Sports
Greenfield baseball coach Tom Suchanek still thriving in 50th season on the job
By CHIP AINSWORTH
The recent hot temps and sunny skies made it a perfect time to watch the summer game. On April 14, the Greenfield High School baseball team played Hopkins Academy at Veterans Field and onlookers were scattered from foul pole to foul pole.Some stood in...
Bulletin Board: CCG hosts Volunteer Day Scramble
Tom Schneider, Joe Viadero, Ernie Patnode, Scott Lyman and Bob Perkins placed first with a low gross score of 33 in the Volunteer Day Scramble at the Country Club of Greenfield on Thursday. Bill Wardwell, Jim Bassett, Peter Jenkins and Gordon Parker...
H.S. Roundup: Frontier boys volleyball suffers first loss of season, falls to West Springfield
The Frontier boys volleyball team’s unbeaten streak to open the season came to a close on Thursday. Visiting West Springfield took the opening set and didn’t look back, with the Redhawks falling 25-15, 25-15, 25-21 at Goodnow Gymnasium in South...
Turners softball forces extra innings to knock off Wahconah (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
TURNERS FALLS — Seven innings weren’t enough to decide a winner between the Turners Falls and Wahconah softball teams on Thursday. The visiting Warriors trailed 4-1 going into the fifth, but tallied four runs in the frame to take a 5-4 lead. Wahconah...
Wyatt Edes tosses no-hitter to lead Frontier baseball past Greenfield (PHOTOS)
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
SOUTH DEERFIELD — When the Frontier and Greenfield baseball teams have gotten together in recent years, runs have been hard to come by. That was the case again on Tuesday when the two Suburban League West rivals met for their first matchup of the...
Local finishers at the 127th Boston Marathon
The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, with 10 Franklin County residents heading out to complete the 26.2 mile course. Odin Moore of Conway was the top finisher in the area, as the 19-year-old completed the course in a time of...
Bulletin Board: Northfield Golf Club hosting Northfield 350th Celebration Golf Tournament in July
The Northfield Golf Club is holding the Northfield 350th Celebration Golf Tournament on July 8. The tournament is individual stroke play format, with the entry fee being $80. Entries open on May. 1. There will be a men’s and women’s division, with...
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...
