The Northampton boys cross country team kicked off defense of its Western Massachusetts title with a 15-47 victory over Ludlow, Tuesday at Community Gardens.
Benjamin Gordon Sniffen finished first in 17 minutes, 51 seconds on the 3.1-mile course. Teammate Tobias L’Esperance was second second behind in second.
Hamp swept the top five spots. Simon LaClair was third (18:06) followed by Eben Savenson (18:29) and Ben Howe (18:51).
Northampton 15, Ludlow 47
Community Gardens, 3.1 miles
Winner: 1. Benjamin Gordon Sniffen (N), 17:51
Northampton (1-0): 2. Tobias L’Esperance, 17:53; 3. Simon LaClair, 18:06; 4. Eben Savenson, 18:29; 5. Ben Howe, 18:51
Holyoke 19, Belchertown 40
at Ashley Reservoir, 3.1 miles
Belchertown (0-1): 3. Evan Dunigan, 17:44; 6. Zach Bail, 18:06; 10. Derek Rose, 18:52; 11. Evan Harrington, 19:24; 12. Caiden Boscher, 19:29
South Hadley 15,
East Longmeadow 47
at South Hadley, 3.1 miles
Winner: 1. Matt O’Brien (SH), 19:03.6 (course record)
South Hadley (1-0) : 2. Brady Cote, 19:24.6; 3. Luke Petrosky, 19:58.8; 4. Jacob Broyles, 19:59.8; 5. Jake Poirier, 21:47.2
Hampshire 23, Monson 38
Hampshire 15, McCann Tech 50
at Hampshire, 2.92 miles
Winner: 1. Chris Vayda (H), 16:29
Hampshire (2-0): 4. Jacob Labrie, 18:23; 5. Neil Adams, 18:27; 6. Max MacFadzen, 18:28; 7. Nitesh Roncone, 18:40
Amherst 15, Westfield 49
at Amherst, 3.1 miles
Winner: 1. Willem Goff (A), 19:05
Amherst (1-0): 2. Aidan Shea, 19:06; 3. Sean Towse, 19:15; 4. Bryan Dole, 19:17; 5. Walter Tebbetts, 19:19
Frontier 18, Mohawk 24
Frontier 19, Hopkins 42
Mohawk 25, Hopkins 34
at Mohawk, 2.5 miles
Winner: 1. Alex Sharp (F), 15:07
Frontier (2-0): 2. Carsten Carey, 15:05; 5. Peter Carey, 16:20; 6. George Balis, 16:38; 8. Gehrig Brynda, 16:43
Hopkins (0-2): 4. John Hanscom, 16:14; 7. Alex Locher, 16:41; 16. Aedan Cullen, 18:12; 24. Kiernan Cullen, 19:20; 30. Devon Ortmeyer, 20:19
Greenfield 16, Gateway 43
Gateway 25, Westfield Tech 38
at Littleville Dam, 3.1 miles
Winner: 1. Tyssen LaBombard (G), 21:41
Gateway (1-1): 6. David Vasilchenko, 23:51; 8. Jared Small, 24:06; 9. Patrick Millen, 24:07;
Pioneer 27, Smith Voke 28
Mahar 24, Smith Voke 33
at Pioneer, 2.79 miles
Winner: 1. Thor Mead (M), 18:08
Smith Voke (0-2): 4. Matt Haron, 19:52; 5. Jayvon Cardova, 20:26
Pope Francis 22, Granby 37
Granby 27, Palmer 32
at Dufresne Park, 3.1 miles
Winner: 1. Daniel Markey (PF), 18:29
Granby (1-1): 3. Andrew Hutchinson, 19:12; 6. Abe Gould, 20:36; 11. Sam Gould, 22:54; 14. Dylan Gordon, 24:01; 15. Eric Rakowski, 24:09