Garrett Cote

South Hadley’s Kate Phillips (24) hits a shot over Cathedral defenders Leilani Benson (15) and Hijjah Allen- Paisley (2) in the MIAA Div. 4 girls basketball state final last season at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. STAFF FILE PHOTO

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AMHERST — The wait is over.The UMass football team has hired an offensive coordinator, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported on Monday night that Mike Bajakian has agreed to a deal to become the next OC for the Minutemen.Bajakian spent last season as...

Maximilian Kissel scored a thrilling goal in sudden-death overtime to lift the Vermont men’s soccer team over Marshall, 2-1, in the NCAA Division 1 national championship in Cary, N.C. on Monday night.It was the ninth championship game decided by...

GRANBY — After a strong close to the second quarter, the Granby girls basketball team went into halftime with a 25-22 advantage on its home floor. Despite leading scorer Kalli White bouncing in and out of the game due to injury, the Rams diversified...

UMass forward Daniel Rivera (5) drives past Northeastern’s Harold Woods (10) during the first half of the Minutemen’s 77-72 win over the Huskies on Wednesday night at Mullins Center in Amherst. PHOTO BY SETH BRADLEY/UMASS ATHLETICS

Ethan Czaporowski isn’t a stranger to game-winning goals in sudden-death overtime championship game situations. Although Czaporowski was ecstatic and stormed the field with the rest of his University of Vermont teammates after Maximilian Kissel evaded...

UMass sophomore guard Jaylen Curry (0) goes in for a layup during the Minutemen’s 78-62 loss to Arizona State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at the MassMutual Center in Springfield on Saturday evening. PHOTO BY SETH BRADLEY/UMASS ATHLETICS

Joe Harasymiak speaks as the new UMass head football coach earlier this month during a press conference at the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center in Amherst. PHOTO BY DAN LITTLE

NORTHAMPTON — The second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College, with Amherst, Frontier, Northampton, South Hadley, Hampshire and Holyoke participating throughout the day.