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The Valley Blue Sox opened the 2026 NECBL season with a 2-2 tie against the Newport Gulls at Mackenzie Stadium on Thursday. Ahead 2-0 in the ninth inning, the Blue Sox allowed a RBI double and single in the frame to extend the season-opener to extras. While each team earned a ghost runner on second […]

WESTHAMPTON — The No. 2 Hampshire Regional softball team advanced to the Round of 8 of the MIAA Division 4 tournament with an impressive offensive explosion in a 9-3 victory over No. 15 Sandwich on Thursday night. After falling down 1-0 after the top of the first inning, the Raiders quickly came back with a […]

HADLEY — Tucker Russell’s seven-inning gem on the mound led No. 3 Hopkins Academy to a 6-1 victory over No. 14 Lenox in the MIAA Division 5 Round of 16 on Wednesday night. The junior struggled with a few baserunners early on in the top of the first inning, quickly bouncing back. After getting out […]

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The fourth-seeded Frontier Regional softball team could not get past No. 13 West Bridgewater in the MIAA Division 5 state tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday afternoon. The Redhawks lost to the Wildcats, 6-4, at warm and sunny Zabek Field. Frontier had a three-run lead but a sixth inning rally by the […]

AMHERST — The No. 3 PVCICS boys tennis team punched its ticket to the Round of 8 with a clean, 5-0 sweep of No. 14 Bourne in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament Round of 16 on Tuesday night at Hampshire College. As has become a common theme throughout this season to this point, Derek […]

The fourth edition of the IRONMAN 70.3 Western Massachusetts triathlon is set to take place this Sunday in Springfield. The 1,671 athletes competing in the event will represent 38 states and 12 countries. Registration for the event is closed, with the race set to start on Sunday at 6 a.m. from North Riverfront Park. The race will start with a 1.2-mile downriver swim in the Connecticut River. […]

Game days in the Mullins Center may not be a part of Sydney Taylor’s life anymore, but the former UMass women’s basketball star still carries her time with the Minutewomen with her to present day. Now playing real minutes for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, Taylor still relies on the skills and lessons she learned throughout […]

The Amherst and Northampton boys and girls outdoor track and field teams both participated in the MIAA Division 4 Outdoor Track and Field Championship this past weekend at Bridgewater State University, with events spread out between Thursday, May 28, and Sunday, May 31. Coming down to the wire on Sunday, the Hurricanes girls were just […]

I watched the PGA Golf championship this year. Like many, I am impressed with the distance the golfers can drive the ball. It seems that everyone can drive the ball over 300 yards, even the smaller players. For example, Justin Thomas is a medium size guy at 5’10” and 160 pounds but he regularly drives […]

Three local athletes brought home individual first place medals at the MIAA Division 6 track and field championships on Thursday and Saturday. Luke Howard of the Frontier Regional boys team won the 2-mile individual championship on Thursday. Howard ran a personal best in his first place (9:25.82) performance. Matthew Pilon of Lunenburg was second (9:26.03). […]

The No. 30 Amherst boys lacrosse team earned a trip to the MIAA Division 3 state tournament Round of 32 after a 15-7 victory over No. 35 Middleborough on Thursday night in the preliminary round. Despite the win, the Hurricanes were forced to forfeit their expected matchup against No. 3 Scituate. At the conclusion of […]

EASTHAMPTON — The No. 27 Easthampton softball team lost a heartbreaking, extra-innings battle, 9-7, to the No. 38 Academy of Notre Dame in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament preliminary round on Friday night. Heading into the seventh inning up 4-2, the Eagles struggled to shut the door and close the game out. The Lancers’ […]