SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Granby boys volleyball team continued its hot start to the season, defeating Frontier in three sets (25-12, 25-12, 25-18) on Monday night.
After a win in the season opener against Ware last week, the Rams had an advantage over the Redhawks coming into the night with one game under their belt.
Despite looking a little bit less rusty, Granby still had some areas to improve upon, with head coach Chad Gagnon expecting more out of his group.
“The passing was a little poor today, which didn’t lead us to playing our offense like we can,” Gagnon said.
Where the Rams did find success offensively was getting the ball to Jake Gagnon, putting together a nice performance with 12 kills, 10 assists, six aces and three digs.
Nathan Walsh also helped carry the load in Granby’s win, tallying 17 assists, four kills, three aces, two digs and one block.
Late in the third set, Frontier kept things close, giving the Rams a scare and showing some areas to improve upon as the season progresses.
“We have a lot of work we can still do to clean up and get more refined and where we want to be,” Gagnon said. “This team’s got a pretty high ceiling. We have a much harder schedule this year, so we need to do better for the long run.”
Jack Phillips helped lead the charge for the RedHawks, finishing the team’s first match of the season with a team-high five kills, adding on one dig.
Despite being swept on the night, Frontier showed good fight late, playing through the final point. With plenty of season left to play, the RedHawks will look to take away as many positives from the loss as possible.
“Most of our starting lineup have only been playing for 10 days, and we keep reminding ourselves that it’s [going to] get there, and they’re gonna improve, and we just need some more time,” Frontier head coach Courtney Parent said. “And overall, throughout the sets, I thought we got better each set, which is all we’re asking for.”
With the win, Granby improves to 2-0 on the young season, looking to build off the positive momentum on Wednesday, April 1, at 5:15 p.m., heading back home to host Ludlow.
The Redhawks will look to bounce back after dropping the first game of the campaign on Wednesday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m., when East Longmeadow comes into town.
Baseball
Belchertown 3, Chicopee Comp 1 — The Orioles only needed two hits to take down the Colts on Monday.
Nathan Marino and Canyon Charron tallied the base knocks while Carron also served as Belchertown’s star pitcher.
Charron struck out 10 in five innings of work to pick up the win for the Orioles.
Mount Everett 1, South Hadley 0 — The Tigers failed to bring home a run, despite out-hitting the Eagles, 4-3.
Matthew Butler got the start on the bump and did an admirable job, fanning six batters in three innings.
Mount Everett scored its one and only run during the top of the fifth on a RBI triple.
Monson 3, Amherst 2 — The Hurricanes fell to 0-2 on the season after the defeat to the Mustangs.
Amherst totaled seven hits in the loss.
Softball
Granby 28, Pathfinder 4 — The Rams’ bats were on fire in the blowout win against the Pioneers.
Granby managed 15 hits, with Meredith Bartosz leading the way with four (three singles, double). Kara White, Kaitlyn Curran and Rowan Cook also belted multiple hits for the Rams.
Bartosz went the distance in the circle for Granby too, finishing with six strikeouts, one walk allowed and five hits and four runs surrendered.
Girls lacrosse
Belchertown 13, Central 3 — Four goals from Lia Pikul led the Orioles to win No. 1 on the season.
Lily Tellier and Aubrey McCain each added hat tricks for Belchertown.
Orioles goalie Emma Almeida concluded with seven saves.
Wahconah 15, Amherst 8 — The ‘Canes are still on the hunt for their first win of the season after falling in their home-opener on Monday.
Kiko Bhowmik paced Amherst with five goals while Ava Carey recorded a hat trick. Sylvie Walker was the only other Hurricanes’ goalscorer.
Amherst goalie Eden Polak made 16 saves in the defeat.
Boys lacrosse
South Hadley 14, Lenox 5 — Goals continue to pour in for the Tigers as they’ve now combined for 30 in their first two games.
Hunter Skibel, Tyler Quist and Mason Peters each found the back of the net more than once for South Hadley versus the Millionaires.
Boys Tennis
PVCICS 5, Chicopee 0 — The Dragons opened the 2026 season with a clean sweep over the Pacers on Monday night.
Lee Ferguson dominated first singles, winning 6-0, 6-0, while Derek Ye and Devan Ye each won 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-2, respectively.
Simon Speek and Jack Herman won the lone doubles match that was played on the night 6-0, 6-1, as James Ferrer and Alexander Rachele won in a forfeit to cap off the team victory.
Girls Tennis
Lenox 5, Belchertown 0 — The Orioles dropped their first match of the season, being swept despite back-and-forth battles on the doubles courts.
Allie Randall and Emma Kornbluth fell 6-4 in their first doubles set, bouncing back with a 6-1 victory to send it to a third set. After a valiant effort, the Millionaires took home a 7-6 win.
Quinn McNamara and Madison Lacroix narrowly lost their first set for Belchertown 7-6, before losing the second as well.
