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Ava Azzaro scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, helping the Northampton girls basketball team to a decisive 59-31 victory over Holyoke on Monday night.Northampton led 18-10 after one quarter and 34-14 at halftime.Chloe Derby drained a pair of...

By GARRETT COTE

The Northampton High School boys and girls track teams both had stellar days during the sixth PVIAC indoor track meet of the year, as the Blue Devils combined for a 6-0 day during the late meet on Sunday afternoon.Each team went 3-0 with wins over...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Trailing 5-3 to McCann Tech entering the third period, the Belchertown hockey team made it clear in the locker room during the second intermission that it wasn’t going to lose on its senior night.Charlie Fijal took matters into his own hands...

For the first time all season, the Hopkins Academy girls basketball checked off one in the win column on Friday night.Ten different players scored points, and the balanced Golden Hawks built a double-digit halftime lead en route to a 40-29 victory...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The bleachers alongside Amherst Middle School’s pool filled with supporters of the Amherst and Northampton boys and girls swim teams as the ‘Canes hosted their senior night in their final dual meet of the season on Friday evening.Amherst...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — After scoring 70 points in each of its last two games, the 9-1 Northampton girls basketball team couldn’t have been playing better entering Thursday night’s heavyweight matchup with 9-2 Central.The Blue Devils’ two best players, Ava...

By GARRETT COTE

The first thing folks like to do when judging a team’s talent is look at its record. Most coaches agree that that’s the worst scale to use.Such is the case with the Northampton boys basketball team this season.Although the Blue Devils sit at 6-7...

By GARRETT COTE

A couple weeks ago, I sat inside Smith Academy’s Sherry Webb Gymnasium in Hatfield to cover a girls basketball game between the Falcons and Duggan Academy of Springfield. As the game progressed, the displeasure from supporters only grew louder – and...

Shea MacLean had himself a night for the Belchertown boys basketball team against South Hadley on Tuesday. MacLean scored 11 field goals to finish with a game-high 25 points, helping the Orioles pull away with a 71-59 victory over the Tigers in...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AMHERST — The Amherst hockey team played a nearly flawless game against Greenfield on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead after one period, scored twice on the power play in the second and tacked on an insurance goal late. While its offense...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Following two Taylor Garabedian free throws, Hoosac Valley cut South Hadley’s lead to five points – the closest it had been since the midway point of the second quarter – with four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Tigers needed...

An up-and-down contest saw host St. Mary’s hang on for an independent girls basketball victory over Smith Vocational on Monday night in Westfield.The Saints built an early lead and managed to secure a 43-40 victory.Smith Voc saw its six-game winning...

There was nothing separating the Granby and Palmer boys basketball teams heading into the fourth quarter in Granby. The Rams and the Panthers were knotted at 39 heading into the final eight minutes of action, but Granby was able to outscore Palmer...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — It’s not often these days that a dual high school wrestling meet is competitive from start-to-finish. That was the case on Friday though, when South Hadley traveled to Franklin Tech. Of the 14 weight total classes, 11 were filled and...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Heading into the fourth quarter with a six-point lead against Agawam, the Belchertown girls basketball team had just played its best three quarters of the entire season.The Orioles were flying around on defense, running the floor well,...

Four players scored in double figures, and the South Hadley girls basketball team captured a 64-24 Suburban League victory over Amherst on Thursday night.Maddie Soderbaum led the way with 16 points for the Tigers. Ava Asselin added 12 points in the...

By GARRETT COTE

During her first season on the middle school field hockey team at Bement, Charlotte Johnson-Mersack was thrown into the fire immediately.The Bement team didn’t have a goalie, and with the first game fast-approaching, a sacrifice had to be made. Given...

By GARRETT COTE

South Hadley streaking into marquee matchupFor the second time this season, the South Hadley boys basketball team will meet Monument Mountain – one of two remaining unbeatens in all of western Massachusetts (Duggan Academy being the other). The two...

By GARRETT COTE

It’s second nature for a running back to thank their offensive line anytime they’re recognized for an individual award or achieve an individual feat like rushing for 1,000 yards in a season. And while it seems like a cliche, they really couldn’t do...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Before she became the best libero in Western Mass., Amherst’s Liza Beigel was trying to decide whether she wanted to keep playing volleyball or not. Beigel grew up playing soccer and was an excellent player, joining a club team and competing against...