Jack Kamins News Today

HINGHAM — Amherst’s distance relays always show up when they get to compete on the biggest stages, and their 4x800-meter team did it again on Sunday at the Division 4 state championships at Notre Dame Academy. The quartet of Nico Lisle, Miguel...

HADLEY — The Hopkins Academy softball team punched a ticket to its first-ever Western Mass. final in style on Friday afternoon, run-ruling No. 6 Lenox in the Class D semifinals. The Golden Hawks cruised to a 14-2 win in five innings backed by strong...

AGAWAM — While she wouldn’t call it a dynasty, Northampton head girls track and field coach Linda Rowbotham was thrilled with her team’s three-peat at the Division 1 PVIAC meet on Sunday afternoon. The Northampton girls won in convincing fashion,...

The Northampton track and field program has always had talent, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Devils have lacked some of the depth they’ve had in past seasons. Teddy King-Pollet and Rowan Hodgson decided to take matters into their own hands...

Winning a state title isn’t just about talent and hard work – though that certainly plays a large part of it.For Amherst junior David Pinero-Jacome and his coach Bob Rosen, it was also about planning.The two spent the season experimenting with...

A dominant start to the season for Sofia Holden turned perfect on Monday.The Amherst ace tossed a perfect game to power the Hurricanes to a 1-0 victory over Pathfinder in Thorndike. Holden struck out 19 of the 21 batters she faced, helping the...

Eight of Northampton’s top track and field athletes went to race against the best of the best at the Nike Indoor Track and Field Nationals at The Armory in New York City over the weekend. The Blue Devils qualified two relay teams in the 4x800 meter...

South Hadley’s Emma Sanford represented Hampshire County well at the MIAA Indoor Track Meet of Champions on Saturday.The senior posted a top finish in the 55-meter hurdles, where she placed fourth overall at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. In the...

ROXBURY – Anchor runner Jack Kamins hurtled around the final curve in the boys’ 4x800-meter relay and flew toward the finish line, his teammates yelling themselves hoarse along the sideline. As he crossed the finish line in second place, Northampton...

The MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are upon us, and athletes all over Western Mass. are gearing up for one of the most competitive races of the season. Gazette area athletes will span across three divisions this week, with Amherst competing...