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HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox fell to the Bristol Blues 2-1 on Thursday night in front of one of the largest crowds of the season at MacKenzie Stadium.The Blue Sox hosted ‘Bark in the Park’ night, and a slew of four-legged friends were in attendance....

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The Mid-American Conference (MAC) will add women’s rowing as its 23rd sponsored sport when UMass joins the league in 2025-26. “We're extremely excited about the creation of the MAC Rowing Championships, beginning in the Spring of 2026,” said...

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John Calipari has taken the head coaching job at Arkansas, according to multiple reports late Sunday night. The contract is expected to be completed within 24 hours.Calipari spent 15 seasons at Kentucky, where he won over 400 games and a national...

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After two Western Mass. Class C titles in two seasons as a varsity program, Frontier boys volleyball has ditched its independent schedule and is joining the Eastern League in pursuit of a Western Mass. three-peat.Sean MacDonald, who led the Frontier...

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Northampton senior Roan Dunkerley has signed a one-year contract with the Boston Glory, a semi-pro team that competes in the Ultimate Frisbee Association. On a team primarily made up of college students and recent graduates, Dunkerley is the lone high...

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When I was nine years old, my third-grade class had a stuffed animal mascot, Tag the Tiger.My teacher, Mr. Peters, assigned us a creative writing story on Tag every couple of weeks. Written with my third-grade Ticonderoga scrawl in a black and white...

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When UMass joins the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, athletic director Ryan Bamford expects the school will bring in more revenue than it did when competing in the Atlantic 10.“This will allow us to grow our revenues to the...

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Amherst versus… Amherst?They say yes.With UMass’s entrance into the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, the Minutemen are going to need some new rivals. And the athletic directors at UMass and Buffalo are already working on...

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With UMass’ move from the Atlantic 10 to the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, recruiting for football and men’s basketball is sure to change.The Daily Hampshire Gazette caught up with Dajoure Hollingsworth, a football commit who...

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HATFIELD – Boys and girls basketball seniors came together at Smith Academy Friday night for the annual Hampshire-Franklin County All-Star game, and they weren’t afraid to show off and let loose in the final high school basketball game of their...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Scouting the South Hadley girls basketball team must be a headache.And judging by the Tigers’ 19-game win streak, those scouts haven’t exactly been successful.Senior guard and captain Drew Alley may be the leading scorer, but a crop of...

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AMHERST – A once-promising season for the Amherst College women’s hockey team ended in a home ice overtime loss for the second straight year, as the Mammoths fell 2-1 to Elmira in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at Orr...

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AMHERST – UMass may be joining the MAC in all sports in 2025-26, but the football program is no stranger to the conference. From 2012-15, the Minutemen competed in the MAC as a football-only member, going 8-40.In the eight years since, UMass has...

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AMHERST – UMass is moving its 21 sports from the Atlantic 10 to the Mid-American Conference, though the Minutemen don’t exactly have a home for every sport in their new conference.Baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross...

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AMHERST – One of the benefits for the UMass football program’s transition to the MAC will be potential entrance into a conference championship game, something the Minutemen have not been able to play for in eight years as an FBS independent.The Daily...

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AMHERST – Though UMass only officially announced its transition from the Atlantic 10 to the MAC at Thursday’s press conference, it’s a move that’s been in the works for months, if not years.UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford came into the job in...

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Over the weekend, the UMass baseball team recorded its first win over a ranked opponent in over 20 years, handing No. 13 Virginia its first loss of the season with a 10-5 road win on Saturday afternoon.Granby High School graduate Mike Toth was at the...

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HOPEDALE – The Granby boys basketball team never got into any sort of rhythm against No. 8 Hopedale’s unique zone defense. The visiting ninth-seeded Rams saw their season come to an end with a 55-22 loss on Wednesday night in the MIAA Division 5 Round...

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HOLYOKE – Holyoke guard Aden Cabrera nicked the ball from a Westwood player, weaved through a maze of green jerseys in the middle of the court, almost tripped, caught his balance, dribbled past another green jersey and then dished the ball to Davian...

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UMass Hall of Famer and ESPN college football analyst Rene Ingoglia spoke with the Daily Hampshire Gazette to share his thoughts on UMass’ move to the MAC for the 2025-26 academic year, ending its short-lived and unsuccessful experiment as an FBS...

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SOUTH HADLEY – Paul Dubuc’s beard is long.It’s white and full. And it’s been seven years since the South Hadley girls basketball coach has given it a proper trim.Midway through this season, his players asked him if he would shave it if they won the...