80th Invitational Four Ball: Defending champs Wolanske and Donoghue seek third title

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After Thursday’s qualifying round, the 80th Invitational Four Ball at Country Club of Greenfield heated up on Friday during the opening round of match play.

Path of a champion: Leverett native Glenn Wong Jr. played key role in Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA title run

By GARRETT COTE

Just over a month ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to capture the franchise’s first championship since the team moved to Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008. Confetti fell inside the Paycom Center as Thunder players celebrated on stage and accepted the Larry O’Brien trophy.

Bulletin Board: Frontier, Greenfield punch tickets to DRIVE League semifinals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The intensity was high at Nichols Gymnasium on Thursday during the boys varsity quarterfinals of the DRIVE League.

Joe Harasymiak, Minutemen speak at MAC Football Media Day ahead of 2025 season

By RYAN AMES

The Mid-American Conference held its annual football media day as part of the MAC Football Kickoff at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday.

80th Invitational Four Ball: Shaun Fleming celebrates competing in tournament for 40th time

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Invitational Four Ball got underway on Thursday at Country Club of Greenfield, marking a monumental year for the tournament as it marks its 80th year.

Greenfield 8U Ducks impress at Cal Ripken Regionals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After taking home the championship trophy at the Massachusetts Cal Ripken State Tournament last week, the Greenfield 8U All-Stars got to compete against the best in New England at Regionals in Milford, Connecticut this week.

UMass announces its 2025 Hall of Fame Class

By RYAN AMES

UMass athletics unveiled its Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Thursday afternoon. Michaela Butler, Victor Cruz, Deanna Groark and Chaz Williams will be inducted as part of the George "Trigger" Burke Hall of Fame Class of 2025, with the induction ceremony scheduled for Sept. 6.

Junior Legion: West Springfield takes down Greenfield Post 81, 4-1

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The West Springfield Post 207 Junior Legion team came to Vets Field on Wednesday with nothing to lose.

Bulletin Board: Greenfield Tennis Association dedicates court to Trevor Bross

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

On Sunday, the Greenfield Tennis Association dedicated one of the courts at Highland Park to a former league president.

80th Invitational Four Ball gets underway at Country Club of Greenfield on Thursday

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the 80th consecutive year, the Invitational Four Ball will take place at Country Club of Greenfield.

UMass basketball: Frank Martin impressed by new-look Minutemen through three weeks of summer practice

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Another summer filled with workouts, practices and scrimmages — along with community service projects off the hardwood — is almost over for the UMass men’s basketball team as head coach Frank Martin now enters season No. 4 in charge of the Minutemen, and it’s safe to say he’s had a blast hanging around his new team.

Bulletin Board: Playoffs begin in Franklin Tech Girls Summer Basketball League

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The playoffs of the Franklin Tech Girls Summer Basketball League got underway on Tuesday, with Mahar taking down Athol, 44-8, behind 13 points from Jaya Eady, 12 points from Taylor Paluk, seven points from Aledine Almeida, six points from Zoe Woodard and two points from Kaylee Mercier, Haylee Paluk and Stasi Sanders.

Bulletin Board: Mike O’Connell takes home Crumpin-Fox Senior Club Championship

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Crumpin-Fox Club held its Senior Club Championship over the weekend and it came down to a playoff to determine the champion.

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: MLB All-Star Game losing the plot at the plate

Good morning!If Ted Williams was to rise from the dead and see that Tuesday’s All Star game was decided by a “swing off,” his response wouldn’t have been suitable for print in a family newspaper. In Ted’s day, swing-offs happened at Benny Goodman concerts.

Built to last: How DRIVE Hoops became the longest-running basketball league in Western Mass.

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Chris Brown directs traffic at the top of the key. He tells his teammate, Troy Snell, to set a down screen for Ethan Slavin. Slavin comes off of it, catches the ball and throws it right back to Brown, who rips through and attacks the paint. Brown comes to a jump stop and pump fakes.

Bulletin board: Evelyn King’s late 3-pointer lifts Athol to OT win in Franklin Tech Summer League (PHOTOS)

By JEFF LAJOIE

Evelyn King drained the game-winning 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Athol girls basketball team to a thrilling 35-34 victory over Hopkins Academy in a Franklin Tech Summer Basketball League contest on Thursday night in Turners Falls.

Legion baseball: Caleb Thomas, Greenfield Post 81 close season in style with dominant win over Aldenville

By JEFF LAJOIE

It would’ve been easy for the Greenfield Post 81 Senior American Legion team to call it a summer. With one game remaining in their season on Wednesday night, Post 81 was already eliminated from postseason consideration with a lengthy trip to Chicopee to play Aldenville Post 337 at Szot Park on tap.

Bulletin board: Raine Wonsey, Menace advance in Franklin County Summer League

By JEFF LAJOIE

Raine Wonsey struck out 14 in six innings of work, helping sixth-seeded Menace edge No. 3 Magic, 3-2, in a Franklin County Summer Softball League quarterfinal round playoff contest on Wednesday at Murphy Park.

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

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.