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By GARRETT COTE

Both the Easthampton and Frontier girls basketball teams entered Monday night’s contest undefeated, with the Eagles sitting at 6-0 and the Redhawks a perfect 7-0.Something had to give.Behind a season-high 23 points and five huge 3-pointers from guard...

By HANNAH BEVIS

There are some years where choosing a Player of the Year is challenging — often there are a lot of talented individuals, and singling one out isn’t easy.This year, choosing Lauren Marjanski as the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Girls Soccer Player of the...

It was a historic opening meet to the 2024 cross country ski season for Amherst on Monday night.For the first time in program history, the Hurricanes placed first in a Berkshire League meet, tying with Mount Greylock under the lights at Butternut...

By HANNAH BEVIS

When Teddy King-Pollet first started running, he didn’t even know how long a 5K race was. It took just four years for him to become one of the fastest runners in western Mass., and it was thanks in part to his Bat Mitzvah tutor, former Harvard cross...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Kacey Schmitt never meant to coach the Amherst Regional High School volleyball team for longer than a season. Frankly, she thought she’d be done after a couple weeks. She was talked into the job by then-athletic director and friend Tom Cullen, and...

By HANNAH BEVIS

FITCHBURG – After falling 3-1 to No. 2 Bellingham in the MIAA Division 4 state semifinals, the No. 3 Frontier girls volleyball team spent a little extra time in their huddle postgame Tuesday night. As family and friends who traveled 90 minutes to...

HANNAH BEVIS

It was a big weekend for Amherst’s Sophia Jacobs-Townsley and the Syracuse women’s cross country team.Jacobs-Townsley, a redshirt senior, ran to an impressive 22nd-place overall finish at the NCAA Division 1 Northeast Region Cross Country...

By HANNAH BEVIS

WORCESTER – When No. 4 Amherst took the court against No. 1 Medfield in the MIAA Division 3 Girls Volleyball Final Four Monday night, the Hurricanes struggled to find any cracks they could exploit.Receiving? Medfield had it covered. Setting?...

By HANNAH BEVIS

The chill in the air around this time of November can mean only one thing — the cross-country postseason is upon us. Three local teams will compete in the MIAA Division 2 Cross Country Divisional Championships on Saturday at Wrentham Development...

By HANNAH BEVIS

AMHERST — As she counted down the hours until her team suited up for the MIAA Division 3 girls volleyball quarterfinal, Amherst head coach Kacey Schmitt sent a message in her team’s group chat. It was a poem written by Walter D. Wintle, and reads in...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

SOUTH HADLEY — The final result Wednesday night – a 3-0 loss to No. 33 Mashpee in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament – seemed almost secondary to first-year South Hadley head coach Sabrina Bardwell. Of course, the 32nd-seeded Tigers wanted to win...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Two local teams earned top four seeds in the MIAA state volleyball brackets, which were released on Monday. Frontier is the No. 3 seed in the Division 4 bracket while Amherst earned the No. 4 seed in the Division 3 bracket. Both teams are facing a new...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

With just seconds left in her final high school lacrosse game, Granby’s Ella Laliberte was one tally away from hitting 300 career goals. Everyone on her team knew, including Laliberte, and they quickly came up with a simple but effective plan of...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

In the summer of 2022, after his freshman season, Amherst’s Logan Alfandari carefully poured a throwing circle in his backyard with his dad’s help. He decided that he wanted to have a place to get some extra practice after making a splash in throws...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

South Hadley track star Emma Sanford is known prolific hurdling skills and her prowess at the high and long jump events. Her versatility is what makes her so strong at the multi-events, the pentathlon and heptathlon becoming her bread and butter. That...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

WESTFIELD – Emma Sanford, the model of consistency, captured another state title at the MIAA Division 6 Track & Field Championships at Westfield State University on Thursday. The senior took first place in the pentathlon with a score of 3,160 points,...

A bevy of local swimmers and divers made a splash at the MIAA Division 2 Boys Swimming & Diving Championships on Sunday morning at MIT in Cambridge, highlighted by two top-three finishes by Belchertown’s Luke Giguere. Giguere swam away with a...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

ROXBURY – Anchor runner Jack Kamins hurtled around the final curve in the boys’ 4x800-meter relay and flew toward the finish line, his teammates yelling themselves hoarse along the sideline. As he crossed the finish line in second place, Northampton...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are upon us, and athletes all over Western Mass. are gearing up for one of the most competitive races of the season. Gazette area athletes will span across three divisions this week, with Amherst competing...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

BELCHERTOWN – When the Orioles most needed a hero, their underclassmen stepped up in a major way.  The Belchertown softball team pulled off the comeback of the season on a breezy Wednesday afternoon, rallying from a 16-5 deficit to capture a 17-16...