Another strong round from Jonathan Elkins has him right in contention at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Hub Championship.
The South Deerfield resident shot an even-par 72 on Wednesday, leaving him in a tie for third place after two rounds at the Country Club of Halifax.
Elkins is 1-over through two rounds, with today’s third and final round on the docket. His two-round total of 145 has him tied for third with Maine’s Cole Anderson and David Rogers of Needham. All three players are five shots back of leader Chris Fosdick of Middlefield, Conn., who enters Round 3 at 4-under par. First-round leader Adam Xiao is one shot back in second place at 3-under.
Elkins used an eagle on the par 5 9th hole to propel him to the even par round on Wednesday. He was 2-under on his front 9, adding a birdie at No. 2, before shooting 2-over 38 on the back 9. He birdied the 10th hole while dropping shots with bogeys on Nos. 11, 12 and 15.
A rising junior at Taft School in Watertown, Conn., Elkins is participating in his fourth career AJGA event. His best finish came at last year’s Killington Junior Golf Championship in Vermont where he tied for 14th place.
Booska likely done at
New England Am
It was an up-and-down Wednesday at the 89th New England Amateur Championship for Cody Booska.
The Turners Falls resident got off to a great start, finishing the final seven holes of his Round 1 after it was halted due to severe weather on Tuesday. He birdied two holes on the back 9 to card a 1-under 69 that put him in a tie for ninth place entering Round 2.
Things unraveled in the afternoon, however. A pair of double-bogeys plagued the second round of his tournament, and he shot a 7-over, 77 that put him at 6-over, 146 overall. With the event being shortened from four rounds to three due to the weather issues, only the top 40 players were set to advance to the third and final round today. Not everyone in the field finished their second rounds Wednesday, but Booska was in a tie for 57th place and unlikely to advance.
Maine’s Reese McFarlane leads the tournament at 6-under, while Patrick Frodigh of Dedham is two strokes back at 4-under.
Kells Junior Tournament
Ryan Cote and Kyle Maynard shot even-par 72, taking first place in the Two-Ball Division at Wednesday’s Kells Junior Tournament held at the Country Club of Greenfield.
Mike Corduff and Jaelyn DeBoise were second with a 5-over 77.
In the Boys Scramble Division, two teams tied for first place with a 1-over 37. The teams of Dylan Archer and Gabe Mota along with Chris Vadnais and Mason Harper led the way, while Brayden Fennessy and Daniel O’Connor were third at 3-over 39.
In Girls Scramble Division action, Julia Pace and Olivia Pace were first at 8-over 44, followed by Bella Ronzoni and Sienna Fisher at 14-over 50.
Timmons League
Jesse Putnam and Andy Lesenski shot a 34 to win low gross during the Timmons Golf League Wednesday night at the Northfield Golf Course.
Jim Cadran and Duff Delano were second with a 35. Keegan Herringshaw and Trevor Blake shot a 29 to win low net after a match of cards over Albert Chaney and Mark Horta, who took second with a 29. Lesenski was the match medalist with a 34. Jim Cadran was closest to the pin on No. 6 at 15 inches, while Horta was closest on No. 7 at 6 feet, 4 inches.
Thomas Ladies
Karren Sacco, Deb Collins and Wendy Kendrick shot a 35 to win the scramble during the Wednesday Night Ladies League at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club in Turners Falls.
Marilyn Kostanski was closest to the pin on No. 7 (no distance), while Jenn Murphy was closest to field goal on No. 3, and Joanne McGowan won the long drive on No. 6.
Greenfield Co-Rec
Chris Arsenault drove in Dustin Olsen in the bottom of the eighth inning and Hubie’s Tavern walked off with a 11-10 win over Mike’s Bears in a Greenfield Co-Rec Adult Softball League game Wednesday at Hillside Park in Greenfield.
Olsen tripled in the eighth to set the table for Arsenault. Olsen finished 4-for-4 with a home run, triple and four RBIs. Brian Ginnity went 4-for-4 with two home runs, and Todd Wiles went 4-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. Ellie Diamond had a pair of hits.
Michael Dobias had four hits including a home run and a triple for Mike’s Bears, and Brittany Senn had three hits with a double and two RBIs.
• In other action, Adam Bastarache hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning to score Luis Melendez and Beck’s Automotive defeated Riff’s Tavern, 17-16 at Green River Park.
Sunny Lucas went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a triple and four RBIs in the win, and Jeff Guy had three doubles. Jenessa Murphy finished with three hits, and Ashley Parker had a pair of hits.
Brian Sicard went 3-for-4 with two home runs in the loss, and Ali Currie went 3-for-4.
• Meanwhile, Maura Crossman went 4-for-4, and Cody Underwood went 3-for-4 as Happy Trails edged Bath Fitters, 11-8, at Greenfield Middle School.
Tim Anderson went 3-for-3 in the loss, while Tina Riddell and Tom Anderson each had two hits.
Beacon Classic
The Beacon Clay Court Classic men’s singles tennis tournament begins Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Beacon Courts on Sanderson St.
All matches will be best two out of three sets with a 12-point tiebreaker. The tournament is single elimination, and players must start play by 5:30 each day or be subject to default. Players may arrive early for warm-up.
Each player must bring a can of unopened tennis balls to each match. The winner keeps the unopened can. Players must be available all week or until the draw is completed.
All proceeds benefit the Greenfield clay courts. Gift certificates are awarded to semifinalists and finalists provided by West County Cider of Colrain.
For more information and to register (by July 22), contact director Tim Prevost at 773-8984.
Greenfield 11U All-Stars holding spaghetti fundraiser
The Greenfield 11U All-Star baseball team is holding a spaghetti supper fundraiser tonight at the Greenfield Moose Lodge on 20 School St.
The dinner — which includes spaghetti, meatballs, bread, salad and dessert for $10 — is to help offset the costs of lodging and travel for the team. Kids under 10 can eat for free.
The Moose Lodge is also running a can drive to benefit the Salvation Army. Any donations are welcomed.
For more information, contact Tammy Campbell at 413-834-0694.