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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.

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.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It’s become quite clear that UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak was very busy recruiting throughout the holidays, as he’s signed five transfers since Christmas – four coming in the month of January alone.On Tuesday morning, he made his biggest...

AMHERST — Both coordinator coaching positions now appear to be in place for the UMass football team.UMass is hiring Rutgers nickelbacks coach Jared Keyte to be the program’s next defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to the Daily Hampshire Gazette...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Following a flurry of defensive coaching hires from new UMass head football coach Joe Harasymiak over the past two weeks, the Minutemen have started to round out the staff on the offensive side of the ball. It started with offensive...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The wait is over.The UMass football team has hired an offensive coordinator, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported on Monday night that Mike Bajakian has agreed to a deal to become the next OC for the Minutemen.Bajakian spent last season as...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass football head coach Joe Harasymiak continues to add to his defensive coaching staff, and a pair of new hires were made over the past several days – sources told the Daily Hampshire Gazette.On Friday, UMass agreed to terms with Nyeem...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — New UMass head football coach Joe Harasymiak’s staff is starting to take shape, as Wednesday marked the official one week anniversary of his hiring.Sources told the Daily Hampshire Gazette that Tre’ Bell is to serve as UMass’ next defensive...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Wednesday marks one week as UMass football head coach for Joe Harasymiak, who replaced Don Brown and stands as the 32nd leader in program history.Harasymiak made quite the splash during his introductory press conference on Friday morning at...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak spent most of Thanksgiving Day watching film and planning an effective scheme to use against Michigan State. When he finally got home that night, he bypassed turkey and gravy and reached for his...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Joe Harasymiak had head coaching in his blood, that much was clear from the early stages in his life. That’s all he ever wanted to be when he grew up. And by time he got to college to play defensive back for head coach Mike DeLong at...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The wait is over, and the UMass football team has found its next head coach.As first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday morning and confirmed in a press release by UMass athletics, Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is...

By GARRETT COTE

LYNNFIELD — Staring a 3-0 deficit dead in the face, the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team had two options as it gathered under its goal for a halftime speech. The Raiders could either mail it in against No. 2 Lynnfield, or they could buckle up...

By GARRETT COTE

Last season, the South Hadley girls soccer team was ranked No. 1 in Division 4 and made it all the way to the state championship game, where it ultimately fell 2-1 to Sutton. On that roster, the Tigers had seven seniors – including South Hadley’s...

By JEFF LAJOIE

The challenge is substantial, but the Frontier field hockey team is ready.Three-time defending state champion Uxbridge stands in the way of the fourth-seeded Redhawks and a spot in the MIAA Division 4 championship game. Frontier and the top-seeded...

By JESSE KOLODKIN

PITTSFIELD – To win big, you need players, rookies and veterans to step up. Tied after full time and two overtime periods, Saturday’s MIAA Division 4 Boys Soccer Round of 16 game at Berkshire Community College went to best-of-five penalty kicks.Both...

By GARRETT COTE

BOLTON — Playing toe-to-toe with the No. 7 seed in Division 2, the No. 23 Northampton girls soccer team had a flurry of chances to jump ahead and command control early in the second half on the road against Nashoba.In the opening minutes of the latter...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After knocking on the door of a state semifinal appearance the last few years, the Frontier field hockey team is heading to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four.The Redhawks reached the state quarterfinals in both 2022 and 2023 but on...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — When Hampshire Regional boys soccer forward Joe Moro went down with an injury early in the second half, the No. 7 Raiders’ offense began to slip. Their 2-0 lead was cut to 2-1 with under 15 minutes left in regulation and No. 10 Rockland...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls volleyball team had to reset after the opening set of its MIAA Div. 4 Round of 16 contest against Rockland on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Redhawks led 21-13 in the opening set but the 11th-seeded Bulldogs didn’t go...