Karam retired as the Hilltoppers’ head coach in 1995 but remained as Durfee’s athletic director after that. He also returned to the bench later as a volunteer assistant for the UMass Dartmouth men’s basketball team. Fall River Photographer and Native Mark Maxwell captured the wildlife in Fall River in a different, yet beautiful way.

DEKALB, ILL - The University of Massachusetts men’s basketball team (11-8, 2-5 MAC) fell to Northern Illinois (6-11, 2-4 MAC), 70-68, on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center in front of 1,535 fans.

Julius Avent scored a game-high 33 points to lead Bergen Catholic to an 80-76 overtime victory against Catholic Memorial (MA) in Roxbury, MA. After being tied at 13 at the end of the first quarter, Catholic Memorial (MA) took control with a 29-17 second quarter to build a 42-30 halftime lead.

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Notes & Information Matchup Massachusetts (13-3, 5-1 MAC) vs Ball State (14-4, 6-0 MAC) Date | Time Jan. 21,

Over 36 seasons, Karam went 659-147, reaching seven state championship games and winning five. He was the first coach in state history to reach 500 wins, and only suffered one losing season.

Peter Rosta led the way for Blair (11-0) with a team-high 19 points, going 8-for-8 from the field and adding 3-of-6 from the free-throw line. The balanced Blair attack featured four players scoring in double figures, with Jaen Chatman and Kamsi Awaka each contributing 13 points.

University of Massachusetts women's basketball (13-3, 5-1 MAC) defeated Buffalo (2-15, 0-6 MAC), 79-67, during a Saturday afternoon matchup