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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...

Good morning!UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford has released a four-page memo to season ticket holders titled “A Vision for UMass Football” that promises a phoenix will rise from the ashes of a broken program.The 2,666-word document reads at times...

By GARRETT COTE

SPRINGFIELD — Sometimes when a team loses, self-inflicted wounds or a poor performance stand as the reasons why. Other times, however, the opposing team is simply better.Both were the case on Saturday evening at the MassMutual Center in Springfield,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — A late surge from the Greenfield boys basketball team on Saturday wasn’t enough. Hosting Wahconah, the Green Wave trailed 59-47 with under three minutes to go but turned up the heat defensively late. Jon Breor scored in the paint...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

New Turners Falls High School swimming coach Abby Heathwaite has hit the ground running. It was a unique situation for the first year coach as Heathwaite graduated from Coastal Carolina University this past weekend, meaning she wasn’t able to be in...

As I take pen in hand, the holiday season is totally upon us, and family traditions of celebrating and spending time together are key components to making it all so special. These traditions hold the same importance for Massachusetts outdoors people,...

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Four points from Matt Garvin pushed the Greenfield boys hockey team past Amherst Regional, 7-1, in an independent contest Tuesday night at Orr Rink.Garvin recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Green Wave cruised to their second win...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Last winter saw four Recorder area girls basketball teams — Franklin Tech, Frontier, Mahar and Pioneer — reach the Round of 16 of the MIAA state tournament. How many of those teams can make it back there, or go further in the tournament? All four will...

After putting together a league title-winning season a year ago, the Athol boys basketball team started its 2024-25 campaign in winning fashion on Monday night.The Bears used a 6-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to snatch control, and...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Predicting Hampshire League South contests was no easy task last winter. The league was loaded with depth and talent, evidenced by six of the seven teams making the state playoffs. There, Mahar and Pioneer proceeded to go on runs to the MIAA Div. 5...