UMass hockey: Maine rallies from two-goal deficit, ties Minutemen 2-2 in regular season finale

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The No. 16 UMass hockey team let a two-goal third-period lead slip away in its 2-2 tie against No. 5 Maine on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

Ally Landau’s last-second basket lifts Smith College basketball past Amherst 52-50, into fourth straight NCAA Div. 3 Sweet 16 (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College women’s basketball team’s nine-point fourth quarter lead in the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball second round had evaporated. Amherst College clawed its way back in it on the defensive end, holding the host Pioneers to just six points for the first 9 minutes, 30 seconds of the frame, and got a massive 3-pointer from guard Reagan Pahl with 13 seconds left to tie the game at 50 apiece. Smith’s deafening crowd turned silent as head coach Lynn Hersey called timeout to draw up a play.

UMass basketball: Mullins Center says goodbye to the Atlantic 10 with final league home game before move to MAC

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When the final buzzer sounded to signal the end of the UMass men’s basketball team’s regular season, which ended in a 74-51 loss to Loyola Chicago on Saturday afternoon at Mullins Center, the arena’s staff immediately began tearing up the floorboards of Jack Leaman Court to get ready for the Minutemen’s hockey game at 7:30 p.m.

UMass basketball: Loyola Chicago dominates Minutemen in regular season finale, 74-51

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass men’s basketball team concluded its regular season with a whimper in a 74-51 loss to Loyola Chicago Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.

Div. 5 Boys Basketball: Pioneer blows out Ware, 75-29, to reach Final Four for second straight season (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Good luck stopping the Pioneer boys basketball team. 

High School Notebook: Can anyone slow down the Pioneer boys basketball team?

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

And then there was one. 

Wrestling: Franklin Tech’s Mia Marigliano looking forward to New Englands after becoming first All-State champ in program history

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the first time in its storied history, the Franklin Tech wrestling program has an All-State champion. 

UMass hockey: Huge weekend pair with Maine on tap to close Minutemen’s regular season

By RYAN AMES

As the great Michael Buffer would say, ‘Let’s get ready to rumble!’

NEPSAC Tournament: Deerfield Academy boys hockey shuts down Nobles to earn 4-1 victory in Elite Bracket quarterfinals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The top-seeded Deerfield Academy boys hockey team looked every bit the part in its NEPSAC Elite Bracket quarterfinal contest against Noble & Greenough School on Wednesday. 

Div. 4 girls basketball: No. 4 Bourne holds off upset-minded No. 13 Frontier for 64-60 Round of 16 win

The Frontier girls basketball team was feeling upset-minded Wednesday night on the Cape.

“Instilling an expectation of success:” How Greg Carvel became UMass hockey program’s all time winningest coach

By RYAN AMES

‘Winning’ and ‘UMass hockey’ were like oil and water before Greg Carvel arrived in Amherst.

UMass basketball: Minutewomen to open Atlantic 10 tourney against Saint Louis

By GARRETT COTE

After defeating George Washington in their regular season finale on Feb. 26, the UMass women’s basketball team completed a turnaround for the ages and earned the No. 7 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

UMass football: Minutemen announce schedule for 2025 season, will open MAC slate Oct. 4 against Western Michigan

The UMass football team and Mid-American Conference announced the release of their official schedules for the 2025 season on Wednesday. 

Div. 5 boys basketball: Top-seeded Pioneer cruises into Elite 8 via 75-43 win over Old Colony (PHOTOS)

By GEORGE MILLER

NORTHFIELD — The time may come when Pioneer finds itself in a life-or-death struggle on its path through the Division 5 state basketball tournament, but the first two rounds haven't yet presented any such obstacles for the unbeaten and top-seeded Panthers.

Div. 4 Boys Basketball: Greenfield falls to O’Bryant, 70-67, in double OT Round of 16 thriller

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BOSTON — With a spot in the MIAA Division 4 quarterfinals on the line, neither Greenfield or the O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science boys basketball teams were giving an inch Tuesday night. 

Div. 5 boys basketball: Mahar eliminated by defending state champ New Mission in Round of 16

A second consecutive run through the MIAA Division 5 state tournament wasn’t in the cards for the Mahar boys basketball team this winter. 

Deerfield Academy boys hockey, NMH girls basketball earn No. 1 seeds in NEPSAC tournaments

The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) playoffs get underway on Wednesday, with a number of Deerfield Academy and Northfield Mount Hermon teams gearing up to make runs at a championship. 

Bulletin Board: FCHA 13-14U Bantam wins state championship

The Franklin County Hockey Association’s 13-14U Bantam team left New England Sports Center in Marlborough with some hardware over the weekend. 

Greenfield’s Gloria McDonald selected for A Shot For Life Field Hockey All-Star Game

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s Gloria McDonald will get to showcase her talent on the field hockey pitch against some of the best players in the state. 

Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: March Madness and The Screaming Coaches

March Madness starts in two weeks and we’ll be watching a lot of basketball. I’ve been watching basketball for over 75 years, starting with my All American father when I was just a boy. Later, I followed my brother who was the point guard on a great high school team. With all this legacy, I thought I would be good at basketball as well, but that was not to be. I could run, jump, and shoot, but when I got on the court with nine other guys, I felt like I was in the middle of Hwy 91 without a car. Not so for many of the players we will see in the coming weeks. I continue to be amazed by the skill of today’s players, their ball handling and speed is truly amazing.