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Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
A pep rally was held at Pope Francis Preparatory School on Tuesday to celebrate their boys hockey team bringing home the Division I state title over the weekend at TD Garden.
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Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile and Samantha O'Connor
For the first time in program history, the Springfield International Charter School girls basketball team can call themselves state champions.
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Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 1:59 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
One local high school football player was presented with a prestigious national award on Wednesday and he’s using the opportunity to give back to his community.
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Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 5:23 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Week 7 of Friday Night Frenzy took us to gyms up and down the valley.
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Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 11:58 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
One western Massachusetts school is the home of one of the best young wrestlers in the state.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 1:39 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
One of the state’s top wrestlers from Minnechaug High School is speaking about a terrifying medical diagnosis and the ability to persevere.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 1:31 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
Week 6 of Friday Night Frenzy took us to gyms up and down the valley.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 1:19 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
Friday Night Frenzy is back for Week 5 and we’re hitting the hardwood with action from several local high schools.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 5:44 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
In this week’s Friday Night Frenzy feature story, Western Mass News spoke with a basketball player from Springfield Renaissance School who hit a milestone most people only dream of.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 4:31 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
The Springfield Central Golden Eagles are known for their powerhouse football program with four state finals appearances in the last four years and winning three titles in the process, but does all that success affect their basketball program?
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 10:20 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile
There was more basketball action this week at local high schools.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 10:11 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile
While Old Man Winter may have forced some school districts to cancel classes and evening activities on Friday, there was still a full plate of high school sports this week.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:01 AM EST
|By David Horwitz
In this week’s Friday Night Frenzy feature story, we spoke with a basketball player from Springfeld International Charter School who hit a milestone most players only dream about.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 8:45 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile
Week three of Friday Night Frenzy hit the hardwood this week.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:18 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann
Friday Night Frenzy: Week Two highlights
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:14 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Josh Daley, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Week Two: Putnam at Amherst, Agawam at Springfield International Charter School, Longmeadow at Holyoke
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 12:34 AM EST
|By David Horwitz
The Springfield Central High School girl’s basketball team is coming off winning a state championship last season.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 12:11 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
The winter edition of Friday Night Frenzy is underway and what better way to start this season than with one of the marquee sporting events in the region: the Hoophall Classic.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 12:09 AM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
There was more basketball action across western Massachusetts beyond the games at Blake Arena at Springfield College for the Hoophall Classic.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Springfield Central Principal Tad Tokarz called Wednesday one of the greatest days in the history of Central.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Samantha O'Connor
Last Thursday, Ludlow High School boys’ soccer coach Greg Kolodziey suffered a major heart attack.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:46 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
After two separate incidents at Chicopee Comprehensive High School football games this year, including a gun drawn in the stands on Thanksgiving, city leaders are developing a plan to improve safety measures moving forward.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 10:59 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Central High School competed for a fourth straight state championship Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:34 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The boys defeated #3-ranked Billerica 9 to 8 back in June to become the state’s Division II champions.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:13 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
The inductees were part of the 4th-ever class and included six former athletes, two coaches, and two teams.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 11:43 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile and Ryan Trowbridge
Longmeadow High golfer and MIAA Division I champion Ryan Downes dominated on the golf course this year. Now, he turns his sights to playing in college and being on top of the world.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST
|By Tessa Kielbasa, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
A special Army All-American jersey was presented Monday at Central High School in Springfield.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
The Chicopee High School football’s winning ways are extending beyond the field.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 12:46 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile and Olivia Hickey
Week 9: Pittsfield at West Springfield
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 12:37 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Bob Hastings and Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann
Game of the Week: Shrewsbury at Springfield Central
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 12:33 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Josh Daley, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann
Week 9: East Longmeadow at Middleborough, Ware at Old Colony RVT
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 12:27 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile and Olivia Hickey
Dublin building Springfield International Charter School brick by brick
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 2:13 PM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge
Six teams from western Massachusetts will be among the 128 total teams taking part in the playoffs
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 12:17 AM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge
Longmeadow takes on Westfield, Agawam faces Northampton, and Minnechaug and Central are our Game of the Week.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 12:07 AM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge
High school golf crowned their champions this week and we take a look at some of the individual winners.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:56 PM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge
Week 8 of Friday Night Frenzy also took us to check out the action between the Amherst Hurricanes and the East Longmeadow Spartans and the Purple Knights of Holyoke visit the Colts of Chicopee Comprehensive High School.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:40 PM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge
We head to pitch to check out the action as Springfield International Charter School hosts the Greenfield Green Wave, then head to Ludlow where the Lions faced the Blue Devils from Northampton High School.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Jessica Michalski and Photojournalist: Matt Lafreniere
This week for our Friday Night Frenzy story, we’re speaking with a student athlete from Frontier Regional High School – who is breaking barriers and making history in the process.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 12:35 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Josh Daley, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Bob Hastings
Week 7: East Longmeadow at Agawam, South Hadley at Putnam and Springfield Central at Holyoke
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 12:15 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Olivia Hickey
Father and son duo lead Golden Eagles to great heights
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 12:12 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Game of the Week: West Springfield at Amherst
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 12:07 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Josh Daley, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Bob Hastings
Week 7: Wahconah at Northampton, Minnechaug at Longmeadow
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:44 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Game of the Week: Northampton at East Longmeadow
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:40 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Bob Hastings and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Week 6: Westfield at Minnechaug, Agawam at West Springfield
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:38 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Week 6: Chicopee Comp. at Central, Holyoke at Longmeadow
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:32 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Olivia Hickey
East Longmeadow freshman shines on three varsity teams
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 12:21 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Week 5: South Hadley at Ludlow, Easthampton at Belchertown, and Pittsfield at Chicopee
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 12:14 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Josh Daley, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Game of the Week: East Longmeadow at Westside
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 12:12 AM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann, Bob Hastings, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Week 5: Northampton at Amherst, Springfield Central at Westfield
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 12:09 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Olivia Hickey
East Longmeadow High School athlete makes impact on and off the field