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UMass basketball: Minutemen look to rebound against Saint Louis; Minutewomen hope to snap skid at URI
01-26-2024 4:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


High schools: Central’s defense thwarts Northampton 52-33 in battle of top girls basketball teams (PHOTOS)
01-25-2024 9:51 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Basketball notebook: Northampton boys hanging tough against loaded Valley League
01-25-2024 8:41 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Colleges notebook: Westfield State hires former UMass player Seth Kaplan as new baseball coach
01-25-2024 5:36 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Slow start dooms UMass women’s basketball against Davidson 
01-24-2024 9:22 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


“Nice call, ref”: Pulling back the curtain in regard to the high school basketball officiating situation in western Massachusetts
01-24-2024 5:40 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


UMass basketball: Saint Joseph’s hands Minutemen another heartbreaking loss 78-77
01-23-2024 10:12 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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,...


Girls basketball: Drew Alley, Maddie Soderbaum help South Hadley take down Hoosac Valley for big win
01-22-2024 9:35 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


UMass basketball: Winning back-to-back Atlantic 10 games the goal as Minutemen welcome Saint Joseph’s
01-22-2024 7:00 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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....


Indoor track: PVIAC Meet No. 5 results
01-22-2024 4:19 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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,...


UMass hockey: Nick VanTassell’s first career goal lifts Minutemen past Northeastern 2-1
01-21-2024 1:03 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


UMass basketball: Rahsool Diggins keys second-half charge as Minutemen run away from George Washington 81-67
01-20-2024 5:01 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Girls basketball: Belchertown’s improvement evident in 52-47 OT loss to Agawam (PHOTOS)
01-18-2024 9:36 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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,...


Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Field Hockey Player of the Year: Charlotte Johnson-Mersack, Northampton
01-18-2024 5:41 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Colleges notebook: UMass can’t close in loss to Loyola Chicago; checking in on Smith College, Amherst College 
01-18-2024 5:37 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


UMass basketball: Philip Alston’s last-second three-point play lifts Loyola Chicago past Minutemen 79-78
01-17-2024 9:44 PM

By GARRETT COTE

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...


Indoor track: Amherst’s David Pinero-Jacome wins 600 meters at PVIAC Meet (PHOTOS)
01-17-2024 8:10 PM

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Coming around the final turn, nobody was within striking distance of Amherst’s David Pinero-Jacome. He had a clear view of the finish line.The senior, who was donning new spikes during Wednesday’s PVIAC Indoor Track Meet No. 4, then...


High school notebook: South Hadley boys look to flip the script in rematch with unbeaten Monument Mountain
01-17-2024 2:15 PM

By GARRETT COTE

South Hadley streaking into marquee matchupFor the second time this season, the South Hadley boys basketball team will meet Monument Mountain – one of two remaining unbeatens in all of western Massachusetts (Duggan Academy being the other). The two...


UMass basketball: Loyola Chicago ahead for both Minutemen, Minutewomen 
01-16-2024 4:44 PM

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass men’s basketball team hits the road for its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference road contest on Wednesday night against Loyola Chicago. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will air on CBS-Sports Network.Entering Wednesday’s game,...


UMass hockey: Competitive Hockey East slate has Northeastern on tap for Minutemen
01-16-2024 3:48 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After tying against UConn, which led to a shootout loss, UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel said in his postgame presser that his team needs to “learn how to win.”With about one-third of its schedule remaining – all against Hockey East...

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