Mohawk Trail Regional High School graduate Meghan Davis finished 31st in the 5,000-meter run at the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. on Friday night. Davis’ race time (17:53.35) was her second-best time ever.
“It went well, I did pretty much everything I wanted to do,” Davis said. “I started a little back but I worked my way back up.”
The Outdoor Nationals were running a bit behind schedule on the campus of North Carolina A&T University.
“They are always behind schedule,” Davis said. “A lot of the heats take a lot of time. But I would rather be behind schedule than ahead to plan my warm up.”
The delay did not affect Davis on the track.
“It was definitely stressful at the beginning,” Davis said. “A little frantic but it ended up working out.”
Before attending Tufts University in the fall, Davis plans on running the Independence Day 5K in Pittsfield before the Bridge of Flowers 10K Classic in Shelburne Falls on Aug. 10. Conditioning work from Tufts will take up most of her summer.
“I will give my body some time off from racing,” Davis said. “Endurance-based stuff instead of speed stuff. Building up mileage before the season starts.”
Sydney Masciarelli won the 5K championship, crossing the finish line at 16 minutes, 16 seconds. Runner-up Kelsey Chmiel (16:16.20) was right behind Masciarelli. Amherst Regional’s Sophia Jacobs-Townsley placed seventh (17:08.22) while Emily Boutin of Pope Francis High School finished 28th (17:51).
Newt Guilbault
Jackson Cogswell went six innings on the mound, striking out eight, and St. Kazimierz Society punched its ticket to the Newt Guilbault Community League championship series, Friday.
Cogswell added two hits, including a double, as St. Kaz edged Turners Falls Athletic Club, 7-5, in a decisive Game 3 of the teams’ best-of-three semifinal series in Turners Falls. St. Kaz will play Greenfield Savings Bank in the finals, beginning Monday night.
Zavyey Nieves went 2-for 3 in the win, as doubles from Jeremy Kovalsick, Cogswell and Kainen Stevens in the bottom of the fifth inning jumpstarted the rally. Jose Sanchez played well defensively.
TFAC’s Matt Field struck out 10 in five innings, and added a double. Elijah Sullivan-Paulino had two singles while Sammy Studlien also had a hit.
Sandy Koufax
Ben Zaranek was 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, while Tynan Creagh (two hits, three RBIs), Gehrig Brynda (two hits, RBI) and Tyler Baranowski (two hits, two RBIs) all contributed offensively to lift Frontier Alber Hearing Services to a 13-0 victory over South Hadley in Sandy Koufax action, Friday night at Landers Field in South Hadley.
Also chipping in offensively for Frontier were Kyle Barnes (hit), Ben Martino (hit, RBI), Kevin Baumann (hit, two RBIs), Aidan Falla (hit, RBI) and Tom Alber (RBI). Baranowski was the winning pitcher and Alec Kirkendall pitched well in relief.
Tri-County League
Trevor Edwards went all seven innings with eight strikeouts, allowing just two hits without issuing a walk to help Teddy Bear Pools pick up its first win of the Tri-County League season, Friday. The Poolmen blanked the Longmeadow Warriors, 4-0, in action played at Longmeadow High School.
Brad Bean was 2-for-3 with a run scored for Teddy Bear (1-3), while Andrew Serio also had two hits and a run scored. Sam Tillona was 1-for-2 with a pair of RBIs, while Brandon Bennett added a hit.
Greenfield Co-Rec
Justin Nash hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 performance, lifting Concord Optical to a 15-10 victory over Mike’s Bears in a Greenfield Co-Rec Adult Softball League contest Friday night at Hillside Park.
Dustin Olson hit a home run for Concord, with Crystal Wilkinson and Steph Wilkes adding three hits apiece in the win.
Alexander Tyson was 4-for-5 with a home run for Mike’s Bears. Sarah Prats had two hits.
• Elsewhere, Cody Chapin and Justin Simpson were both 4-for-4, and Allison Weeden smacked three hits to help Taylor’s Tavern double up The Hangar Pub & Grill, 14-7, at Green River Field.
Josh Johnson was 4-for-4 for The Hangar, while Kelsey Cadran added two hits.
• In other action, Sunny Lucas drilled three home runs as part of a 5-for-5 night in Beck’s Automotive’s 23-9 win over Riff’s North at Greenfield Middle School.
John Rosario was also 5-for-5 with a home run, and Kelly Sadler roped two hits, including a double.
