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By GARRETT COTE

After Greenfield Post 81 was forced to forfeit their game with Belchertown Post 239 on Tuesday, Post 81 protested the ruling in hopes to overturn it and resume it at a later date – a protest in which they won. The two teams were already continuing a...

By SAM FERLAND

GREENFIELD — Buddy Baseball will conclude its 30th year with a final game on Saturday as one of the Recreation Department’s most successful and “heartwarming” programs.This year, the season started on May 11, with games occurring every Saturday until...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Post 81 Senior Legion squad is officially in the win column. After dropping its opening two games of the season, Post 81 hosted Longmeadow Post 175 on Monday at Vets Field and received a stellar pitching performance from...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It’s been a quick turnaround from the high school baseball season to the American Legion season for the Greenfield Post 81 Senior Division team. With more than half the team coming from the Greenfield and Pioneer programs — and with both...

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WORCESTER — A valiant comeback effort from the Pioneer baseball team fell just short in the MIAA Division 5 semifinals. Taking on top-seeded Georgetown Tuesday night, the fourth-seeded Panthers found themselves trailing 5-0 after a big third inning...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WORCESTER — The Greenfield baseball team’s magical run through the MIAA Division 5 state tournament came to an end on Tuesday. The 15th-seeded Green Wave pulled off three wins in a row to reach the state semifinals, but third-seeded Boston English was...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — For the third year in a row, the Pioneer baseball team is Final Four-bound. Hosting 12th-seeded Douglas on Sunday in the MIAA Division 5 quarterfinal round, the fourth-seeded Panthers pulled ahead 3-1 after three innings and let ace Hugh...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Facing an early three-run deficit right out of the gate Saturday, the picture for Greenfield baseball looked remarkably similar to last year's MIAA Division 5 state quarterfinal.In 2023, Bourne jumped the Green Wave for an 8-1...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Much was deservedly made of Westfield Technical Academy’s two victories in the MIAA Division 5 state baseball tournament, as a No. 34 seed, to reach the Round of 16. But what about that stealthy No. 15 seed that suddenly finds itself with...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Tied 3-3 against Boston International going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Greenfield baseball team knew it had a chance to close things out in regulation with the top of its order coming up. After Caleb Thomas threw six...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — The Nantucket boys tennis team gave Frontier all it could handle in their MIAA Div. 4 Round of 32 showdown on Thursday at Deerfield Academy. The 18th-seeded Whalers made the journey to Western Mass. and left happy, pulling off a 5-0 win...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HOLYOKE — The rematch of the 2023 Western Mass. Class D title game lived up to the hype. Top-seeded Pioneer entered Tuesday’s Class D final against No. 2 Ware hoping to avenge its loss from last year’s championship — a 2-1 Ware win in 10 innings — and...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS — The Turners Falls softball team finds itself in a familiar position. After squeaking out a 1-0 win over eighth-seeded Mount Everett in the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Thunder hosted No. 4 Hopkins Academy with a spot in the Western Mass....

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD – Mother Nature put a halt to the Greenfield-Athol Western Mass. Class C quarterfinal game on Tuesday. The third-seeded Green Wave held a 4-0 lead over the No. 6 Bears when the rain began pouring at Vets Field. The game was suspended there...

In recent years, the Frontier softball team has stepped up its game in the postseason. That continued on Monday, when the sixth-seeded Redhawks traveled to South Hadley to take on the No. 3 Tigers in the Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals. Frontier...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire senior Will Hogan put several good swings on the ball throughout Monday’s Western Mass. Class B quarterfinal against No. 5 Frontier, but each one he pulled foul.But in his last at-bat, he stepped to the dish with two outs and...

Ethan Heuer struck out 10 in five innings of work, picking up the victory as the Athol baseball team took down Gardner, 14-6, in an independent contest on Friday.Logan Cormier belted a home run as part of a 2-for-2 day. Cormier scored four runs and...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The bats came alive for the Greenfield softball team in the fourth inning against Easthampton on Thursday night. Trailing 1-0, Gloria McDonald smashed a home run to open the bottom of the fourth and tie the game. The Green Wave added a...

The Greenfield girls tennis team earned an important win as it looks to secure a spot in the MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. On the road at Turners Falls, the Green Wave pulled out wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles while also taking No. 2 doubles...

The Mohawk Trail boys track and field team is heading into Friday’s Western Mass. Div. 2 championship on a high note. Hosting Athol on Tuesday, the Warriors earned a 72-46 victory behind wins in the long jump (17 feet, 2 inches) and triple jump...