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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A few defensive miscues and a cold Monday night at the plate proved to be a bad combination for Greenfield Post 81.The visitors committed three errors that led to three runs in the third inning, and managed just five hits on the...

By JEFF LAJOIE

WESTFIELD – A school record fell, a state title was won.Day 1 of the MIAA Division 6 Track & Field Championships was certainly a success for the Franklin County contingent on Thursday at Westfield State University.Mohawk Trail’s Emmett Johnson put it...

By JEFF LAJOIE

TURNERS FALLS — The Franklin Tech softball team gained valuable postseason experience during the 2022 season. Now the Eagles are hoping those lessons equal deep 2023 postseason runs.So far, so good.With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of...

By JEFF LAJOIE

For the second year in a row, the Franklin Tech girls basketball team captured a state vocational title on Sunday.The top-seeded Eagles got out of the gates in impressive fashion, building a 24-5 lead after one quarter, and rolled past Blue Hills...

By JEFF LAJOIE

The home stretch is upon the UMass women’s basketball team.After Sunday’s victory over Davidson before a crowd of more than 2,000 fans at the Mullins Center, the Minutewomen (23-4, 13-1 Atlantic 10) have just two regular season games remaining before...

By JEFF LAJOIE

Three local high school basketball programs punched their tickets to the Western Massachusetts tournament semifinals on Monday. Both Greenfield and Pioneer will host games on Wednesday night in their respective brackets, with a win earning a spot in...

By JEFF LAJOIE

With the Franklin County League South title now officially in the hands of Franklin Tech, the Eagles are looking to close their league slate out in style.They continued their winning ways on the road Monday night, storming out to a 16-point halftime...

By JEFF LAJOIE

BUCKLAND – A year ago, Jake Mattson lost in the sectional final. Conner Hoffman didn’t even get a chance to compete.Those memories were distant on Saturday, as the Frontier Regional School seniors stood atop the podium in their respective weight...

By JEFF LAJOIE

It’s that time of year.Postseasons, both Western Mass. and statewide, are on the horizon, and local basketball and hockey teams are jockeying for position and/or a berth in the upcoming brackets.The regular season comes to an end on Feb. 18, though...

By JEFF LAJOIE

It’s a busy time to be Rebecca Rodgers.The 22-year-old Leyden native is in the midst of a busy stretch competing at the highest levels of the sport of curling. Rodgers, who now lives and trains in St. Paul, Minn., recently captured a bronze medal...

By JEFF LAJOIE

ORANGE — Grzesik-Bixby Gymnasium was packed with wrestlers of all ages on Monday, as Mahar Regional School hosted an all-girls tournament for high school grapplers, in addition to the USAW MWA Girls Kick-off Classic that included club teams in the...

By JEFF LAJOIE

If it seems like all of Franklin County gathers at Collins-Moylan Arena on Saturday nights in the winter, that’s because the Greenfield hockey team is truly ‘Franklin County’s team.’Now in its sixth season as a County-wide (and North Quabbin Region)...

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Matt Lavoine’s hustle play lifted the Greenfield hockey team to another huge independent victory on Saturday night.With his team locked in a 2-2 game in the third period against Longmeadow, the senior forward intercepted a clearing attempt and cashed...