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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Was anyone surprised that co-coaches Sean MacDonald and Courtney Parent were able to take a group who had never played volleyball before and in just a few months turn them into Western Mass. champions? With the success MacDonald and Parent have had...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

One of the biggest races in Franklin County returns Saturday. The Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon, which returned last year following a two-year hiatus, is slated to be held Saturday at Berkshire East. There were 178 athletes signed up to compete as of...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Following a third consecutive Western Mass. championship, a second straight trip to the MIAA Div. 4 state tournament and another Wright Division title, three Greenfield hockey players were honored with some individual hardware this week.The 2023 Amo...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

If you played high school sports in Franklin or Hampshire County over the last 40 years, there’s a good chance Jeff Tirrell has called your game. After all, Tirrell has been broadcasting high school sports in the area since 1987, with next fall set to...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The last two Western Mass. championship games for the Greenfield hockey team came down to the wire. The Green Wave made a wild comeback before pulling out an overtime win against Wahconah in 2020, and last year, needed a goal in the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The state tournament is officially here. The MIAA announced the brackets for its hockey and basketball state tournaments on Saturday, with a plethora of Recorder area schools earning spots in the field.The Pioneer boys basketball team is the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Abduli Gilmore made Mahar Regional School history last weekend. After taking first in the 113-pound weight class at the Central Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament, the sophomore earned a spot in the MIAA Division 3 Wrestling Championships at...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — The Pioneer girls basketball team saved its best for last on Monday during its quarterfinal game of the Western Mass. Class D tournament.The Panthers trailed No. 5 Mount Everett 42-35 heading into the final frame, but their defense...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — It’s all about surviving and advancing this time of year. That’s what the Pioneer boys basketball team did on Monday in its opening game of the Western Mass. Class D tournament. The No. 1 seeded Panthers found themselves trailing No. 8...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Western Mass. boys and girls basketball tournament brackets have been revealed. The first round of the tournament will take place on Monday, when four Recorder Area teams will be hosting games while six others will be on the road. Eight teams made...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Grapplers who earned top four finishes at the Western and Central Mass. Wrestling Championships last weekend will travel to Wakefield High School on Friday to compete in the annual two-day MIAA Div. 3 Championships.A pair of locals will square off in...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Qualified track athletes from Frontier, Greenfield and Mohawk Trail will make the trip out east to the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury on Thursday to compete in the MIAA Division 5 Indoor Track & Field Championship. The Redhawk girls will be well...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Basketball is a game of runs, as exemplified during Sunday’s Hampshire League South showdown between the Pioneer and Mahar boys basketball teams. It was the Panthers that struck first, going on a 14-2 run early to take a 16-6 lead into...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Last winter, three Recorder area athletes took home Western Mass Division 3 individual wrestling championships while four others made it to their respective sectional championship matches. Two of those three winners have graduated, but all four...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD – The Frontier girls basketball team has grown accustomed to close games as of late. After defeating Lenox on a buzzer beater last Wednesday, it came down to the final minute once again Monday in a Franklin County League North showdown...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Longtime Mahar boys basketball coach Chad Softic reached a milestone few achieve on Tuesday. Softic, who took over the Senators program in 2007, entered Tuesday’s showdown with rival Athol sitting at 199 career wins. After making a name as a defensive...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Greenfield hockey coach Adam Bouchard’s message between the second and third periods on Monday night against Amherst must have been well received.The Green Wave and Hurricanes found themselves knotted 2-2 going into the final 15 minutes...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

If you’ve noticed the lack of news about a 1,000 point basketball scorer in Franklin County the last few years, it’s because there hasn’t been one. It's been three years since anyone in the area has eclipsed the coveted mark. Anthony Peterson engraved...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield hockey player Matt Lavoine has a flair for the dramatic. It’s not often you get a near buzzer-beater on the ice, but the Green Wave senior captain has done so not just once, but twice in a mere 11 games so far this season. Just before the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD – It’s been the kind of season the Athol wrestling team hoped it would be so far this winter. The Bears entered Wednesday’s match against Frontier without a dual meet loss in the Suburban League North, and Athol made sure that didn't...