Greenfield High School won five matches in straight sets on Monday afternoon en route to a 5-0 victory over Mohawk Trail Regional High School in a Tri-County League North Division girls tennis match in Greenfield.
Lilya Georgitsa got things started for the Green Wave (4-0) at first singles with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Avery Dupree, and Jenna Keith beat Sienna King 6-1, 6-0 at second singles. Ngawang Tridytsang finished off the singles’ sweep with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Paige King.
Estera Covalenco and Kaitlyn Phillips topped Haley Randall and Maddy Lilly 6-0, 6-1 at first doubles, while Dina Samake and Ava Pruitt-Dahl earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Holly Hicks and Lizzy Lynch at second doubles.
“Both teams had really good, positive energy going throughout the entire match,” Greenfield coach Alexis Silk said. “I think it was a fun match for everyone.”
Pope Francis 4, Frontier 1 — Three matches were very much in doubt, but host Pope Francis won two of those three tilts and ultimately captured a 4-1 win over Frontier in a Tri-County League North girls tennis match, Monday.
The Red Hawks nabbed their lone win at No. 2 doubles. The team of Sophia Patten and Erin Senn shook off a first-set loss to knock off Pope Francis’ Madelyn Letendre and Gabrielle Letendre, 2-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Frontier’s Tori Speth also played a three-set match at No. 1 singles, where Pope Francis’ Elizabeth Goncalves captured a 6-2, 5-7, 10-3 win.
At first doubles, Frontier’s Cassidy Bardwell and Coleman Hartner battled but fell short in a 7-5, 6-4 loss to Madeline Ferreira and Mikala Messier of Pope Francis.
“We played a lot of close matches,” Frontier coach James Fitzgerald said. “I’m pretty happy with the way everyone played today. Pope Francis has some players with a bit more experience but our kids worked really hard.”
Greenfield 5, Sabis 0 — The Greenfield tennis team continued with its statement season on Monday afternoon as it handled Sabis International Charter School, 5-0, in a Tri-County League boys tennis match at Forest Park in Springfield.
After just one win last season, the Green Wave (5-2) firmly established itself as the second place team in the TCL this spring with its lopsided win over Sabis, which currently sits in third place in the league.
Greenfield did not drop a game at singles. Victor Ivancev beat Bryan Trinh 6-0, 6-0 at first singles, while Brandon Siow beat Patrick Morrow 6-0, 6-0 at second singles. Sabis had to forfeit third singles.
Connor Pedigree moved down from third singles to play with Gabe LaRouche at first singles and the duo earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Noah Demers and Brandon Rusinque at first doubles.
“They matched up really well together,” Green Wave coach Andrew Varnon said. “It’s a pairing you could see again in the future.”
Anju Kang-Stryker and Matt Lavoine closed out the sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Emmanuel Rivera and Mackenzie Morgeon at second doubles.
Turners Falls 5, Sci-Tech 0 — Turners Falls High School is getting accustomed to winning with ease these days.
The Thunder remained unbeaten on the season and clinched a postseason berth in the process on Monday afternoon with a 5-0 victory Sci-Tech in a TCL boys match in Turners Falls.
Brian Poirier beat Rolando Baveclo 6-1, 6-0 at first singles for the Thunder, and Will Turn bageled Nick O’Brien 6-0, 6-0 at second singles. Turners picked up a forfeit at third singles.
Joe Kochan and Brody Trott paired up at first doubles to shutout Ryan Chasse and Elijah Guzman 6-0, 6-0, and Mike Boyle and Corrin Wisnewski finished things off with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Andrew Rodriguez and Brandon Tsang at second doubles.
Pioneer 76, FC Tech 67 — Scott McDonough won four events on Monday afternoon and Pioneer defeated Franklin Tech, 76-67, in an Intercounty League boys track & field meet at Turners Falls High School.
McDonough won the long jump at 20 feet, 1 inch, and the triple jump at 40 feet, 1¼ inches. He captured the 100 meter dash in 11.5 seconds, and won the 200 in 24.1 seconds.
“Any time you are over 20 feet in the long, and 40 in the triple, it’s a good day,” Pioneer coach Jim Bell said.
Two other Pioneer athletes picked up a pair of wins on the day. Gavin Curtis captured the 400 in 61.3 seconds, and won the pole vault at 9 feet for the Panthers, while Brian Killay won the 800 in 2:46, and the mile in 5:47. Noah deRuiter won the 2-mile in 13:13, and Jake Wallace won the high jump at 5-2.
Ryan Duclos had a big day for the Eagles as he swept the throwing events. Duclos won the discus (87-5), javelin (121-10) and shot put (39-0). Zack Conway swept the hurdles for the Eagles with a win in the 110 highs and 400 intermediates (64.0).
Greenfield 105, Athol 38 — Crescens Iavorschi won three events and Theo Popusoi won two others — including a career-high in the pole vault — as Greenfield defeated Athol, 105-38, in an IL boys meet in Greenfield.
Iavorschi captured the 100 (11.2), 200 (23.6) and long jump (19-10¼) to pace the Green Wave, while Popusoi, a freshman, won the 110 high hurdles in 16.8 seconds, and also vaulted an area-best 13-6 in the pole vault to cruise to a victory in that event.
Freshman Trevor Gibb picked up a victory in the 400 hurdles at 73.4 seconds for the Green Wave, and classmate Liviu Mihailicenco won the high jump at 5-4. Sophomore Izaak Vigil-Sagan won the shot put at 36-8¾, Jake Cote won the discus at 83-10, Emanuil Rahubenco won the javelin at 138-8, and Jackson Brown won the triple jump at 37-3¾.
Athol did well in the distance events. Noah Aukstikalnis won the 2-miole in 12:05, Anthony Marcucci won the mile in 5:06, Dennis St. Jean won the 800 in 2:08.3, and Cole Michaud won the 400 in 67.5.
Sabis 3, Athol 0 — Despite a team-high 13 kills from Zach Aldrich, visiting Athol was unable to score an independent road win Monday night.
The Red Raiders dropped a 25-16, 25-10, 25-23 decision to Sabis in Springfield.
Aldrich led the way for Athol (3-8), and he added 11 digs to go with an ace. Joey Gray followed with five kills, while Matt Willhite, Issac Dodge and Parker Deleo all registered two kills.
Setter Colby Soltysik dished out 22 assists. Willhite joined Aldrich in double figures with 10 digs in addition to four aces.
Pioneer 76, FC Tech 67
100 — McDonough (P), 11.5.
200 —McDonough (P), 24.1.
400 —Curtis (P), 61.3.
800 —Bri. Killay (P), 2:46.
Mile —Bri. Killay (P), 5:47.
2 Mile —deRuiter (P), 13:13.
110 HH — Conway (FT), n/a.
400 LH —Conway (FT), 64.0.
4×100 relay —FC Tech, 48.7.
4×400 relay — FC Tech, n/a.
Long jump — McDonough (P), 20-1.
Triple jump — McDonough (P), 40-1¼.
High jump — Wallace (P), 5-2.
Discus — Duclos (FT), 87-5.
Javelin — Duclos (FT), 121-10.
Shot put — Duclos (FT), 39-0.
Pole vault — Curtis (P), 9-0.
Greenfield 105, Athol 38
100 — Iavorschi (G), 11.2
200 —Iavorschi (G), 23.6
400 —Michaud (A), 67.5
800 —St. Jean (A), 2:08.3
Mile —Marcucci (A), 5:06
2 Mile —Aukstikalnis (A), 12:05
110 HH — Popusoi (G), 16.8
400 LH —Gibb (G), 73.4
4×100 relay —Greenfield, 47.7
4×400 relay — Greenfield, 4:34.7
Long jump — Iavorschi (G), 19-10¼
Triple jump — J. Brown (G), 37-3¾
High jump — Mihailicenco (G), 5-4
Discus — Cote (G), 83-10
Javelin — Rahubenco (G), 138-8
Shot put — Vigil-Sagan (G), 36-8¾
Pole vault — Popusoi (G), 13-6