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The Hampshire League North title came down to the wire this winter. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHARLEMONT — After a stellar regular season, the Mohawk Trail alpine ski team got to shine during the PVIAC Individual Championships on Tuesday at Berkshire East. 

It’s NGWSD season!National Girls and Women in Sport Day is celebrated annually to honor the achievements of women and girls in sports, raise awareness about the importance of gender equality in athletics, and encourage more participation in sports at all levels.

It was a Senior Night to remember for the Greenfield hockey team.

It’s Saturday morning and you’ve just come down on the side of your ankle while playing in the neighborhood basketball game. The pain is immediate as you limp to the sideline. “Get some ice,” someone yells. You lie down, put your leg up on a chair and wait for the ice. Upon arrival you wrap the ice tightly around the ankle. You have just satisfied the age-old rule of RICE, the recommended treatment for acute injuries for 46 years. RICE stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation, all factors designed to reduce blood flow as well as inflammation. RICE was first proposed by Harvard physician Gabe Mirkin in his 1978 text “The Sports Medicine Book.”

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Pizazz Dance Studio in Greenfield has been waiting a long time for an opportunity like the one it has this Friday.

By ANNE DIETRICH

As we step into a new political era with Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump, many wonder how his administration’s environmental policies will shape our future. With proposed rollbacks on climate agreements and renewable energy projects, those of us in the Pioneer Valley who cherish nature may feel uncertain and anxious. But beyond just affecting nature, the new president’s policies also impact leisure activities, recreation, and sport. As a sports lover, I am concerned about President Trump’s (lack of) environmental agenda. If you care about sports — from community games to professional leagues — there are things we all can do to protect this favorite pastime.

(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new monthly column that will run in print on the second Monday of each month)

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass hockey team continues to struggle with consistency after its 3-0 shutout loss to Northeastern on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Winter sports teams in the Bay State got a chance to see where they stand as the first iteration of the MIAA power rankings were revealed on Friday. 

Good morning!In 2016 the late Garry Brown published a collection of his favorite columns — Garry Brown’s Greatest Hits — that appeared in the Springfield Republican. The book is a compendium of local and regional information about bygone days, from Eddie Shore’s Springfield Indians to Nun’s Day at Fenway Park.

Another test passed by the Pioneer boys basketball team. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Mohawk Trail alpine ski team has been on a heater the last few seasons. 

Mahar’s Maximus Parsons entered the second period of Tuesday night’s wrestling dual meet with South Hadley trailing the Tigers’ Adrien DeBeer 3-0, as he got taken down in the first period and stayed on the bottom the rest of the frame. Although it...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Hannah Gilbert added her name to the banners at Franklin County Technical School on Tuesday. The Eagles senior entered Tuesday’s game against Pioneer sitting at 987 career points and it didn’t take long for her to get there. Gilbert...

The third PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place Sunday at Smith College, with Frontier, Mahar and Mohawk Trail competing in the early meet while Athol, Greenfield and Pioneer got after it in the late meet. Numerous area athletes walked away...

Last month I wrote about the benefits of unsupervised play, that children who play outdoors with other children learn not only physical skills but how to get along with other children, how to play fair, to be creative, to learn how to get up when...

Visiting Richmond shot the lights out in the opening quarter, and the Spiders’ hot start was more than enough to halt the red-hot UMass women’s basketball team on Sunday.The Spiders drilled seven 3-pointers and made 11-of-13 field goals in the opening...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – A total of 119 runners rang in the new year on Wednesday, competing in the annual Sawmill River 10K Run hosted by the Montague Parks and Recreation Department. Even with the drizzle and cold air, runners from across the Pioneer Valley...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It was another exciting year of sports in Franklin County and throughout the Recorder area. Some teams brought home state championship trophies, some earned Western Mass. titles. A local legend was inducted into her sport’s Hall of Fame while a number...