West Side's Skip Demerski to be enshrined in Clarkson Hall of Fame

It’s Hall of Fame induction day for Joseph “Skip” Demerski, a former West Springfield High School…

Inaugural Western Mass. Senior Bowl football game makes its debut next week

After a short hiatus, a final send-off for senior football players is returning to Western Massachusetts.…

100 greatest acts to play Western Massachusetts

Ray Kelly | rkelly@repub.com 100 greatest acts to play Western Massachusetts Western Massachusetts has welcomed its…

Travis Best's 81-point game: An oral history (video)

The late 80s and early 90s were a booming time for basketball in Springfield. In 1987,…

Looking back at Western Mass. champions in 2015

Conor Ryan | cryan@masslive.com / Photo by Annie Maroon Looking back at Western Mass. champions in…

Charlie Baker's transition team includes Ira Rubenzahl, Richard Kos, other Western Massachusetts leaders

Massachusetts Governor – Elect Charlie Baker visits Springfield and West Springfield Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno,…

Peanut Bowl memories have lasted a lifetime for Western Mass. football greats

Quick now, name the last Western Massachusetts high school football team to play in an intersectional…

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…

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…