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Nov 1, 2024 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
It’s an age-old problem in high school sports: replacing graduating seniors with young but talented up-and-comers. Year after year, season after season, team after team. Going into the 2024 cross country season, the Lenox girls were in the same boat: Down two of their five regular scorers from the 2023 Western Massachusetts Division II championship-winning team, including individual winner Alice Culver. Quote“We bring them into the flock and we’re like a little family and it’s a cohesive team.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
WESTFIELD — If it looked effortless to Everett Pacheco on Sunday, it wasn’t. It’s just that the Monument Mountain junior was locked in at Stanley Park, and made sure no one was going to catch him during his redemption race at the Western Massachusetts Division II championships. Pacheco lit up the course Sunday morning, finishing in 15 minutes, 29.94
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
WESTFIELD — To win cross-country races as an individual, you have to be fast. To win cross-country races as a team, finishing runners in tight groupings is paramount. Monument Mountain’s Amelia Desilets and the Lenox girls team showed off these respective skills to perfection Sunday during the Western Massachusetts Division II championships. Desilets
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
WESTHAMPTON — The Pittsfield boys soccer team had its season ended in the MIAA Division IV Round of 16 by a familiar foe, as the Generals fell to Hampshire 5-1 on Tuesday night. The loss is Pittsfield’s fourth against Hampshire this season. The No. 19 Generals knew it was going to be tough sledding heading into the game — Hampshire won 9-0, 2-0, and 2-1 earlier in the year — and did themselves no favor by falling behind six minutes in. This is a subscriber exclusive story.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
gazettenet.com | Geoff Smith
SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the chance to secure a spot in the state playoffs Friday night, the Belchertown football team took care of business on both sides of the ball in a 26-7 win over Frontier on the road. The Orioles got inspired running from Chris Daskam (13 carries, 202 yards, 3 touchdowns) to take charge of the game, then when Daskam left in the second half with an injury, Josh Grillo did the rest with a late score to seal the deal.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
thefastmode.com | Geoff Smith
The global mesh network market is anticipated to grow exponentially over the course of the next decade, with significant potential in commercial applications. That’s partially due to the dependence on mobile devices, but it’s also connected to the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. So, what is mesh networking, and how is it aiding our devices? There are three key advantages to mesh networking: resiliency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
NORTHAMPTON — The players on the Drury football team took a big step in a positive direction Friday night, as they went to undefeated Smith Vocational and returned home with their first win of the season, 32-20. Winless entering the night, the Blue Devils (1-4, 1-1 Tri-County) got major production on the ground as a team, rushing for 281 yards overall, and key contributions on defense to knock off the Vikings (4-1, 1-1). “We’ve
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
gazettenet.com | Geoff Smith
NORTHAMPTON — There were times when the offense got flowing for the Smith Vocational football team on Friday night, they just weren’t plentiful enough as the Vikings dropped their first game of the season, 32-20, to Drury. Quarterback Alex Martinez flung the ball around for 215 yards in the loss including a couple of big chunk plays, but a crippling series of events just before halftime set the Vikings (4-1, 1-1 Tri-County) too far back against the Blue Devils (1-4, 1-1).
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
berkshireeagle.com | Geoff Smith
AMHERST – The highs and lows of football hit Wahconah in the span of two minutes Thursday night. The high of scoring a go-ahead touchdown on a run from Noah Poirier with two minutes to go against Amherst. Only for the Hurricanes to respond on a game-winning, bobbled, touchdown pass with 20 seconds to left to win 16-12. After This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
gazettenet.com | Geoff Smith
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Playing at home after spending the first two weeks of the season on the road, the Frontier football team showcased how potent its offense can be in a 38-16 win over Greenfield on Friday night. The Redhawks (2-1) pounded the ball out of their triple-option offense, led by quarterback Aiden Dredge’s 156 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries, including a 59-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. As a team, Frontier gained 312 yards on the ground, and all of its touchdowns.
