Another season in the books for ever-growing Western Mass. Summer Field Hockey League

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — The cheering and screaming could be heard from well down the road. A big speaker placed at the 50-yard line of South Hadley High School’s Memorial Field thumped upbeat music as a bright orange sunset blazed the skyline above. It was the...

Bulletin Board: Browning finishes with top point quota in Knights of Columbus League

Brian Browning finished with the top point quota of plus-7, followed by Rusty Demers (plus-5) and Bob Walker (plus-5) in the Knights of Columbus League at Thomas Memorial on Wednesday. In closest to the pin Ken Mitzkovitz won on No. 7 (eight feet,...

Athol native John Homon to be inducted into U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

John Homon knew he had to find an edge on the competition during his time coaching cross country and track and field at Mount Union College in Ohio. Homon — who grew up in Athol and was part of the 1962 Athol High School football squad that went...

Patriots announce signing of 3-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Running back Ezekiel Elliott is officially heading to the AFC after a free agent deal with the New England Patriots.The team announced the addition of the three-time Pro Bowler on Wednesday. A person familiar with the terms told The...

Porzingis is expected to be ready in time for training camp after foot injury, Celtics say

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics say they expect forward Kristaps Porzingis to be ready in time for the start of training camp after being diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.The team said Wednesday that Porzingis will go through a four- to...

England moves into the Women’s World Cup final against Spain after ending Australia’s run

By JOHN PYE

SYDNEY — Lauren Hemp didn’t let the Women’s World Cup semifinal match between Australia and England become the Sam Kerr show. Hemp scored to restore England’s lead eight minutes after a superb equalizer from Kerr, and then provided a perfect pass for...

Former UMass star Cale Makar named cover athlete for NHL ’24 video game

By GARRETT COTE

Former UMass hockey star Cale Makar can now add another achievement to his ever-growing list.Earlier this week, EA Sports took to social media to announce that Makar will be on the cover of NHL 24 — the latest edition of the sport’s premier video...

Bulletin Board: Lasek wins Patty Berg Flight at CCG 

Annie Lasek shot a 38 while Sue Plante finished with a 39 to top the Patty Berg Flight in a 3 Clubs and a Putter contest in the 9 Hole Women’s League at the Country Club of Greenfield on Tuesday. Ann McHugh (43) and Diana Fordham (44) had the top...

Spain beats Sweden 2-1 with last-minute goal and advances to its first Women’s World Cup final

By ANNE M. PETERSON

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal.Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its...

PHOTOS: Northfield Scouts present colors at Fenway Park

Bulletin Board: Troy Miller wins 2023 Crumpin- Fox Club championship

Crumpin-Fox Club held its club championship over the weekend, with Troy Miller firing a 69 in his third and final round to finish 2-over-par in the tournament and pull off a comeback victory to take home the title.Miller shot a 73 in his opening round...

Will Sanders wins 43rd Bridge of Flowers Classic (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SHELBURNE FALLS — Will Sanders ran the Bridge of Flowers Classic for the first time in 2019 and finished in third. The Marlborough, Conn. resident returned on Saturday for the 43rd running of the race and wasn’t going to be denied a win. Sanders, 36,...

Amherst College’s Dave Hixon one of five coaches being inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The five coaches that will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday represent nearly every wrung of the profession. They’ve combined to win 4,856 games among them.Amherst College’s Dave Hixon spent...

Bulletin Board: Frontier to host youth basketball clinic on Aug. 20

Frontier is hosting a summer basketball youth skills clinic on Sunday, Aug. 20 at Goodnow Gymnasium. The clinic will be led by current college and high school players, including former Redhawk Peter Carey who is now playing at Syracuse. The cost is...

39th Greenfield Triathlon: JoEllen Reino captures ninth title (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — South Deerfield’s JoEllen Reino is going to need to add another shelf to her trophy case with the way she continues to dominate the Greenfield Triathlon. Reino, now 60 years old, has came out the winner in the women’s sprint race the last...

Frontier’s Ben Johnston competes in 2023 Junior World Bass Fishing Championship

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Ben Johnston got to test his fishing skills against some of the best fisherman in the country. Johnston — who is going into his eighth grade year at Frontier Regional School —has been fishing the last six years and a few years ago, started attending...

Six former Greenfield football players continue playing career together at Castleton 

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 2020 high school football season had a different feel to it. After all the season was pushed back from the fall to the spring due to COVID, with teams playing just a four game schedule with no postseason. It’s easy for the memory to brush past a...

Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Train to Prevent Injury

Millions of youngsters will soon return to playing fields and gymnasiums as fall sports begin. Sport injuries will inevitably follow, some by the very nature of sport, but many injuries occur because participants are unprepared. Many injuries can be...

On The Run: Bernd Heinrich’s Big Race

Bernd Heinrich lives off the grid in the woods of western Maine, at the upper end of a rutted jeep track. Inside his cabin, you see his shelves of books on natural history, at least a dozen of which he wrote.Bernd is 83. Born in Germany in 1940, he...

Keeping Score: Hooked on soccer

Good morning!The month of July was a blur, but that’s what happens when you’re having fun. I rented a new Nissan Frontier down at Bradley Airport’s new rental palace and drove to the White Mountains and Saratoga Race Course, watched a Swamp Bats game...