On The Ridge: Time to show some resolve

Well, here we are again, a few days into another new year. And I say to 2023, “bring it on!” But with each new year comes a semblance of new hope and resolutions that many of us at least try to take seriously, but often fall a little short in our...

Tyson Dyck tallies twice as No. 15 UMass hockey blanks Brown, 3-0

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Tyson Dyck pointed across the ice at Cal Kiefiuk. The UMass hockey freshman was credited with the opening goal on the score sheet in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Brown at the Mullins Center, but he recognized the puck wouldn’t have left his stick...

Keeping Score: Jon Thompson moving up the ranks at Air Force lacrosse

Good morning!    Jon Thompson was named the associate head coach of the Air Force men’s lacrosse team this summer, and his promotion helped to right a wrong that happened two-and-a-half years ago. Thompson ran a championship caliber lacrosse program...

New NMH hoops coach Michael Shelton hitting the ground running

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Michael Shelton is prepared for the next challenge in his coaching career. Shelton — who spent the last three years as the head boys basketball coach at Governor’s Academy in Newbury — was hired in May for the same position at Northfield Mount Hermon...

Keeping Score: Hockey doc in Germany

Good morning! At Camp Lejeune, he’s saluted as Lt. Commander Douglass Weiss, M.D., but home in Franklin County he’s still Doug, known for his smile and remembered for his hockey prowess.The former Dartmouth captain is on TAD — temporary assigned duty...

Keeping Score: One ring to rule them all

Good morning! In early December after a game at Merrimack College, UMass hockey analyst Brock Hines announced that he was resigning after the 2021-22 season. Hines chose the Merrimack venue because in 1993 it was where he broadcast the program’s very...

On the Ridge: Best shotgun for a new turkey season

An unprecedented 2021 spring turkey hunting season saw more hunters in the woods than ever before due to the pandemic. And now, with 2022 opening day less than two weeks away, turkey hunters are gearing up, practicing their calls, pulling out their...

Keeping Score: End of an era at NMH

Good morning!Shocked isn’t strong enough a word to describe the emotional tsunami that overwhelmed Northfield Mount Hermon in the wake of basketball coach John Carroll’s resignation.The Recorder’s Thomas Johnston broke the story on March 14 that...

Keeping Score: An Eagle has landed

Good morning! Northampton native Jason Tudryn has a new job. Earlier this month he was hired by BC football coach Jeff Hafley to be the team’s recruiting director. “There’s a lot of buckets to fill,” he said of his responsibilities, “but mainly I’ll...

Rich Larsen of Shelburne Falls setting 5K records at age 70

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Richard Larsen wasn’t even running 5-kilometer races until a year ago. The 70-year-old Shelburne Falls resident has been running competitively for over three decades, but in recent years has done more mountain running as it’s better on his body. After...

Indoor Action Sports in Greenfield closing in next two months

GREENFIELD — Indoor Action Sports owner Jeff Coulson announced to his clients Thursday that he’ll be closing the sports facility gradually over the next two months, and hopes the 12.5-acre property will have a new owner by June.“It is a very...

Nine Deerfield Academy student athletes make college commitments

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Deerfield Academy held its National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Nov. 7, with nine Big Green senior athletes signing on to continue their athletic careers at the next level. It’s a wide-ranging group of athletes, led by the men’s lacrosse team...

On the Ridge: Post rut scents and calls

I appreciated the calls from confused hunters regarding my column last week, which was the first in a two-part series about deer hunting and “the rut.” It is amazing how leaving out just a word or two can confuse people, which apparently, I did.Here’s...

Crumpin-Fox Club ranked 33rd toughest public course in the country by Golf Advisor

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

If a challenge on the greens is what you’re searching for, Crumpin-Fox Club is the place for you. Golf Advisor ranked the Bernardston club’s 18-hole track the 33rd toughest public course in the country, making it the most challenging in all of...

Prep School Notebook: Northfield Mount Hermon School hires Debby Ghezzi as athletic director

By JEFF LAJOIE

The Northfield Mount Hermon School athletic department has found a new director.Debby Ghezzi was named the school’s new athletic director, and she’ll take over the program this summer, replacing interim AD Greg Leeds.Ghezzi has served as AD at Lake...

The rise and fall of Marty Tirrell

By CHIP AINSWORTH

Marty Tirrell was in Greenfield District Court earlier this month, aptly on Friday the 13th. He appeared before Judge William Mazanec III and pleaded not guilty to swindling a Red Sox fan out of $4,750 worth of tickets.A disgruntled Iowa acquaintance...

Prep Wrestling: Bates building Northfield Mount Hermon into a force

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — Northfield Mount Hermon wrestling coach Zachary Bates knows all about the tradition and pride of his team’s program.One of the top prep teams in New England year after year, Bates, who grew up in Leyden and attended Pioneer Valley Regional...

Green Wave bedeviled

By JASON BUTYNSKI

GREENFIELD — At one point during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s WMass Division 3 Boys’ Basketball first round game, Murdock High School junior guard LJ Hicks took the first shot of a one-and-one. As the shot went into the air, players from both...

On The Trail: Cougar confirmation

Although it seems like old news by now, really, it’s not that old. Plus, there’s an exciting new “breaking” element, which, frankly, is not all that surprising.First, a little background. On the morning of June 28, 2016, Petersham horse owner Anne...

Keeping Score: Thoughts on the Sox and a jerk on a plane

Good morning!The Red Sox try to keep turmoil and bad behavior out of the public eye, but the scrutiny extends back before the days of social media. When the team trained at Winter Haven, brooding Red Sox slugger Jim Rice would leave his car in...