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The Frontier football team is officially in the win column. Taking on Commerce in Intercounty League South action, Kaiden James and Garrett Dredge found the end zone on the ground to lift the Redhawks to a 24-6 victory in South Deerfield...

By GEORGE MILLER

ORANGE — The best news for Mahar came in the first 6½ minutes Friday night; from that point forward, the Senators were left chasing the game.Following Carter Hardy’s recovery of an onside kick on the opening kickoff, Morgan Softic gave the hosts a 6-0...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — For most running backs, rushing for 200 yards would be a career high.For Franklin Tech’s Josiah Little, it’s turning into the norm.After rushing for 273, 181 and 186 yards in the Eagles’ first three games of the season, Franklin Tech...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass football team spoiled its best chance at an FBS win last weekend, losing to Miami (Ohio) after leading by three in the final minute. Not only did the RedHawks march down the field to tie the game and send it to overtime with a Dom Dzioban...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The heart of the high school football season is upon us.After each area team played its three independent games, league play kicks off this Friday. In the Intercounty North, Athol travels to Turners to take on Franklin Tech, Greenfield...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — UMass football lost in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday to Miami (Ohio) 23-20 in overtime, but on Monday, head coach Don Brown was relentlessly optimistic about the Minutemen’s prospects. UMass led the defending MAC champs 20-17 with just...

By HOWARD HERMAN

ATHOL — Midway through the second quarter of Friday’s game, Athol running back Sawyer Lefsyk had given his team momentum with a 64-yard touchdown drive.On the next series, Lee quarterback Omari Smith was picked off by Raydin Sousa and the Bears were...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — What a difference a year makes.Back in 2023, the Northampton football team didn’t win a game until its very last contest of the year, and it took a miracle touchdown as time expired. But in 2024, the Blue Devils are a completely...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — In rivalry games, it often comes down to players making plays.On Friday at Vets Field, it was Greenfield’s Erik Martineau and Angel Politis who continuously stepped up against Frontier.Martineau hauled in a pair of touchdowns and returned...

Make it three wins in a row to open the season for the Franklin Tech football team. Taking on Pathfinder at St. Joseph’s Park on Friday, the Eagles got a dominant performance from running back Josiah Little. The senior found the end zone six times,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — During UMass football’s game with Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Minutemen wide receiver Anthony Simpson not only didn’t play – which wouldn’t have been questioned considering he left their Week 2 game against Toledo with an injury...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The best word to categorize the UMass football team’s homecoming game victory against Central Connecticut State on Saturday is quite simple. Ugly.In the 35-31 win, both teams combined for 26 penalties resulting in a whopping 241 yards. The...

By DYLAN THOMPSON

NORTH ADAMS — The Mahar football team found its groove on the ground against McCann Tech on Friday. Behind three touchdowns from Jayden Delgado, the Senators walked away with a 22-8 win over the Hornets. After McCann turned the ball over on downs on...

By GEORGE MILLER

SOUTH DEERFIELD — If the key to football success is having a standout running back get his toe stepped on in the lead-up to a game, maybe more teams would make that annoyingly painful decision.Josiah Little didn't let his own banged-up toe slow him...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — It seemed as if the only team that was going to beat South Hadley on Friday night was itself.The Tigers coughed up five, that’s right, five, turnovers — four fumbles and an interception — to a pesky Greenfield defense, each one...

The Athol football team has made going 2-0 look easy. After cruising to a 48-16 win over Murdock in their opener last week, the Bears followed it up with a 40-0 triumph over Pathfinder on Friday in Thorndike. Aaron Oullet set the tone on the first...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The UMass football team seeks its first win of the 2024 season on Saturday, when it hosts Central Connecticut State at 3:30 p.m. in the annual homecoming game.After three double-digit losses against MAC schools to start the year, the Minutemen have...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Another week, another big win for a MAC school.A week after Northern Illinois beat No. 5 Notre Dame on the road 16-14 in a game it was paid $1.4 million to play, Toledo went down to Starkville, took the Bulldogs’ $1.2 million check and beat...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The two local football teams that reached the state tournament last fall looked the part in their season openers on Friday. Athol, which earned the No. 14 seed in the MIAA Div. 8 state tournament a season ago, opened its campaign with a 48-16 rout of...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The UMass football team had finally built a long drive. After 70 yards of hard work, mostly through the running game, the Minutemen had a third-and-goal chance. Trailing 20-3 in the closing seconds of the third quarter, a touchdown could bring them...