The PVCICS boys tennis team will get the chance to win its fourth straight Western Mass. Class C title after easing past Lee, 5-0, during the semifinal round at Hampshire College on Monday.
The Dragons made quick work of the Wildcats, winning all five matches in two sets.
All three singles matches were 6-0, 6-0 sweeps as Lee Ferguson, Derek Ye and Devan Ye did enough to send PVCICS back to the Class C final. Both doubles pairs added insurance points as Simon Speek and Jack Herman (6-0, 7-5) and James Ferrer and Alexander Rachele (6-3, 6-4) allowed the Dragons to earn the sweep.
PVCICS, the top seed in Class C, will meet second-seeded Mount Greylock in the championship match, again at Hampshire College, on Tuesday. The Dragons lost to the Mounties, 3-2, back on April 10.
The Class C final will commence at 4:30 p.m.
Class A
Northampton 5, Minnechaug 0 — The Blue Devils will attempt to claim its first Western Mass title since 2023 after sweeping the Falcons.
Second-seeded Northampton will square off with No. 1 Longmeadow on Wednesday.
Class B
East Longmeadow 5, Amherst 0 — The Hurricanes were bested by the top-seeded Spartans in the semifinal round.
Baseball
Class B
Frontier 7, Belchertown 1 — The Orioles allowed six runs in the fifth inning to sink their chances at advancing past the quarterfinal round in the bracket.
Wahconah 10, Hampshire 0 — James Rabuse launched two home runs for the Warriors as the sixth-seeded Raiders were shut out in the quarterfinal round.
Taconic 12, South Hadley 2 — The Tigers could not slow down the Thunder’s offense, falling in the quarterfinal round as the seventh seed.
Class D
Hopkins 11, Turners Falls 0 — The Golden Hawks were no match for the Thunder in the quarterfinal round.
Top-seeded Hopkins will play No. 5 Pioneer in the semifinals on Wednesday as the Hawks move one step closer for a chance at a Western Mass. title. Hopkins last won a tournament championship in 2021.
Softball
Class B
Wahconah 15, Belchertown 3 — The Orioles’ run in the bracket was short-lived after falling in the quarterfinal round to the third-seeded Warriors on the road.
Frontier 16, Easthampton 4 — Summer Routhier stood out for the Eagles in the quarterfinal-round defeat.
Routhier recorded a double and two RBIs at the plate, plus struck out five in four innings of work.
Class D
Hopkins 18, Turners Falls 9 — The Golden Hawks doubled up the Thunder in the quarterfinal-round victory.
Hopkins’ win tied a single-game high in runs scored.
The Hawks will play top-seeded Hoosac Valley in the semifinal round next.
Non-qualifier games
Baseball
Gateway 8, Amherst 1 — The Gators cruised to their 13th win of the season as pitcher Jacob Maynard struck out 15 Hurricanes batters.
Cole Przybyla smashed a three-RBI triple for Gateway, one of its four extra-base hits in the contest.
Mahar 11, Smith Academy 2 — Callan Payne’s RBI double highlighted the Falcons’ defeat to the Senators on the road.
Softball
Smith Academy 16, Renaissance 4 — The Falcons secured the Tri-County league title in the huge victory over the Phoenix.
Quinn Carlson was dynamite for Smith Academy, fanning eight from within the circle, plus poking two hits and five RBIs. Emma Tisdell totaled three hits for the Falcons too.
Girls lacrosse
South Hadley 12, Pittsfield 8 — Five different Tigers found the back of the net multiple times in their victory against the Generals.
Ella Haber was tops among the group, tallying four goals and an assist. Kelcey Zraunig, Nora Vaughn, Lauren Montemangni and Francesca Hicks counted as South Hadley’s other multi-goalscorers.
