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By HANNAH BEVIS

The UMass women’s basketball team returned from the Cancun Challenge with a little more of a tan and a lot to work on. It wasn’t a huge surprise that the Minutewomen went 0-3 in the tournament – they were going up against incredibly tough opponents,...

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DEVENS – Evan Hedlund has been Frontier’s top performer all season, and he showed why he’s one of the best runners in the state on Saturday at the MIAA Division 3 Cross Country Championships at Fort Devens.Hedlund walked away from Saturday’s race with...

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FITCHBURG – After falling 3-1 to No. 2 Bellingham in the MIAA Division 4 state semifinals, the No. 3 Frontier girls volleyball team spent a little extra time in their huddle postgame Tuesday night. As family and friends who traveled 90 minutes to...

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AMHERST – Throughout most of the first two periods, it seemed like neither UMass or Vermont would be able to break a scoreless stalemate. The beginning of Friday night’s Hockey East game was almost relaxed, and it looked like Vermont might be able to...

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After the high of an overtime win against Northeastern and the rest from a long weekend has worn off, the UMass ice hockey team is back and ready to rumble against Hockey East foe Vermont this weekend. On paper, this should be a pair of very winnable...

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AMHERST – The UMass women’s basketball team put away its first win of the season in convincing fashion over Saint Peter’s Monday night, picking up a 56-44 non-conference victory at the Mullins Center. Junior Stefanie Kulesza put on a show for the...

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Consistency is the name of the game for the UMass ice hockey team. Against both Michigan and Boston University, the Minutemen had trouble finding their legs in the first game of back-to-back series. They came back strong against both teams in the...

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WESTFIELD – The Frontier girls cross country team continued its impressive postseason performance run on Saturday.The Redhawks took third place in the Western Mass. Class B race for the second year in a row on Saturday at Stanley Park. Frontier’s Leah...

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The UMass football team will suit up for its third home game of the season on Saturday afternoon against Arkansas State (2-2), and the Minutemen are still looking for their first victory at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.This will be the second consecutive...

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HATFIELD — From the very beginning of Thursday’s Valley League field hockey game between Smith Academy and Mohawk Trail, the Falcons were pushing the pace on the offensive end. After a 6-0 defeat to East Longmeadow to open the season, Smith Academy...

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HOLYOKE – Tuesday’s MIAA Division 5 semifinal baseball game hung by a tenuous thread in the bottom of the fifth inning.  No. 9 Hopkins Academy had a slim 5-3 lead, but No. 5 Pioneer was working on its comeback effort. The Panthers had clawed their way...

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AYER — Going into the season, the Frontier baseball team set three goals for its squad – win the league, win a Western Mass. title and win at least a couple of games in the state tournament.The Redhawks were able to check all of those goals off over...

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WESTFIELD – For Turners Falls pitcher Madi Liimatainen, Tuesday’s Western Mass. Class D final was everything she wanted and more. The sophomore struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits in an 8-1 victory over No. 2 Hopkins, returning the...

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EASTHAMPTON — For four innings, Friday’s matchup between defending MIAA Division 5 state champion Greenfield and Div. 4 quarterfinalist Easthampton was a pitcher’s duel. Greenfield ace MacKenzie Paulin and Easthampton star Rosie Follet kept both teams...

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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...

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EASTHAMPTON — As the Easthampton girls basketball team prepared for a Western Mass. Class B quarterfinal contest against Frontier, another game was lingering in their minds — last year’s state tournament game with the Redhawks, where Frontier captured...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD – Monday night’s matchup between the undefeated Hopkins boys basketball team and a Frontier side plagued by injury and illness seemed destined for another Golden Hawks victory. Hopkins had already bested Frontier once earlier in the...

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It can be hard for any new program to get off the ground during the early stages. There’s a lot that goes into creating a team — finding the right coaches, developing enough chemistry together, getting used to the grind of practice and games.But in...