It was quite a Mount Washington debut for Mohawk Trail Regional alum Meghan Davis.

The 22-year-old from Plainfield competed in the 62nd Delta Dental Mt. Washington Road Race on Saturday in Pinkham Notch, N.H., and made quite a splash in her first-ever appearance at the grueling event.

Davis finished in third place on the women’s side with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 46 seconds in the grueling 7.6-mile course that moves up the auto road.

With the forecast calling for torrential rain and thunderstorms, the weather cooperated just enough to get the event in. After a weather-shortened race in 2022, this year’s field was treated to surprisingly decent conditions at the base with slight drizzle and fog above the tree line and relatively calm winds which provided decent running conditions.

But the weather took a turn for the worse about an hour into the race, and conditions devolved into a steady, almost horizontal, cold, windswept rain with visibilities of about 10 to 20 feet at the summit.

Colorado Springs, Colo.’s Joseph Gray won the overall title for a record-tying seventh time, finishing in 1:00:24. Sam Chelanga, also of Colorado Springs, Colo., was second while Tyler Andrews of Concord, Mass. was third.

On the women’s side, Amber Ferreira of Concord, N.H., won for the first time in a time of 1:15:16. Second-place finisher Marybeth Chelanga of Colorado Springs, Colo. crossed in 1:16:03, while Davis was close behind in third (28th overall).

Greenfield’s Stephen Kerr was ninth overall to put a Franklin County runner inside the top 10. The 31-year-old traversed the course with a time of 1:10:55.

Leverett’s Jacob Barnett took 16th overall on Saturday with a time of 1:13:52.

Shelburne Falls’ Zachary Livingston finished 59th overall (1:22:29), and fellow Shelburne Falls resident and race veteran Richard Larsen crossed in 75th position (1:26:08).

Track & field

New Balance Nationals

Mohawk Trail’s Emmett Johnson placed 68th in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4 minutes, 33.11 seconds, and was also 67th in the mile (4:52.24) in the Rising Stars events at the 2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia over the weekend.

Youth baseball

Newt Guilbault

Behind a strong pitching performance fom Jaiden Lapointe and Davis Burnett, and timely hitting, Booska’s Flooring captured a 9-6 win over Turners Falls Athletic Club over the weekend to claim the Newt Guilbault championship in Turners Falls.

Lapointe and Burnett each tossed three innings with six strikeouts apiece.

At the plate, Hunter Stacy went 2-for-3 with an RBI, Lapointe doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Tyler Newton went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

TFAC’s Aidan Heilig-Rury had two hits, as did Evan Wright (two doubles, two RBIs). Grady Deery went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and on the mound, Chase Greene tossed four innings, striking out nine.

Tennis

Greenfield Tennis Cup

The annual Greenfield Tennis Cup, sponsored by Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters and the Greenfield Tennis Association, is set for Saturday, June 24.

The round-robin event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Beacon Courts. It is a singles tournament, with separate men’s and women’s divisions (ages 16 and older). Entry fee is free for GTA members and $10 for non-members.

The deadline to register is Friday, June 23 at 6 p.m. To register, call Rick at 413-824-1695.

Adult softball

Greenfield co-ed

Dustin Olson was 4-for-4 while Francesca Palazzo smacked three hits to lift RG Penfield to a 15-12 win over the Liberty Tax Sharks in a Greenfield Co-ed League contest on Friday.

Peter Magbalensky had three hits, including a home run, for the Sharks, while Che Christi (three hits) and Bob Badillo (three hits, including a triple, four RBIs) also had big days at the plate. Meghan Forrett and Whitney Roberts added two hits apiece.

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