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By GARRETT COTE

Hollywood script writers couldn’t have come up with a more perfect story for the Amherst College men’s soccer team on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.After 110 minutes of soccer wasn’t enough to decide a winner (0-0) between the Mammoths and...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass men’s soccer team’s dream season finally came to a close in the NCAA Division 1 Elite Eight, as the Minutemen fell 3-0 on the road to No. 3 Denver on Saturday afternoon.Denver advanced to play Vermont in the College Cup Final Four.The common...

By RYAN AMES

One more to go.The Amherst College men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Division III title game after beating Middlebury, 2-1, during the Final Four semifinal Thursday night in Las Vegas.The Mammoths secured two second-half goals versus the Panthers...

Three up, three down for the UMass men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division I tournament.The Minutemen’s Cinderella season continued as they defeated No. 11-ranked Virginia 1-0 in the Sweet 16 for their third win of the big dance.UMass (13-3-5) applied...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AYER — Throughout its MIAA Division 4 postseason run, the Frontier boys soccer team has found moments of brilliance to keep its season alive. That moment never quite materialized on Tuesday in its semifinal contest against second-seeded Lynnfield. The...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Sometimes a deep state tournament run produces a special, magical moment along the way.Those memorable moments seem to happen every time the Frontier boys soccer team has been on the field throughout the MIAA Division 4 state tournament. From a Will...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TYNGSBOROUGH — The 14th-seeded Frontier boys soccer team never felt like the underdog during its MIAA Div. 4 quarterfinal contest against sixth-seeded Tyngsborough on Thursday night. The Redhawks came out and looked like the dominant team through 40...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Frontier boys soccer team is one win away from making it back to the MIAA Division 4 Final Four. The Redhawks have been knocking on the door of a state championship since the new statewide tournament format went into place in 2021, reaching the...

By JESSE KOLODKIN

PITTSFIELD – To win big, you need players – rookies and veterans – to step up.Tied after full time and two overtime periods, Saturday’s MIAA Division 4 Boys Soccer Round of 16 game at Berkshire Community College went to best-of-five penalty kicks.Both...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — Franklin Tech goalie Kylee Gamache did all she could to keep the Eagles’ season alive on Monday in the MIAA Division 5 Girls Soccer preliminary round. The 37th-seeded Eagles went on the road to face 28th-seeded Smith Vocational, a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls soccer team entered Saturday’s MIAA Div. 5 preliminary round contest against Athol seeking revenge after the Bears snatched the Bi-County title away from the Wave earlier this fall. Greenfield and Athol entered their...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHICOPEE — The Monson boys soccer team had no answer for Pioneer’s speed up top in the Western Mass. Class D championship game on Friday at Chicopee Comp High School. The strategy was simple for the top-seeded Panthers in the first half: send the ball...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — After the Pioneer and Smith Academy boys soccer teams played twice in the regular season — and the Panthers won the second game just 1-0, the expectation was for a tough, low-scoring affair on Tuesday when the two Schmid League foes met...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

CHICOPEE — It was a tale of two halves for the Frontier boys soccer team against Chicopee on Saturday in the Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals.The seventh-seeded Redhawks came out and had the majority of the possession in the opening 40 minutes,...

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD – For the first 40 minutes of the Greenfield girls soccer team’s matchup with Hopkins Academy on Wednesday afternoon, the Green Wave were trying to adjust to the speed of the Golden Hawks – a team which Greenfield head coach Ben Johnson...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ATHOL — Thursday’s contest between the Athol and Greenfield girls soccer teams was going to go a long way to determining the Bi-County League champion.The Bears entered with a 9-1 record in league play while the Green Wave were 8-1, and in the final...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HADLEY — With the postseason approaching, every win is critical for teams on the bubble of making it into the Western Mass. tournament. The Athol and PVCICS boys soccer teams entered Thursday’s showdown both on the outside looking in, and after a 1-0...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Back on Sept. 12, the Easthampton and Mahar boys soccer teams played to a competitive 0-0 draw in a physical game up in Orange.Something had to give in Part II at Nonotuck Park on Wednesday afternoon.In the first half, the Senators...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WHATELY — While the Frontier boys soccer team had the ball in the Wahconah end for what felt like the entire game on Tuesday at Herlihy Park, the Redhawks struggled to find the back of the net. Frontier had the Warriors on their heels from the opening...

It was a defensive battle between the Pioneer and Franklin Tech girls soccer teams on Wednesday in Northfield. Despite some scoring chances — the Panthers hit the post twice in the second half — neither team was able to produce a goal over the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

There were bound to be growing pains with the Greenfield girls soccer team last fall, as over one-third of the roster was comprised of middle school athletes.Despite that, the Green Wave were able to win seven games including their final two of the...