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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Add another chapter to the storied rivalry between Greenfield and Turners Falls. The two softball teams met Wednesday night for the second time in five days — Greenfield won the first game 3-2 — and another pitching duel ensued between...

Hannah Gilbert became the latest Franklin Tech softball player to reach the 100-hit milestone. The junior entered Wednesday’s game against Pioneer sitting at 99 career hits and cracked a single and a triple to put her over the 100 hit mark for her...

It was a successful day for the Greenfield track team on Wednesday against Athol. Ava Fortin won the javelin (78 feet, 9 inches), pole vault (6-6), mile (6 minutes, 32 seconds) and the 800, helping lead the Green Wave girls to a 110-17 victory. The...

Sam Connors tossed a gem, and the Mahar baseball team avenged a loss to Smith Vocational earlier this season with a 1-0 win in an independent contest on Tuesday in Orange.Connors went all seven innings, striking out 10 while scattering six hits and...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BUCKLAND — It’s always a big track meet when Frontier and Mohawk Trail face off. The two squads met on Monday, and the Redhawks stayed unbeaten on both the boys and girls side as the Frontier boys picked up a 94-48 victory while the Redhawk girls...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — With a Hampshire Regional runner standing on second base and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, eighth grader Kalin Dubay stepped to the plate – the Raiders trailing by one run.Dubay worked the count and fouled off several...

MacKenzie Paulin did it at the plate and in the pitching circle, powering the Greenfield softball team to its third win in as many days and a 3-2 rivalry victory over Turners Falls on Saturday afternoon at Vets Field.Paulin smacked a solo home run in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Girls Softball League kicked off its season on Saturday at Murphy Park, with Franklin First Credit Union squaring off against Freedom Credit Union in Junior Division action. Behind a trio of hits and three strikeouts in the...

A day after completing a comeback victory over Greenfield, the Frontier softball team looked like it had another rally in the works on Friday against South Hadley.The Tigers held a 1-0 lead going into the sixth inning when the Redhawks rallied,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — After giving up a run in the first inning, Franklin Tech pitcher Hannah Gilbert locked in for the final six frames on Friday against Hopkins Academy. The junior gave up one hit and one walk in the first and one hit in the third, but...

It wasn’t looking good for the Frontier softball team heading into the bottom of the sixth inning against Greenfield on Thursday. The two-time defending state champs held a 2-0 lead, but the Redhawks were able to get a run back in the sixth. Seventh...

Make it two Tri-County North League wins to open the season for the Frontier girls tennis team. After knocking off Greenfield in their league opener, the Redhawks followed it up with a 5-0 victory over Turners Falls on Wednesday in South...

Turners Falls pitcher Joey Mosca did all he could to hold down a potent Pioneer lineup on Tuesday. Mosca gave up two runs in the first inning but settled in from there, not allowing a run the rest of the way while striking out six. The Turners bats...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — It was a unique early season challenge the Franklin Tech softball team faced on Tuesday. The Eagles hosted Blackstone Valley Tech — an unfamiliar Central Mass. team which made it to the MIAA Div. 4 Round of 16 last year and bumped up...