There wasn't much sports writing to be done 10 years ago after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2011, only reaction from people that played the games. Then-UMass coach Steve Lappas was in the air when the planes hit, fortunately nowhere near any of the crashes.
Pete Cariello, a fullback on the UMass football team had an agonizing wait to hear the fate of family in New York and Washington. I like to read the news coverage from the days after 9-11 as a way of remembering the raw emotions we all felt that day. Below are two UMass stories the Gazette ran at that time. To all the first-responders and military. Thanks for what you do
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