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Div. 4 boys tennis: Doubles teams close it out as PVCICS clips Fairhaven for spot in first-ever Final Four (PHOTOS)
06-07-2024 9:09 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the first time all season, the No. 2 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion School boys tennis team found itself in a 2-1 hole after three matches in the MIAA Division 4 state quarterfinals.If the Dragons wanted to punch their ticket to the...

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Smith College women’s basketball reaches Div. III title game for first time in program history with 61-54 OT victory over Wartburg
03-14-2024 9:34 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Smith College point guard Ally Yamada escaped the press in the backcourt, dribbled out the final seconds of the clock and jumped into Jessie Ruffner’s arms. Then, she hopped down, violently high-fived Ruffner multiple times and jumped right back into...


Women’s basketball: Smith College turns its attention to Wartburg in second consecutive NCAA Division 3 Final Four appearance
03-13-2024 1:52 PM

By GARRETT COTE

Trailing by one point with under five minutes left in the game, the Smith College women’s basketball team found itself in an unfamiliar situation.It wasn’t the fact that the Pioneers were trailing in the fourth quarter of an NCAA Division 3 Elite...


MIAA girls basketball: Worcester South too much early as Northampton bows out in Div. 2 semifinals (PHOTOS)
03-12-2024 9:18 PM

By GARRETT COTE

CHICOPEE — Perry Messer blinked once, maybe twice.Before he did that, his No. 7 Northampton girls basketball team was lining up for tip-off against No. 6 Worcester South in the MIAA Division 2 Final Four with a trip to the state title on the line.When...


MIAA girls basketball: Northampton rallies past powerhouse Walpole, secures spot in Div. 2 Final Four
03-08-2024 8:52 PM

By GARRETT COTE

WESTWOOD — His team hadn’t done it all game, but Perry Messer continued to try to drill it into their heads.Struggling to find consistently open looks against No. 2 Walpole’s 1-3-1 zone defense, Messer, the No. 7 Northampton girls basketball team’s...


Girls volleyball: Longtime Amherst coach Kacey Schmitt reflects on career after announcing retirement
12-25-2023 2:02 PM

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...


Men’s soccer: Amherst College sets sights on Washington and Lee in NCAA Division 3 Final Four
11-29-2023 5:04 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS

The Amherst College men’s soccer team has been on the ride of its life during the NCAA Division 3 Tournament, but the club hasn’t made it easy on their coaching staff or fans. The Mammoths (17-2-3) are one game away from playing for a national title,...


Div. 4 volleyball: Frontier downed by Bellingham in state semifinals, loss marks Sean MacDonald’s final match with the program
11-14-2023 9:00 PM

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...


Div. 3 volleyball: Top-seeded Medfield too much for Amherst in state semifinal sweep (PHOTOS)
11-13-2023 8:40 PM

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?...


CC Thayer’s three-run double powers Hampshire Regional past Clinton, into Div. 4 state final (PHOTOS)
06-13-2023 8:07 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

WORCESTER – CC Thayer never saw the ball drop. With how Clinton’s Ella Repole pitched against Hampshire Regional, it wouldn’t have surprised if it found a glove instead of grass. But the neon yellow ball fell just beyond the center fielder’s...


How Smith College basketball built a D3 Final Four contender
03-17-2023 2:40 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The line wrapped around Smith College’s Indoor Track & Tennis complex an hour before tipoff. Smith athletic director Kristen Hughes’ phone lit up with a text, “It’s like a Rihanna concert out here.”Ainsworth Gymnasium holds roughly 500 people, and the...


Smith basketball forward Morgan Morrison named D3 Player of the Year
03-16-2023 2:33 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Morgan Morrison analyzes basketball possessions as an engineer. The Smith College senior views defenses and opponents as problems and challenges to be solved.“There’s never not an answer to me,” Morrison said. “When I’m watching the game when I’m on...


Boys hockey: Late goal dethrones St. John’s Prep and sends Pope Francis to Division 1 title game
03-13-2023 3:49 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

LOWELL – Ryan O’Leary gave himself a terrible view of Pope Francis’ game-winning goal against top-seeded St. John’s Prep.The forward from Easthampton was setting up for a rebound when Nick Petkovich’s snap shot dribbled over the goal line just past...

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