GREENFIELD — The Greenfield hockey team got its revenge on West Springfield Wednesday. 

The first meeting between the Berry Division foes saw the Terriers run away with a 6-1 victory, but the Green Wave were ready the second time around. 

It was an even game throughout, but Greenfield had the legs to take over in the final 15 minutes. Tied 1-1 going into the third period, the Wave potted a pair of goals to knock off West Side, 3-1, at Collins-Moylan Arena. 

“It was definitely our attitude and how we adjusted,” Greenfield’s Loki Rhodes said about the difference between the two contests against the Terriers. “We came out slow last time but today we came out flying.” 

Green Wave coach Adam Bouchard noted after the game that it was the first time Greenfield had beaten West Springfield during his long tenure as the Wave’s coach, and speculated that this might have been the first Greenfield team to ever defeat a Terrier program with a rich history of success. 

Knowing this would be the last chance to avenge the tough road loss early in the season gave Green Wave players extra motivation going in. 

“The seniors knew this would be our last time playing them,” Greenfield’s Matt Garvin said. “They wanted to play a lot harder. After getting your butt kicked [the first time] the whole team wanted to play harder. That’s what pushed us.”

Following a scoreless first period, West Springfield kicked off the scoring early in the second period. 

Terrier Cole Castor sent a pass up ice to Mike Spaulding on the right wing. Spaulding used his speed to race into the Wave zone and he fired a shot that zipped into the Greenfield goal glove side, giving West Springfield a 1-0 lead with 9:50 to play in the second. 

The Terriers (4-3-2) went on the opening power play of the game with 5:59 but Greenfield was able to kill it off. Forty seconds after the kill ended, the Green Wave capitalized on the momentum. 

Jake Jurek collected the puck at the red line and carried it behind the Terrier net. Jurek wrapped around and sent the puck in front, where Jake Knight was there to blast a shot home to knot the score with 3:19 to go in the period. Garvin was also credited with an assist on the play. 

It was a great individual effort from Greenfield’s Luca Siano to give the Wave the lead in the third. 

West Springfield went on the power play following a tripping call but with 18 seconds left on the kill, the Terriers tried to send the puck up top from down low. Siano read the play, tipped the puck away from a West Side defender and raced in on a breakaway.

The junior zipped a shot past Terrier goalie Troy Chasman for the shorthanded tally, giving the Green Wave a 2-1 lead with 6:55 to play. 

With 5:46 to play Greenfield (6-2-1) went on its first power play of the game and it took the Wave all of five seconds to take advantage of it. The faceoff was won back to Porter Hall, who sent a pass to Jurek on the right wing. Jurek quickly rifled a pass across the crease to Shawn Baumann, who tapped it home to put Greenfield ahead 3-1 with 5:41 to go. 

The Terriers were whistled for a major penalty with 3:25 to go, allowing the Wave to seal the win being a man up the rest of the way. 

Greenfield’s Cooper Smith was excellent in goal during the win, stopping numerous big chances from the Terriers to keep them off the board. 

“It was 45 minutes of Green Wave hockey,” Greenfield’s Anson Prunier said. ““We came out flying. We wanted it more than last time.”

Wrestling

Frontier 42, Granby 27 — Zach Brown (132), Massimo DiBari (144), Konnor James (157) and Kaden James (215) each won their matches via pin, lifting the Redhawks past the Rams at Goodnow Gymnasium Wednesday. 

Girls basketball

Pioneer 42, Athol 29 — The Panthers earned their first win of the season on Wednesday, leading 25-13 at the half to knock off the Bears at Messer Gymnasium. 

Maggie Tsipenyuk scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Natalie Rios tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds, Kiara Gruzkowski recorded six points and 12 rebounds, Charley Harrington had four points and five assists while Kyler McClelland added three points, eight rebounds and five assists in the win. 

Madi Hermes recorded 10 points, Abby Spooner scored seven points and Ava Adams added six points for Athol. 

Greenfield 29, Mohawk Trail 10 — The Green Wave defense showed up on Wednesday, holding the Warriors to four points in the first half and six in the final 16 minutes to earn an independent victory at Nichols Gymnasium. 

Mackenzie Goncalves and Gloria McDonald each scored seven points, Elderina Cecunjanin finished with six points while Anna Bucala added four points for Greenfield. Valerie Bzomowski tallied five points and Bella Pettengill added two points for Mohawk Trail. 

Middle school

Cooper Casey hit a pair of free throws late to finish with 10 points and lead Frontier to a 40-39 win over Ware Wednesday. 

Tuesday results

Girls basketball

Frontier 50, Mahar 25 — The Redhawks pulled ahead 37-6 at the half to cruise to a Franklin County League North victory over the Sens at Goodnow Gymnasium Tuesday. 

Harper Modestow scored 11 points, Addie Harrington tallied nine points while Olivia Machon chipped in seven points for Frontier. Hayden Comeau scored 15 points while Taylor Paluk chipped in five points for Mahar. 

Boys basketball

Four Rivers 48, Putney 29 — Meir Dragon scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Henry Schwerin scored eight points and Ethan Hannon added six points as the Otters earned a victory Tuesday. 

On Monday, Four Rivers beat Mohawk Trail, 55-29, behind 12 points from Kolin Broderick, 11 points from both Meir Dragon and Cooper Whitney and eight boards from Russell Herbert. 

Doug Wilcox scored eight points for the Warriors. 

Boys swim 

West Springfield 139, Turners 39 — Liam Bliss broke the Turners Falls school record in the 50-yard freestyle (24.06 seconds) and the 100 breast (1:09.88), doing so in a loss to the Terriers in West Springfield on Tuesday. 

Girls swim 

Turners 90, West Springfield 84 — It all came down to the 4x100-yard relay in West Springfield on Tuesday, with the Thunder team of Sylvie DiBartolomo, Tristan Bliss, Avery Heathwaite and Alice Fortin earning a first place finish to lift Turners to a team victory. 

The meet started off with a tie in the 200 medley relay, with West Sprinfield taking the lead in the butterfly, though Bliss was able to close the gap. Heathwaite caught them in the last leg, putting a 27.84 split in the 50 with Turners and the Terriers both hitting the wall at the 2:10.34 mark to tie for first.