It was an extra-inning thriller in South Deerfield on Thursday between the Frontier and Greenfield softball teams. 

The Green Wave held a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but Delaney Fifield ripped a double to score Skyler Steele to tie the game and force extras. 

Neither team scored in the eighth and after Raine Wonsey kept Greenfield off the board in the top of the ninth, Frontier took advantage. 

Fifield opened the inning by putting the ball in play and making it to second on an error. Olivia Machon came to the plate and cracked a hit into the left-center gap, scoring Fifield to lift Frontier to a 6-5 extra-inning victory. 

The hit completed a big comeback for the Redhawks, which trailed 5-0 going into the bottom of the sixth when Steele and Fifield hit back-to-back home runs before Sophia Pinardi drove in a run with a base hit to help Frontier cut into the lead. 

Ashley Taylor added a hit while Wonsey struck out seven in nine innings work in the circle. 

MacKenzie Paulin went the distance in the circle for the Wave, striking out 14 while adding a single, a double and an RBI at the plate. Gloria McDonald singled, homered and drove in two, Bianca Reynolds hit a home run and knocked in a pair of runs, Anna Bucala, Olivia Lemay and Sarah McCloud each recorded two hits while Meghan Collins and Grace Laurie both hit safely for Greenfield. 

Hampshire 12, Westfield 2 — It appeared to be another low-scoring, chess-match between the two Western Mass. foes on Thursday until the Raiders plated 11 runs across the fifth and sixth innings to secure win No. 13 on the season.

Hampshire blasted three home runs in this one, courtesy of Reagan Dubay, Teagan Charles and Kalin Dubay. Ryanne Dubay also smacked a double and pitched a complete game from the circle, totaling 10 strikeouts and two hits allowed.

Westfield tied a season high with 12 runs allowed. The Bombers gave up a dozen to Taunton on April 21.

Southwick 7, Granby 4 — For the first time in five games, the Rams were held under 10 runs as they dropped a competitive league game to Southwick on Thursday afternoon.

Kaitlyn Curran (single, double, one run, one walk) and Ellie Szlosek (two singles, two runs) paced the Granby offense while Rowan Cook and Alexis Lapite each added one single apiece. Meredith Bartosz got the start in the circle for the Rams.

Holyoke 18, Smith Academy 5 — Kylie Blaha did it all for the Purple Knights, tallying three hits, an RBI and scoring three runs while striking out eight in the circle on Thursday.

Alanna Bonilla (three RBIs) blasted a home run while Alexis LeTellier, Samantha Rodriguez and Jade Maldonado all tallied two hits and two runs for Holyoke.

Smith Academy’s Alexa Jagodzinski recorded two hits including a triple and scored two runs, Marissa Belina scored and drove in one while Sofia Cestero, Nataly Slysz and Lily Harrington each had one hit.

Belchertown 17, Renaissance 0 (5) — The Orioles came out and made a statement in the first inning, scoring 11 runs in a game they had won almost immediately. Belchertown added six more in the third to round out Thursday’s scoring.

Lila Roy (one run, two RBIs), Kina Roy (two runs, two RBIs) and Sophia Mitus (two runs, two RBIs) each had two hits for the Os, and Madeline Williams struck out six in the circle while giving up only two hits in her complete-game shutout.

Hopkins 22, Athol 0 — The Golden Hawks enjoyed a comfortable win over the Bears on Thursday afternoon, extending their winning streak to 11 and strengthening their grip on the Franklin County League East crown.

Hopkins (12-2) returns to the diamond on Monday when it travels to Buckland to take on Mohawk Trail.

Lee 31, Gateway 0 (5) — The Gators didn’t record a hit in Thursday’s defeat, but Elizabeth Kadzik, Amy Fisk and Madilyn Beneway each reached base via walk.

Lee’s Brianna Lynch struck out 13 in the no-hitter.

Lenox 14, Smith Vocational 0 (5) — Not much went right for the Vikings on Thursday, as they fell to 4-3 this season with a loss to the Millionaires in Lenox.

Smith Voc hosts Amherst next Wednesday looking to get back on track.

Baseball

Hopkins 5, Greenfield 3 — The Green Wave put three on the board in the top of the first but Golden Hawk Tucker Russell shut them down the rest of the way, with Hopkins scoring one in the third and four in the fifth to take down Greenfield in a Suburban League West contest in Hadley Thursday. 

Chase Earle singled and drove in a run, Carter Styspeck and Logan Bye each singled while Russell struck out five in seven innings work on the mound for Hopkins. 

SICS 12, Smith Vocational 9 — The Vikings had as many runs as they did errors on Thursday in their first loss of the season. 

Smith Voc led 7-3 heading into the sixth inning, but the Bulldogs scored nine runs over the final two innings to drop the Vikings’ record to 9-1. Jared Baer, James Lavallee, Justin Porter and Logan Brothers tallied hits for Smith Voc.

Ludlow 13, South Hadley 1 (6) — Thursday’s contest was scoreless through three innings, but the Lions erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning to blow the game open. Ludlow added six more runs in the sixth to put the game on ice.

Justin Moskal (two) and Ryan Netkovich combined for all three of South Hadley’s hits, while Jackson Keller scored the lone Tigers run.

Gateway 15, Commerce 6 — Jacob Maynard (two triples, three runs), Bow Briggs (double, two runs) and Roan Boeri (two singles, two runs) each tallied three hits for the Gators in a decisive victory on Thursday.

Gateway scored seven runs in the fifth inning to blow the game wide open and pull away for the win.

Girls tennis

Belchertown 4, Northampton 1 — Amanda Murray and Bess King-Pollet battled at first singles, but Murray made just enough shots to pull out a 6-4, 7-5 victory for the Os. Giannia Picardi picked up a third singles win over Ruth Pollin Galay, 6-2, 6-0 while Belchertown’s doubles teams of Edith Audette and Katie Collins (No. 1) and Emma Kornbluth and Allie Randall (No. 2) earned sweep victories.

Northampton’s Emmi Warren picked up the lone victory at second singles, winning 7-6, 6-2 over Mia Corish.

Girls lacrosse

Granby 16, Chicopee Comp 15 — Mylin Laliberte (five goals, one assist) and Kelly-Lynne Kennedy (three goals, three assists) both put up six points in a high-scoring, barn burner win over the Colts on Thursday.

Kalli White added four goals and an assist, Ava-Elizabeth Loughman scored twice and had two assists and Lauren Barlow (goal, two assists) recorded three points for the Rams.

Northampton 13, South Hadley 10 — The Blue Devils edged the Tigers on Thursday in a Valley League showdown. Teagan McDonald netted four goals for Northampton while Imani Power-Greene, Kaydence Braman and Makayla Fydenkevez all earned two-goal games. 

Ava Asselin equaled McDonald as the game’s top goalscorer with four for South Hadley. Margaret Watkins (two goals, assist, 11 draw controls), Caitlin Dean (goal, assist, two draw controls) and Kelcey Zraunig (two goals) provided additional support on offense for the Tigers.

South Hadley’s Riley Nestor was the busier of the two goalies in this one, making 12 saves for the Tigers, compared to Ainsley Dawson’s nine stops for the Blue Devils.

Amherst 18, Pope Francis 10 — Make it eight in a row for the Hurricanes, which are now 9-2 this season.

Kiko Bhowmik scored five times and added an assist to pace all players in points. Claire Kennedy (four goals), Emilia Leutjen (two goals) and Ava Carey (two goals) all found the back of the net more than once for Amherst, while Elise Woodruff (goal, three assists) and Caroline Carolla (goal, assist) had multi-point efforts.

Eden Polak finished the contest with 10 saves in goal for the Hurricanes.

Boys volleyball

Granby 3, Commerce 2 — Fourteen kills, five digs and three aces from Braeden Gallagher helped the Rams squeak past Commerce in a five-set thriller on Thursday evening.

Set scores were 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10.

Daniel Santiago (five kills, six digs, one ace), Brandon Chatel (five kills, three blocks, four digs) and Nathan Walsh (32 assists, five digs, ace) were also key in Granby’s victory, their ninth of the season.

Sci-Tech 3, Frontier 0 — Tavo Vincent-Warner distributed 18 assists in the Redhawks’ 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 loss in Springfield Thursday. 

Tegan Dexter tallied eight kills and seven digs, Nate Rivera recorded five kills and five digs while Will Reading added five kills for Frontier.

Ultimate frisbee

Amherst Regional 12, UMass 6 — The Hurricanes varsity girls team traveled down the road to take on the UMass women’s ultimate team on a beautiful, windy evening at Boyden Field on Thursday night.

Amherst came out of the gate scoring right away and built a 4-0 advantage. The ‘Canes defense was stout and the offense was nearly perfect scoring on five of their first six offensive possessions. Leading 8-2 at half, Amherst went onto win 12-6 – bringing its record to 8-2 on the season.

The ‘Canes were led by seniors Addie Mager (three goals, one assist), Isla Cusick (three assists), and Felix Goeckel (two goals, one assist) and Junior Aria Hauot (one goal, three assists).