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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Frontier boys soccer coach Evan Horton made his team do something none of them were looking forward to last week: rewatch last season’s MIAA Div. 4 Round of 16 loss to Monomoy. It wasn’t the way the Redhawks hoped to end their 2023 season. After...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Think you’re the strongest person in Franklin County? Franklin County’s YMCA might be able to help you answer that question this weekend. The YMCA is hosting its first-ever strongman competition, called Pioneer’s Strongest, on Saturday,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Franklin Tech golf team has played its best under the brightest lights the last few seasons. The Eagles have reached the state tournament the past two years after strong showings at the Western Mass. Div. 3 championship — where they placed third...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

As the 2024-25 high school sports season approaches, three new athletic directors in Franklin County are settling into their posts.Glenn Sullivan is taking over at his alma mater, Frontier Regional, for Dave Sanschagrin, while in Northfield, Nick...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Two athletic fields at Greenfield High School will have new names beginning this fall. The Greenfield City Council voted Wednesday to name the athletic fields behind Greenfield High School “Donna Woodcock Field,” and the baseball diamond at Veterans...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 43rd Montague Mug Race gets underway on Saturday. The 5.5-mile road race begins at 8:30 a.m. at Village Common in Montague. The two-mile mini mug race/walk begins at 8:35 a.m. As always, pewter mugs are awarded to the top male/female finishers...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield's MacKenzie Paulin grew up dreaming of playing softball at the Division I level. This month, she made that dream a reality. Paulin committed to continue her softball career at Merrimack College, as the rising senior at Greenfield High...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SHELBURNE FALLS — After hearing about the Bridge of Flowers Race from former AIC teammate Amos Sang — the winner of the 2018 event — Agawam’s Ezra Mutai decided to compete on Saturday. You would never know it was his first time completing the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Some of the top high school volleyball teams in western Mass. have been getting together on Wednesdays at Springfield’s American International College to compete in the Pioneer Valley Juniors Volleyball Summer League. On Wednesday,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

A strong field is expected in the 44th running of the Bridge of Flowers Race on Saturday in Shelburne Falls. After over 600 runners competed in the 43rd running of the race last summer, over 700 are expected out on Saturday as the race continues to...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Frontier boys soccer team capped off its summer on a high note over the weekend.The Redhawks competed in the Pioneer Valley Summer Soccer League to prepare for the upcoming fall season and had great success in the B Division. During the regular...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Harvard’s Magnus Hermans was the first to cross the finish line at the 2023 Greenfield Triathlon, but South Burlington, Vt.’s Tom Direnzo — competing in a later heat — managed to have a better time to take the win, forcing Hermans to...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

With the 2024 Paris Olympics underway, Americans have the opportunity to watch sports they often don’t get a chance to see on national television. One of those sports is water polo, and Deerfield Academy coach Mark Scandling is plenty familiar with...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield Triathlon is hitting a major milestone on Sunday. The triathlon began in 1983 and has run nearly every year since, the only exception being 2020 due to COVID-19. That makes it the longest-running triathlon in New England. Sunday marks...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It was a thriller at Vets Field with a spot in the Massachusetts Junior American Legion state tournament between Greenfield Post 81 and West Springfield on Thursday. Leading 6-5, Post 81 loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The summer is a good time to test yourself and work on your game. The Greenfield boys basketball team got its toughest test of the offseason to date on Wednesday night in the boys varsity championship game of the DRIVE League. Taking on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — The finals are set for the Franklin Tech Girls Summer Basketball League. The semifinals took place on Tuesday, with Franklin Tech squaring off with Mahar in the opening game of the night before Frontier and Pioneer faced off in the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Through four innings Monday night, neither Greenfield Post 81 or Belchertown Post 239 were able to get much going at the plate in their Western Mass. American Legion Junior Division playoff game.Second-seeded Greenfield held a 2-0 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After the tee shots on the par-3 Hole No. 15 at Country Club of Greenfield, partners Andy Lesenski and Chris Austin, as well as Sam Wolanske, were on the green during the Championship Flight finals of the 79th Invitational Four Ball at on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — A lot has changed since Andy Lesenski and Chris Austin won the 2011 Invitational Four Ball at the Country Club of Greenfield. The pair took home the title in the 66th edition of the tournament as some of the younger players in the field,...