Super dreams born in Western Mass

AP Photo/FileNick Buoniconti of the Boston Patriots is shown in this 1963 file photo. Buoniconti, a…

Local college roundup: Western New England football scores first shutout since 2006, 31-0 over MIT

Don Treeger, Republican staff photographerWestern New England University quarterback Bryce Brown was a key contributor to…

Western New England University clips Curry College, 37-20 in football

Republican file photoQuarterback Bryce Brown threw for one touchdown and ran for another in WNE’s win…

Western Massachusetts athletes bring home medals in All-State outdoor track and field championships

The Republican/DAVID MOLNARHolyoke High School’s Selena Yates finished second in the 200 at the All-State outdoor…

Springfield's Western New England College to become Western New England University

SPRINGFIELD – The head of Western New England College’s music department is already at work on…

25-year-old Massachusetts anti-hazing law triggered by death of AIC student at Springfield frat house

View full sizeRepublican file photoA Springfield Morning Union article from Feb. 23, 1984 about the investigation…

Unbeatens Amherst and Palmer loom as favorites in respective Western Massachusetts girls basketball tournaments

The Republican file photo WMass tourney top-seeds predicted: Download [Right Click > Save As] or listen…

Western Mass. College Sports Notebook: Springfield College men's basketball team ready for Babson in NEWMAC opener

There’s a reason the Springfield College men’s basketball team plays such a hard early-season schedule, and…