School Roundup: Frontier golf suffers first loss of season

Frontier Regional School’s pursuit of a perfect regular season fell just one win shy on Wednesday.

Amherst High School edged the Red Hawks, 14-10, in a battle of golf heavyweights during an independent contest at Cherry Hill Golf Course in Amherst. The Red Hawks capped their season 13-1 overall, and will now turn their attention to the WMass Division 2 Tournament on Tuesday in Pittsfield.

Kyle Maynard had the low round of the day for Frontier, carding a 39 in the No. 2 hole to win 3½ points toward the team total. Bryan Baumann took three points in his match at No. 5, shooting a 47, while Porter Clancy took 2½ points at No. 3 following his round of 47.

Mikey Corduff (43), Gabe Gochinski (49) and Rowan Blair (51) rounded out the lineup for the Suburban League West champion Hawks.

Amherst’s Evan Rutherford was the match medalist, winning all four points at No. 1 thanks to a 37.

South Hadley 24, Mahar 0 — Visiting South Hadley had four golfers shoot 42 or better en route to a 24-0 shutout of Mahar in an independent match, Wednesday at Ellinwood Country Club in Athol.

Mahar’s Tucker Ninteau posted the low round of the day for his team, shooting a 52 out of the No. 1 spot. Branden Englekey-Aiken was next with a 55 at No. 4, while Cameron Doyle carded a 57 at No. 2.

Girls volleyball

Hawks capture 10th win

Olivia Deane racked up a match-high 17 kills, and host Frontier shook off a Game 3 loss to upend Chicopee Comp, 25-16, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15, in an independent girls volleyball match Wednesday night at Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield.

Frontier (10-5) received 11 kills from Jalen Sullivan to help pace the offensive attack. Setters Olivia Rosewarne and Sydney Scanlon combined for 32 assists. Lilah Evans tossed in four aces, while Deane and Reilly Isler added two aces apiece.  The defense received a team-high 15 digs from Scanlon, while Abbe Roberts racked up seven digs.

The Red Hawks take to the road Friday night for another independent match against Westfield.

Belchertown 3, Mohawk Trail 0 — Visiting Mohawk Trail battled in the first two sets, but Belchertown wound up sweeping the Warriors, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 in an independent volleyball match, Wednesday.

Octavia Crawford led the Warriors (2-13) with five kills, four digs and three aces, while Clare Wasileski dished out six assists to go with four digs. Cassidy Upton (two kills, eight digs, three aces), Hannah Plesnar (three kills, five digs, three aces), Nola Bloomer (one kill, one assist), Alex Lilly (one assist, two aces), Elly Patnode (three kills, two digs) and Chloe Brothers (two digs, one ace) all made contributions in the loss.

Ware 3, Athol 0 — Lexi Forte finished with eight assists and three kills, but visiting Athol was swept by Ware, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23, in an independent match, Wednesday.

Kate Mahan finished with four kills, two aces and five digs for the Red Raiders (5-12).

Field hockey

Davenport powers Thunder 

Lindsay Davenport scored a pair of goals, and visiting Turners Falls moved within one point of a postseason berth with a 3-1 victory over Holyoke in a Bi-County League field hockey game, Wednesday at Roberts Field in Holyoke.

Brynn Tela assisted on both of Davenport’s goals, while Hannah Marchefka added an insurance tally in the second half to give the Thunder (7-4-3, 4-2) some breathing room.

Turners held a 12-7 edge in shots on goal, with Thunder keeper Haleigh Greene making six saves. Holyoke had a 9-4 advantage in penalty corners. Samantha Brennan’s second-half goal pulled the Purple Knights within 2-1, but Marchefka answered less than a minute later with an unassisted strike.

Pioneer 1, Athol 0 — Rain halted play after just one half under the lights at O’Brien Field in Athol, but Jennie Fuller’s first-half strike propelled visiting Pioneer to a 1-0 victory in Tri-County League field hockey play, Wednesday.

The Panthers improved to 7-5-2 overall, 6-3 in the TCL, and on the verge of a postseason berth. The game was official after play reached halftime.

Avery Sargent picked up the assist on Fuller’s goal, while Panthers keeper Athena Fowler-Shaw made one save to pitch the shutout.

Smith Academy 7, Mahar 1 — Sophia Whitman’s goal with just over two minutes remaining broke up the shutout, but visiting Mahar fell back to the .500 mark on the season with a 7-1 loss to Bi-County League-leading Smith Academy on Wednesday in Hatfield.

Whitman tallied with an assist from Hannah Dupont. Goalkeeper Nathaniel Ryan made 11 saves for the Senators (6-6-2, 2-4-2), which need three points in their final three games to earn a postseason berth. That stretch begins Monday against Southwick.

Belchertown 3, FC Tech 0 — Host Belchertown scored all three goals in the first half, holding off Franklin Tech for a 3-0 Tri-County League victory, Wednesday.

Kyleigh Baleno recorded 13 saves in net for the Eagles (2-12-1), while Belchertown’s Abigail Rothstein stopped all three shots she faced.

Franklin Tech’s season comes to an end Friday when it hosts Palmer.

Turners 3, Holyoke 1

Goals: (T) Davenport 2, Marchefka. (H) Brennan.

Assists: (T) Tela 2. (H) Rivera.

Shots: Turners 12. Holyoke 7.

Saves: (T) Greene 6. (H) Dunn 9.

Corners: Turners 4. Holyoke 9.

Belchertown 3, FC Tech 0

Goals: (B) Messier, Olden, Boutin.

Assists: (B) Wrona, Cooper.

Shots: FC Tech 3. Belchertown 16.

Saves: (FT) Baleno 13. (B) Rothstein 3.

Corners: FC Tech 2. Belchertown 14.

Smith Academy 7, Mahar 1

Goals: (M) Whitman. (SA) Guimond, McCoy, Baranoski, Cavanaugh 2, Dyer, Valentine.

Assists: (M) Dupont. (SA) Guimond, Kemp 2, McCoy.

Shots: Mahar 2. Smith Academy 18.

Saves: (M) Ryan 11. (SA) Szynal 1.

Corners: Mahar 4. Smith Academy 7.

Pioneer 1, Athol 0

Goals: (P) Fuller.

Assists: (P) Sargent.