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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Seven innings weren’t enough to decide Tuesday night’s Western Mass. Class D baseball championship game between Pioneer and Ware. No. 3 Ware scored the opening run of the game two batters in but were shut down by Panther pitcher Ethan...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD —  It’s never over until it’s actually over. It did look over for the Frontier baseball team with two outs in the top of the seventh of its Western Mass. Class C championship game on Tuesday against Smith Vocational, though. The top-seeded...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHICOPEE — Not many programs can claim they won a Western Mass. championship in their first two years of existence. The Frontier boys volleyball team can, however. The top-seeded Redhawks knocked off Southwick in the Western Mass. Class C championship...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WESTFIELD — It was an impressive showing from the Frontier girls track team during the pole vault on Saturday in the MIAA Div. 6 Track & Field Championships at Westfield State University. The Redhawks placed three girls in the top 10 in the event, led...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It would be tough to put together a more impressive performance in the circle than the one Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin had on Friday.Franklin Tech’s Kylee Gamache reached with a single in the top of the second inning of the Western...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier baseball team was able to get runners into scoring position in each of the first three innings on Thursday during the Western Mass. Class C semifinals against Pathfinder, but had nothing to show for it on the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The defending Western Mass. Class C softball champs looked like a team prepared to defend their crown during the opening round of this year’s tourney on Tuesday. Taking on No. 8 McCann Tech, the bats for No. 1 Greenfield were on fire to...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It takes a special pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts before the end of their high school career. Turners Falls’ Madi Liimatainen accomplished the feat before the end of her sophomore season. The Thunder ace pitched sporadically during her eighth grade...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It was another instant classic between the Frontier and Greenfield baseball teams on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C tournament. The No. 6 Green Wave scored twice in the top of the first inning and it looked...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield athletic community lost a legend on Monday. Donna Woodcock — who coached the Greenfield High School field hockey program from 1982-2005 and the softball team from 1989-2004 and later spent time as the Green Wave athletic director —...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the second time in five years, the Greenfield and South Hadley baseball teams will be competing on one of the most storied baseball fields in the country. The Green Wave and the Tigers made the trip to Cooperstown, N.Y. in 2018 and played at...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — The Franklin Tech softball team dropped its opening game of the season to Frontier, but the Eagles haven’t looked back since. Tech followed it up with run-rule wins over McCann Tech, Hoosac and Mahar then fought to earn...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Andy Lesenski and Cody Booska made their mark at the 42nd Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship. Lesenski, representing the Country Club of Greenfield, and Booska, representing Crumpin-Fox Club, ended Tuesday’s opening round of the two-day tournament...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Seven innings weren’t enough to decide a winner between the Turners Falls and Wahconah softball teams on Thursday. The visiting Warriors trailed 4-1 going into the fifth, but tallied four runs in the frame to take a 5-4 lead. Wahconah...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — When the Frontier and Greenfield baseball teams have gotten together in recent years, runs have been hard to come by. That was the case again on Tuesday when the two Suburban League West rivals met for their first matchup of the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Longtime Recorder outdoor columnist Joe Judd was honored at the 2023 Worcester County League of Sportsmen’s Club’s annual appreciation banquet on March 25 at the Pleasant Valley County Club in Sutton. Judd was given the “Words of Wisdom” award, which...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Runs were hard to come by in Wednesday’s softball contest between Hampshire and Greenfield.That shouldn’t have come as a surprise with Joss Mettey tossing for the Raiders and MacKenzie Paulin in the circle for the Green Wave. Mettey...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Last spring three Recorder area girls tennis teams appeared in the inaugural MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. More are hoping to join this year, with two of those already out to strong starts. Frontier and Mohawk Trail — which squared off as the Nos. 32...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seven innings wasn’t enough to decide a winner in the season opener between the Frontier and Amherst baseball teams on Friday.The Hurricanes led 2-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh but the Redhawks rallied, putting a run...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Jack Turowsky will be taking his talents to the flagship in 2024. The Northfield Mount Hermon junior has had a big year on the lacrosse field as a midfielder and was selected to USA Lacrosse’s 18U roster this past summer. Colleges began calling but...