ARMS special education teacher Michael Rousseau has also been the head coach for the Amherst boys’ varsity hockey team for five years.  Seniors on the varsity squad from ARHS include Alexander Marlin, Jason Kim,...

Wrestler Daniel Sherpa’s goal this season is to win the Western Mass Division 2 tournament at 144 pounds.  His uncle, who actually wrestled for Amherst back when ARHS had a team, won the Western...

Sophomore Claire Fortin and junior Rajani Conyers are both among several co-captains of this year’s indoor track and field team, which they called an inclusive and welcoming athletic space. “There are no cuts; anyone...

This year’s boys’ basketball team has a record of 5 wins, 15 losses, but they are aiming to improve as they go. They are headed up by senior captains Gael Buford and Sam Woodruff,...

The ARHS girls’ volleyball team is a force to be reckoned with this season. The team is made up of 14 girls: five seniors, six juniors, two sophomores, and one freshman, and their season...

ARHS girls’ varsity soccer has had a rough start to the season, with a record of 3-7, but players are more motivated than ever to work as a team and see the results of...

With a mix of first-time players, experienced seniors, and even some middle schoolers, the Amherst field hockey team is rooted in connection, communication, and mutual support. The team is an extremely tight-knit community that...

Recently, the boys’ varsity soccer team underwent a massive change for the 2025-2026 season, when ARHS P.E. teacher Jordan McCarthy stepped in to fill the shoes of prior head coach, Mathew Travis. The team...

Junior Victoria Zakashansky may be one of only two girls on the ARHS golf team, but she said that motivates her to be the best at her game. According to Zakashansky, 17 people play...

The ARHS girls’ varsity tennis team has experienced exponential growth and increased popularity during the past few years. Having only five members in 2021 meant they could only have three singles players and one...

In October of 2024, just weeks before the official Amherst swimming and diving season was set to begin, the home base pool at ARMS stopped being usable due to a water pump issue. This...

ARHS varsity football Head Coach Vinnie Guiel calls football “the ultimate team game.” “These kids work their tails off. It’s not always pretty,” said Guiel. “There are ups and downs, and a lot of...

The ARHS girls’ cross country team finished yet another spectacular season. They went undefeated in the regular season, winning all of their conference meets. The team had an impressive trophy cabinet for the 2024...

The boys’ cross country program may have had the smallest team that ARHS has seen since 1996, but it still took great strides this season to cement Amherst’s place among the top teams in...

This year’s Nordic ski team is off to a great start, coached by Engineering Department Head Nat Woodruff and led by captains River Wolaver, Zoey Candito, and Addie Mager. The large team, historically having...

The volleyball team is a force to be reckoned with. Last year, their record was 19-6, but this year they are currently 9 wins-7 losses. Senior Captain Ruby Austin thinks they have played really...

Senior Victor Nunez-Saravia said the boys’ soccer team is forging ahead despite a record of 0 wins, 3 losses, and 4 ties, hoping to improve on last year’s final record of 4-10-4. One strength...

The ARHS girls’ soccer team has a new coach this year, Jonatan Hernandez, and they are off to a steady start with 4 wins and 5 losses. Hernandez was born in Mexico but moved...

ARHS senior Ivorie Arguin and junior Felix Goeckel have both been active members of local hockey teams since they were in elementary school. But according to ARHS athletic director Victoria Dawson, there has never...

“Spikeball has always been in my blood,” said Sam Cavanagh, vice president of the new and rapidly growing ARHS Spikeball Club. In fact, when he first played in elementary school, he said it was...

Boys’ basketball had an even start to the season, with a 2-3 record, but in early December, team members said they had hopes of turning over more wins in the months to come. The...

It’s Tuesday at 4 p.m. and ARHS senior Juliet Coleman is where she almost always is at that time, on the ice practicing for her next big show. She smiles as she races past...

The ARHS Alpine Ski team, which practices regularly at Berkshire East Mountain, is led by senior captains Alex Cain, Thea Binzen, and Roka Gould, under the guidance of teacher-coaches Simon Leutz, Gloria Davis, and...

This year’s Nordic team is large, with about 60 skiers. According to freshman Ian Burns, some standout skiers are Julian Camera, Tesh Jaswal, Addie Mager, and Zoey Candito, all captains.  “Ella Workman is another...

The ARHS indoor track and field team is spearheaded by a strong group of juniors and seniors who are ready to take a huge step forward from previous years.  Coming off a top-three finish...

This year’s regional varsity hockey team includes seven seniors: Skyler Ferro, Evan Scott, Josh Goodhind, Cooper Beckwith, Liam Flynn, Yuuki Ishida, and Ethan Nompleggi. In addition to that crew, the team includes a handful...

As most people from Amherst may know, getting recruited can seem like a pipe dream.   One student-athlete has risen above these obstacles and is now a committed DII athlete. Francesca Sloan has played lacrosse...

The Amherst Hurricanes football team was on an impressive journey this fall, turning last season’s struggles into a successful 4-0 record at the start of their season. With leadership and talent at its core,...

ARHS sophomore Sofia DaSilva-Askew has been playing tennis since she was four years old. “My sister was originally supposed to play but I got more into it,” she said. “ I remember winning my...