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Franklin Tech sophomore Kaitlin Trudeau cuts down a piece of the net with head coach Joe Gamache watching from below following the Eagles’ 55-31 win over Old Colony in the championship game of the MVADA Small School basketball tournament on Sunday in Turners Falls.

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Girls basketball: Franklin Tech takes down Old Colony to capture program’s first-ever state vocational title

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2022

Athol's Conall Tontodonato, left, pulls down a rebound against Mahar's Connor Sluder earlier this season. The Bears are the No. 29 seeds in the MIAA Div. 5 Tournament and will host No. 36 Innovation Academy in the preliminary round on Tuesday.

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H.S. basketball: Seven local teams punch tickets to inaugural statewide tournaments

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2022

Greenfield celebrates after winning the Western Mass. Class B final against Chicopee on Thursday night at Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield. The Green Wave are the No. 32 seed in the upcoming MIAA Div. 4 Tournament and will host No. 33 Gardner in the preliminary round.

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Greenfield hockey draws No. 32 seed in MIAA Div. 4 tourney; hosts Gardner Wednesday

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2022

Chad Softic, shown here coaching in a previous season, and the Mahar boys basketball team closed the regular season with a win over Chicopee Comp Thursday in Orange.

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Boys basketball: Mahar holds off Chicopee Comp, now waits for state tournament reveal

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Greenfield’s Caleb Murray (12), shown here earlier this season against Drury, scored 12 points to help the Wave handle Palmer on Wednesday.

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Basketball roundup: Greenfield boys rout Palmer, seek top 16 seed

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Mahar’s Gavin Sullivan (5), middle, drives to the hoop between Lenox defenders Michael Butler (23), left, and Brendan Armstrong (21) earlier this season in Orange. The Senators close out their regular season Thursday against Chicopee Comp.

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Boys basketball: Mahar hoping to find its way into the state tournament

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2022

Greenfield’s Dylan Archer celebrates after scoring against Belchertown in the first period Monday night at Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield.

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Class B hockey: No. 2 Greenfield holds off Belchertown rally, punches title-game ticket (PHOTOS)

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Turners Falls’ Emily Young (1) drives the ball down the court against Franklin Tech earlier this season. The fourth-seeded Thunder host No. 5 Granby in the WMass Class D quarterfinals on Monday night at 6:30 p.m.

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WMass Tournaments: Road games highlight opening round of basketball

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2022

Athol’s Joe Gray, top, finished third at the MIAA Division 3 Wrestling Championships over the weekend.

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D3 Wrestling: Athol’s Joe Gray, Mahar’s Abduli Gilmore finish 3rd

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2022February 20, 2022

Greenfield’s Kevin Baumann (7) carries the puck up the ice against Agawam defender AJ Robbins (9) earlier this season at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield. Baumann and the Green Wave will play Belchertown in the Class B semifinals Monday night at the Olympia Ice Center.

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Greenfield hockey wraps up outright league title, sets focus on postseason

by Jeff Lajoie Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2022February 20, 2022