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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After a slow start in its MIAA Div. 5 Round of 32 contest, the Greenfield softball team found its footing on Monday against 32nd-seeded Murdock. The defending back-to-back state champion Green Wave led 2-0 after three innings, but...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Fresh off a Western Mass. Class D championship, the Turners Falls softball team carried that momentum into the MIAA Div. 5 state tournament on Monday. Hosting 31st-seeded Academy of Notre Dame in the Round of 32, the No. 2 Thunder had...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The visiting No. 20 Monument Mountain softball team had each base occupied with just one out in the top half of the first inning, threatening No. 13 Frontier’s seventh grade ace Raine Wonsey in her first career state tournament...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WESTFIELD — After Greenfield defeated Franklin Tech 1-0 in the regular season, the rematch in the Western Mass. Class C title game between the top-seeded Green Wave and the No. 2 Eagles on Wednesday was predicted to be a low-scoring contest. Through...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WESTFIELD — Turners Falls’ Anne Kolodziej has a knack for coming through in the clutch. The top-seeded Thunder found themselves in a pitchers’ duel against No. 2 Lee in the Western Mass. Class D softball championship game at Westfield State University...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Going into the season, there was a case to be made that the top three softball pitchers in the entire MIAA Division 5 field resided in Franklin County.That would Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin, Turners Falls’ Madi Liimatainen and Franklin Tech’s Hannah...

By GEORGE MILLER

GREENFIELD — Over the last handful of years, Greenfield has made Western Massachusetts softball championship games a familiar destination, and now a very familiar local foe awaits the Green Wave there.MacKenzie Paulin buzzed through the McCann Tech...

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

TURNERS FALLS — Franklin Tech softball coach Joe Gamache couldn’t have dreamed up a better start for his team in Thursday’s Western Mass. Class C semifinal against Drury. The second-seeded Eagles came to the plate in the first and their first seven...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire softball team’s offense can only be bottled up for so long before they finally string together a rally.The second-seeded Raiders picked a good time for it late in Wednesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class B semifinal game...

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...

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 Frontier softball team had its bats going early against Taconic on Wednesday. The Redhawks scored two runs in the first inning and five in the second to take a 7-2 lead going into the third. The visiting Thunder clawed back to tie the game at...

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...

Both the Frontier boys and girls track and field teams closed out the regular season with unblemished records to take home Intercounty League titles. The Redhawks traveled to Greenfield on Monday, with the Frontier boys picking up an 85-60 triumph...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — With just one game left until the Western Mass. tournament gets underway, Monday’s contest between the Franklin Tech and Frontier softball teams was a good way for both squads to prepare for the type of competition they’ll be seeing in...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional first baseman Teagan Charles cracked a bases-clearing double with two outs in the sixth inning to break open a 3-0 game, and the host Raiders cruised to a 7-0 independent win over Turners Falls on Monday afternoon.Last...