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Trailing deep into the third quarter on the road in a raucous Goodnow Gymnasium, the Pioneer boys basketball team finally found its footing on Friday night.Frontier held a 23-22 lead at the half on its Senior Night and still held onto a 32-30 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It could have gone one of two ways after the Greenfield boys basketball team suffered its second league loss of the season to Pioneer on Jan. 19. The Green Wave held a second half lead against the defending Hampshire League South...

By GARRETT COTE

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail girls basketball team came out firing against Smith Vocational on Thursday night.Despite it being Senior Night, the Warriors kept their emotions in check from the opening tip — as they raced out to an 11-3 lead and never...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For 22 years, Athol boys basketball players have had to look up at the banners on the wall at Mallet Gymnasium and see that the last league title the Bears won came in 2002. Head coach Brian Patria, a former Athol basketball player himself who won...

The Frontier boys basketball team found itself in a familiar position on Wednesday night. Taking on Drury, the Redhawks — as they have all season — found themselves in a tight battle late, with Owen Babb scoring inside to give Frontier a 47-46 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — Behind its transition game, the Turners Falls boys basketball team was able to get out to a blistering start against Franklin Tech on Tuesday. The Thunder used their speed and athleticism to beat the Eagles up the court early, leading...

Make that a Hampshire League North title for the Athol boys basketball team.The Bears secured an outright league title on Tuesday night with a 52-35 victory over Mount Greylock in Williamstown.Athol improved to 14-2 overall, 11-0 in the HL North. The...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

There was the expectation that it might be hard for the Franklin Tech girls basketball team to replicate its success from the 2022-23 campaign. After just missing out on a Franklin County League South title in 2021-22, the Eagles went 20-3 last...

By GARRETT COTE

Dynasty isn’t a term that gets thrown around loosely – that word holds a ton of weight in the sports world. It takes a lot of success over an extended period of time to call something a dynasty.But that’s exactly what South Deerfield native G.P....

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass men’s basketball team is coming off arguably its most important win of the season, as the Minutemen finally found themselves on the plus side of a thrilling finish when they beat George Mason 66-65 on Saturday at the Mullins Center.For the...

GREENFIELD — The Hampshire League South title race has taken many twists and turns in the past two weeks.The Greenfield boys basketball team took a step toward clarifying the picture on Monday night.Jon Breor’s tip-in with 14 seconds remaining helped...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It was a must-have game for the Frontier girls basketball team against Lenox on Monday to stay in the race for the Franklin County League North title. The Millionaires entered the game holding a one-game lead over the Redhawks for...

A stout defensive effort, and some deadly shooting from Nevaeh Scribner powered the Mahar girls basketball team to a convincing victory on Saturday.The Senators held rival Athol to just six points in the first half, and Scribner knocked down four...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Hanging on desperately to a two-point lead in the final minute against George Mason, the UMass men’s basketball team needed one stop to secure its second consecutive Atlantic 10 victory for the first time this season.The Minutemen forced the...

After back-to-back league losses, the Pioneer boys basketball team was in need of a big win Friday night. With undefeated Duggan Academy in town, the Panthers found a way to get their season back on track.It was a balanced scoring effort as the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ORANGE — The first meeting of the season between the Athol and Mahar boys basketball teams saw the Senators outscore the Bears 22-7 in the fourth quarter to earn a comeback victory. When the two rivals met for the second time on Friday in Orange, it...

By GARRETT COTE

As Matt Cross woke up each day during the offseason, it felt like another teammate was heading for the exit. The UMass men’s basketball team lost eight of its final 10 games – including a 33-point blowout to Richmond in the first round of the Atlantic...

The Greenfield Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot took place on Saturday at Franklin County’s YMCA in Greenfield. Greenfield’s Savannah Thomas was the winner in the age nine girls group. On the boys side Kent Warner of Leyden won the age nine group, South...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — There’s nothing quite like the sweet taste of revenge.After losing to Easthampton on its home floor – snapping a near two-year home winning streak – just three weeks ago, the Frontier girls basketball team came into Thursday night’s...

Add another banner to the gymnasium in Turners Falls.The Franklin Tech girls basketball team secured an outright Franklin County League South title on Thursday night, rolling to a 52-30 road victory in Ware.Franklin Tech improved to 14-2 overall and a...