HS Roundup: Fast start propels Greenfield girls basketball past Palmer, 51-35 (PHOTOS)

The Greenfield girls basketball team came out firing against Palmer on Friday. The Wave knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in the first quarter to race ahead, 18-6, after one. The offensive surge continued, as Greenfield pulled away with a 51-35...

Bulletin Board: David M. Petrin Alumni Hockey Game set for Feb. 15

The 32nd annual David M. Petrin Alumni Hockey Game will be held Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield. The game will feature Greenfield High School and Green Wave alumni.All GHS and Green Wave hockey alumni are welcome to...

UMass hockey: Cornell scores 3 in the third period to defeat the Minutemen, 4-2, in Desert Hockey Classic

It was a third period to forget for the UMass hockey team on Friday.Taking on Cornell in the Desert Hockey Classic, the Minutemen held a 2-1 lead going into the third period after Michael Cameron scored with 16 seconds to play in the middle frame.That...

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: College football vocabulary lessons

Good morning!New words and terms keep creeping into the sports dialect. In hockey, the boards are the wall; athletic director is athletics director; u-Mass is YOU-mass.Without warning or explanation, the NCAA changed what had simply been called...

HS Roundup: Mohawk Trail girls basketball blows past PVCICS, 43-11 (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail girls basketball team did its job to earn its second win of the season on Thursday. Hosting PVCICS, the Warriors rolled out to a 24-4 halftime lead and opened the third quarter on an 18-0 run to take a 42-8 lead into the...

UMass hockey: Minutemen to play Cornell to open Desert Hockey Classic

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team is back in action Friday when it takes on No. 16 Cornell during the first game of the 2025 Desert Hockey Classic in Tempe, Arizona.The Minutemen return to the ice 23 days following their last official game – Dec. 11 against...

UMass football: Minutemen hiring Jared Keyte as new defensive coordinator

AMHERST — Both coordinator coaching positions now appear to be in place for the UMass football team.UMass is hiring Rutgers nickelbacks coach Jared Keyte to be the program’s next defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to the Daily Hampshire Gazette...

High school notebook: Hampshire League South showing depth early in season

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Hampshire League South was expected to be a tightly-contested race throughout the season and thus far, that indeed looks like it will be the case. Pioneer (5-0 overall, 2-0 league), Greenfield (4-2, 2-1), Mahar (2-2, 0-2), Frontier (4-1, 2-1) and...

Owen Wright, Frances Duncan capture victories in annual Sawmill River 10K

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – A total of 119 runners rang in the new year on Wednesday, competing in the annual Sawmill River 10K Run hosted by the Montague Parks and Recreation Department. Even with the drizzle and cold air, runners from across the Pioneer Valley...

UMass basketball: Despite career-high 33 points from Rahsool Diggins, Minutemen drop A-10 opener at Saint Joseph's

By RYAN AMES

A career-high 33 points from Rahsool Diggins wasn't enough in the UMass men's basketball team's 81-72 loss to Saint Joseph's on Tuesday afternoon at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia.Diggins went 10-for-22 from the floor, including 2-for-6 from beyond the...

Former UMass basketball player Mike Babul dies at 47

Mike Babul, the 1996 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year who starred for the UMass men’s basketball team in the late 1990s as a lockdown defender, died on Monday at the age of 47 after suffering a heart attack, according to The Sun...

Local Roundup: Mahar girls basketball earns first win of the season following 47-16 triumph over Pioneer (PHOTOS)

After giving up 12 points to Pioneer in the first quarter, the Mahar girls basketball team locked in. The Senators didn’t allow a point in the second quarter and held the Panthers to just four points in the second half, allowing Mahar to earn its...

Franklin County sports stories that shaped the year 2024

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It was another exciting year of sports in Franklin County and throughout the Recorder area. Some teams brought home state championship trophies, some earned Western Mass. titles. A local legend was inducted into her sport’s Hall of Fame while a number...

UMass roundup: Allie Palmieri scores 31 points as Minutewomen open A-10 play with 78-61 win over Fordham

It was an impressive start to the UMass women’s basketball team’s final Atlantic 10 Conference season.The Minutewomen opened A-10 play in fine fashion on Sunday afternoon, building an early lead and keeping Fordham at arm’s length en route to a 78-61...

Girls Basketball Roundup: Frontier opens game on 24-1 run to knock off Franklin Tech, 82-28 (PHOTOS)

The Frontier girls basketball team was ready to go from the opening tip against Franklin Tech on Friday. The Redhawks broke open a 24-1 lead just seven minutes into the contest before taking a 56-14 halftime advantage. That allowed them to run away...

HS Roundup: Pioneer pulls away in second half to knock off Hoosac, 51-43 (PHOTOS)

A pair of teams that reached the 2023-24 MIAA Division 5 boys semifinals met at Messer Gymnasium on Friday. Pioneer hosted Hoosac Valley, with the Panthers taking a 25-23 halftime lead after an Alex McClelland layup before the buzzer sounded. It was...

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Breaking down UMass’ ‘vision’ for football

Good morning!UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford has released a four-page memo to season ticket holders titled “A Vision for UMass Football” that promises a phoenix will rise from the ashes of a broken program.The 2,666-word document reads at times...

HS Roundup: Hot start lifts Mahar boys basketball past Hopkins Academy for first win

A hot start sent the Mahar boys basketball team to its first win of the season on Monday night.The Senators led 23-6 after one quarter and cruised to a 72-29 Hampshire League South victory over Hopkins Academy in Orange."Nice to get a win on the...

Jon Breor becomes second Greenfield boys basketball player to reach 1,000 points though Green Wave fall to Pioneer (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Greenfield High School has waited a long time for its second boys basketball player to join the 1,000 point club. Angelo Thomas became the first Green Wave boy to hit the 1,000 point mark in 1993, and while seven Greenfield girls...

Indoor track: Greenfield, Frontier, Mahar, Mohawk Trail compete in second meet of season

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College, with Frontier, Greenfield, Mahar and Mohawk Trail participating. The Green Wave and the Senators opened the day in the early meet before the Redhawks and the...