Sports
Hatfield native Lynne-Ann Kokoski introduced as new Bryant University women’s basketball coach
By JEFF LAJOIE
Lynne-Ann Kokoski’s basketball journey has taken yet another step.The Hatfield native and former Smith Academy star was officially hired as the new head coach of the Bryant University women’s basketball program on Friday. It’s the first Division 1...
On The Ridge: Answering an unanswerable question
If you could only hunt one thing, what would it be?That was a question put to me a few years back while doing a turkey hunting seminar in New Hampshire. It was a simple question, not unlike thousands of others I’ve been asked over the years about...
Bulletin Board: Post 81 holding tryouts in May
The Post 81 American Legion baseball team, which features both a senior and junior squad, will be holding registration and tryouts on May 6, 7 and 13, all taking place at 1 p.m. at Vets Field in Greenfield. The senior team is for those who are 19 and...
Lauren Morse notches 100th career hit as Easthampton softball blanks Turners Falls (PHOTOS)
By HANNAH BEVIS
EASTHAMPTON — Just a couple of months ago, Lauren Morse was making history with the girls basketball team, sinking her 1,000th point in front of a packed home crowd.On a chilly Friday afternoon, she added her name to the history books again with her...
Recorder columnist Joe Judd given “Words of Wisdom” award by Worcester County League of Sportsmen’s Club
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Longtime Recorder outdoor columnist Joe Judd was honored at the 2023 Worcester County League of Sportsmen’s Club’s annual appreciation banquet on March 25 at the Pleasant Valley County Club in Sutton. Judd was given the “Words of Wisdom” award, which...
Bulletin Board: Turners to vote Tuesday on naming pool after longtime swim coach
The pool at Turners Falls High School may soon have a new name. The Gill-Montague School Committee is voting Tuesday on whether to name the pool after longtime Turners swim coach and teacher Wesley Snapp. Snapp started the swim program at Turners and...
Softball: Hampshire holds off Greenfield in battle of top Western Mass. teams, 4-1 (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
GREENFIELD — Runs were hard to come by in Wednesday’s softball contest between Hampshire and Greenfield.That shouldn’t have come as a surprise with Joss Mettey tossing for the Raiders and MacKenzie Paulin in the circle for the Green Wave. Mettey...
Girls tennis preview: New faces throughout Franklin County for 2023 season
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Last spring three Recorder area girls tennis teams appeared in the inaugural MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. More are hoping to join this year, with two of those already out to strong starts. Frontier and Mohawk Trail — which squared off as the Nos. 32...
PHOTO: Opening day at the Country Club of Greenfield
H.S. Roundup: Kyle Begos strikes out seven to lift Franklin Tech baseball past Turners (PHOTOS)
Kyle Begos was dealing for the Franklin Tech baseball team in its season opener on Tuesday against Turners. Begos went five innings on the hill for the Eagles, striking out seven, allowing just two hits and surrendering no walks. All the while the...
Bulletin board: Victoria Marin, Grace Poplawski shine for Westfield State women’s track
A pair of locals propelled the Westfield State women’s track and field team to a solid performance at the Corsair Classic at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday.Greenfield’s Vicky Marin was third in the triple jump for the Owls, posting a top leap of 9.82...
Softball: Easthampton uses big inning to down Frontier
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Easthampton just needed some time to warm up.The Eagles softball team trailed Frontier Regional by two runs after three innings during Friday’s season opener. Cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40s necessitated jackets.Then Lauren...
High Schools: Frontier baseball opens with walk-off, extra-inning win over Amherst
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seven innings wasn’t enough to decide a winner in the season opener between the Frontier and Amherst baseball teams on Friday.The Hurricanes led 2-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh but the Redhawks rallied, putting a run...
On the Ridge: March snowstorm wreaks havoc on white-tailed deer population
A trail cam picture I received from a friend in Leyden after that terrible storm left anywhere from 20 to 39 inches of snow in the upper West County regions left me in awe and deeply saddened as I realized, maybe more clearly than ever before, the...
NMH’s Jack Turowsky commits to play lacrosse at UMass
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Jack Turowsky will be taking his talents to the flagship in 2024. The Northfield Mount Hermon junior has had a big year on the lacrosse field as a midfielder and was selected to USA Lacrosse’s 18U roster this past summer. Colleges began calling but...
Women soccer leaders target breakthroughs in World Cup year
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — In a World Cup year set to drive faster progress in women’s soccer, elections in Europe next month will have a global audience for a potential breakthrough in gender equity. Women soccer executives taking part in an annual...
Bulletin Board: Montague’s Dominic Emery breaks his own state bench press record at 148 pounds
Montague’s Dominic Emery continues to shatter his own Massachusetts state powerlifting records. Emery — who already held the Massachusetts bench press record in the open 148 pound division — broke his own mark last weekend at an event in Oakdale, CT...
AL East Preview: Aaron Judge, Yankees lead MLB’s deepest division
By NOAH TRISTER
From 1998-2003, the five AL East teams finished in the exact same order every season. Back then, the New York Yankees were dominant, the Boston Red Sox were contenders and everyone else was left chasing those teams — and that remained the status quo...
Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events
By STEPHEN WHYNO
Pride nights, held annually for several years by National Hockey League teams to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, are in the spotlight following several high-profile incidents this season.A handful of players have objected to participating in...
March Madness: Low-cut sneakers gain traction on court
By PAT GRAHAM
DENVER — The squeaks from the sneakers on the court sound the same. But these are far from your classic Chuck Taylors or vintage Air Jordans. Or any version of high tops at all.The iconic shoe designed to extend slightly over the ankle has pretty much...
