the bonus and stop the...