Indoor track: Plenty of Franklin County winners as PVIAC Meet No. 2 takes place on Sunday

The second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College in Northampton. Frontier and Mohawk Trail competed in the early race. The Redhawk girls defeated the Warriors (78-17) and Baystate (95-0) while the Frontier boys...

Div. 5 volleyball: Madison Park Voc storms back to defeat Pioneer in state tourney opener (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — In the middle of the second set it looked like the Pioneer volleyball team was heading toward a berth in the MIAA Division 5 Round of 32. Taking on No. 35 Madison Park Vocational in the preliminary round on Wednesday, the 30th-ranked...

Boys soccer: No. 7 McCann scores three straight goals to knock off No. 2 Athol, 3-2

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ATHOL — Through the opening 30 minutes Thursday night against McCann Tech, it looked like the Athol boys soccer team was going to cruise into the Western Mass. Class C semifinals. The second-seeded Bears scored twice in those first 30 minutes of its...

High schools: Frontier volleyball sweeps Ludlow in regular season finale

The Frontier girls volleyball capped its regular season in winning fashion on Friday night.On the road at Ludlow, the Redhawks handled their business en route to a 25-17, 25-18, 25-11 independent sweep over the Lions. Frontier improved to 14-5 on the...

UMass football: Toledo rights the ship in the second half to rally past Minutemen, 41-24

By GEORGE MILLER

AMHERST – UMass was clearly at its best very early in the game and coming down the end of the first half Saturday, with its first halftime lead of the season, but the Minutemen couldn't sustain that level over the final two quarters at McGuirk Alumni...

Paige King, Savannah Simmons recipients of inaugural Bob and Pat Hinds Scholarship Award

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The inaugural Coach Bob and Pat Hinds Scholarship Award was handed out to a pair of student-athletes at Mohawk Trail Regional last week. The scholarship, which will give $1,000 to two graduating seniors each year moving forward, was awarded to Paige...

Bulletin Board: Greenfield alum Kelsey Richardson helps lead Herkimer College to the 2023 NJCAA Div. III Softball World Series

It’s been a freshman season to remember for Greenfield alum Kelsey Richardson with the Herkimer College softball team. Richardson — who helped lead the Green Wave to a state championship last spring — was named captain in her first season and played a...

Women’s basketball: Greenfield’s Sam Smith has Babson College in Div. 3 Sweet 16

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Sam Smith is looking to close out her senior season with a bang. The Greenfield High School alum has the Babson women’s basketball team on the brink of making program history. The Beavers locked up a spot in the NCAA Div. 3 tournament following a 23-5...

On The Ridge: Tips for enjoying winter outdoor time

Here we are a little more than 2½ weeks into the new year, and thus far the weather has been more than cooperative for spending time in the outdoors, which can reduce stress, boost your mood, and even bolster the immune system. And there is no time...

Keeping Score: Jon Thompson moving up the ranks at Air Force lacrosse

Good morning!    Jon Thompson was named the associate head coach of the Air Force men’s lacrosse team this summer, and his promotion helped to right a wrong that happened two-and-a-half years ago. Thompson ran a championship caliber lacrosse program...

New NMH hoops coach Michael Shelton hitting the ground running

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Michael Shelton is prepared for the next challenge in his coaching career. Shelton — who spent the last three years as the head boys basketball coach at Governor’s Academy in Newbury — was hired in May for the same position at Northfield Mount Hermon...

Keeping Score: Hockey doc in Germany

Good morning! At Camp Lejeune, he’s saluted as Lt. Commander Douglass Weiss, M.D., but home in Franklin County he’s still Doug, known for his smile and remembered for his hockey prowess.The former Dartmouth captain is on TAD — temporary assigned duty...

Keeping Score: One ring to rule them all

Good morning! In early December after a game at Merrimack College, UMass hockey analyst Brock Hines announced that he was resigning after the 2021-22 season. Hines chose the Merrimack venue because in 1993 it was where he broadcast the program’s very...

On the Ridge: Best shotgun for a new turkey season

An unprecedented 2021 spring turkey hunting season saw more hunters in the woods than ever before due to the pandemic. And now, with 2022 opening day less than two weeks away, turkey hunters are gearing up, practicing their calls, pulling out their...

Keeping Score: End of an era at NMH

Good morning!Shocked isn’t strong enough a word to describe the emotional tsunami that overwhelmed Northfield Mount Hermon in the wake of basketball coach John Carroll’s resignation.The Recorder’s Thomas Johnston broke the story on March 14 that...

Keeping Score: An Eagle has landed

Good morning! Northampton native Jason Tudryn has a new job. Earlier this month he was hired by BC football coach Jeff Hafley to be the team’s recruiting director. “There’s a lot of buckets to fill,” he said of his responsibilities, “but mainly I’ll...

Rich Larsen of Shelburne Falls setting 5K records at age 70

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Richard Larsen wasn’t even running 5-kilometer races until a year ago. The 70-year-old Shelburne Falls resident has been running competitively for over three decades, but in recent years has done more mountain running as it’s better on his body. After...

Indoor Action Sports in Greenfield closing in next two months

GREENFIELD — Indoor Action Sports owner Jeff Coulson announced to his clients Thursday that he’ll be closing the sports facility gradually over the next two months, and hopes the 12.5-acre property will have a new owner by June.“It is a very...

Nine Deerfield Academy student athletes make college commitments

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Deerfield Academy held its National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Nov. 7, with nine Big Green senior athletes signing on to continue their athletic careers at the next level. It’s a wide-ranging group of athletes, led by the men’s lacrosse team...

On the Ridge: Post rut scents and calls

I appreciated the calls from confused hunters regarding my column last week, which was the first in a two-part series about deer hunting and “the rut.” It is amazing how leaving out just a word or two can confuse people, which apparently, I did.Here’s...