H.S. roundup: Maddie Fagan pots hat trick, Frontier girls soccer blank Pioneer 6-0 (PHOTOS)

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A hat trick from Maddie Fagan, a pair of goals from Skyler Steele and a tally from Addy Morrey for good measure propelled the Frontier girls soccer team to a 6-0 home victory over Pioneer Valley on a sun-filled Monday afternoon.

The Redhawks controlled much of the possession throughout the game, and it led to a whopping 32 shots on goal. Panther goalie Kyler McClelland did everything she could with over 20 saves, but Frontier’s firepower was too much in the end.

“Very proud of my girls,” Redhawks head coach Lauren Sullivan said. “We’re a young team, but we’re really learning to work together well. I think that future is bright for Frontier soccer… I love that we have a lot of options up top, because you can’t man mark one person. Sometimes team might look at the stats and pick one person to mark, but our team has a lot of depth offensively so it makes it hard to man mark us.”

Coming off a big Bi-County League win last Friday over Franklin Tech, and with another important league contest on Tuesday against St. Mary’s, Pioneer head coach Matt Killeen only played several of his top players for about 10 minutes on Monday.

Starting center back and captain Leah Potter and forwards Maddie Keefe and Dzelila Cecunjanin were all dealing with nagging injuries, so the Panthers decided to play it safe and save them for Tuesday.

“There were a lot of people playing positions they had never played before, and were being asked to do things that probably aren’t in their wheelhouse yet,” Killeen said. “I was really proud of them for bringing a lot more intensity in the second half and tried to make it happen.”

The Panthers have their eyes set on a Bi-County League title, and that’s why Killeen wanted to schedule tougher independent games — so his group is battle-tested for league play.

Matches against the likes of Brattleboro, Lenox, Chicopee Comp and of course Monday’s bout with Frontier will serve as good stepping stones for that preparation.

“We scheduled a very aggressive non-league schedule,” Killeen said. “The way I phrased it to the girls at the beginning of the year is, ‘We have a standard to play to.’ So when we play the tougher teams, it’s a chance to put our standard up to really look in the mirror at it. We’ve had the opportunity to see where we need to shore things up, and we’d like to apply those lessons to the league games and really compete for it.”

Through Frontier’s first two games, the Redhawks have posted a pair of shutouts. Their defense has been terrific at not only making it hard for opposing teams to find windows to shoot, but when they get the ball, their combinations through the midfield and up to the forwards are crisp and quick.

As much as the offense deserves credit for its six goals, the defense has impressed Sullivan the same amount.

“Our defense is really disciplined,” she said. “We’ve been doing a good job of dropping early, working together and moving as a unit. We’re working toward playing more of a defensive game, and sometimes that’s hard to do.”

Along with Fagan’s three, Steele’s pair and Morrey’s score, Steele, Calli Gifford, Maggie Nichols (two), and Mara Allium (two) all dished out assists for Frontier. Goalies Jazzy Hayes and Kayla Tudryn each made one save in the victory.

Frontier (2-0) next hosts Granby on Friday afternoon at 7 p.m. while Pioneer (1-2) returns to action on Tuesday in the aforementioned game with St. Mary’s at home at 4 p.m.

Hampshire 7, Amherst 1 — The Raiders were out in full force on Monday, as Libby Puttick’s four goals and Addie Miklasiewicz’s two assists helped them breeze by the ‘Canes in dominant fashion.

Maggie Lashway, Meghan Wood and Olivia Whittaker each found the back of the net for Hampshire, and Lashway, Lila Watkins and Rylee Joseph recorded assists. Karaghan Regalski (six saves) and Emma Berrena (two saves) split time in goal.

Amherst’s goal was scored by Beatrice Eggemeier and assisted by Maggie Reilly-Hogan. Goalie Hallie Platt stopped 10 shots in the box.

Northampton 3, Agawam 0 — Willow Claps was back at it doing Willow Claps things, scoring two more goals in the Blue Devils’ triumph under the lights on Monday night in Northampton.

Madison Aimi-Starkoski had the other goal for Northampton while Olive Little facilitated two assists. Anna Oravec earned the shutout with four saves in the box.

Easthampton 5, Lenox 2 — Samone Young notched a hat trick for the Eagles in a big win at Nonotuck Park.

Lia Bock and Liv O’Neil-Garvey scored once apiece for Easthampton while, Arie Kuchyt and Gianna Corvallis added two assists. Bella Mercado also tallied a helper while goalie Noella Ryan made seven saves in the box.

South Hadley 3, Chicopee Comp 0 — Three different goal scorers buoyed the Tigers to a shutout win over the Colts, with Hannah Haesaert, Kelcey Zraunig and Ally Fleury tallying the goals on the road under the lights Monday night.

Haesaert also dished out two assists and Taylor Bullough added an assist as well. Olivia Athas made seven saves in goal to earn the clean sheet.

Belchertown 2, Minnechaug 2 – Alexa Karabetsos and Morghan Litz netted the goals for the Orioles, which played to a 2-2 draw on Monday night.

Boys soccer

Granby 2, Smith Academy 1 — One of Hampshire County’s hottest boys soccer rivalries added another chapter to its history on Monday afternoon, as the Rams and Falcons played in yet another one-goal game — something the two programs have become accustomed to over the years.

Conor Callery and Brodie Funk tallied the Granby goals while Gabriel Helbok and Anthony Santiago dished out assists to help the Rams to victory. Daniel Santiago came up huge in goal with 10 saves.

Boden Crevier scored the Smith Academy goal unassisted, and keeper Callen Payne grabbed four saves in the box.

Smith Vocational 6, Ware 0 — Monday afternoon was points galore for the Vikings on their home field, as seven different players tallied a point led by Josh Cole and Jacob Maloney’s two goals apiece.

Jaxie Parshal was the catalyst offensively with three assists, Nolan Bloomrose and Cameron Ball scored once each and Kaleb Jorritsma and Andre Latour both tallied assists.

Hopkins 5, Athol 2 — Nate Rickles dominated the game on Monday afternoon, scoring four goals for the Golden Hawks as they cruised past the Bears.

James Anderson scored the other Hopkins goal while Owen Cain and Anderson added assists. Matthew Feltovic recorded four saves in the win.

McCann Tech 9, PVCICS 0 — It was a long afternoon out in North Adams for the Dragons, as they were out-hustled and out-muscled all game according to head coach Mike Locher.

McCann scored three goals in the first half and came out in the second to score three more in the first four minutes. PVCICS keepers Grace Rachele (three) and Theseus Doherty (two) combined for five saves.

Pathfinder 3, Holyoke 2 — Ryan Kennedy assisted Nayan Tabin’s tally, and Tabin returned the favor on Kennedy’s goal, but the Purple Knights dropped a one-goal game to Pathfinder on Monday evening.

Jaybriel Rivera-Soto made six saves in goal for Holyoke.

Girls volleyball

Ludlow 3, Easthampton 0 — The Eagles showed signs of life in the second set, but they ultimately dropped a straight-set match (25-13, 25-21, 25-14) to the Lions on Monday evening.

Brooke Skowron had four aces and three assists for Easthampton while Sophia Belfakih and Kathryn Koval each put down two digs. Summer Routhier recorded a team-high seven digs in the loss.

Granby 3, Ware 1 — The Rams looked strong against Ware on Monday evening, grabbing the first set, third set and fourth set in a victory on the road.

Set scores were 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 26-24 in a match that was back-and-forth and tight the entire way.

Amherst 3, West Springfield 0 — The Hurricanes were sharp in a 25-12, 25-14, 25-19 victory over the Terriers on the road in West Springfield on Monday evening.

Alyciana Hackett led a vicious Amherst attack with 11 kills, Olivia Nolan (10 assists) and Rowan Albertson each put down five kills, Ava Carey dug up 13 balls and Kiko Bhowmik had six aces and seven digs.

East Longmeadow 3, Belchertown 0 — The Orioles couldn’t manage a set against the western Massachusetts powerhouse Spartans on Monday evening. Set scores were 25-15, 25-18, 25-13.

Layla Liminski had five kills and seven digs, Olivia Skora dished seven assists and had two kills, Sofia Cofone added six assists and four digs while Kaiya Cavanaugh was impressive with team-highs in aces (eight) and digs (12).

Frontier 3, Agawam 2 — The Redhawks fell down 2-0 to Agawam very quickly, but they roared back for a reverse sweep in what was a much-needed victory to give them their first victory of the season on Monday evening in South Deerfield.

Set scores were 12-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-9.

Caitlin Maio recorded a team-high 10 kills and a team-high 23 digs, Greta Hale (six digs, one ace) and Avah Spearance (eight digs, two aces) each had seven kills, Morgan Mason tallied four aces and 11 digs and Cadence Martin racked up 31 assists and four aces of her own in Frontier’s win.

Golf

Belchertown 155, Southwick 177 — The Orioles continued their strong start to the 2025 campaign behind a blazing round of 32 from Michael Murray, who earned medalist honors by eight strokes.

Other Belchertown scorers included Luke Heroux (40), Nathan Fink (41) and Andrew Wright (42).

Franklin Tech 160, Hopkins 165 — Despite a pair of 38s from Ryley Regan and Aiden Keeling-Lococo, the Golden Hawks dropped a close one to the Eagles on Monday afternoon at Westover Golf Course.

Chace Earle (42) and Laney Crutch (47) were Hopkins’ other scorers. Jack Day earned medalist honors with a 35 for Tech.

Smith Vocational 186, Pioneer Valley 196 — The Vikings’ trip up to Northfield was well worth it, as they came away with a win over the Panthers at Northfield Golf Course on Monday afternoon behind Keller McMahon’s low round of 42.

Andrew Persaud (44), Pat Dabrowski (49) and Jack LaRochelle (51) rounded out Smith Vocational’s scoring.

Ludlow 160, Hampshire 162 — Nobody could hang with Raiders star Brayden Fennessy, who shot a match-best 35, but the Lions did just enough to earn the win on Monday.

Cole Boissonneault and Nico Johnson each carded a 42 for Hampshire while Colby Cabrini posted a 43.

Late weekend results

Boys soccer

Holyoke 3, Southwick 2 — Kerdy Laura scored the game-winning goal with just over 12 minutes left in the game to give the Purple Knights a thrilling triumph over the Rams in their season opener last Friday.

Xevier Davila and Nayan Tabin also scored for Holyoke while Ryan Kennedy dished out two assists and keeper Jaybriel Rivera-Soto made five saves.

Girls soccer

Hopkins 4, Chicopee Comp 1 — The Golden Hawks continued their impressive start to 2025 with a decisive win against the Colts over the weekend, which was highlighted by two Ephie Vissas goals.

Morgan Augustin and Oliva Earle also each buried tallied for Hopkins while Reese MacGregor dished out an assist.

Girls volleyball

Granby 3, Duggan 1 — CJ Kibbie led the offensive with six aces and five kills as the Rams breezed to a four-set win over Duggan on Friday night.

Set scores were 25-7, 24-26, 25-13, 25-10

Lea Charest (four kills, eight assists) and Sophia Rodrigues (match-high nine aces, three kills and two digs and 9 aces) both played very well for Granby in the victory.

Field hockey

South Hadley 4, Mohawk Trail 0 — Sam Harrison notched a pair of goals for the Tigers while Lily Harrington and Amanda Stevenson scored once each in the comfortable win over the weekend.

Harrison and Ella Haber tallied assists for South Hadley, which picked up its first victory of the 2025 campaign.

Amherst 0, West Springfield 0 — Eden Polak stopped seven shots in the cage for the ‘Canes as they battled to a scoreless draw on Saturday morning in Amherst.