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GIRLS SOCCERRockport 6, Lee 0: Buoyed by playing a strong regular season schedule against much bigger schools, the Vikings had an easy time of it while rolling to a Division 5 first round playoff victory on the grass at Ryan/Curley Field. Seeded No. 6 in the draw, Rockport (6-11-2) will be back at home Thursday (4 p.m.) for a second round tilt against either Drury High or Pioneer Charter School of Science I.
GIRLS SOCCERRockport 6, Lee 0: Buoyed by playing a strong regular season schedule against much bigger schools, the Vikings had an easy time of it while rolling to a Division 5 first round playoff victory on the grass at Ryan/Curley Field. Seeded No. 6 in the draw, Rockport (6-11-2) will be back at home Thursday (4 p.m.) for a second round tilt against either Drury High or Pioneer Charter School of Science I.
I have two good friends who are eternal optimists. Part of it, they say, is due to their Hampshire College backgrounds, but it seems more than that. The glass is always half-full for these two, even when we meet to watch football every Sunday and my New York Giants are trailing late in the second […]
WESTFIELD — Inclusivity, high performance, and curiosity. Those are the three tenets of Amherst girls cross country’s “culture triangle”. As the Hurricanes raised their fifth straight Western Mass. Class A title at Stanley Park in Westfield on Saturday, every member of the team flashed a triangle with their hands, serving as a reminder that the […]
The UMass field hockey team’s season continues on after it received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament during Sunday’s selection show. The Minutewomen will travel to Harvard on Friday for a first-round regional matchup against No. 6 Yale. Two seasons after reaching the Final Four, UMass returns to the NCAA Tournament after going 18-2 […]
AMHERST — One of the Amherst boys soccer team’s defining qualities this season has been its ability to hang with tough competition. Despite a 6-6-4 record, the No. 14 Hurricanes earned a first round home playoff game against No. 19 Newburyport on Monday. Down 2-1 coming out of halftime, the Hurricanes knew as long as […]
Good morning! There weren’t many noteworthy plays during the UMass spring game two years ago, albeit with one exception that was reported in this space. “Leeds native Dallas Elliott of the Williston Northampton School made the catch of the day, falling backwards into the end zone with a defender in his face.” Elliott used that […]
WESTFIELD — Evan Hedlund of Frontier Regional placed second overall at the Western Mass. Class B cross country championships on Saturday at Stanley Park on the campus of Westfield State University. Hedlund finished in 15 minutes, 39 seconds on the 5K course. Trevor Sullivan of Granby placed first (15:16.8) with a blazing time and a […]
Oh, you didn’t know? Well, Pioneer Valley Pro Wrestling is wrapping up its 2026 season with a pair of events, at the Northampton Elks Lodge No. 997 on Nov. 14 and at Franklin County’s YMCA in Greenfield on Dec. 12. The first of the two shows is the promotion’s final regular event of the year, […]
As a young athlete, I avoided big moments. I always wanted to win, but I wanted someone else to make the play. I wanted the reward without the risk of losing it all. I remember playing a state championship game and hoping I got hit by a pitch when I was up to bat. Yikes. […]
TURNERS FALLS — Put another state tournament victory into the record books for the Franklin Tech girls soccer team. The 30th-seeded Eagles dispatched No. 35 Tech Boston Academy, 5-1, in the MIAA Division 5 state tournament preliminary round on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32. The Eagles are one year removed from […]
The Franklin County Bulldogs advanced to the Suburban Amateur Football League Division 2 Super Bowl with a decisive 34-0 victory over Easthampton at Quaboag High School on Sunday. Avery Lococo opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 13-yard rushing touchdown. Later in the quarter, Benjamin Woodard threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Lococo […]