Olivia Whittier went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs to power Turners Falls to a six-inning, 14-2, win over Agawam in Suburban Softball League 14-and-under fast-pitch softball play Tuesday night at the Bourdeau Fields Complex in Turners Falls.
Aly Murphy and Morgan Pendriss both went 2-for-3 with one RBI and Eliza Johnson was 2-for-4 and tripled home the run to invoke the mercy rule.
Jade Tyler earned the win in the circle. She struck out 12.
Turners hosts Mohawk Thursday night at 7.
• Elsewhere, Haley Bigwood, singled, doubled, tripled and drove in five runs as Frontier downed Greenfield, 21-7, in six innings.
Mandy Fuller collected three hits, including a double, and four RBIs, Maegan Quinlan singled, doubled and knocked in four runs and Gabby Palmisano chipped in a hit and two RBIs.
Quinlan struck out five in the win.
Frontier travels to Chicopee Thursday night.
• On Monday, Mohawk edged Agawam, 12-10, at Sacred Heart Fields.
Winning pitcher Shelby Sinistore led the offense for Mohawk with three hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Grace Ward added three hits, including a triple, and one RBI, Reagan DuPree had two hits and Jaxon Palmer tripled and drove in a run.
PV Women’s
Cheyenne Dufresne singled home Sam Howe with the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help Buckland Brew Crew edge the Buckland Cubs, 11-10, in a Pioneer Valley Women’s Softball League slo-pitch game Tuesday night at Vets Field in Buckland.
Maura Crossman smacked three hits, including a double, and drove in four runs, and Jen Minckler (double) and Sherri Moffatt both added three hits for the Brew Crew.
Carrie LeDoyt led the Cubs with two singles and a double.
• Elsewhere, Erica Masson homered and Sam Roberts played well defensively as Shelburne Falls outlasted Colrain, 10-9, in Colrain.
Jenny Dawson ripped a double and homer for Colrain, while Ashley Pierce doubled.
• Also, Conway got past Ashfield, 8-6, in Ashfield behind Cassy Jouannet’s two hits and two RBIs.
Kristen Ouellette added two hits and one RBI, and Alyssa Ouellette added a hit and solid defense in right field.
Sam Davis had three hits and one RBI and Shari McCarthy contributed a double and two RBIs.
Bay State Games
The West field hockey team captured gold at the Bay State Games at the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex in Waltham over the weekend.
Local girls Ashley Borkowski and Christina Lively participated on the gold-medal winning team and played roles in the medal-clinching victory, a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Metro/Northeast in the championship game. Borkowski, from Frontier Regional School, had an assist in the victory, while Lively, from Mohawk Trail Regional High School, made a defensive save, one of two for her on the weekend.
The West opened play in the tournament on Friday with a 1-1 tie against Central, the two-time defending gold-medal winners, and then went on to defeat Coastal, 5-0. The West suffered its only loss of the tournament on Saturday when it fell to Metro/Northeast, 2-1, but West came back to knock off Southeast, 2-0, to qualify for the gold-medal game, which gave it the rematch with Metro/Northeast. Coastal went on to beat Central in the third-place game.
The West had to overcome not only the opponents all weekend but also the heat factor on the artificial turf playing field, which made it 10 degrees warmer than the already 90-plus degree heat. The game against Southeast was actually shortened by five minutes due to recommendations by the medical staff after one player from Southeast left the field physically sick from the heat.
This is the third year Lively competed with the team and she won a bronze medal her first year, then a silver medal last year, while Borkowski is in her second year with the team and also has last year’s silver medal. Lively also served as captain for the West during the gold medal game.
DRIVE League
Ricky Craver scored 18 points to lead Turners Falls over Brattleboro, Vt., 55-52, in DRIVE Hoops Boys’ Varsity League action Monday night at Messer Gymnasiun in Northfield.
Jimmy Vaughn added 12 points for Turners.
Ian Fulton-Black led Bratt with 14.
• Elsewhere, Brendon Emond hit for 16 and Tyler Martin 12 as Whitney Fence downed Twin Valley (Vt.), 51-38.
Matt Hampton’s 13 led Twin Valley.
• Finally, Keene, N.H., received 14 from Steve Raymond in a 61-22 win over the Warriors.
Matt Finck’s 11 points paced the Warriors.
• In Boys’ Varsity games at Reed Gymnasium in Hadley, Aisha Smith hit for 21 in Smith Voke’s 56-27 win over Hatfield; Easthampton used 16 from Zach Christafori to defeat Hampshire, 64-59; and Zach Gorham netted 16 as Granby beat Belchertown, 58-46.
• In Girls’ Varsity League games at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield, Liz Howland bucketed 11 points to lead Greenfield over the Panthers, 42-20.
Jessica Scoville had 9 for the Panthers.
• Also, Kylie Fleming’s 10 points helped Turners Falls beat Hatfield, 31-14.
Emily Witazen led Hatfield with 9.
Matt’s Men’s League
Matt Betsold carded a 37 for low gross in the Matt’s Men’s Golf League Tuesday at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club in Turners Falls.
Mark Letourneau took low net with a 30.
Rick Kimball was closest to the pin on No. 7 (3 feet, 7 inches), while Alfie Mitchell was closest on No. 9 (11-7).
Mitchell and John Passiglia lead the league with 13½ points.
Erving League
John Hodgman and Tim Herk combined for a 40 to take low-gross honors in the Erving Golf League’s three-club event Tuesday at Northfield Golf Club.
After a match of cards, Dave Mooney and Frank Penny claimed low net with a of 32.
Peter Blake was closest to the pin on No. 6 (10-9) and Matt Deane came closest on No. 7 (7-2).
Match medalist was Rodney Ebbighausen with a 42. Matt Deane leads the race for the Erving Cup with 24 points.
Edge Hill Men’s
Dave Cote posted a plus-7 for top point quota and shot a 37 for low gross in the A Division of the Edge Hill Men’s Golf League on Tuesday in Ashfield.
Ronnie Parker shot a low net of 34.
Mark Graves was closest to the pin on No. 8 (11-7).
• In the B Division, Tom Lively and Charlie Plesnar tied for best point quota at plus-7. Plesnar had a 40 for low gross, and Lively’s 31 was good for low net.
CCG women’s 18-hole
Phyllis Canon totaled 46 points for the top spot in the First Division of the Stableford Net Points Tournament during the Country Club of Greenfield Women’s 18-Hole Golf Division on Tuesday morning.
Ann McHugh was second with 40 points.
• In the Second Division, Sally Bernard placed first with 54 points, followed by Anne Echeverria with 53.
YMCA Outing
Tim Rice, Jay Rice, Elise Rice and Don Rice fired a 53 for low gross in the Mixed Division of the of the YMCA Golf Outing Monday at the Country Club of Greenfield.
Terry Blanchard, Wendy Blanchard, Nate Blanchard and Ryan Blanchard claimed low gross with a 52.
Three teams tied for first in the Men’s Gross Division at 56: John Cormican, Jamie Crocker, Brian Luippold and Rick Sigda; Dave Puchalski, Keith Burch, Mark Spencer and Jason Wallace; and Bill Fitzpatrick, Steve Roy, Shane Foster and Gene LaCoy.
Doug Fusonie, Bill Caines, Fred Magee and Peter Elliott tied with Rich McFadden, Tom Coffin, Fred Avery and Alex Dunn for low net at 53.
In the Women’s Division, Phyllis Canon, Sue Sigda, Margo Worden and Kathie Fahey tied with Nancy Conant, Michele Hazlett, Amy Anthony and Anne Corrinet for low gross at 68.
EDGE tournament
The 10th Annual Edge Basketball Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 17 at Northfield Golf Course.
Entry fee for the 9 a.m. shotgun start event is $260 per team and includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, food on the course throughout the day, prizes and a post-tournament meal and prizes.
For more information or to register, email to TheEdgeBasketballClub@gmail.com or call 863-5007.
People’s Pint Doubles
Steve Stone and Brian MacEwen posted a 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Alden Booth and Larry Klein in the finals of The People’s Pint Doubles Tennis Tournament over the weekend at the Highland and Beacon tennis courts.
Andrew Varnon and Josh Provenchura defeated Karen Bradwell and Jeff Palmer, 7-5, 6-3, in the consolation final.
The Greenfield Tennis Association raised over $100 toward the ongoing upkeep and maintenance of the Highland Park and Beacon Street clay courts.
Summer clinic
Frontier varsity field hockey coach Missy Mahar will conduct her annual clinic for Union 38 girls in grades 3-7 on July 26 and 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Frontier Regional School.
The clinic will focus on skill development through a variety of drills and learning scenarios. Sticks and shin guards will be provided with an equipment deposit of $50. Registration fee is $5. Participants are asked to wear a mouth guard and bring a water bottle.
For more information, contact Sue Antonellis at suea@town.deerfield.ma.us. Registration forms can also be found at www.deerfieldma.us and mailed to the department.
Senators Road Race
The 10th annual Senators Road Race will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. The 5-kilometer race will start and finish at Mahar Regional School.
Registration fee is $15 per runner, and T-shirts will be available for the first 35 registered participants.
For questions or more information, email to to swoodward@rcmahar.org.