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EASTHAMPTON — It was true late November football in New England at Mountain View School on Thursday. Smith Vocational hosted Franklin Tech for the sixth Turkey Day showdown between the two rivals, and with driving rain coming down throughout the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

While Thanksgiving football games are largely diminishing around the state, there’s one new Turkey Day rivalry that’s growing each year. Franklin Tech and Smith Vocational began playing on Thanksgiving in 2018 and since that time, both programs are on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AYER — Throughout its MIAA Division 4 postseason run, the Frontier boys soccer team has found moments of brilliance to keep its season alive. That moment never quite materialized on Tuesday in its semifinal contest against second-seeded Lynnfield. The...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Sometimes a deep state tournament run produces a special, magical moment along the way.Those memorable moments seem to happen every time the Frontier boys soccer team has been on the field throughout the MIAA Division 4 state tournament. From a Will...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEVENS — The Amherst girls cross country team nearly walked away with the program’s eighth state championship on Saturday during the MIAA Division 2 State Championship at Fort Devens. The Hurricanes ran about as well as they could have hoped, led by a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TYNGSBOROUGH — The 14th-seeded Frontier boys soccer team never felt like the underdog during its MIAA Div. 4 quarterfinal contest against sixth-seeded Tyngsborough on Thursday night. The Redhawks came out and looked like the dominant team through 40...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Frontier boys soccer team is one win away from making it back to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four. The Redhawks have been knocking on the door of a state championship since the new statewide tournament format went into place in 2021, reaching the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AGAWAM — The three-time defending MIAA Div. 4 field hockey state champions weren’t ready to relinquish their crown on Tuesday. Fourth-seeded Frontier took on top-seeded Uxbridge in the Div. 4 semifinals at Agawam High School and the Spartans quickly...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After knocking on the door of a state semifinal appearance the last few years, the Frontier field hockey team is heading to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four.The Redhawks reached the state quarterfinals in both 2022 and 2023 but on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After the Belchertown football team forced a punt on Greenfield’s opening drive on Friday, the Green Wave offense got cooking. The young Orioles squad was unable to keep Greenfield out of the end zone on the Wave’s ensuing three drives...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls volleyball team had to reset after the opening set of its MIAA Div. 4 Round of 16 contest against Rockland on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Redhawks led 21-13 in the opening set but the 11th-seeded Bulldogs didn’t go...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Good luck scoring goals on the Frontier field hockey team this postseason. The Redhawk defense has been lights out all season long, allowing more than one goal just twice during the regular season. That defensive effort has continued...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Nantucket boys soccer team had all the momentum going into overtime against Frontier in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 Tuesday. After the 14th-seeded Redhawks took the lead five minutes into the game, Frontier had to withstand...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton boys soccer team was able to control the majority of possession in its MIAA Division 2 Round of 32 showdown against 20th-seeded Milton on Monday, but two mistakes from the 13th-seeded Blue Devils in the first half did...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — Smith Vocational goalkeeper Maggie Lauder was expected to reach a major milestone on Monday, entering the Vikings’ MIAA Div. 5 preliminary round contest against Franklin Tech sitting at 399 career saves. Thanks to the play of the Vikings...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Through one quarter in Starkville, things were looking good for the UMass football team. The Minutemen came out and played one of their better quarters of the season to open Saturday’s road game against SEC foe Mississippi State, holding a 10-0 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The UMass hockey team is making its shortest road trip of the season on Saturday. After a foray into Hockey East action this past weekend — where the Minutemen walked away with a shootout win and a loss against UConn — UMass will make the short trip...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — After the Pioneer and Smith Academy boys soccer teams played twice in the regular season — and the Panthers won the second game just 1-0, the expectation was for a tough, low-scoring affair on Tuesday when the two Schmid League foes met...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Volleyball and field hockey teams will need to wait at least another day before finding out their seeds and opponents in the upcoming MIAA state tournament. The volleyball and field hockey brackets were supposed to be released on Tuesday, but after...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HOLYOKE — The Frontier field hockey team is making a habit of collecting Western Mass. championship trophies. For the third year in a row, the two-time defending champion Redhawks squared off with Greenfield in the Western Mass. Class C title on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHICOPEE — It was a tale of two halves for the Frontier boys soccer team against Chicopee on Saturday in the Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals.The seventh-seeded Redhawks came out and had the majority of the possession in the opening 40 minutes,...