SOUTH HADLEY – The Northampton golf team kept its undefeated season alive on Wednesday, taking down South Hadley, 155-167, on a warm and blue-skied afternoon at Ledges Golf Course.
Firing a round of 2-under, Galen Fowles led the Blue Devils (6-0) to victory with an overall score of 34 on nine holes.
Trailing closely behind Galen was his brother, Reilly Fowles (38), as well as Ben O’Connor (38) and Gus Fallon (46) who also figured into the team’s scoring total.
“[Galen and Reilly] are very reliable,” Northampton coach Bob Boulrice said. “It’s a pleasure watching them compete. Even though they’ll have bad holes, it’s never two in a row, and they always bounce back.”
On the other hand, South Hadley looked to put its best foot forward to keep the match as close as possible facing a strong Northampton team.
South Hadley’s top four scorers were Ryan MacGregor (40), Bennett Allen (43), John Viola (43), and Caiden Drohan (46).
Despite a slow start, MacGregor was able to get into a groove late in the match and turn his game around.
“Our number one, MacGregor, had a tough start today, but then he had four birdies on his last five holes and finished strong,” South Hadley coach Jason Bourque said. “Just eliminate one bad hole and he’ll be fine.”
Looking ahead, Northampton aims to continue its winning streak Thursday against Minnechaug at the Country Club of Wilbraham. As for South Hadley, the Tigers look to get back on the saddle as they face Amherst on Thursday back at Ledges.
Belchertown 166 Chicopee Comp, 188 – The Orioles continued their red-hot start to the season, as Henry Poissant earned medalist honors with a 39 – the only golfer to break 40 in the match.
Jared Haynes and Daniel Hulmes each shot a 42, while Michael Murray and Chris Wood fought for the fourth final score with a 43 apiece. Belchertown is now winners of six straight.
Pioneer 172, Frontier 181 – Despite a match-low 39 from Ryan Cetto and a third-lowest score of 41 from Cam Skiffington, the Redhawks fell to the Panthers.
Pioneer had four scores 45 or lower to secure the win.
Hampshire 174, Palmer 200 – Seven of the eight Raiders golfers who participated in the match shot scores in the 40s as they comfortably defeated the Panthers behind Cole Boissonneault’s match-low round of 40.
Pryden Messier shot the second-lowest round of the day, turning in a 43, while Brayden Fennessy and Riley Florek each shot 45 to round out the scoring in Hampshire’s victory.
Turners Falls 174, Easthampton 223 – The Eagles’ Amelia Gruber turned in a team-best score of 55, while Angelo Torchia, Nico Francis, and Maeve Loring all each shot a 56 in the loss.
The Thunder’s Joey Mosca was the medalist with an even-par round of 36.
PVCICS 21, Pioneer 38
PVCICS 20, Smith Voc 40
Smith Voc 27, Pioneer 28 – PVCICS improved to 6-2 on the season and Smith Voc picked up a close victory over Pioneer in a three-team meet on Wednesday at Hampshire College.
Dragons runner Grafton Tolopko ran the fastest time of the day in 18:25, followed by teammate Owen Bauman in second (19:36). Smith Voc’s Patrick Milin took third in 20:20, and PVCICS’ Asa Taggert also cracked the top five in fourth (20:21) just behind Milin.
PVCICS 15, Pioneer 50 – Ella Maier finished first for the Dragons in 24:22 to win the meet and lead her team to a perfect score against Pioneer.
Eunice Lo took second (24:42) 20 seconds behind Maier, and Sarah Fardal placed third in 25:13. The win improved the Dragons record to 5-2.
Agawam 1, Amherst 0 — The Hurricanes suffered their fourth one-goal loss of the season, as an Andrew Regnier goal gave the Brownies all the separation they needed.
Amherst’s offense has struggled to get going this year, scoring just four goals in its eight contests.
PVCICS 2, St. Mary’s 1 – Teddy Scott’s two goals were enough to propel PVCICS to a one-goal win in Westfield. Scott’s first of two goals came on a corner kick from Nolan Gage, and the second one was unassisted.
Damian Loinaz made one save for PVCICS as St. Mary’s only managed two shots on goal.
Smith Voc 4, Athol 0 — The Vikings put forth their best all-around effort of the season and scored two goals in each half to pull away from the Bears – which came into the game undefeated.
Josh Cole (first half), Jon Peters (second half), and Jared Small (second half) were the Smith Voc goal scorers, with the other score coming off of an Athol own goal. Cam Ball, Aaron Renaud, and Kaleb Jorritsma assisted on the Cole, Peters, and Small goals, respectively.
Palmer 5, Frontier 3 – The Redhawks kept things close in the first half behind a strong showing from Carly Robertson, who assisted Maddie Bennett for the team’s first goal before scoring one of her own. Jazzy Hayes got credited with the assist on Robertson’s score.
After Palmer pulled away 5-2 late in the second half, Madelyn Fagan closed out the scoring for Frontier, with another assist going to Robertson. Jocelyn Antes made 10 saves in the loss.
Smith Academy 5, Pioneer 2 – The Falcons scored three goals in the second half to pull away from the Panthers after going into halftime tied 2-2.
Caitlin Graves scored two goals while Isabella Letourneau, Emma Moynihan, and Piper Higuera each scored a goal to pilot the Smith Academy offense in the win.
West Springfield 2, Northampton 1 – Both offenses came to life after a scoreless first half, with the Terriers squeaking out a win on the road.
Margaux Galvin scored the lone goal for the Blue Devils, with Lilah Sage picking up the assist. Anna Oravec grabbed six saves on eight shots in the loss.
Gateway 7, Pathfinder 0 – Kaitlyn Maynard had a magnificent day on the pitch, scoring four goals in the Gators’ win. Elle DeMoss, Maia Kibbe, and Anna Sakaske added one goal apiece for Gateway.
Sakaske and Caydence Hussey recorded assists while Jayliana Rivera hauled in three saves in the win.
Mahar 5, Smith Academy 2 — Playing with 10 players the whole game, the Falcons more than held their own as they took a 2-1 lead in the third quarter. The difference eventually caught up to them during the latter stages of the contest.
Cat Kokoski and Shae Moulton scored the two Smith Academy goals, and Molly O’Brien tallied an assist while goalie Madison Didonna-Renner saved seven shots in the loss.
Amherst 1, Palmer 0 — Jo Becker scored the only goal of the game, and it was the only goal the Hurricanes needed. The Amherst defense shut Palmer down as the Hurricanes earned their second straight shutout victory.
Aria Haupt picked up the assist, and the win pulled Amherst’s record up to an even 3-3.
Westfield 3, Amherst 2 – The Hurricanes took the first and fourth sets to force a deciding fifth set against Westfield, but fell just short of a win (19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12).
Liza Beigel was unstoppable in the back row, finishing with 34 digs. Lauren Joy had 11 kills and setter Abigail Como had 32 assists.
Girls volleyball
Granby 3, Duggan 1 — Annabella Brown had herself a day from behind the service line, delivering 10 aces to pace the Rams to a 3-1 (25-27, 25-13, 26-24, 25-22) victory.
Five players recorded double-digit digs for Granby, as Noel Summerlin (22), Ariana Beaulieu (17),Brown (13), Katie Grabherr (11), and Madison Bombard (10) combined for 73 of the Rams’ 83 digs. Bombard and Summerlin each struck for nine kills to lead the offense in the win.
Field hockey
Northampton 5, Mohawk Trail 1 — The Blue Devils pulled away from the Warriors in the second half behind two fourth-quarter goals from Haly Doucette-Kaplan, who had three total goals on the night to boost Northampton’s offense. Rozlyn Kaufman added two goals of her own, one in both the second and third quarters.
Emily Lippiello and Camilla Brewer notched assists in the win, while Charlotte Johnson Mersack saved three of four Mohawk Trail shots.
Boys soccer
Holyoke 1, SICS 1 — Xevier Davila scored the lone Purple Knights goal on the day, while Alvin Silvan was credited the assist. Holyoke keeper Landon Koziara kept the game tied with a solid effort between the pipes, picking up four saves in the draw.
The match was the first non-loss result for Holyoke.