Indoor track all-stars
At the beginning of their season, the ARHS boys’ indoor track team had high hopes of winning Western Mass for the sixth year in a row, and then competing in Nationals. Junior Aiden Foucault...
Amherst diving and swimming champ
At this point in his life, ARHS junior Luca Brashear is accustomed to greatness. He remains undefeated in the diving event in school dual meets and easily qualified for the Western Mass and States...
Big season for Amherst puck
The ARHS hockey team won Western Mass last year, and this year they planned on doing it again. “Our goal for this season was to be back-to-back Western Mass champions,” said senior and captain...
LSSE rec b-ball gets people hyped
The LSSE basketball season came to a close on Sunday March 12 with the Integrity Hammers beating Dick’s Sporting Goods 59-48. The Hammers were led by All-Star Game MVP Dante Citino and 3 point...
Coach Rudd awarded for outstanding achievements on and off the playing field
Earlier this month, Coach Michael Rudd was awarded the NSCAA High School Coach of the Year Award for his work with the ARHS boys’ soccer team. The award was given based on the candidates’...
College athletics demanding, say grads
While ARHS has many star athletes that help the school win games, matches and titles, what happens when some of the high school’s best and brightest go off to college? I spoke with three...
Athlete superstitions
It is 30 minutes before game time and ARHS senior Egeria Koehn is sitting in the dugout eating a packet of skittles, throwing the green ones on the ground. She has headphones in and...
Girls’ varsity soccer kicking it
The Amherst girls’ varsity soccer team started strong this fall with a 7-2-4 record. Girls’ varsity has been incorporating some new freshman players into their team, which is made up of half upperclassmen and...
Golf team keeps their cool
“We’re just a bunch of young savages,” said ARHS senior and golf team co-captain Stephen McCudden. As one of three other seniors that play for the ARHS team, McCudden was chosen to become co-captain...
Football team morale way up this fall
After winning their first home game against Monument Mountain 32-12, morale is up on the football team. With the goal of winning their league, the team said they have buckled down and are working...
Girls’ volleyball on fire this season
“The thing we all love most about volleyball is that it is exciting, fast-paced, challenging, and everyone on the court is involved in every play,” said ARHS coach Kacey Schmitt. “It’s also fun to...
Cross country teams run like the wind
The dominant girls’ cross country team is having another strong season with their only loss coming at the hands of an incredibly strong Northampton team. Their top runner, Sophia Jacobs Townsley, is one of...
New regulations on fan behavior enforced
Amherst Regional High School was criticized for its fan behavior at a girls varsity soccer game on September 23 against Holyoke. Receiver of Holyoke Public Schools Dr. Stephen Zrike alleged that Amherst students used...
Girls’ lacrosse stays resilient and positive
Girls’ lacrosse captain Meghan Sharick’s goal for this season is to “win some games.” This year’s core members of the team are goalie Savanah Robinson and defensive leader Madison Rodriguez. Also important to the...
Limited sports budget to blame for declining facilities
It was a Monday night this spring at Amherst Regional High School, and Amherst Track and Field was facing off against East Longmeadow. However on this night, one of the main events was not...
Team Sports: a fun break
Mat ball Mondays, Football Fridays, basketball, team handball, and floor hockey are just some of the reasons why ARHS’s Team Sports class is constantly full every trimester. This elective class is taught by Elizabeth...
The wage gap in professional sports disheartening to female athletes
According to time magazine, U.S female soccer players earn about 40% of the salary of U.S male soccer players. During the 2014 World Cup, the U.S men’s soccer team was 11th place over all...
Girls Ultimate: a strong and cohesive group
Having a team of mostly returning seniors, along with very talented underclassmen, the girls’ varsity Ultimate Frisbee team put on a strong showing this season. The team finished the season 13-0 in high school...
The Warriors’ rise to power
Even though I have always been a basketball fan, watching the Warriors’ rise to greatness has been special. This team showed me something I had never seen on the court before: a team that...
Softball led by new coach
The Amherst Regional High School varsity softball team started off the season this spring with a new head coach, physical education and health teacher Brittni Upchurch. A member of both her high school and...
Tennis pros
Amherst tennis has its eyes on the Western Mass title this year, but not before bringing a team full of newcomers together and focusing on rebuilding. Allison McCann recalls a team of 20 players...
“Playing tag in the hotels” a form of practice and fun for boys’ track
Jericho “JJ” Sylla, is this year’s captain of the boys’ outdoor track team, selected for both his leadership and athletic ability. The team is led by Dave Thompson, a veteran coach who has won...
Hardworking baseball boys
The Amherst Hurricanes baseball team is focused on building on the success of last season. “Working hard, you’re gonna get out what you put in. It’s no surprise that the hardest working teams win....
Cricket-mania strikes
They’re called the Grasshopper Cricket League. This spring, a group of ARHS students have been training on the school track, preparing for a season of cricket matches. The league is divided into two teams,...
Wild guys with a lot of love
Team captain Luke Webb, ‘16, describes the boys’ varsity Ultimate Frisbee team as a group of “wild guys with a lot of love.” He said, “Spiritual enlightenment is a big goal we are going...
Young blood in boys’ lacrosse
Members of ARHS boys’ lacrosse admit they are a young team lacking the experience to compete against schools with more skill and experience. However, they said this offers a chance for the fresh faces...
Jamie Staples hits 1,000 points mark
Jamie Staples, a senior at Amherst Regional High School, has managed to score 1,000 points in all of her high school basketball career. Staples is the first girl to reach this accomplishment since Alyssa...
Amherst hockey team’s road to success
According to MassLive, ARHS recently won the Western Massachusetts Divison IIIA title on March 10 for the first time since 1994. Though Amherst lost 5-1 to Nashoba in the state final on March 17,...
Boys’ track wins fifth straight PVIAC Indoor Championship in Northampton
Jericho Sylla and Owen Wright, ARHS seniors and members of this year’s Super Seven selection went into the season with high aspirations for the boy’s indoor track team, and they nabbed their fifth straight...
Swim team enjoying new schedule and new coach
There have been plenty of changes for ARHS’s swimming and diving team this year, including new swimmers, no morning practices, different practice time, and a new coach, Sean Clark. Coach Clark has a way...
