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The Athol boys basketball team came to play on the defensive end of the floor against Smith Academy on Friday. The Bears pulled ahead 30-16 at the half and held the Falcons to a mere 10 points in the final two quarters, pulling away with a 51-26...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the first time this winter, the MIAA released its statewide tournament power rankings on Friday.The Pioneer boys basketball team is the highest ranked team in the Recorder area. Following a 7-2 start to the season, the Panthers come in at No. 4 in...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SPRINGFIELD — The Hoosac Valley boys basketball team found a groove from deep against Pioneer on Thursday in the Hoophall Classic at Springfield College’s Blake Arena. Hoosac’s Joey McGovern knocked down three 3-pointers in a row to open the game,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — Deerfield Academy girls hockey coach Brooke Fernandez couldn’t have asked for a more complete performance from her squad on Wednesday against Northfield Mount Hermon. The first meeting of the season between the two rivals saw DA walk away...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

While many around Franklin County were displeased shoveling out after the storms over the weekend, one person was smiling from ear-to-ear: Mohawk Trail cross country ski coach Mark Pollard. After all, it’s impossible to have a cross country ski season...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Following a slew of close games to open the season, the Greenfield boys basketball team put together a full 32 minute effort to pull away against Mahar on Tuesday. The Green Wave held a narrow 12-10 lead after eight minutes but turned it...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Following a back-and-forth first period, the Amherst hockey team took command during the second period against Greenfield on Monday. Tied 1-1 after 15 minutes, the Hurricanes took the lead on a Skyler Ferro goal with 8:12 to go in the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Can the Mohawk Trail girls alpine ski team bring a third straight MIAA state championship trophy to Buckland this winter?The Warriors took home the state title in 2021, the first girls title in program history, and followed it up with a second...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It wasn’t the trip to Lake Placid the Massachusetts hockey team was hoping for. Competing in the Adirondack Winter Invitational last week, the Minutemen went 0-1-1, falling to Cornell in a shootout (the game was officially scored as a tie) before...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Goals came early and often when the top two teams in the Wright Division got together at Lossone Rink on Wednesday.In the end, an overtime winner from Jake Jurek propelled Greenfield to a wild 6-5 victory over host Easthampton.Greenfield got out to a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

As always seems to be the case with the winter sports season, it’s over before you know it. While the season began just a few weeks ago, most teams are around one-third of the way through their regular season slate. League title races are shaping up...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ATHOL — Things weren’t looking good going into the fourth quarter for the Mahar boys basketball team against rival Athol on Tuesday. The Senators trailed an unbeaten Bears squad 42-32 going into the final eight minutes, but Mahar saved its best for...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After getting a quick holiday break, both the UMass men’s and women’s basketball teams are back in action on Saturday. The Minutemen return to the Mullins Center after a trip to Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic and will host Siena at 1 p.m. The...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The new year can be a time of reflection, one where people can look back on the positives that happened over the past 365 days. Across the Recorder area, there were plenty of major accomplishments in the sports world, from local squads winning state...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — State championship teams tend to be tight-knit groups that compete for one another. That mentality defined the 1964 Greenfield cross country team. That 1964 team — which consisted of Dave Ciszewski, Dennis Bates, Jon Thompson, John...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

PETERSHAM — Rebecca Rodgers returned to where it all began this holiday season. Rodgers, a Leyden native who graduated from Pioneer Valley Regional School, is currently living in Minneapolis, Minn., training and competing for Team Strouse, the No. 2...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BUCKLAND — Make it two dual wins in a row to open the season for the Franklin Tech wrestling team. After beating Hampshire in its season opener, the Eagles traveled to Buckland on Wednesday and came away with a second straight victory. Franklin Tech...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Pope Francis girls hockey team picked up a pair of Greenfield High School students this winter. Sophomore Meghan Collins and freshman Grace Laurie have been playing hockey since they were young, and wanting to play at the high school level,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

When Lea Chapman, Kait Trudeau, Trinity Doane and Kyra Goodell joined the Franklin Tech girls basketball team as freshmen four years ago, the Eagles went 6-4 in a COVID-shortened season. Since then — with that core in place — Franklin Tech has been on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

When discussing the 2023-24 boys basketball season, the two local programs everyone seems to want to talk about are Pioneer and Greenfield. It’s easy to see why. Greenfield reached the Western Mass. Class C championship game and qualified for the...