Class C baseball: Top-seeded Drury uses 10-run inning to rally past Athol, advance to play Greenfield in sectional final

By HOWARD HERMAN

NORTH ADAMS — The Athol baseball team got on the board first at Joe Wolfe Field, putting the pressure on host Drury.

Bulletin Board: Four Rivers boys, girls ultimate finish in second at Div. 1 state championship

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Four Rivers girls ultimate team came up just short of a state championship on Sunday.

HS Roundup: Greenfield baseball, Franklin Tech and Turners softball punch tickets to WMass title games

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield baseball team will be playing for a Western Mass. championship this week. 

HS Roundup: Greenfield softball, Pioneer baseball reach Western Mass. championship games

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield girls softball team is heading back to the Western Mass. Class C finals for the fourth year in a row. 

Western Mass. Div. 2 Track and Field Championship: Seven locals earn individual first place finishes in Williamstown

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WILLIAMSTOWN — The rain and cold weather didn’t slow down athletes at the Western Mass. Div. 2 Track and Field Championship on Saturday at Mount Greylock. 

Baseball: Athol takes home Bi-County North title following 4-1 win over Franklin Tech

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ATHOL — The weather might have moved the Bi-County League North title game between the Athol and Franklin Tech baseball teams from its scheduled location of Dunkin’ Park in Hartford to Athol, but that didn’t make the game any less important.

Bulletin Board: Frontier boys, girls tennis qualify for state tournament

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The MIAA boys and girls tennis brackets were revealed on Friday, with two Recorder Area teams making the cut. 

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Reviewing The Athletic’s UMass football story

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WMass Semifinal Preview: Seven area schools look to clinch spots in title game

And then there were seven.

Bulletin Board: Jeff Seymour and Andy Helgerson shoot low gross in Timmons-Messer League

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Jeff Seymour and Andy Helgerson shot the low gross of 36, followed by Neil Slocomb and Dan Castine (37) in the Timmons-Messer League at Northfield Golf Course Wednesday.

WMass D2 Track Preview: Eleven Recorder Area athletes enter as top seed in their events

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The track and field postseason has arrived.

HS Roundup: Franklin Tech softball hits three home runs to take down Mount Greylock, 15-3, in Class C quarterfinals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It was the start to the Western Mass. Tournament the Franklin Tech softball team hoped for on Wednesday.

Baseball Roundup: Greenfield’s Caleb Thomas holds Franklin Tech to two hits as Wave advances to Class C semis with 11-1 win

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — After reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals of the MIAA Div. 5 state tournament the last two years, the Greenfield baseball team is hoping this is another year where it plays its best at the most important time of the season.

HS Tennis: Belchertown lifts Class B title following 5-0 sweep over Frontier (PHOTOS)

By RYAN AMES

BELCHERTOWN — In less than ideal weather conditions, the Belchertown girls tennis team successfully defended its Class B Western Massachusetts title with a 5-0 victory over Frontier on Wednesday in the championship match. Second doubles was the only match to go three sets as the Orioles proved its place as the top-ranked team in Class B, who kept the second-seeded Redhawks pointless for the first time this season.

Bulletin Board: Pipione’s takes down Elks Club in GGSL contest

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Eleanor Jones and Hazel Muise-Sheldon each knocked three hits in Pipione’s Sport Shop’s 2-1 win over Elks Club in a GGSL contest Wednesday. 

HS Roundup: Frontier girls tennis edges St. Mary's for spot in Class B final

By RYAN AMES

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It all came down to one match.

HS Roundup: Raine Wonsey strikes out 18, hits home run in Frontier softball’s 4-2 win over South Hadley (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The current No. 2 and No. 3 ranked softball teams in the Western Mass. Class B tournament met at Zabek Field on Monday to close out the regular season. 

Bulletin Board: Greenfield Garden Cinema takes down Descavich in GGSL contest

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Dani Zraunig singled and doubled, Penelope Gioules knocked two hits while Maisie Miller struck out 11 and added a hit in Greenfield Garden Cinema’s 7-6 win over Descavich Plumbing in a GGSL contest Monday. 

Local Roundup: Frontier girls track takes second at Steele Relays

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Dr. George Steele Relays took place on Saturday in West Springfield, with the Frontier girls placing second, the Pioneer girls taking seventh, the Mohawk Trail girls tying for eighth and the Redhawk boys finishing in eighth place. 

HS Baseball: Jackson Glazier, Pioneer baseball finish regular season undefeated with extra-inning win over Drury

By Howard Herman

NORTH ADAMS — Saturday’s game had a chance to be over even before it reached the halfway point. That could have cost Pioneer its perfect season.