Bulletin Board: Greenfield Tennis Association holding doubles tourney fundraiser Saturday

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield Tennis Association will sponsor a special fundraising morning of community doubles tennis on Saturday. One-hundred percent of the proceeds will go toward the continuing maintenance of the public clay courts of Greenfield.

Turners Falls softball coach Gary Mullins earns 800th career win in state tourney victory over Rising Tide

By GEORGE MILLER

TURNERS FALLS — After only 4 1/2 innings of work Monday evening, the postgame party for Gary Mullins could at least get started at a decent hour.

MIAA Softball: Frontier advances to Round of 16 following 11-2 triumph over Ayer Shirley

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Back in 2022, the Frontier softball team made a surprise run to a state semifinal game. 

MIAA Baseball: Frontier, Greenfield and Pioneer advance to Round of 16 (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Old Colony baseball team refused to go away against Frontier in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Monday. 

Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: The lure of sport gambling

I made my first sports bet when I was in college. I was getting a haircut and the barber handed me a betting sheet for the week’s college football games. I sat down, filled it out, gave him $5 and left. The next day I learned that I had won – easy money. I showed up early the next week, got the new sheet and placed a bigger bet. I lost all my money. The pain from losing that money overwhelmed the joy of winning. I never placed another bet, intrinsically knowing that I wasn’t as good as I thought.

Div. 6 Track and Field: Frontier’s Ben Cachiguango, Pioneer’s Natalie Rios capture state titles on Day 2

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

MEDFORD — Frontier’s Ben Cachiguango and Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco have been battling it out on the track throughout their high school careers. 

Bulletin board: Jason Kelton, Terry Boyce capture Country Club of Greenfield’s Senior Club Championships

Jason Kelton posted a two-round total of 149, good enough for low gross honors at the Country Club of Greenfield’s Senior Club Championship over the weekend.

MIAA tourneys: Jaelyn Boliski throws no-hitter to lead Pioneer softball past Madison Park, 24-4

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 24th-seeded Pioneer softball team showed up to play against No. 41 Madison Park in the MIAA Div. 5 preliminary round on Sunday in Northfield. 

HS Roundup: Mason Lehtomaki tosses no-hitter to lead Franklin Tech baseball past Salem Academy, 3-0

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — What a few days it has been for Franklin Tech’s Mason Lehtomaki. 

Bulletin Board: Louis Falcone wins Alexander Findlay Massachusetts Hickory Open

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Alexander Findlay Massachusetts Hickory Open took place at the Country Club of Greenfield Friday, with Louis Falcone taking first with a score of 72. Dave Beamer carded the low net (67). 

Div. 6 Track: Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco, Frontier’s Ben Cachiguango capture state titles

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

A pair of local athletes snatched MIAA Division 6 Outdoor Track & Field Championship titles on Friday at Tufts University in Medford. 

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Weiss, Team USA make history in Sweden

Good morning!Revenge was a dish best served ice cold at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Sunday, where Tage Thompson’s overtime goal in the Men’s World Ice Hockey championship ended a 92-year title drought for Team USA.

Bulletin board: Tripp, Gould pitch New Fortune to GMLB victory

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Elias Tripp and Liam Gould combined for a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts, helping New Fortune to a 9-2 victory over Smitty’s Pub in a Greenfield Minor League Baseball Majors Division contest Thursday at Lunt Field.

MIAA tourneys: Frontier boys volleyball advances to Round of 32 following 3-0 sweep over Lynn Vocational

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A grueling regular season schedule has the Frontier boys volleyball team prepared heading into the state tournament. 

Div. 5 softball: Mohawk Trail slugs past Boston Collegiate Charter, 23-1, in state tourney prelim (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail softball team was on fire at the plate in its MIAA Division 5 preliminary round contest against 37th-seeded Boston Collegiate Charter on Thursday. 

UMass hockey: Minutemen add high-scoring RIT transfer Matthew Wilde

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team revealed its third and final transfer addition to the 2025-26 roster on Thursday in former RIT forward Matthew Wilde.  

Class C baseball: Late-inning rally sinks Greenfield in 2-1 WMass title-game loss to Drury (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, the No. 3 Greenfield baseball team was clinging to a 1-0 advantage in the Western Massachusetts Class C championship game against No. 1 Drury – and the Green Wave needed senior Caleb Thomas to get them out of a jam to preserve the lead.

Class D baseball: Top-seeded Pioneer shakes off early deficit, holds off Hopkins to capture WMass title (PHOTOS)

By GARRETT COTE

HOLYOKE — They say the third time is the charm, and it most certainly was for the top-seeded Pioneer baseball team on Wednesday afternoon at MacKenzie Stadium.

Bulletin Board: Frontier girls tennis falls to Lenox, 3-2, in Div. 4 Round of 32

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 21st-seeded Frontier girls tennis team gave No. 12 Lenox a run for its money on Wednesday in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32. 

Class C softball: Greenfield hoists 4th straight WMass title following 1-0 shutout over Franklin Tech (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WESTFIELD — Greenfield ace MacKenzie Paulin didn’t know if she was going to be able to play in Wednesday’s Western Mass. Class C final against Franklin Tech.