Beginning today, Warwick’s Maggie Fellows takes center stage in South America.
The former Northfield Mount Hermon standout and St. Lawrence University alum begins competition at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru. Fellows is a part of Team USA’s rowing squad, and she’ll open action with qualifying heats in the women’s double sculls today with the finals set for Thursday. Fellows is also competing in the quadruple sculls, with opening heats on Wednesday and the finals set for Saturday.
The 28-year-old rowed at NMH and then St. Lawrence before training at Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont. She coached and trained at NMH for a year after that, and now trains out of Long Beach, Calif.
Last August, Fellows and double sculls partner Julia Lonchar won the U.S. Pan Am trials, then qualified the boat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil three months later for this summer’s big event. The duo are on the quadruple sculls team with Sydney Taylor and Keara Twist.
Holyoke Passing League
The playoffs started perfectly for the Athol High School passing league team at Holyoke High School on Monday night.
The Red Raiders opened their playoff contest with an immediate touchdown against Agawam, but ended up falling, 22-12, to the Brownies
Keegan Lutz threw the 40-yard touchdown to Jacob Smith, who made some quick moves and took off down the right sideline for the Red Raiders.
After the playoff loss, Athol finished its season 8-5.
“It was a great way to get out here and get some extra practice,” Lutz said. “Especially getting the younger guys working with upperclassmen. It helped us a lot with reps and I am sure it will benefit going into the season.
Lutz also caught a 40-touchdown on a throw from Riley Paine.
It was the first time Lutz and his teammates played Excel Sports Academy’s 7-on-7 passing league.
“I have never done anything like this with any other team,” Lutz said. “I hope it will be good for us and build some chemistry.”
Lutz went 1-for-2 for 40 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Paine finished 2-for-8 with 50 yards. Caleb Cox had one reception for 10 yards.
Suburban League 14U
Rachel Dodge was a perfect 4-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored, and Greenfield’s offense exploded in an 18-7 win over West Springfield in a 14U Suburban League quarterfinal contest at Murphy Park in Greenfield on Monday night.
Brielle Widelo was 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored for Greenfield, while Alysia Knapp added three hits and scored two runs. Sofia Holden tossed a complete game, striking out four.
Greenfield will host Agawam in the semifinals tonight at 5:45 p.m. back at Murphy Park.
F.C. Crush 10U
It was another solid run for the 10U Franklin County Crush softball team, which reached the semifinal round of the Weekend Warrior Tournament in West Warwick, R.I., on Sunday.
The Crush went 3-2 overall, with wins over the Parkway Pride (6-4), Apponaug Pride (7-2) and Fusion (8-2). The win over Fusion in the quarterfinal round got the Crush into the semifinals where their tournament came to a close with a 7-5 loss to top-seeded Coventry Crush.
Gloria McDonald had nine hits, including a triple, four doubles, four singles, and 8 RBIs to pace the offensive effort. Sophia Rotkiewicz, Sandra Johnson, and Cobi Tyminski all had four singles, with Rotkiewicz smacking five RBIs. Johnson drove in two runs and Tyminski added an RBI.
Meghan Collins and Olivia Lemay both ripped three singles, with Collins registered two RBIs and Lemay adding one. Ella Rotkiewicz had two singles and an RBI, while Madison Lemay, Kali Lewis, Grace Laurie and Lucja Yagodzinski each added a single of their own. Carson Farrell and Kayden Viencek were strong on the bases.
McDonald pitched 15 innings, striking out 37 batters, while Laurie pitched 6 innings, striking out four.
Defensively, Laurie and Olivia Lemay did an outstanding job for the Crush, while catcher Sophia Rotkiewicz also had a big weekend behind the plate.
The Crush finished their four-tournament summer run with a final record of 8-10. The club took second in the Xtreme Summer Slam in Swansea last month.
Any girls interested in playing 10U or 12U Franklin County Crush tournament softball next year should contact Melissa at 413-834-0637. Tryouts and practices will be held this fall.
PV Women’s League
Jaime Jackman was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, helping Conway sneak past the Buckland Brew Crew, 5-4, in the championship game of the Pioneer Valley Women’s Softball League tournament over the weekend at Pettingill Field in Cummington.
Nelly Wilkins and Cassy Jouannet were both 2-for-3 with an RBI in the victory for Conway, which also won the regular-season title.
Kim Sweet was 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Brew Crew, and Grace Arhensdorf chipped in three hits as well. Nikki Crossman added a hit and drove in a run.
Ashfield finished third in the tournament, followed by Shelburne Falls, Goshen and the Buckland Rangers.
DRIVE League
Behind 21 points from Torsten Sloan Anderson, VT Hoops breezed to an 82-58 win over Markol Strong in a DRIVE League men’s division game Sunday in Northfield.
Tom Manning followed with 17 points for VT Hoops. Markol Strong received a combined 29 points from Malcolm Smith and George Felogloy.
• Elsewhere, Calvin Bridges poured in 33 points to help Team DRIVE beat Beck’s Auto, 96-57.
Keeten Warren tossed in 19 points for DRIVE. Beck’s Auto received 16 points from Garrett Cote and 15 from Brian Llewelyn.
• In other action, Chris Brown notched 27 points and Ben Johnson added 20 to help Team No Name beat Maple Row Insurance, 92-59.
Tim Hoar (18) and Ryan Hoar (14) paced Maple Row.
Bridge of Flowers Classic
Online entry for Saturday’s 41st Bridge of Flowers 8K Classic will close on Wednesday at 5 p.m. There will be race day registration at the Buckland Shelburne Elementary School from 7-8:30 a.m.
As a reminder, all runners 70 and older are FREE. Kids pay their age and there will be free pizza and beer (for those 21-plus) after the race.
One change this year is the Steve Lewis Charity 3K run/walk starts at 8 a.m. with the 8K to follow at its normal 9 a.m. start.
Sign-ups can be found at www.runreg.com/bridgeofflowersrace and information on the race can be found www.shelburnefalls.com/index.php/upcoming-events/bridge-of-flowers-road-race
