Aidan Gilson, a 2015 graduate of Northampton High School, won Saturday's fifth annual Tommy Cochary High School Mile.
Gilson's time of 4:26.1 was just over a second faster than runner-up Zachary Manickas-Hill of Lexington.
The Tommy Cochary High S...

After hours of debate, the MassLive high school staff produced the male and female Athletes of the Year for each school in Western Massachusetts. Check out the boys list here, and the girls list here.
Along the way, we ran into several players who were...

Amherst boys indoor track coach Dave Thompson was named Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) WMass Coach of the Year.
Amherst went 8-2 during the regular season, including a 3-2 record in the Pioneer North League that helped them finis...

Northampton boys indoor track coach Angus Fisher was named Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) WMass Coach of the Year.
Northampton went 9-1 during the regular season, including a 4-1 record in the Pioneer North League that helped the...

First Team
Charles Baranowski, Northampton. Senior took second in the shot put at the PVIAC Championships, throwing 44’ 10.5’’. Just missed taking points in the event at the State Division IV Championships, taking ninth with a throw o...

Amherst indoor track coach Dave Thompson demands the best from his athletes. Thompson coaches several of his track athletes year round, whether it is during football season or either track season.
When his team wakes up at 5 a.m. to work out at 5:30, T...

When the Amherst boys indoor track team entered the State Division III championship at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center without defending indoor track Athlete of the Year Taj-Amir Torres, its chances at winning took a serious hit. Torres was ...

This winter, 17 Western Mass. high school athletes earned Athlete of the Week honors after being nominated by the MassLive staff, then winning the online vote.

Chicopee Comp boys track’s Josiah Douglas received the MIAA Student-Athlete of the Month Award for February of 2015. The senior captain showed outstanding sportsmanship and represented himself as a model student-athlete to earn the award.
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After a three-year hiatus, the Northampton Mile Road Race returned Saturday morning, with 68 runners braving the snow to run, walk or jog a one-mile loop in downtown Northampton.
Tim Foldy-Porto won the men’s division of the race, finishing with ...