Sports
High schools: Seventh-inning rally helps Turners Falls softball edge Frontier 6-3 (PHOTOS)
By JEFF LAJOIE
The middle portion of a huge three-day stretch for the Turners Falls softball team saw the Thunder save their best for last on Friday.Trailing 3-1 entering the top of the seventh inning against Frontier, Janelle Massey clubbed a game-tying two-run...
Bulletin Board: Orange’s Delaney Parker helps Westfield State women’s track capture MASCAC title
Orange’s Delaney Parker helped the Westfield State women’s track & field team capture the 2024 MASCAC Outdoor Track and Field Title at the Jerry Gravel Track and Alumni Field in Westfield on Friday.Westfield’s quartet of Parker, Eliza Lee, Emily...
Former Recorder sports, copy editor Bob York dies at 77
By JEFF LAJOIE
Bob York was one of the first people I ever met at the Greenfield Recorder.My first foray in the business came in 2004. A freshman at UMass, I finagled my way into 14 Hope St. when the newspaper was in need of high school football stringers. I figured...
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Minutemen ready for their spring formal
Good morning!Over 150 gridiron alumni will be at Saturday’s UMass football spring game. Recruited to UMass when they were schoolboys, they’re returning to help coach Don Brown give his players a glimpse of the program’s legacy.Longtime Minutemen...
Track & field: Greenfield, Mohawk Trail split dual meet
It was a dual meet split for the Greenfield and Mohawk Trail track and field teams on Thursday.The Greenfield boys captured a 90-54 victory over the Warriors while the Mohawk Trail girls snagged a 123-18 victory over the Wave.Here are the winners from...
High schools: Amy Mihailicenco, Greenfield girls tennis edge Turners Falls (PHOTOS)
Two rivals played another tight match at the Davis Street Courts on Thursday, as host Greenfield won two of the three singles matches en route to a 3-2 win over Turners Falls.Amy Mihailicenco was a 6-4, 6-4 winner at No. 1 singles for the Green Wave,...
Bulletin Board: Danielle Zraunig helps Franklin First to GGSL victory
Danielle Zraunig did it in the circle and at the plate, powering Franklin First Credit Union to a 5-3 win over Elks Club in a Greenfield Girls Softball League Junior Division contest at Murphy Park in Greenfield on Thursday night.Zraunig pitched well...
Softball: Turners edges Tech, Greenfield’s Paulin notches 100th hit, Mahar win first game since 2019
The expectation going into Thursday’s Powertown showdown between undefeated Turners Falls and Franklin Tech was that runs were going to be at a premium.That was certainly the case.Turners Falls ace Madi Liimatainen struck out 16 and allowed just one...
Country Club of Greenfield holding Youth Golf Camp June 24-27
The Country Club of Greenfield is holding its Youth Golf Camp from June 24-27. The camp will be capped at 25 children on a first come, first serve basis. The fee is $170 for the first family member and $140 for each additional family member. The camp...
High schools: Lilly Ross records 100th career hit in Franklin Tech’s win over Northampton
Lilly Ross reached the century mark, and the Franklin Tech softball team continued its perfect start to the season on Wednesday.Ross smacked an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning for the 100th hit of her varsity career, and the Eagles...
Baseball: Wyatt Edes’ walk-off single lifts Frontier past Amherst 6-5
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After stranding a pair of runners in scoring position in a tie game in the sixth inning, the Frontier baseball team made sure to capitalize when runners reached in the seventh on Wednesday against Amherst. Tied 5-5 in the bottom of...
On The Ridge with Joe Judd: What time should you turkey hunt?
If I had a dime for every time someone asked me the best time to hunt turkeys during a season, I’d have a bucket full of dimes. Think about it for a minute, what are the factors that turkey hunters should be considering to best utilize their time when...
High Schools: Jakhia Williams propels Turners girls track past Athol
Jahkia Williams had a big day for the Turners Falls girls track and field team on Tuesday during a meet against Athol. Williams won the long jump (13 feet, 2.25 inches), 100-meter dash (13.4 seconds) and 200 (29.5), helping the Thunder pull out a...
Softball: Jaylynn Chapalonis pitches Athol past Pioneer (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
NORTHFIELD — Make it three wins in a row for the Athol softball team. After knocking off Mahar and Northampton last week, the Bears looked to stay in the win column when it traveled to take on Pioneer Tuesday. Behind a strong pitching performance from...
Bulletin Board: Greenfield Post 81 holding tryouts on May 4th, 5th and 11th
The Greenfield Post 81 American Legion Baseball Team, which features both junior and senior teams, will hold registration and tryouts on May 4, 5 and 11 at 1 p.m. each day at Vets Field in Greenfield. Players from all Franklin County schools are...
High schools: Skyler Steele powers Frontier softball past Wahconah
It was a birthday to remember for Skyler Steele.The Frontier slugger smacked a home run and drove in five runs as the Redhawks cruised to a 15-3 victory over Wahconah in a Franklin County League West contest on Monday at Zabek Field in South...
Bulletin board: Landon Allenby, Lucas Allenby shine at USA Snowboard and Freeski Association Nationals
Greenfield’s Landon Allenby and Lucas Allenby traveled to Copper Mountain in Colorado to compete in the United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association Nationals earlier this month, and the brothers showed out well against the best in the...
Baseball: Athol outlasts Franklin Tech in nine-inning thriller (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — Tied 4-4 after seven innings, extra frames were needed to decide a winner between the Franklin Tech and Athol baseball teams on Monday. Both teams stranded a runner on third base in the eighth, but it was the Bears that broke through...
GMLB, Newt Guilbault gets seasons underway Sunday (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
Greenfield Minor League Baseball and Newt Guilbault Community Baseball League held their opening days on Sunday, each getting their seasons underway with a parade followed by the first day of games. In a GMLB Majors contest, Maniatty Real Estate’s...
Bulletin Board: Gary Tashjian, Cheri McCarthy win Twice As Smart Pickleball Tournament
Four Rivers Charter School student Sam Whitney hosted the Twice As Smart Pickleball Tournament on Saturday at Green River Park in Greenfield, raising $1,500 for “Twice as Smart,” a Greenfield based program that tutors and supports at-risk...
