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‘I can be them one day’: Mount Holyoke hosts second annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day clinic
02-08-2025 7:04 PM

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Wide eyes, wide smiles and the sound of large groups of children running around filled the Kendall Sports and Dance Complex on the campus of Mount Holyoke College Saturday afternoon.

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UMass basketball: Minutewomen held to season-low scoring output in 56-38 loss to Davidson
02-08-2025 6:50 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Allie Palmieri stepped into a 3-pointer and drilled it with 3 minutes, 37 seconds to go in the fourth quarter of the UMass women’s basketball team’s game against Davidson on Saturday afternoon – cutting the Minutewomen’s deficit to 10 points (48-38). They hadn’t played well offensively all game, but their defense continued to turn the Wildcats over and give their offense a chance to get back in it.


Colleges notebook: Can UMass bounce back after dismal loss to Saint Louis?
02-07-2025 5:20 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — I received a pair of texts about five minutes apart a half hour after the UMass men’s basketball team practically gave Saint Louis a crucial Atlantic 10 win on Tuesday night in the Mullins Center.


UMass to give student $10,000 after half-court shot contest controversy
02-07-2025 3:13 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The rules were rather simple to Noah Lee, who stepped onto Jack Leaman Court inside the Mullins Center at halftime of Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game between the host Minutewomen and St. Bonaventure. Make four baskets – a layup, free throw, 3-pointer and half-court shot – and he’d be $10,000 richer.


Amherst College giving $2.5M to the town over next three years
02-06-2025 4:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A $2.5 million donation from Amherst College will support the Amherst and regional schools, the town’s emergency services, and infrastructure work downtown over the next three years, as well as one of two municipal building projects the town is undertaking.


UMass basketball: Minutemen fall apart down the stretch, hand Saint Louis key A-10 victory
02-04-2025 10:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It’s become almost normal at this point. In recent memory, any time the UMass men’s basketball team starts to play well and garners attention from the fan base, it seemingly finds a way to let them down. Such was the case on Tuesday night in front of a season-high 3,745 fans at Mullins Center as the Minutemen fell 73-71 to Saint Louis with third place in the Atlantic 10 on the line.


Indoor track: Holyoke’s Yasani Thompson wins 2 events to pace pack at PVIAC Meet No. 7
02-03-2025 6:18 PM

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The seventh meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and five Hampshire County schools were in action across the two meets.


Colleges notebook: UMass women’s basketball showing drastic improvement in head coach Mike Leflar’s second season
01-31-2025 4:55 PM

By GARRETT COTE

While there are still a handful of fans who haven’t fully bought into the current landscape of college athletics, there’s no question the world of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal certainly has its benefits.


Valley Bounty: Food that brings you home: At Smith College, sustainable food bridges cultures
01-31-2025 9:48 AM

By JACOB NELSON

At Smith College, the power of local ingredients and diverse cuisine is on display.


UMass women’s basketball: Big first quarter leads Minutewomen past George Washington, 71-54
01-29-2025 9:34 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Make it two in a row for the UMass women’s basketball team, as the Minutewomen used a 17-2 first-quarter run to sail ahead of George Washington en route to a 71-54 win at Mullins Center on Wednesday night.


UMass basketball: Streaking Minutemen eyeing fourth straight win head to struggling Rhode Island
01-28-2025 5:44 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After starting Atlantic 10 play 0-2 and having struggled throughout its non-conference slate, it looked as if the UMass men’s basketball team was headed back toward the bottom half of the league following a promising 20-win season a year ago.


Pioneering educator ‘Chuck’ Longsworth, a founder of Hampshire College, recalled for vision, sense of mission
01-26-2025 11:04 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Charles R. “Chuck” Longsworth, a Hampshire College founder and the institution’s first employee and second president, who died Jan. 8 at 95 in Concord, is being remembered for his pioneering work in higher education.


UMass football notebook: Joe Harasymiak reflects on first weeks as head coach
01-24-2025 5:15 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the first time since his introductory press conference back on Dec. 6, UMass football head coach Joe Harasymiak spoke with the media on Friday afternoon at the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center.


Former UMass quarterback and coach Liam Coen announced as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars
01-24-2025 5:11 PM

By GARRETT COTE

It has been quite an adventurous week for former UMass quarterback Liam Coen. On Wednesday evening, it was reported that Coen, who served as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator during the 2024 season, would be returning to the organization as the highest-paid assistant coach in the National Football League – turning down a head-coaching offer from the Jacksonville Jaguars in the process.


Two former Amherst College employees allege in lawsuit that receiving monthly pay violates state’s wage laws
01-23-2025 4:40 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two former employees at Amherst College have filed a class action lawsuit in Hampshire Superior Court contending a violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act occurred when, without their permission, they received their pay at the end of each month, rather than in weekly or every other week allotments.


UMass men’s basketball: Minutemen extend win streak to three following 74-61 triumph over George Washington
01-22-2025 10:47 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the early portion of the first half, anxious murmurs spread through the Mullins Center as the UMass men’s basketball team racked up as many turnovers (6) as points nearly 10 minutes into the game. The 2,772 fans that showed up were wondering if the Minutemen would too. But as he did on Sunday against La Salle, Minutemen sophomore Jaylen Curry changed the trajectory of Wednesday night’s contest with George Washington.


Sophomore Marqui Worthy works into his role on UMass men’s basketball team
01-21-2025 7:41 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Down by three with under 15 seconds remaining in the UMass men’s basketball team’s game at Fordham on Jan. 15, the Minutemen needed a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime after being up as many as a dozen earlier in the second half.


Turnaround leader Wingenbach leaving helm of Hampshire College
01-21-2025 5:52 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach is stepping down from leadership at the end of June to become president of the American College of Greece, completing six years at the helm of the Amherst campus during a transitional phase for the college amid financial uncertainty.


Jaylen Curry leads UMass men’s basketball past La Salle, 82-60 (PHOTOS)
01-19-2025 7:17 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — In the midst of a UMass men’s basketball second-half avalanche that catapulted it ahead of La Salle by 14 with under four minutes to go, Minutemen guard Jaylen Curry stepped into an open 3-pointer at the top of the key.


UMass men’s basketball: Minutemen defeat Fordham in triple-overtime thriller, 120-118
01-15-2025 11:28 PM

By GARRETT COTE

In what will go down as one of the best games in UMass men’s basketball and Atlantic 10 history, the Minutemen somehow, some way overcame sickness, foul trouble and 39 team fouls to defeat Fordham 120-118 in a triple-overtime marathon that lasted nearly four hours on the 100th anniversary of Rose Hill Gymnasium in the Bronx on Wednesday night.


UMass football: Joe Harasymiak brings in three transfers, adds to coaching staff
01-14-2025 6:28 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The buzz around the UMass football team is real, and for good reason. New Minutemen head coach Joe Harasymiak continues to hit the transfer portal hard, and he’s recently signed three more three-star recruits to add to his loaded incoming group – one that 247 Sports ranks 10th in the Group of 5.

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