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By THOMAS JOHNSTON
BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail’s Chay Mojallali put on a show Friday on his home track during the Western Mass. Division 2 Track & Field Championships.Mojallali entered the day as the top seed in the boys high jump and made sure he didn’t get upset. The...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — The bats came alive for the Greenfield softball team in the fourth inning against Easthampton on Thursday night. Trailing 1-0, Gloria McDonald smashed a home run to open the bottom of the fourth and tie the game. The Green Wave added a...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The postseason is officially here. The top track and field athletes from Athol, Franklin Tech, Frontier, Greenfield, Mahar, Mohawk Trail, Pioneer and Turners Falls will head to Buckland on Friday to compete in the Western Massachusetts Division 2...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Balancing extracurricular activities and school work is a constant challenge. Anne Kolodziej and Ella Kolodziej made it look effortless. The twin sisters, who are seniors at Turners Falls High School, have starred on the Franklin Tech girls soccer...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — With just one game left until the Western Mass. tournament gets underway, Monday’s contest between the Franklin Tech and Frontier softball teams was a good way for both squads to prepare for the type of competition they’ll be seeing in...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — With rain forcing multiple postponements to open the season, the Greenfield softball team was forced to play nine games in a 12-day span.Saturday’s game was possibly the toughest of them all. The Green Wave won their first eight games of...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — It was a successful day for the Four Rivers boys ultimate team while hosting the Four Rivers Ultimate Tournament on Saturday at Greenfield Community College. Twenty-eight teams from all over New England made their way to Greenfield for...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
It wasn’t easy for road races to recover following the pandemic. But when you have local support like the WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon in Whately, things can get right back to pre-COVID levels.The 14th running of the Mother’s Day Half Marathon...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — It’s been a long time since the Greenfield baseball team beat Frontier. The Redhawks have had the Green Wave’s number in recent years, winning all seven contests the two rivals have played since the 2019 season. Greenfield’s last win...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
BUCKLAND — With the way Mohawk Trail ace Logan Moore was pitching on Tuesday against Smith Academy, the Warrior offense didn’t need to do much at the plate to come away with a victory. Moore had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning, not giving the...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — What a way to make a return to the lineup, Ethan Quinn. The Pioneer junior stepped to the plate with the Panthers trailing Greenfield 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning, Quinn’s first at bat since the second game of the season after...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — Add another chapter to the storied rivalry between Greenfield and Turners Falls. The two softball teams met Wednesday night for the second time in five days — Greenfield won the first game 3-2 — and another pitching duel ensued between...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
NORTHFIELD — After knocking off Frontier 10-0 earlier in the season, the Pioneer baseball team found itself trailing 3-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning on Tuesday when the two Suburban League West foes met for the second time this...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
BUCKLAND — It’s always a big track meet when Frontier and Mohawk Trail face off. The two squads met on Monday, and the Redhawks stayed unbeaten on both the boys and girls side as the Frontier boys picked up a 94-48 victory while the Redhawk girls...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After stranding a pair of runners in scoring position in a tie game in the sixth inning, the Frontier baseball team made sure to capitalize when runners reached in the seventh on Wednesday against Amherst. Tied 5-5 in the bottom of...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
NORTHFIELD — Make it three wins in a row for the Athol softball team. After knocking off Mahar and Northampton last week, the Bears looked to stay in the win column when it traveled to take on Pioneer Tuesday. Behind a strong pitching performance from...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — Tied 4-4 after seven innings, extra frames were needed to decide a winner between the Franklin Tech and Athol baseball teams on Monday. Both teams stranded a runner on third base in the eighth, but it was the Bears that broke through...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Greenfield Minor League Baseball and Newt Guilbault Community Baseball League held their opening days on Sunday, each getting their seasons underway with a parade followed by the first day of games. In a GMLB Majors contest, Maniatty Real Estate’s...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Girls Softball League kicked off its season on Saturday at Murphy Park, with Franklin First Credit Union squaring off against Freedom Credit Union in Junior Division action. Behind a trio of hits and three strikeouts in the...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — After giving up a run in the first inning, Franklin Tech pitcher Hannah Gilbert locked in for the final six frames on Friday against Hopkins Academy. The junior gave up one hit and one walk in the first and one hit in the third, but...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — All three games between the Greenfield and Frontier baseball teams last spring were decided by one run. The Redhawks made sure to leave no doubt when the two squads met Thursday at Vets Field. Frontier jumped out to a 3-1 lead after two...
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