Jonathan Elkins shot a three-over par, 75, on Thursday and finished eighth in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Hub Championship at the Country Club of Halifax.
The South Deerfield resident finished with a three-round total of 220 to place eighth in the 72-player field, his top finish ever in an AJGA event. His previous best was 14th.
Elkins entered the final round tied for third place at one-over par but had four bogies and one double bogey to go along with three birdies to shoot the 75. Chris Fosdick, of Middlefield, Conn., entered the final round at four-under and shot an even-par, 72, to finish the tournament with a 212 and win by one stroke over Adam Xiao of Manhasset, N.Y., who also shot a 72 on Thursday and finished with a 213. Andrew Farraye of St. Augustine, Fla. had the low-round of the entire tournament with a seven-under 65 and took third at 216.
The final round started out promising for Elkins, as he birdied Nos. 1 and 5 to quickly close the gap on Fosdick, but a double on No. 7 dropped him back to even. He birdied No. 9 to move to one-under, but struggled late in the round as he bogeyed four of the final six holes.
Northfield Summer Series
Isaac Bingham did not let the fact that he was pushing his son in a stroller slow him down as he still crossed the finish first overall in 21 minutes, 22 seconds to win the Northfield Summer Road Race Series event Thursday night.
Marcy Cabanas was the top female finisher and took second place overall in 21:47, while Patrick Benson was third in 22:25. Kate Shutta was fourth in 23:05, Dave Kaczenski was fifth in 25:38, and Joe Shutta was sixth in 26:37. Neil Gifford took seventh in 26:44, Dylan Hay was eighth in 27:01, Jesse Johnson was ninth in 27:16, and Ben Taylor was 10th in 27:17.
The Northfield Road Race is held every Thursday from June through August and begins at 6:30 p.m. at 105 Main Street in Northfield. Cost is $4 with a maximum of $10 per family. Next week’s theme is “Christmas in July.” For more information contact Bob Emberley at rwemberley@gmail.com.
PV Women’s League
Meg Burrington had a double and two RBIs to lead Ashfield past Conway, 3-0, in a Pioneer Valley Women’s Softball League game Thursday evening in Conway.
Sarah Crowell went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles in the win, and Dee Calvert pitched the shutout.
Cassy Jouannet had a pair of hits for Conway, and Michele Burch singled.
• Elsewhere, Dena Briggs and Teagan Valeski each had four hits for Shelburne in a 15-11 win over the Buckland Cubs.
Sally Slowinski drove in eight runs for the winners.
Ashfield Women’s
Barb Ladd and Cyndie Stetson tied for first place with a 35 during the Ashfield Community Golf Course Women’s League’s “Throw out all par 5s” tournament Thursday morning.
Ladd, Stetson and Diane O’Connell tied for fewest putts with 16.
CFC Men’s
Scott Dorval won the quota format at plus-10 to take first place from the Blue Tees during the Thursday Men’s League at Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston.
Erik Barnes and Steve Colby tied for second at plus-8. Craig Berry was closest on No. 11 at 4 feet, while Mike Doherty was closest on No. 15 at 12-6.
In the Gold Tees event, Dave Puchalski won at plus-3. Fred Bogin was second at plus-2, while Chester Kugler and Roger Rulewich tied for third at plus-1.
Rulewich was closest on No. 11 at 4 feet, and Phil Phillips was closest on No. 15 at 20-10.
CFC Women’s
Julie Schonbrun was the point-quota winner at plus-3 during the Wednesday Women’s League at Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston.
Liz Dolby was second at even. Schonbrun was closest to the pin on No. 9 at 21-1.
DRIVE Men’s League
Tucker Llewelyn scored 20 points on Wednesday and Whitney Fence defeated The Mohawks, 66-42, in a DRIVE Hoops Men’s Basketball League game on Wednesday.
Tyler Martin finished with 15 points in the win.
Javier Morales led all scorers with 23 points in the loss, and Austin Reid netted a dozen.
• In other action, Isaac Roach poured in 22 points and VT Hoops bested Bruso Computer Solutions, 84-68.
Malachi Roman scored 18 points in the loss, and Steve Cooley chipped in 17.
• Meanwhile, Tyson Dowdy and Lew Borden each scored 24 points as the Woo Crew bested Donoghue Realty, 89-70.
Jermey Thomas notched 18 points in the loss.
• Elsewhere, Tim Hoar recorded 18 points, and Liam Ellis added 11 to help Markol Strong to a 68-55 win over Team No Name.
Troy Snell netted 13 points for Team No Name.
• Finally, Jake Ross poured in 27 points as Team DRIVE beat Money Boyz, 90-78.
Angelo Thomas had a workman-like 20 points in the win.
Zach Chrisafulli led all scorers with 29 points in the loss.