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HADLEY — Only taking into account what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, not much has gone right for the Hopkins Academy girls basketball team this season. And after the Golden Hawks’ 58-37 loss to Lenox on Monday night, their record now...

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The Northampton High School boys and girls track teams both had stellar days during the sixth PVIAC indoor track meet of the year, as the Blue Devils combined for a 6-0 day during the late meet on Sunday afternoon.Each team went 3-0 with wins over...

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AMHERST — Trailing 5-3 to McCann Tech entering the third period, the Belchertown hockey team made it clear in the locker room during the second intermission that it wasn’t going to lose on its senior night.Charlie Fijal took matters into his own hands...

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AMHERST — The bleachers alongside Amherst Middle School’s pool filled with supporters of the Amherst and Northampton boys and girls swim teams as the ‘Canes hosted their senior night in their final dual meet of the season on Friday evening.Amherst...

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After winning two of its first three Atlantic 10 Conference games, the UMass men’s basketball team has now lost three of its last four – including two crushing defeats at the buzzer stemming from an inability to rebound down the stretch.The Minutemen...

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NORTHAMPTON — After scoring 70 points in each of its last two games, the 9-1 Northampton girls basketball team couldn’t have been playing better entering Thursday night’s heavyweight matchup with 9-2 Central.The Blue Devils’ two best players, Ava...

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The first thing folks like to do when judging a team’s talent is look at its record. Most coaches agree that that’s the worst scale to use.Such is the case with the Northampton boys basketball team this season.Although the Blue Devils sit at 6-7...

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The Westfield State athletic department announced last week that it was hiring Seth Kaplan as the new head coach of the baseball programs. Kaplan, who walked on to the UMass baseball team before earning a scholarship and becoming a captain under coach...

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A slow start plagued the UMass women’s basketball team in its 72-42 road loss to Davidson on Wednesday night. The Minutewomen scored just eight points in the first quarter and found themselves down nine at the end of the frame. Although UMass played...

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A couple weeks ago, I sat inside Smith Academy’s Sherry Webb Gymnasium in Hatfield to cover a girls basketball game between the Falcons and Duggan Academy of Springfield. As the game progressed, the displeasure from supporters only grew louder – and...

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AMHERST — Heartbreak struck the UMass men’s basketball team for the second time in three games on Tuesday night at the Mullins Center.Clinging to a one-point lead with 12.5 seconds left after Rahsool Diggins’ acrobatic layup put the Minutemen ahead,...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Following two Taylor Garabedian free throws, Hoosac Valley cut South Hadley’s lead to five points – the closest it had been since the midway point of the second quarter – with four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Tigers needed...

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AMHERST — There was already a built-in excuse for the UMass men’s basketball team ahead of its game with George Washington on Saturday. The Minutemen were down their best player, Matt Cross, for a third straight game after losing the previous two....

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The fifth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday. All of Hampshire County’s indoor track teams except for South Hadley, which had its bye week, were in action during either the early or late meets.Frontier,...

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Nick VanTassell picked the perfect time to score his first career goal.The No. 12 UMass hockey freshman forward tallied the game winner on Saturday night against Northeastern to give the Minutemen a 2-1 win on the road at Matthews Arena in...

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AMHERST — UMass freshman guard Jayden Ndjigue stripped George Washington’s Zamoku Weluche-Ume, Jaylen Curry picked up the loose ball, and sprinted the other direction – leading a four-on-two fastbreak.Instead of taking it himself, which he certainly...

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BELCHERTOWN — Heading into the fourth quarter with a six-point lead against Agawam, the Belchertown girls basketball team had just played its best three quarters of the entire season.The Orioles were flying around on defense, running the floor well,...

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During her first season on the middle school field hockey team at Bement, Charlotte Johnson-Mersack was thrown into the fire immediately.The Bement team didn’t have a goalie, and with the first game fast-approaching, a sacrifice had to be made. Given...

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It looked as if the UMass men’s basketball team’s tenacity and heart was going to pay off just as it has all season, as the Minutemen fought tooth and nail from down as many as 11 points against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night to take a late 78-76...

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Josh Cohen stepped to the line with his UMass men’s basketball team tied against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. The Minutemen were trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, and despite free throws being the weakest link in...