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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. 

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. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

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

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After a four year hiatus, the Greenfield boys tennis program is back.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It’ll be a rematch in the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball National Championship game. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

While Perry Messer is busy coaching the Northampton girls basketball team these days, you can bet he’s still keeping up with his alma mater and former team. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

How did Western Mass. basketball teams do in the state tournament compared to years past? Let’s take a look.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield coach Adam Bouchard says he’s most proud when one of his players is selected for the Boston Bruins-MIAA Sportsmanship Award.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

LOWELL — Over the course of a long season, every team is susceptible to a bad night. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

LOWELL — For the first time in 28 years, a boys basketball state championship trophy is heading back to Northfield. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer boys basketball coach Scott Thayer remembers looking up after defeating Hopkins Academy to win the 2018 Div. 4 West sectional title and seeing his son, Brayden Thayer, and his friends watching from above the indoor track at the Curry Hicks Cage in Amherst.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — The end goal is in sight for the Pioneer boys basketball team. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Pioneer boys basketball team has taken a step forward each year in the MIAA Division 5 state tournament. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Eventually over the course of a state tournament run, there will be a night where shots aren’t falling. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After cruising to a 75-29 victory over Ware in a MIAA Div. 5 state quarterfinal contest, Pioneer seniors Brayden Thayer, Alex McClelland and Kurt Redeker were asked if they had a preference of playing fourth-seeded Drury or fifth-seeded Boston English in the state semifinals.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WATERTOWN, Conn. — Before the season started, Deerfield Academy girls hockey coach Brooke Fernandez believed she had a team capable of capturing a NEPSAC championship. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Good luck stopping the Pioneer boys basketball team. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

And then there was one. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the first time in its storied history, the Franklin Tech wrestling program has an All-State champion. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The top-seeded Deerfield Academy boys hockey team looked every bit the part in its NEPSAC Elite Bracket quarterfinal contest against Noble & Greenough School on Wednesday. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BOSTON — With a spot in the MIAA Division 4 quarterfinals on the line, neither Greenfield or the O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science boys basketball teams were giving an inch Tuesday night.