Bulletin Board: Phil Brodeaur helps GIlmore & Farrell to GMLB win

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Phil Brodeur tossed a gem, pitching a shutout while allowing just two hits to send Gilmore & Farrell to a 6-0 win over Maniatty Real Estate in a Greenfield Minor League Baseball Majors Division game Friday in Greenfield.

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Skribiski Family keeping watch on the Windy City

Good morning!Shake the Skribiski family tree and out fall bats, balls and a Hallmark movie. Brothers Dave, Ed and John, and sister Cheryl were raised in Sunderland and played sports at Frontier. Ed was drafted by the Reds but chose to enroll at UMass and play shortstop for coach Dick Bergquist.

HS Notebook: Pioneer baseball, Turners softball, Frontier track capture outright league titles

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

With the regular season winding to a close and the Western Mass. Tournament about to kick off, let’s take a look at league title winners from this spring. 

HS Roundup: Frontier girls tennis defeats Chicopee, 4-1

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Frontier girls tennis player Ella Sibley had to grind to earn her team a point on Thursday against Chicopee. 

Bulletin Board: Franklin First Credit Union defeats Pristine Orientals in GGSL action

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Grayson Baker had two hits and an RBI, Joanna Burgin tallied a hit while Lily Melissa Beckwith and Maya Towne also hit safely in Franklin First Credit Union’s 3-0 win over Pristine Orientals in a Greenfield Girls Softball League contest Thursday. 

The Real Score with Emily Must: Teeing Up the Next Generation of Sport Leaders

As the weather turns and the spring flowers bloom, you may be thinking of picking up a new outdoor activity and I hope golf is at the top of that list. While long considered a sport for the elites in country clubs, recent research by the National Golf Foundation has reported some encouraging new trends. The number of golf trials has hit record or near-record levels in recent years, with 3 million or more on-course beginners starting every year since 2020.

HS Roundup: Pioneer baseball moves to 16-0 following 8-1 win over Greenfield (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — With five games in six days to close out the regular season, the Pioneer baseball team knew it would need to be focused if it wanted to keep its unbeaten record intact going into the postseason. 

Bulletin board: Mohawk Trail alum Grace Poplawski tabbed at Westfield State’s Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Westfield State’s Grace Poplawski was honored as the Owl athletics Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year this week. 

HS Softball: Big fifth inning leads Hampshire Regional past Greenfield, 4-2

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — A pair of teams with state title aspirations met at Vets Field on Wednesday. 

UMass hockey: Minutemen unveil 2025-26 schedule; open at home against Northern Michigan

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team unveiled its 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday and a unique slate awaits the Minutemen next season.

On The Ridge with Joe Judd: Creating memories that will last a lifetime

As the 2025 wild turkey hunting season heads into the final stretch, I’m scratching my head wondering, “How did it get by us so fast?” Seems like only yesterday that we were talking about the excitement of another opening day, and now we’re just a few days away from the final week, and already counting the days until opening day of the 2026 season!

HS Roundup: Frontier boys track stays unbeaten with win over Greenfield

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It was a massive Intercounty League meet between the Greenfield and Frontier boys track teams in South Deerfield on Tuesday, as both sides entered with unbeaten records. 

Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin records 1,000th career strikeout in win over Mount Greylock

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s MacKenzie Paulin joined an exclusive list on Tuesday. 

HS Softball: Pioneer takes down Athol, 13-1, in five innings (PHOTOS)

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — It’s been a steady rebuild for Marty Mulvihill and the Pioneer softball team.

Bulletin Board: Maniatty’s beats New Fortune in GMLB action

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Toby Campbell pitched and knocked two hits, Riley Gray hit a home run while Damien Shields added two hits in Maniatty Real Estate’s 8-2 GMLB win over New Fortune on Tuesday. 

Golf for a cause: Greenfield Kiwanis Club holds successful annual outing at Country Club of Greenfield

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – Thirty-three teams of four teed off at the Country Club of Greenfield on Monday as part of the Greenfield Kiwanis Club’s annual golf tournament to raise money for Warm the Children.

HS Roundup: Pioneer baseball takes down back-to-back Div. 3 champion Oakmont, 7-3

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Pioneer baseball team continues to pass each test it takes. 

Bulletin board: Greenfield Adult Recreation Singles Tennis League seeking players

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Greenfield Adult Recreation Singles Tennis League is looking for players. The league is scheduled to start on May 19, with a friendly mixer on May 18 at 4 p.m. at the Beacon Field Tennis Courts on Sanderson Street in Greenfield. 

Baseball: Greenfield's Conner Bergeron allows just one hit as Wave take down Turners Falls, 11-1, in five innings

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield’s Conner Bergeron was a puzzle the Turners Falls baseball team couldn’t solve on Monday.