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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — After pulling out a 53-50 win in the opening round of the Western Mass. Class D Tournament against Monson on Monday, the Smith Academy boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals. 

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Prior to Tuesday’s tip off between the No. 1 Granby boys basketball team and No. 4 Mahar in the PVIAC Class C semifinals, Rams head coach Dylan Dubuc only had one thing on his mind — and if his team could execute it, he didn’t see an upset happening.

It was quite the start to the postseason for the Smith Academy boys basketball team.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Bri Heafey stepped to the foul line for three shots in the second quarter of the No. 2 Northampton girls basketball team’s PVIAC Class A quarterfinal matchup with No. 7 Westfield on Monday night. The Blue Devils senior needed to knock down a pair to give her 1,000 career points.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WILLIAMSTOWN — As a defending sectional champion, Hampshire Regional’s Adin Clifford knew everyone would be trying to knock him off on during Saturday’s Western Mass. Division 3 Wrestling Championship at Mount Greylock Regional School. 

By GARRETT COTE

BOSTON — The Amherst girls were the No. 1 seed coming in, and they left no doubt in a dominant showing in the 4x200-meter relay at the MIAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.

Kalli White poured in 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half, lifting No. 4 Granby to a 57-47 win over fifth-seeded Smith Academy in the PVIAC Class D girls basketball quarterfinal round on Friday night in Granby.

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — As the adage goes, the third time is the charm.

By GARRETT COTE

BOSTON — Athletes and teams from across the Valley are set to compete in the MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center this weekend, starting with Amherst, Holyoke and Northampton competing in the Division 3 meet on Friday before Frontier, Hampshire and South Hadley participate in the Division 5 meet on Sunday.

Brice Letendre poured in a game-high 31 points, and the Belchertown boys basketball team picked up a huge victory for postseason purposes on the road in Easthampton Tuesday night.

By GARRETT COTE

WOODFORD, Vt. — The Amherst Regional girls Nordic ski team has seen a plethora of different athletes lead the Hurricanes’ pack throughout the course of this season. Each meet it’s typically someone new at the front, and that’s what makes their team so dangerous in meets with high stakes like Tuesday’s 2025 MIAA Nordic Ski Championships at Prospect Mountain.

Cameron Graves scored a season-high 17 points, and the Smith Academy boys basketball team turned a 19-16 halftime lead into a 44-40 victory over Hampshire Regional in Hampshire League North action on Friday night in Westhampton. The game was tied headed into the fourth quarter before the Falcons won the final eight minutes 14-10.

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Leading 2-1 late in the third period, the Amherst Regional boys hockey team just had to hang on for another two minutes to sweep the season series with Easthampton on Friday afternoon at Lossone Rink.

A trio of Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy fencers went undefeated as a team during their last two competitions, where they faced off against nine other schools. The three fencers, junior captain Willa Barman, junior River Burnell-Wojtech and senior Klara Sokop, not only represent PVFA, but Northampton High School as well.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Amalia Guerra is a perfectionist. She won’t stop working until she feels she has honed her craft. And even when the day comes where the Northampton girls swimming senior feels like she’s accomplished perfection, she’ll continue to find something to improve on.

By RYAN AMES

The 2025 MIAA Nordic Ski Championship meet is fast approaching and the Amherst boys and girls teams are gearing up for their final race of the winter.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD – It was a competitive game at halftime between the Greenfield and South Hadley boys basketball teams on Wednesday at Nichols Gymnasium. 

By GARRETT COTE

Another week of the high school basketball season is nearly over, which leaves just one more until the Western Massachusetts tournaments begin. This is edition No. 5 of the Gazette’s weekly high school basketball notebook – the penultimate prior to postseason play. The MIAA released its latest power rankings for boys and girls basketball on Tuesday morning, so we’ll take another look at those as Hampshire County teams continue to jockey for a playoff spot or better seeding.

It was a big Hampshire League North showdown at Mallet Gymnasium in Athol on Tuesday between the host Bears and Hampshire Regional. 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls basketball team hasn’t had many tests this season.