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By JOHN LEICESTER and MEGAN JANETSKY

PARIS — Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine River. On-and-off showers...

A fantastic summer on the diamond came to an end for the Athol-Orange Chuck Stone 12U Little League All-Stars.After winning the District 3 title for the first time in 35 years, Athol-Orange competed in the four-team Massachusetts Section 1...

(Note: Fit To Play columnist Jim Johnson will lend his voice on the 2024 Summer Olympics throughout the next month with special features pertaining to specific events and what goes into them for the athletes competing in Paris.)If you are paddling...

It was a dominant performance for a couple of repeat champions.David Reading won 30 of 36 games to capture the men’s division title for the second straight year, while Alexis Silk notched wins in 23 of a potential 25 games to claim the women’s title...

With the Summer Olympics in Paris upon us, expect the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to start complaining about ambush marketing. Ambush what, you ask? Ambush marketing – it’s a term unique to the business world of sport. History has it that...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Area youth baseball players had the chance to learn the game from some of the top collegiate players in the country this week. The Valley Blue Sox of Holyoke held a Greenfield Youth Baseball Clinic on Monday and Tuesday at Lunt Field,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Want to step into Don Brown’s shoes and try to rebuild the UMass football program? A new college football video game gives you that chance.EA Sports College Football 25 released to the public Monday afternoon, the highly anticipated revival of the...

ATHOL – The Athol-Orange Chuck Stone Little League beat Leominster, 5-0, on Friday to capture the Massachusetts District 3 Little League championship.The win marked the first district title for a team from this area in 35 years.“These kids deserved...

(Note: Fit To Play columnist Jim Johnson will lend his voice on the 2024 Summer Olympics throughout the next month with special features pertaining to specific events and what goes into them for the athletes competing in Paris.)Athletes from all over...

A impressive performance on the mound from Caleb Thomas lifted Greenfield Post 81 to a convincing victory on Friday night.Thomas struck out 11 batters across six innings, scattering five hits to go with two walks and one unearned run as Post 81...

By LUCY POSTERA

The Greenfield Tennis Association is the heart of tennis culture in Greenfield. Spectators in lawn chairs line the hills of Highland Park to watch singles matches and middle schoolers join the doubles leagues as fierce competitors. Players of all ages...

Ian Simpson pitched well, tossing a complete game while allowed just three earned runs, but visiting Greenfield Post 81 was unable to break through offensively in a 4-1 loss to Pittsfield Post 68 in an American Legion Senior Division contest on...

It was an emphatic return to the win column for Greenfield Post 81 on Wednesday night.After seeing its six-game winning streak halted by East Springfield on Monday, Post 81 rebounded in fine fashion with an 8-1 victory over the Wilbraham Falcons at...

In the Monday night Women’s 9-Hole League at the Country Club of Greenfield, Sherry Chaffee notched a 29 to earn low honors in the Patty Berg Flight as the league played a par 4’s only event.Diane Carme was second with a 30.In the Nancy Lopez Flight,...

By JEFF LAJOIE

WESTFIELD – The Greenfield Post 81 Juniors saw their six-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night.Host Westfield Post 124 halted the spree with a 4-2 win in an American Legion Junior Division contest at Bullens Field.It was Greenfield’s...

For the second time in his golfing career, Bill Young sank a hole-in-one on Monday.Young aced the 15th hole at the Country Club of Greenfield, using a 9-wood from 140 yards out.Young’s second ace of his career was witnessed by Bill Smith, Al Woods...

GREENFIELD — Ben Werner pitched well, getting into the seventh inning, but Greenfield Post 81 was unable to extend its winning streak to seven games on Monday night.Visiting East Springfield Post 420 rallied from an 1-0 deficit with two runs in the...

The team of Brady Booska and Ryan Cote fired a 62 to earn low gross honors at the Country Club of Greenfield’s Firecracker Classic on Sunday.Alex Towne and Andrew Wroblewski tied for second place with Clint McCloud and Ricky Adams, both teams...

In 1972, UMass graduate Charlotte Lettis, then 22 years old and living in Amherst, became the first women’s winner of the Mt. Washington Road Race. A pioneer in the evolution of women’s long-distance running from fitness jogging to hardcore...