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NORTHAMPTON — Franklin Tech goalie Kylee Gamache did all she could to keep the Eagles’ season alive on Monday in the MIAA Division 5 Girls Soccer preliminary round. The 37th-seeded Eagles went on the road to face 28th-seeded Smith Vocational, a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Through one quarter in Starkville, things were looking good for the UMass football team. The Minutemen came out and played one of their better quarters of the season to open Saturday’s road game against SEC foe Mississippi State, holding a 10-0 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls soccer team entered Saturday’s MIAA Div. 5 preliminary round contest against Athol seeking revenge after the Bears snatched the Bi-County title away from the Wave earlier this fall. Greenfield and Athol entered their...

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CHICOPEE — The Monson boys soccer team had no answer for Pioneer’s speed up top in the Western Mass. Class D championship game on Friday at Chicopee Comp High School. The strategy was simple for the top-seeded Panthers in the first half: send the ball...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The UMass hockey team is making its shortest road trip of the season on Saturday. After a foray into Hockey East action this past weekend — where the Minutemen walked away with a shootout win and a loss against UConn — UMass will make the short trip...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

A lot is at stake in the Intercounty League North during the final week of the MIAA high school football regular season. In the North on Friday, Athol travels to Greenfield to face the Green Wave and Franklin Tech plays host to Mahar. On Saturday,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — After the Pioneer and Smith Academy boys soccer teams played twice in the regular season — and the Panthers won the second game just 1-0, the expectation was for a tough, low-scoring affair on Tuesday when the two Schmid League foes met...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Volleyball and field hockey teams will need to wait at least another day before finding out their seeds and opponents in the upcoming MIAA state tournament. The volleyball and field hockey brackets were supposed to be released on Tuesday, but after...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HOLYOKE — The Frontier field hockey team is making a habit of collecting Western Mass. championship trophies. For the third year in a row, the two-time defending champion Redhawks squared off with Greenfield in the Western Mass. Class C title on...

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CHICOPEE — It was a tale of two halves for the Frontier boys soccer team against Chicopee on Saturday in the Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals.The seventh-seeded Redhawks came out and had the majority of the possession in the opening 40 minutes,...

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Coming back from deficits has been a big part of the story of the Mohawk Trail volleyball team’s season. On Saturday in the Western Mass. Class D title match against top-seeded Lee, the Warriors once again had to dig themselves out...

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BELCHERTOWN — After being shut out two weeks in a row, the Frontier football team was in need of a fast start to gain some confidence against Belchertown on Friday. The Redhawks delivered. Utilizing its power run game, Frontier scored on both its...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Three Recorder area teams are competing in Western Mass. finals in the coming days, and with the Western Mass. soccer tournament brackets revealed on Friday, more area teams could join in on the action. On Saturday, the Mohawk Trail volleyball...

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BUCKLAND — It was only fitting that the Mohawk Trail and Turners Falls volleyball teams got to play each other for a third time this season. The Warriors and Thunder met twice in Northern League action during the regular season, with Turners taking...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield field hockey is starting to play its best at the right time of year. The second-seeded Wave hosted third-seeded Turners Falls in the Western Mass. Class C semifinals on Thursday at Donna Woodcock Field — and the Greenfield...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The stakes will be raised at the Mullins Center on Friday, as the UMass hockey team opens Hockey East play against UConn. After five non-conference games, the Minutemen — ranked No. 22 in PairWise — have proven they can put the puck in the net with 21...

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TURNERS FALLS — The last three Thanksgiving football games against Smith Vocational have been meaningful for Franklin Tech running back Josiah Little. As a freshman, Little entered the Turkey Day showdown with the Vikings 249 yards short of the 1,000...

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NORTHAMPTON — There wasn’t much separating the Smith Vocational and Mahar girls volleyball teams on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C Tournament. The third-seeded Vikings stormed ahead to win the first set and take a 1-0 lead,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After a slow start, the defending Western Mass. Class B volleyball champions rounded into form against South Hadley on Monday. Frontier has made a habit of playing its best come the postseason, hoisting a Western Mass. trophy each of...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ATHOL — Thursday’s contest between the Athol and Greenfield girls soccer teams was going to go a long way to determining the Bi-County League champion.The Bears entered with a 9-1 record in league play while the Green Wave were 8-1, and in the final...