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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After being the class of the Wright Division for years, the Greenfield hockey team is taking a step up in competition this winter. The Green Wave are making the move up to the Berry Division this season, which featuring the likes of West Springfield,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

A pair of impressive runs to the MIAA Division 5 Final Four a season ago earned a pair of longtime local boys basketball coaches some hardware. Pioneer boys basketball coach Scott Thayer and Mahar boys basketball coach Chad Softic were both awarded...

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 GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Athol may have had everything to play for -- a Division 8 state football playoff berth and a share of the Intercounty League North title -- but Greenfield applied a steady dose of pressure over the full 32 minutes Friday night, and the...

By DOUG SELWYN

Most of the children in my fourth/fifth grade class came from homes in which they did not speak English and came from cultures foreign to the one in which they were now living.We had spent the year in our classroom focused on what we collectively...

By JEFF LAJOIE

Field hockey and girls volleyball brackets were released for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournaments on Wednesday, but not without some changes after Hampden County Superior Court Judge Tracy E. Duncan upheld her...

By JEFF LAJOIE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Three goals in the first quarter set the tone for the Frontier field hockey team, as the top-seeded Redhawks handled their business to set up yet another sectional championship matchup with rival Greenfield.Addie Harrington netted...

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD – For the first 40 minutes of the Greenfield girls soccer team’s matchup with Hopkins Academy on Wednesday afternoon, the Green Wave were trying to adjust to the speed of the Golden Hawks – a team which Greenfield head coach Ben Johnson...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — The last three Thanksgiving football games against Smith Vocational have been meaningful for Franklin Tech running back Josiah Little. As a freshman, Little entered the Turkey Day showdown with the Vikings 249 yards short of the 1,000...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of high school graduation requirements in Massachusetts with a vote on Question 2.The measure, which has been spearheaded by the Massachusetts Teachers Association,...

By DOUG SELWYN

Bessel Van Der Kolk, author of the extraordinary book “The Body Keeps the Score,” shares research that shows that the more traumatic experiences (often labeled as Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs) a young person has, the more likely they will...

By GARRETT COTE

HATFIELD — For most of the fourth quarter of Thursday afternoon’s field hockey game between Turners Falls and Smith Academy, the Falcons felt they were knocking on the door of putting home the go-ahead goal.But the Thunder’s defense continued to stand...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Back on Sept. 12, the Easthampton and Mahar boys soccer teams played to a competitive 0-0 draw in a physical game up in Orange.Something had to give in Part II at Nonotuck Park on Wednesday afternoon.In the first half, the Senators...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Jason Borque peered over at his two players, Ryan MacGregor and Caiden Drohan, as they walked by each other during the final stretch of holes at the PVIAC Boys Golf Two-Ball Invitational on Monday afternoon at Cold Spring Country Club in...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — What a difference a year makes.Back in 2023, the Northampton football team didn’t win a game until its very last contest of the year, and it took a miracle touchdown as time expired. But in 2024, the Blue Devils are a completely...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — It seemed as if the only team that was going to beat South Hadley on Friday night was itself.The Tigers coughed up five, that’s right, five, turnovers — four fumbles and an interception — to a pesky Greenfield defense, each one...

The Mohawk Trail field hockey team gave host Northampton everything it could handle on Wednesday.The visiting Warriors tied the game on a goal from Kylah Perris-Howard, but the Blue Devils notched the game-winner with less than two minutes to go in...

TURNERS FALLS — Not much separated Powertown field hockey rivals on Friday afternoon.Kenzie Sourdiffe-Phelps netted the game’s only goal in the second half, lifting visiting Franklin Tech to a 1-0 independent victory over Turners Falls High School.Abi...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After 25 minutes on Thursday, it appeared the Greenfield and Pioneer boys soccer teams were headed for a high-scoring affair. The Green Wave popped in a goal 14 minutes into the contest and the Panthers were able to answer nine minutes...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier and Greenfield field hockey teams played four times last fall. Both teams won two games, though the Redhawks took the big one in the Western Mass. championship tilt. There wasn’t much separation in any of those four...

It was a defensive battle between the Pioneer and Franklin Tech girls soccer teams on Wednesday in Northfield. Despite some scoring chances — the Panthers hit the post twice in the second half — neither team was able to produce a goal over the...