Downes does it again: 19-year-old from Longmeadow makes Mass. Am history at GreatHorse

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — After shaking hands with his opponent, Woodland Golf Club’s Patrick Kilcoyne, on the 12th green, Ryan Downes hopped on the back of a golf cart and took the long ride up toward the clubhouse with his caddie — the two all smiles.

PHOTOS: Summer in full swing for Valley Blue Sox

Legion baseball: East Springfield holds down Northampton Post 28

By GARRETT COTE

After riding high with a three-game winning streak, the Northampton Post 28 Senior American Legion baseball team has dropped its last two contests — most recently a 12-1 defeat to East Springfield Post 420 on Thursday evening at Arcanum Field.

117th Mass. Amateur: Hometown kid Downes survives thriller, sets up title match with Kilcoyne at GreatHorse

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — The hometown kid has a chance to make history at the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship — again.

Bay State Games 2025: West softball repeats as champions with 11-7 win over Coastal

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEVENS — The West softball team is leaving the Bay State Games with a gold medal for the second straight year.

Local baseball: Belchertown Post 239 hands East Springfield its first loss of the American Legion season

By GARRETT COTE

The beat goes on for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as a trio of runs in the first inning were just enough to get it past previously undefeated East Springfield Post 420, 3-2, for consecutive win No. 7 on Wednesday night in a game that was moved to Springfield Central High School due to field conditions.

Quarterfinal lineup finalized at GreatHorse as home club stars Downes, Walthouse advance to Day 4 at 117th Mass. Amateur

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — The grueling third day of competition at GreatHorse is over, and Thursday’s quarterfinals are now set.

Silver finish for West: Local stars battle in Bay State Games baseball final

By RYAN AMES

MALDEN — Several area high school baseball players captured the silver medal in the 2025 Bay State Games Baseball Showcase tournament at Rotondi Field at Howard Park on Wednesday. The West team fell to Central, 10-1, in the Gold Medal game, which wrapped up competition of the three-day event.

92nd Mass. Girls Junior Amateur: Granby’s Regan impresses in state debut, falls short in match play

By GARRETT COTE

BERNARDSTON — The pressure of playing in her first-ever Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship didn’t seem to bother Granby’s Ryley Regan, as the eighth grader who plays on the Hopkins Academy golf team cruised to a 3-up start through five holes.

Matthew Johnson dominates stroke play as 117th Mass. Amateur heads to match play at GreatHorse

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — Thirty-six holes weren’t enough to decide which 32 golfers were going to make Wednesday’s match play in the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship at GreatHorse. After Monday and Tuesday’s first two rounds, 24 players were safely inside the 6-over par cut line while 10 players were tied at that number.

117th Mass. Amateur: Belchertown’s Lebeau duo takes on GreatHorse, one step at a time

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — The tournament itself may not have gone the way Belchertown’s Zach Lebeau had wanted, missing the cut at the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship at GreatHorse with a total score of 12-over par. But as he stood atop the hill on the 18th green alongside his dad, Keith, the two were all smiles.

Granby’s Ryley Regan punches ticket to match play at 92nd Mass. Girls Junior Amateur at Crumpin-Fox (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BERNARDSTON — After two rounds of the 92nd Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur Championship at Crumpin-Fox Club, it’s clear the course has been a challenge for all competitors.

Local baseball: James Lavallee spins gem, Northampton Post 28 blanks Monson

By GARRETT COTE

Only one run was scored on Monday evening, but that’s because Northampton Post 28 ace James Lavallee and Monson Post 241’s Brayden Mega traded punches on the mound at Legion Field in Palmer.

117th Mass. Am Day 1: Lenane shines, Mrva surges with eagle-fueled comeback at GreatHorse

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — Fans and followers of annual Mass Golf events have almost certainly heard of Joey Lenane by now after last summer’s dominant 10-shot win in the Mass. Amateur Public Links Championship at Ledges Golf Club. And after just one round at the 117th Mass. Am Championship, Lenane’s name was right back at the top of the leaderboard.

Leaderboard tight after Round 1 of 92nd Mass. Girls Junior Amateur at Crumpin-Fox

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BERNARDSTON — The 92nd Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur Championship got underway Monday at Crumpin-Fox Club, with Granby’s Ryley Regan, representing Orchards Golf Club, putting herself in a good position heading into the second day of the tournament.

Scenic and severe: WMass gem GreatHorse puts golfers to the test at 117th Massachusetts Amateur

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — Prior to this summer, it had been a handful of years since Cody Booska teed the ball up competitively. The Turners Falls native who now lives in Boston but represents Country Club of Greenfield, earned medalist honors with a 3-under 69 at a qualifier for the Massachusetts Amateur Championship on June 18 to welcome himself back to the competitive golf scene.

End of an Era: Remembering UMass athletics' glory days in the Atlantic 10

By RYAN AMES

The UMass athletic department has a new home.

The 92nd Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship to kick off Monday at Crumpin-Fox Club

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The top amateur girls golfers in the state will be heading to Bernardston this week.

Western Mass. set to host 117th Mass. Amateur at GreatHorse this week

By JEFF LAJOIE

For the first time in nearly a decade, Western Massachusetts will play host to the state’s biggest amateur golf tournament.