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NORTHAMPTON — The third meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and  four Hampshire County schools competed while two enjoyed their bye week.Frontier, Northampton and South Hadley all participated in the early...

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AMHERST — With the clock ticking under a minute left and Richmond possessing a 69-62 lead with the ball, the UMass men’s basketball team needed a stop to have any chance at finding its first Atlantic 10 win of the season.But the ball found an open...

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BELCHERTOWN — After the Belchertown girls basketball team took a 13-9 lead into the second quarter, visiting Drury went on a 7-1 spurt to start the frame and took a 16-14 lead. But the Blue Devils’ best ball handler, Jacinta Felix, ran into foul...

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While the UMass men’s basketball team is experiencing a step back from a 20-win season last winter to a team that looks destined to finish toward the bottom of the Atlantic 10 this season, the UMass women’s basketball team is in the exact opposite...

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NORTHAMPTON — A college basketball team doesn’t wind up in Sweet 16, Final Four and national championship games in consecutive seasons coincidentally. And if you walk into Ainsworth Gymnasium at some point this winter, it’s evident why Smith College...

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What a year it has been across the Hampshire County sports world. From January to December, the Pioneer Valley witnessed one of its very own capture a trio of gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a local college team capture an NCAA national...

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Come fall, which is perhaps the best time to get out and play a round of golf thanks to the combination of lovely weather and gorgeous foliage, every golfer in New England knows the inevitable winter weather is on the horizon. Yet despite being aware...

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Jameson Dion was fresh off a 295-yard, five-touchdown rushing performance against Putnam in the opening contest of his senior season at Amherst Regional, and the Hurricanes were set to host Springfield International Charter School in their first night...

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NORTHAMPTON — The second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College, with Amherst, Frontier, Northampton, South Hadley, Hampshire and Holyoke participating throughout the day.The Purple Knights and Raiders opened the...

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AMHERST — When the University of Massachusetts announced it would be moving its athletic programs to the Mid-American Conference for the start of the 2025-26 academic school year, one program in particular was left with a question mark. The MAC...

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AMHERST — Following a flurry of defensive coaching hires from new UMass head football coach Joe Harasymiak over the past two weeks, the Minutemen have started to round out the staff on the offensive side of the ball. It started with offensive...

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SPRINGFIELD — Sometimes when a team loses, self-inflicted wounds or a poor performance stand as the reasons why. Other times, however, the opposing team is simply better.Both were the case on Saturday evening at the MassMutual Center in Springfield,...

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Ethan Czaporowski isn’t a stranger to game-winning goals in sudden-death overtime championship game situations. Although Czaporowski was ecstatic and stormed the field with the rest of his University of Vermont teammates after Maximilian Kissel evaded...

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AMHERST — After Northeastern erupted for 10 straight points as part of a 12-1 run late in the second half, the UMass men’s basketball team saw its double-digit lead with under seven minutes left evaporate as the clock ticked under two to go.But as he...

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GRANBY — After a strong close to the second quarter, the Granby girls basketball team went into halftime with a 25-22 advantage on its home floor. Despite leading scorer Kalli White bouncing in and out of the game due to injury, the Rams diversified...

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Maximilian Kissel scored a thrilling goal in sudden-death overtime to lift the Vermont men’s soccer team over Marshall, 2-1, in the NCAA Division 1 national championship in Cary, N.C. on Monday night.It was the ninth championship game decided by...

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AMHERST — The wait is over.The UMass football team has hired an offensive coordinator, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported on Monday night that Mike Bajakian has agreed to a deal to become the next OC for the Minutemen.Bajakian spent last season as...

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HATFIELD — Chace Earle was picking apart the Smith Academy boys basketball team’s zone defense in the first half. The Hopkins Academy junior had 16 of his team’s 20 points as the Golden Hawks held on to a 20-18 lead at the break.Falcons head coach...

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SOUTH HADLEY — When a team reaches the state championship game, it’s typically led by a group of seniors – veteran players that have accumulated experience and played in pressure situations throughout their careers. They’re unfazed when playing in big...

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AMHERST — UMass football head coach Joe Harasymiak continues to add to his defensive coaching staff, and a pair of new hires were made over the past several days – sources told the Daily Hampshire Gazette.On Friday, UMass agreed to terms with Nyeem...