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Sports Opinion

Best hockey cities survey doesn’t take hockey into account

6/11/2015

Sports Opinion


In the entertaining, but oft-forgotten movie “Mystery, Alaska,” one of the most profound statements is a simple one.


In remembering a town father who rece...
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Locals named to National Academic Squad

3/28/2014

CHICOPEE – Kayla Narey of South Hadley, Allison Masi of West Springfield and Marie Lafortune of Southwick were among 14 Elms College field hockey players who were named to the 2013 Gladiator by SGI/Na...
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Springfield’s loss of Armor signals larger league problems

3/28/2014

By Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
NEWS ANALYSIS
I still remember the morning more than 20 years ago when a 12-year-old version of myself learned
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Local athletes forgotten with controversial decisions

2/13/2013

By Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
I am a sports purist.
I believe that inherent in any organized physical activity is the notion that lessons are being
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Girls' basketball loses great ambassador with Murphy's resignation

10/9/2012

By Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
There has been a lot of news lately involving successful basketball coaches in Western Massachusetts on the move, but
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For a generation of Bruins fans, new stories to be told

6/21/2011

June 20, 2011
By Chris Maza
Reminder Assistant Editor
As I walked through Springfield neighborhoods torn apart by the June 1 tornado that permanently changed the landscape of the City of Homes
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UMass forgets fans with move to Gillette

4/25/2011

April 25, 2011
By Chris Maza
Reminder Assistant Editor
It sounds like a good idea and it looks really good on paper.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) announced one of the worst
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It's time for an NCAA hockey regional to come to Springfield

3/14/2011

By Chris Maza
Reminder Assistant Editor
SPORTS OPINION
Perhaps it's because I just spent a weekend on the road to catch a home-and-home series between Boston College (BC) and the University of
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Bravo to you, Steve Buckley

1/10/2011

By Chris Maza
Reminder Assistant Editor
For those of you who don't know my background, I'm what our managing editor G. Michael Dobbs would call a "sports guy."
What does that mean?
Professionally,
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