Greenfield Knights of Columbus annual Hoop Shoot set for Saturday

The Greenfield Knights of Columbus annual Hoop Shoot is coming up this weekend. 

Indoor track: Four locals earn first place finishes at PVIAC Meet No. 4

The fourth PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College. Athol, Frontier, Greenfield and Pioneer competed in the early meet while Mahar and Mohawk Trail competed in the late meet. 

Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: New Year, New You?

(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new monthly column that will run in print on the second Monday of each month)

UMass hockey: Inconsistency again plagues Minutemen in 3-0 loss to Northeastern

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass hockey team continues to struggle with consistency after its 3-0 shutout loss to Northeastern on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

UMass basketball: Minutemen come up short in 77-70 road loss at George Mason

The UMass men's basketball team dropped a 77-70 decision to George Mason in Atlantic 10 action on Saturday afternoon in Fairfax, Virginia.

UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal makes 41 saves as Minutemen thump Northeastern 5-0 to open weekend set

By RYAN AMES

BOSTON – The UMass hockey team made another statement in Beantown.

HS Roundup: Mahar girls basketball earns second win of season following 44-33 triumph over Palmer

The Mahar girls basketball team added a second tally in the win column on Friday. 

MIAA power rankings: Pioneer boys, Frontier girls lead the way in first basketball release

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Winter sports teams in the Bay State got a chance to see where they stand as the first iteration of the MIAA power rankings were revealed on Friday. 

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Greenfield’s Peanut Bowl that wasn’t

Good morning!In 2016 the late Garry Brown published a collection of his favorite columns — Garry Brown’s Greatest Hits — that appeared in the Springfield Republican. The book is a compendium of local and regional information about bygone days, from Eddie Shore’s Springfield Indians to Nun’s Day at Fenway Park.

HS Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball moves to 8-0 following 76-45 victory over Drury (PHOTOS)

Another test passed by the Pioneer boys basketball team. 

Alpine ski: Mohawk Trail’s Phineas Tuttman captures first place finish at PVIAC Meet No. 1

By GARRETT COTE

CHARLEMONT — Murmurs grew across the large group of spectators at the bottom of Berkshire East Mountain Resort as Mohawk Trail’s Phineas Tuttman swerved through the giant slalom course on Thursday night. Tuttman sailed to the bottom of the mountain to a shower of cheers, easily posting the best time in the boys’ race at the first PVIAC alpine ski meet of the winter.

UMass hockey: Minutemen return to Hockey East action with home-and-home against Northeastern

By RYAN AMES

The push to the postseason begins now for the UMass hockey team.

UMass basketball: Career night from Marqui Worthy helps Minutemen stun Atlantic 10 power Dayton 76-72

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — With the best team in the Atlantic 10 rolling into the Mullins Center on Wednesday night, the struggling UMass men’s basketball team put its recent poor performances in the rearview and played its best game of the season when it needed it most.

HS Roundup: Greenfield hockey scores twice in the third to beat West Springfield, 3-1 (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield hockey team got its revenge on West Springfield Wednesday. 

Greenfield hockey finding immediate success in Berry Division

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD – The Greenfield hockey team made a big jump up in competition this winter. 

Alpine ski preview: Mohawk Trail loaded with talent again, looking to compete for championships

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Mohawk Trail alpine ski team has been on a heater the last few seasons. 

On The Ridge with Joe Judd: Resolutions to ring in 2025

Christmas is over and here we are, a week beyond New Year’s Day. That’s right folks, we’ve made it through and enjoyed another season of merry and bright, the ball has finally dropped propelling us into another New Year followed by a period of resolutions thrust upon us again — which is traditional, right?

High schools: Maximus Parsons helps Mahar wrestling get past South Hadley (PHOTOS)

Mahar’s Maximus Parsons entered the second period of Tuesday night’s wrestling dual meet with South Hadley trailing the Tigers’ Adrien DeBeer 3-0, as he got taken down in the first period and stayed on the bottom the rest of the frame. Although it...

Girls basketball: Hannah Gilbert becomes 10th Franklin Tech player to score 1,000 points, hitting mark in win over Pioneer (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Hannah Gilbert added her name to the banners at Franklin County Technical School on Tuesday. The Eagles senior entered Tuesday’s game against Pioneer sitting at 987 career points and it didn’t take long for her to get there. Gilbert...

Bulletin Board: Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot Jan. 18 at Franklin County's YMCA

The Greenfield Knights of Columbus annual Hoop Shoot is just 10 days away.The Hoop Shoot is slated for Saturday, Jan. 18, beginning at 3 p.m. at Franklin County’s YMCA in Greenfield. The event is open to all boys and girls ages 9-14 in Franklin...