During the dreary winter month of December, with a thick sense of determination running through my veins, I set out to discover the identity of Westfield’s finest, the iconic blue-winged mascot — Nestor...
WESTFIELD – The space is beaming with so much laughter, you’d think that we are actually in an elementary school cafeteria at lunch time. Artifacts from other clubs are strewn across the counters that...
Everybody knows the feeling, the rush of blood, the surge of adrenaline, and the nail-biting tension of a game that keeps fans on the edge of their seats. It’s the kind of match where the score stays...
Wednesday, March 25 held at Alumni Field the Westfield State women’s lacrosse team will face Maine’s Colby College. After a tough loss to Hamilton College in the week prior, the Owls hope to find a...
It is an exciting time to be a baseball fan in Westfield. Since Coach Seth Kaplan took over for the Owl’s, the team has amounted 25 wins in each of the past two seasons, earning the fourth seed in ‘24...
Sydney Wietecha, Editor and Staff Writer
• February 20, 2026
From coaching three sports while teaching K–8 at a Catholic school to leading college courses and mentoring future educators, this professor’s path to a PhD in motor behavior is anything but ordinary....
Since his arrival at Westfield State in January 2023, strength and conditioning coach Tucker
Bachand has been supporting Westfield’s 20 varsity athletic teams by providing each with
detailed programs...
Dave Caspole is the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Westfield State University as of summer 2024. Earlier on in his career, he worked as Senior Development Coordinator for Athletics and the Assistant...
Sydney Wietecha, Editor and Staff Writer
• February 17, 2026
At Friday night sports games under the lights or bouncing around the Woodward Center, Tom Convery is around, looking to help, looking to talk, looking to brighten a day. Tom Convery, former varsity athlete...
Olivia Crooks’ soccer story is what Westfield State is all about: hard work, patience and growing up in Massachusetts.
Being from Wilbraham MA, Olivia (Livie) Crooks is familiar with what comes with...
The Alexa Mae Davis era has ended at Springfield International Charter School (SICS), as
she starts a new era at Westfield State University. She's a star high school player with all the
accolades you...
When attending Westfield events, whether it’s the lively activities on the green, the bustling club fairs, or the adrenaline-fueled late-night games, there is always a blue bird flitting about, impossible...
