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Early errors cost Greenfield Post 81 in loss to red-hot Belchertown (PHOTOS)

07-15-2025 9:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Make it nine wins in a row for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as it scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory over Greenfield Post 81 on Tuesday evening at Vets Field.


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Bulletin board: Valley Storm crushes competition, captures Greylock Thunder title

07-15-2025 9:29 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

A dominant effort in the championship game propelled the Valley Storm 14U Black softball team to a title at the Greylock Thunder Summer Storm Tournament over the weekend in North Adams.


A Dream Summer: Greenfield 8U Ducks make history with state title win

07-15-2025 3:45 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

A dream summer continued for the Greenfield 8U All-Stars on Monday night.


UMass enters MAC while conference faces uncertainty

07-15-2025 12:00 PM

By RYAN AMES

All things are not quiet within UMass athletics’ new conference home.


Backyard baseball, reimagined: Greenfield kids launch their own Wiffle ball league

07-15-2025 9:00 AM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s Toby Campbell and his friends were trying to figure out ways to have fun this summer.


Medal haul: West squads strike gold, silver and bronze at Bay State Games

07-14-2025 8:26 PM

By RYAN AMES

Medals were abundant for area athletes over the weekend during the Bay State Games competition, as all five West teams that competed finished with some hardware to take home.


Bulletin board: Andy Lesenski, Terry Boyce repeat as club champs at the Country Club of Greenfield

07-14-2025 2:33 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

Andy Lesenski’s dominance continued over the weekend.


Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: 60,000 Thoughts a Day — Make Yours Count

07-14-2025 7:47 AM


Bulletin Board: Greenfield Post 81 Junior Legion improves to 11-1 with win over Belchertown

07-11-2025 9:10 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Hunter Donahue and Hayden Girard each cracked two hits as the Greenfield Post 81 Junior Legion squad improved to 11-1 on the season with a 13-6 victory victory over Belchertown on Thursday at Vets Field.


Downes does it again: 19-year-old from Longmeadow makes Mass. Am history at GreatHorse

07-11-2025 6:02 PM

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — After shaking hands with his opponent, Woodland Golf Club’s Patrick Kilcoyne, on the 12th green, Ryan Downes hopped on the back of a golf cart and took the long ride up toward the clubhouse with his caddie — the two all smiles.


New era begins: Whitmore looks to spark Athol girls basketball revival

07-11-2025 1:43 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Just like their counterparts in Orange, the Athol girls basketball team will have a new coach next winter.


Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Harasymiak Hits the Reset Button — and the Clock’s Already Ticking

07-11-2025 11:00 AM

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Bulletin Board: Westford’s Maddie Smith wins 92nd Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur Championship

07-10-2025 9:15 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The semifinals and championship match of the 92nd Massachusetts Girls Amateur Championship took place on Thursday at Crumpin-Fox Club, with Westford’s Maddie Smith taking home the title.


117th Mass. Amateur: Hometown kid Downes survives thriller, sets up title match with Kilcoyne at GreatHorse

07-10-2025 6:45 PM

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — The hometown kid has a chance to make history at the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship — again.


Bay State Games 2025: West softball repeats as champions with 11-7 win over Coastal

07-10-2025 4:20 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEVENS — The West softball team is leaving the Bay State Games with a gold medal for the second straight year.


Bulletin Board: Western Massachusetts Soccer Officials Association seeking refs for fall season

07-09-2025 8:57 PM

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Western Massachusetts Soccer Officials Association is seeking new referees for the upcoming fall season. WMSOA members officiate private and public school soccer matches in Hampshire and Franklin County.


Quarterfinal lineup finalized at GreatHorse as home club stars Downes, Walthouse advance to Day 4 at 117th Mass. Amateur

07-09-2025 8:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

HAMPDEN — The grueling third day of competition at GreatHorse is over, and Thursday’s quarterfinals are now set.


Silver finish for West: Local stars battle in Bay State Games baseball final

07-09-2025 8:12 PM

By RYAN AMES

MALDEN — Several area high school baseball players captured the silver medal in the 2025 Bay State Games Baseball Showcase tournament at Rotondi Field at Howard Park on Wednesday. The West team fell to Central, 10-1, in the Gold Medal game, which wrapped up competition of the three-day event.


92nd Mass. Girls Junior Amateur: Granby’s Regan impresses in state debut, falls short in match play

07-09-2025 5:11 PM

By GARRETT COTE

BERNARDSTON — The pressure of playing in her first-ever Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship didn’t seem to bother Granby’s Ryley Regan, as the eighth grader who plays on the Hopkins Academy golf team cruised to a 3-up start through five holes.


On The Ridge with Joe Judd: The red ghost of Shelburne

07-09-2025 12:57 PM

A recent picture sent by a close friend of mine in Shelburne, and who wishes to remain anonymous, not only got my wheels turning, but also brought to me a moment of appreciation for the many pictures I receive from people throughout the region — simply in the sense of sharing what they see though a lens or an iPhone, sometimes in their own backyards! So thanks to my anonymous friend, and to the many others who have taken the time to reach out during these many years of sharing time together “On the Ridge.”


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