Amherst sports roundup, July 20 to July 26
Amherst Baseball, Inc. is celebrating a strong 2026 season: the Amherst Royals won the 50/70 Frontier League championship, the Amherst Koufax Hurricanes claimed the spring WMSBL title, and Hadley-Amherst 12U softball finished as regular-season champs. Meanwhile, Amherst Hockey Associati…
AMHERST -- No Amherst Regional High School athletic events were listed for July 20-26, according to ArbiterLive.
YOUTH LEAGUES -- Amherst Baseball, Inc., which fields co-ed baseball and partners with Hadley-Amherst Softball, is currently highlighting several season results on its website: the Amherst Royals won the 50/70 Frontier League 2026 championship, the Amherst Koufax Hurricanes won the spring 2026 Western Massachusetts Senior Babe Ruth League (WMSBL) title, and the Hadley-Amherst 12U softball team finished as regular-season champions. The organization, which traces its roots to Amherst Little League's 1952 founding, serves players from Amherst, Hadley, Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett.
Separately, the Amherst Hockey Association -- based in Amherst and a member of the Greater Springfield Junior Hockey League -- has opened registration for its 2026-27 coed season and for its Western Mass Liberty girls' teams, which compete in the New England Girls' Hockey League and the Connecticut Girls Hockey League. The association is also running "Try Hockey for Free" registration for newcomers.
Compiled from team and league reports, reader submissions, and local coverage.
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