SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Several metropolis officials confirmed up at Sci-Tech Thursday to acknowledge the boy’s basketball team’s spectacular season.
State Representative Bud Williams spoke to the team together with metropolis councilors Justin Hurst and Tracye Whitfield, who gave the team an official proclamation from the Springfield City Council.
The Cybercats solely had 4 common season losses, en path to the college’s first ever Class-B Western Mass title. They additionally made it to the candy 16, the place their run ended after their matchup towards Greater Lawrence Tech.
We caught up with Coach Shalka Rivera who informed Western Mass News how historical past was made, “this group right here, they bought in, they bought in to what we were trying to build and for them to make history, I mean, couldn’t be any prouder than this group.”
Sophomore Jayden Vellon additionally spoke about his first expertise within the postseason “It was amazing, it was a great feeling we all dreamed about this and a lot of people didn’t believe in us but us and the coaches, and we did it.”
Copyright 2026 Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM). All rights reserved.