High school baseball preview 2025: Pioneer, Greenfield, Frontier all eyeing Suburban League West title

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Pioneer and Greenfield baseball teams took different paths to the MIAA Division 5 semifinals last spring. 

UMass hockey: Minutemen lose O'Hara, Suniev, Connors early to NHL deals

By RYAN AMES

The departures keep on coming for the UMass hockey team as juniors Cole O’Hara and Kenny Connors and sophomore Aydar Suniev decided to turn pro and sign NHL contracts this week.

HS Roundup: Frontier baseball earns third win of the season following 5-0 shutout over Hopkins (PHOTOS)

Make it three wins in a row to open the season for the Frontier baseball team. 

Kristian Campbell agrees to $60 million, 8-year deal with Red Sox, less than a week after debut

Amherst’s Ryan Leonard makes NHL debut for Washington Capitals in 4-3 win over Bruins in Boston

By RYAN AMES

Amherst native and former Boston College hockey star Ryan Leonard helped the Washington Capitals defeat the lowly Boston Bruins, 4-3, during his NHL debut Tuesday night at the TD Garden.

HS Roundup: Franklin Tech baseball beats Turners, 8-7, in extras (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — The Turners Falls baseball team refused to go away against Franklin Tech on Tuesday in both teams’ season openers. 

UMass hockey: Carvel reflects on Minutemen’s successful 2024-25 season

By RYAN AMES

UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel is already hard at work assembling the 2025-26 Minutemen roster.

UMass basketball coach Frank Martin reflects on disappointing season: ‘I obviously didn’t do a very good job doing my job’

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There are times when a head coach does everything they can to put their team in the best possible position to win throughout a season and for whatever reason things still don’t work out. It can be recruiting prior to the year, preparation, in-game adjustments, tweaking substitution patterns based on matchups and anything in between.

HS Roundup: Ethan Mauthe’s three-run homer helps Pioneer baseball knock off Hopkins, 8-5, in opener

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD —  The Pioneer and Hopkins baseball teams have had some great battles over the last few years, so it only made sense that the first of two regular season games between the two Suburban League West foes was a back-and-forth affair. 

Orioles score 4 in both the 1st and the 8th, top the Red Sox 8-5 in Baltimore’s home opener

By NOAH TRISTER

Amherst’s Ryan Leonard signs entry-level contract with Capitals, expected to make NHL debut Tuesday in Boston against the Bruins

Amherst’s Ryan Leonard is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday in his home state. 

Fit to Play with columnist Jim Johnson: Too late to turn back

There was a time when 18-year-old boys and girls joined a college athletic team and left four years later as 22-year-old men and women, confident, trained, and effective team members. Coaches had time to focus on long-term development, looking at the big picture rather than short-term gains. Coaches helped individuals identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and worked to help them improve, enabling them to reach their potential. The successful coach had a basic philosophical understanding of the place of sport in the student’s life. Good coaches understood that their athletes were also students and that achievement in the classroom was paramount to success.

NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: Western Michigan’s special teams sink UMass’ Frozen Four bid

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team couldn’t have asked for a better start. In the first period of the Fargo Regional final of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday against Western Michigan, the Minutemen scored first and limited the Broncos, who average four goals a game, to just five shots.

Golf Tournament to Benefit Turners Falls High School Baseball scheduled for May 10

The inaugural Golf Tournament to Benefit Turners Falls High School Baseball is scheduled for May 10 at Thomas Memorial. 

Northampton’s Ben Jankowski wins 2025 Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHARLEMONT — Following a warm, sunny day last year, the 2025 Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon forced athletes to brave through cold, driving rain on Saturday at Berkshire East. 

UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Western Michigan, 2-1, in Fargo Regional final

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team’s season came to a close in its 2-1 loss to Western Michigan during the Fargo Regional final of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night in Fargo, North Dakota.

HS Roundup: Frontier baseball moves to 2-0 following 7-3 triumph over Hampshire

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It’s been the start to the season Frontier baseball coach Chris Williams envisioned. 

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Spring training in Florida: Part 2

By CHIP AINSWORTH

Good morning!

NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass stuns Minnesota 5-4 in OT, advances to regional final

By RYAN AMES

Aydar Suniev scored in overtime to send the UMass hockey team past Minnesota, 5-4, during the Fargo Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Fargo, North Dakota.