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By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Riley Goodhind stepped to take a corner kick about two-thirds of the way through the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class D semifinal matchup between No. 2 Granby and visiting No. 3 Monson. With the game knotted at two...

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — Tears filled Dina Brunetti’s eyes as the Belchertown field hockey team lined up to accept its runner-up plaque following the No. 1 Orioles’ 4-2 loss to No. 2 Southwick in the Western Mass. Class B final on Monday night at Holyoke High...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Staring straight in the face of a 2-0 deficit to visiting No. 4 Hoosac Valley, the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team had to dig deep and find any source of energy if it wanted to reach the Western Mass. Class D finals for the second straight...

By GARRETT COTE

HADLEY — Throughout the first 75 minutes of action, the No. 2 Hopkins Academy girls soccer team was knocking on the doorstep. The Golden Hawks had attempted nearly 30 shots, but they had no goals to show for against visiting No. 7 Pioneer.Then Alayna...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Amherst Regional girls cross country team’s day almost ended before it even began on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes were awaiting a bus to pick them up at the school and take them to Stanley Park in Westfield for the Western Mass....

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — Sue Tracy wore the biggest smile as she wiped tears from her eyes underneath the Hampshire Regional cross country tent on the outskirts of Stanley Park’s cross country course.For the first time in program history, the Raiders boys team won...

By MIKE WALSH

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton football team took a step toward regaining the Route 9 Rumble trophy Friday night, albeit a small one.A year after getting shut out by rival Wahconah, Northampton managed to put the ball in the end zone three times in...

By DYLAN THOMPSONFor the GazetteGREAT BARRINGTON — In a battle with the Tri-County League title on the line, the Smith Vocational football team took an early lead but couldn’t sustain it on Friday night.The visiting Vikings led 8-0 after one quarter,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After Amherst and West Springfield traded touchdowns on their opening possessions, the Terriers kicked off to the ‘Canes midway through the first quarter.Amherst kick returner Ty-Ty Beckett scooped it up, made a West Springfield defender...

By MIKE MORAN

HOLYOKE — Springfield Central senior Ja’Cyion Cox returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown and the Golden Eagles cruised from there to beat Holyoke, 62-0, Friday night at the Roberts Sports Complex.“They deserve all the accolades that...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Western Massachusetts Cross Country Championships are set to take place at Stanley Park in Westfield this weekend, with 10 local schools in action throughout the day on Sunday.The Class B girls and boys races will begin in the morning,...

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Frontier girls volleyball team will not be hoisting a Western Mass. trophy.The No. 2 Redhawks fell to No. 3 Wahconah in the Class B semifinals, 3-1, at Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield on Thursday...

By JEFF LAJOIE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Three goals in the first quarter set the tone for the Frontier field hockey team, as the top-seeded Redhawks handled their business to set up yet another sectional championship matchup with rival Greenfield.Addie Harrington netted...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — When asked how it felt to be heading to her first Western Mass. finals as head coach of the Belchertown field hockey team, Dina Brunetti couldn’t think of any words to describe it.She collected her breath following the No. 1 Orioles’ 2-0...

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GREENFIELD — Four different players recorded a goal – all in the first half – for the Hopkins Academy girls soccer team on Wednesday afternoon, as the Golden Hawks bounced back from their first loss of the season on Tuesday with a decisive 4-0 road...

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AMHERST — After the Amherst Regional football team missed out on the postseason despite a 6-2 record a year ago, Hurricanes head coach Vinnie Guiel loaded up his team’s independent slate with strong teams from all over the Commonwealth in hopes of...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — There wasn’t much separating the Smith Vocational and Mahar girls volleyball teams on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Western Mass. Class C Tournament. The third-seeded Vikings stormed ahead to win the first set and take a 1-0 lead,...

It was a special night for Madeline Hockman.The Amherst senior scored the 100th goal of her varsity career, and the Hurricanes scored all four of their goals in the second half to earn an impressive 4-0 victory over Frontier on Tuesday night.Hockman...

Belchertown star Michael Murray may have been disappointed with his 4-over-par round of 76 at the MIAA Division 1 Golf Championship at The Haven Country Club in Boylston, but he finished in the top 10 (tied for ninth) to put a bow on his spectacular...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Heading into its final regular season game of the season against Hampsihre Regional on Monday afternoon, the Smith Academy field hockey team had a record of 7-7-2 and sat at No. 35 in the MIAA Division 4 power rankings.It was a must-win...