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By JOSHUA SPAULDING

NEW YORK — Gabby Thomas has an Olympic experience under her belt and two Olympic medals she can wear around her neck. And as she gears up for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials ahead of the Paris Olympics, she took part in the Team USA Media Summit on...

By GARRETT COTE

The Northampton boys team entered last year’s Western Massachusetts outdoor track and field championships with lofty expectations.The Blue Devils felt they had plenty to not only compete with their peers, but win the whole thing. And following a...

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

BOSTON – They couldn’t believe it.The Northampton boys 4x400 meter relay team came into the MIAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships without a dream of winning a state title. Their best time on the year was 3 minutes, 36.17 seconds, which...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BOSTON — Hampshire Regional’s Nick Brisson had an impressive showing at the MIAA Division 5 Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center on Wednesday. Brisson, a senior, competed in the boys’ 1,000 meters where he finished in a time...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Florence’s Gabby Thomas made her first World Athletics Championships a meet to remember. After an injury just weeks before last year’s USA Track and Field Championships delayed Thomas’ trip to the sport’s biggest stage, Thomas went to Budapest for the...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

A hamstring injury derailed her 2022 hopes for a Worlds’ championship medal, but Gabby Thomas has come back with a vengeance during the 2023 season. After winning gold in the 200-meter dash at the United States Track and Field Championships with a...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

In the summer of 2022, after his freshman season, Amherst’s Logan Alfandari carefully poured a throwing circle in his backyard with his dad’s help. He decided that he wanted to have a place to get some extra practice after making a splash in throws...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

South Hadley track star Emma Sanford is known prolific hurdling skills and her prowess at the high and long jump events. Her versatility is what makes her so strong at the multi-events, the pentathlon and heptathlon becoming her bread and butter. That...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

A torn hamstring cost Gabby Thomas the opportunity to compete at last year’s USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. It’s a common injury with a relatively short recovery time – six weeks. “I’ve torn my hamstring before,” the Florence native said....

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Emma Sanford finished off her high school career with a bang, earning an All-American nod in the pentathlon over the weekend at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Penn. Sanford placed fourth overall in the pentathlon...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

FITCHBURG – Emma Sanford dragged everything left in her out for the 800-meter run.After some stumbles earlier in the day, the South Hadley senior needed a big performance in the final event of the MIAA Meet of Champions pentathlon to reach at least...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

WESTFIELD – Emma Sanford proved she can win a state title with her feet firmly planted.The South Hadley senior typically earns her gold medals flying in the high jump or long jump or levitating over hurdles. A glance at the meet entries told her that...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Before this track season, Williston Northampton School’s Catie Spence had never competed in the 800 meter run before. By the end of the year, she held the school record in the event. The Amherst native set the school record during the Division II New...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

WESTFIELD – Emma Sanford, the model of consistency, captured another state title at the MIAA Division 6 Track & Field Championships at Westfield State University on Thursday. The senior took first place in the pentathlon with a score of 3,160 points,...

Staff Reports

South Hadley pitcher Isabella Schaeffer struck out 20 batters and threw a one-hit shutout against Northampton on Thursday, as the Tigers prevailed 2-0.She walked just one and added a single.South Hadley’s Jae Velazquez drove in both runs and hit three...

Emma Sanford closed her last home track meet at Mount Holyoke with three victories. The Lehigh-bound South Hadley senior won the 100-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump for the Tigers on Monday in a meet against Belchertown, Monson and Palmer.The...

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Sam Pacunas poured in nine goals with an assist, as the Belchertown girls lacrosse team beat South Hadley 22-12 on Friday.Belchertown’s Paige Magner (two assists) and Madysen Lepage (five assists) scored four times each. Adrien Wise (two assists) and...

Amherst Regional softball pitcher Sofia Holden was dominant in the circle against Holyoke, striking out 17 batters and also going 4-for-5 at the plate in a 10-2 win for the Hurricanes. Holden plated three times and also brought in three RBIs. Teammate...

Luke McGrath and Ben Sledzieski drove in three runs each, as the Northampton baseball team handled Chicopee 13-3 in five innings at home.The Blue Devils amassed 15 hits and scored in every inning.Northampton’s Kelvin Perez amassed three hits and two...

Frontier rattled off five runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie Monday’s game 8-8, but with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, Easthampton’s Lauren Morse stole home on a wild pitch to secure a wild 9-8 win over Frontier. Shortstop...

Nico St. George put away five goals for the Belchertown boys lacrosse team, which scored six goals in the third quarter to put away a 13-5 victory over Northampton at home Thursday.Belchertown’s Vubcebt Ting and Caleb Reardon (assist) had two goals...