Bulletin board: Sawmill River 10K just over 2 weeks away

Registration for the annual Sawmill River 10K has begun.The Sawmill Run is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 in Montague Center. The road race will begin promptly at 10 a.m. near the Village Common on Main Street. Race Day registration will begin...

Boys basketball preview: Loaded Hampshire League South up for grabs again

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Predicting Hampshire League South contests was no easy task last winter. The league was loaded with depth and talent, evidenced by six of the seven teams making the state playoffs. There, Mahar and Pioneer proceeded to go on runs to the MIAA Div. 5...

Local Roundup: Frontier boys, girls basketball earn wins over Easthampton at PV Tip-Off

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AMHERST — It was a big Franklin League North showdown to open the final day of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off at the Mullins Center on Sunday. The Frontier and Easthampton girls basketball teams entered the season with eyes on winning the Franklin League...

Local Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball cruises past Mount Greylock in opener, 93-20

The Pioneer boys basketball team’s defensive effort was on point in its season opener against Mount Greylock on Friday. A 22-0 run to open the game led to a 62-7 advantage at halftime, which allowed Pioneer to run away for an easy 93-20 victory in...

UMass hockey: Lucas Olvestad shoring up blue line as Minutemen head into winter break

By RYAN AMES

UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel’s biggest concern coming into the 2024-25 season was his team’s back-end.The Minutemen lost defensemen Scott Morrow and Ryan Ufko, two staples on the blue line for three years, to the professional ranks. The...

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Breaking down the UMass hockey team's start to the 2024-25 season

Good morning!The Boston University hockey team arrived in their peppermint stick jerseys on Wednesday and worked the Cole mine in front of 4,649 fans at the Mullins Center. Cole Hutson, an 18-year-old defenseman from Chicago, scored two goals and...

Greenfield hockey preview: Green Wave moving up to challenging Berry Division

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After being the class of the Wright Division for years, the Greenfield hockey team is taking a step up in competition this winter. The Green Wave are making the move up to the Berry Division this season, which featuring the likes of West Springfield,...

HS Roundup: Franklin Tech boys basketball wins opener over St. Mary’s, 50-40 (PHOTOS)

After winning just two games a season ago, the Franklin Tech boys basketball team was hoping for a strong start to the 2024-25 season. It got that on Thursday against St. Mary’s in the opening round of the Eagle Holiday Classic. The Eagles pulled...

Indoor track: Stellina Moore sets new Mahar school marks in opening meet of the PVIAC season (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — Mahar’s Stellina Moore couldn’t have had a better start to the PVIAC indoor track season on Thursday at Smith College. Competing in the early meet, the sophomore hit a mark of 5 feet, 2 inches in the girls high jump which placed her...

UMass hockey: Boston University scores four unanswered goals, rallies past Minutemen for 4-2 win

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Four unanswered goals from No. 13 Boston University sank the UMass hockey team, 4-2, in Hockey East action Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.Terriers freshman defenseman Cole Hutson factored into every BU goal, marking the first time...

Local roundup: Orange's Delaney Parker earns Academic All-American honors at Westfield State

Orange’s Delaney Parker continues to add to her trophy collection. The Mahar Regional alum wrapped up her soccer career at Westfield State University with the program record in goals (87) and points (208), becoming the only Owl athlete to eclipse the...

UMass basketball: Boston College uses late run to edge Minutewomen, 62-57

Locked in a tie game with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, the Boston College women’s basketball team outscored UMass by a 9-4 margin down the stretch en route to a 62-57 non-conference victory on Wednesday afternoon at Conte Forum in...

UMass football: Joe Harasymiak makes first staff hires with special teams, defensive backs coaches

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — New UMass head football coach Joe Harasymiak’s staff is starting to take shape, as Wednesday marked the official one week anniversary of his hiring.Sources told the Daily Hampshire Gazette that Tre’ Bell is to serve as UMass’ next defensive...

UMass football: Coaching staff and roster update for Minutemen under new coach Joe Harasymiak

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Wednesday marks one week as UMass football head coach for Joe Harasymiak, who replaced Don Brown and stands as the 32nd leader in program history.Harasymiak made quite the splash during his introductory press conference on Friday morning at...

Bulletin Board: Cooper Whitney’s 21 points lifts Four Rivers past St. Michael’s

Cooper Whitney finished with 21 points for the Four Rivers boys basketball team, which cruised to a 67-34 victory over St. Michael’s on Monday. Meir Dragon tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds in the win for the Otters.Greenfield Elks Hoop ShootThe...

Women’s hockey: Perennial power Amherst College off to unbeaten start entering winter break

By RYAN AMES

It’s been business as usual for the Amherst College women’s hockey team this season.Through seven games, the Mammoths are undefeated and sit atop the NESCAC women’s hockey standings.Since the 2020 season, Amherst has averaged 19.5 wins per season. The...

Bulletin Board: Sixty deer checked into Franklin County check stations over weekend

With Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season heading into week 2, a total of 60 deer were checked into Franklin County stations over the weekend. Deerfield’s Austin Snape came in with largest buck, measuring 180 pounds with nine points. Here's the...

UMass hockey: Minutemen put it all together in 4-0 shutout win against Boston University

By RYAN AMES

BOSTON – History was made on Saturday night – in more ways than one.For the first time ever, the UMass hockey team shut out Boston University in a 4-0 win over the 11th-ranked Terriers at Agganis Arena.For the first time this season, the Minutemen...

NATIONAL CHAMPS! Amherst College men’s soccer takes down Connecticut College in PKs to claim D3 title

By GARRETT COTE

Hollywood script writers couldn’t have come up with a more perfect story for the Amherst College men’s soccer team on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.After 110 minutes of soccer wasn’t enough to decide a winner (0-0) between the Mammoths and...

UMass basketball: UMass Lowell runs past Minutemen for convincing 96-83 victory

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There couldn’t have been a more stark difference in tone and body language in Frank Martin and Pat Duquette’s post game interviews, and rightfully so.Martin, the UMass men’s basketball head coach, was visibly upset with his team’s lack of...