School Roundup: Mohawk girls cross country dominates Monson

Erica Szewczyk finished in of 21 minutes, 56 seconds to take first place in a girls cross country meet between Mohawk Trail Regional and Monson in a Pioneer North meet on Tuesday in Orange.

The Warriors defeated the Mustangs, 17-45. 

Six other Mohawk runners besides Szewczyk placed in the top 10, with Grace Poplawski taking second with a time of 21:56 and Savannah Simmons placing third with a 23:35 finish. 

Sierra Upton (24:06), Caitlin Upton (24:31), Carli Cusimano (24:55), Erika Looman (25:33) and Kyra Goodell (27:07) also placed in the top 10 for the Warriors. 

On the boys side of the meet, Monson came out victorious over both Mohawk and Mahar, with the Warriors falling by a score of 18-45 and the Senators falling, 18-44. 

Mohawk defeated Mahar, 28-29. 

Dan Fiester of Monson was the top placer with a time of 18:00, while Warrior Dennis Simmons took third (18:41) and Senator Thor Mead finishing fourth (18:48). 

Liam DiDonato of Mahar took 10th with a 21:16 finish. 

Boys Cross Country

Frontier leads pack

The Frontier boys placed six runners in the top 10 to come out victorious against St. Mary’s, 15-50, and Gateway, 21-36. 

Gehrig Brynda continued his strong start to the season, taking first with a 20:02 finish. Patrick Boyden followed close behind, taking second with a time of 20:29. 

Brett Robinson was the fourth runner to finish (21:18) and Kai Sharp took fifth (21:28). 

Danny Fellows (22:11) and Aden Gray 22:13) were also in the top 10. 

Palmer 26, Greenfield 30. Greenfield 15, Smith Voke 50 — While the Green Wave didn’t have any runners in the top four, they had the No. 5-9 finishers in the Tri-Meet. 

Andy Bostrom took fifth (20:02), followed by Alex Tirrell (20:22), Gianni Passiglia (21:12), Erick Badillo (21:14) and Matt Conway (22:04). 

Hopkins also participated, but their results didn’t count against Greenfield as the two had already competed against each other. 

Girls Cross Country

Lu, Heath, Guiod race past competition

In the Tri-Meet with Palmer, Smith Voke and Hopkins, Greenfield won all its matches, topping Palmer, 17-39, and beating Smith Voke by forfeit, 15-50, as the Vikings did not have enough runners to qualify. 

The results between the Green Wave and the Golden Hawks were negated as they competed earlier in the season. 

Kandice Lu took first (24:23), Eva Heath took second (25:20) and Johanna Guiod took third (25:51) in the race to give Greenfield the win. 

Shane Subeldia took sixth (27:27) and Natalie Grunwald (30:30) took ninth. 

Frontier 15, St. Mary’s 50, Frontier 15, Gateway 45 — The Red Hawk girls also dominated the meet, as Abigail Howard (25:03), Leah Gump (25:08), Sadie Ross (25:42), Sasha Malo (26:06) and Lia Vichi (26:14) were the first five runners to cross the finish line. 

Angelina Egland took eighth (27:10) and Adrienne Josephs took 10th (27:26). 

Boys Soccer

Green Wave earn
first win 

The Greenfield boys soccer team has made strides all season, and that progress showed on the scoreboard, as it defeated Granby, 3-2, in a McGrath League game played in Greenfield. 

Theo Popusoi scored the lone goal of the first half for the Green Wave, taking a through ball from Caleb Duncan, racing in and putting it in the net in the 10th minute. 

Four minutes into the second half, Greenfield struck again, this off the foot of Dante Ruggiano. 

The freshman took a shot from outside the 18 and sunk it in the upper right corner to put the Green Wave up by two. 

“It was a beautiful shot,” Greenfield coach Andy Rup said. “He took it, beat the guy, brought it to the left side and brought it across and drilled it.” 

Granby scored on a penalty kick in the 58th minute, but the Green Wave responded instantly, as Crescens Iavorschi got the ball near midfield and sent it in to Popusoi, who used his speed to get into the box, where he juked the goalie and finished to bring the Greenfield lead back to two. 

Penalties continued to hurt the Green Wave, as the Rams scored on another penalty kick in the 73rd minute, and had another penalty kick minutes later, but it sailed over the net, preserving the win for Greenfield. 

“They’ve come to work every single day,” Rup said of his squad. “Even while not getting the positive results we’ve wanted, they’ve worked hard. Whatever I’ve asked, they’ve done. Got to tip the hat to them, hopefully this turns around and turns into a winning streak.”

Westfield Tech 4, Franklin Tech 0 — David Tichonchuk scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Tigers roared past the Eagles in an independent game played in Turners. 

Matt Regnier made 11 saves in net for Franklin Tech. 

Four Rivers 15, Charlemont 1 — The Otters came out with a dominant performance, topping Charlemont Academy in a River Valley Athletic League contest. 

Juden Retzlaff scored a hat trick, while Jonathan Freeman, Gavin Crehan and Gabe Rhodes each scored a pair of goals in the win. 

Girls soccer

Frontier blanked
on the road

The Frontier Regional girls soccer team could not get the offense going in a 1-0 road loss to Gateway Regional in Huntington.

Siomara Green made five saves for Frontier. 

Erin Harris scored for Gateway.

Duggan Academy 5, Mohawk Trail 0 – Amelia Rowehl made 15 saves in the road loss for the Warriors. 

The Warriors trailed 3-0 at halftime. 

Golf 

Red Hawks remain
undefeated

Frontier Regional beat Northampton High School, 19-5, on Tuesday at Northampton Country Club.

The Red Hawks swept all but one slot against the Blue Devils.

Kyle Maynard, Gunnar Moore, Porter Clancy, Bryan Baumann and Rowan Blair all won for Frontier.

Moore shot a 38 for the Red Hawks. 

Mikey Corduff lost to Northampton’s Camille Richmond at No. 1, 3.5 – 0.5.

Richmond shot a 38 for the Blue Devils.

Greenfield 15.5, Smith Academy 4.5 – Gabe Larouche took down the No.2 slot for the Wave with a 47, besting Colin Ferrara 2.5 – 1.5.

Danny Provost (47) and Jake Cote (45) also won at No. 4 and No. 5. 

Ryan Cote and Dan Cavanaugh battled to a 2-2 tie at No. 1, both shooting a 39 at the Country Club of Greenfield.

Pathfinder 13.5, Mohawk Trail 10.5  — Ben Thompson shot a 42 and beat Jake Russo at the No. 1 spot for the Warriors in the loss at Edge Hill.

Thompson beat Russo, 4-0.

Phineas Tuttman picked up a win for the Warriors at No. 5, beating Anthony Serricchio 4-0 with a 46.

Ware 17.5, Turners Falls 6.5 — Brian Poirier shot a 43 for the Thunder in the loss at Thomas Memorial.

The round was good for a 2-2 tie at the No. 2 spot.

Joey Mosca shot a 45, but lost 4-0 to John Soltys who shot a 36. 

Field Hockey

Clark and Dupree carry Warriors

Stella Clark and Avery Dupree scored for Mohawk Trail Regional in a 2-1 road win over Athol on Tuesday.

Mya Lesieur picked up an assist for Mohawk, who led 1-0 at half.

Abby Kirwan scored for the Red Raiders with Ashley Rouleau assisting. 

Kordaryl Kendall made four saves for the Warriors while Sam Kenniff stopped 13 shots for the Red Raiders.

Belchertown 2, Mahar 1 — The Orioles scored with 10 seconds left in the first half, the difference in the win over the Senators in an independent match in Orange. 

Abigail Henne had the lone score for Mahar.

Isabella Bisceglia had four saves for the Senators.

FIELD HOCKEY

Mohawk 2, Athol 1

Goals: (M) Clark, Dupree. (A) Kirwin.

Assists: (M) Lesieur. (A) Rouleau.

Shots: Mohawk 15. Athol 5.

Saves: (M) Kendall 4. (A) Kenniff 13.

Corners: Mohawk 12. Athol 5.

Belchertown 2, Mahar 1

Goals: (B) Olden (2). (M) Henne.

Assists: (B) Boutin. (M) Vezina.

Shots: Belchertown 6. Mahar 7.

Saves: (B) Rothstein 6. (M) Bisceglia 4.

Corners: Belchertown 6. Mahar 4.

BOYS SOCCER

Westfield Tech 4, Franklin Tech 0

Goals: (WT) Strycharz, Tichonchuk (2), Bulatou.

Assists: (WT) Tichonchuk, Mocano, Reopel, Nolayia.

Saves: (WT) Antonovoschi 3. (FT) Regnier 11.

Greenfield 3, Granby 2

Goals: (GRA) Moriarty, Brown. (GRE) Popusio (2), Ruggiano.

Assists: (GRE) Duncan, Iavorschi .

Saves: (GRA) Nomakeo 9. (GRE) Bacigalupo 11.

GIRLS SOCCER

Gateway 1, Frontier 0

Goals: (G) Harris.

Assists: (G) Duggan.

Saves: (F) Green 5. (G) Viel 5.

Duggan 5, Mohawk Trail 0

Goals: (D) Rhylee 3, Bates, Neuman .

Assists: (D) Shunck 2, Preston, Mazariegos

Saves: (M) Rowehl 15 (D) Kelly 8.

BOYS XC

Greenfield 15, Smith Voke 50

Greenfield 30, Palmer 26

(at Greenfield, 3.1 miles)

1. Hewes (P), 18:14. 2. Hanscom (H), 18:29. 3. Kaylebnard (P), 19:10. 4. deRis (P), 19:41. 5. Bostrom (G), 20:02. 6. Tirrell (G), 20:22. 7. Passiglia (G), 21:12. 8. Badillo (G), 21:14. 9. Conway (G), 22:04. 10. Nowack (P), 22:29.

Monson 18, Mohawk 45
Mohawk 28, Mahar 29

Monson 18, Mahar 44

(at Mahar, 3.1 miles)

1. Fiester (Monson), 18:00. 2. Provost (Monson), 18:36. 3. Simmons (Mohawk), 18:41. 4. Mead (Mahar), 18:48. 5. Linkenhoker (Monson), 19:54. 6. Provost (Monson), 19:56. 7. Thorpe (Monson), 20:38. 8. Soucy (Monson), 20:42. 9. Beaulieu (Monson), 21:06. 10. DiDonato (Mahar), 21:16.

Frontier 15, St. Mary’s 50
Frontier 21, Gateway 36

(at Gateway, 3.1 miles)

1. Brynda (F), 20:02. 2. Boyden (F), 20:29. 3. Zafilchenko (G), 20:30. 4. Robinson (F), 21:18. 5. Sharp (F), 21:28. 6. Millin (G), 21:51. 7. Small (G), 22:01. 8. Henichon (G), 22:06. 9. Fellows (F), 22:11. 10. Gray (F), 22:13.

GIRLS XC

Greenfield 15, Smith Voke 50

Greenfield 17, Palmer 39

(at Greenfield, 3.1 miles)

1. Lu (G), 24:23. 2. Heath (G), 25:20. 3. Guiod (G), 25:51. 4. DiBartolome (H), 26:15. 5. Donta-Venman (H), 27:09. 6. Subeldia (G), 27:27. 7. Soule (P), 28:17. 8. Hewes (P), 28:20. 9. Grunwald (G), 30:30. 10. Lanzafame (H), 32:25.

Mohawk 17, Monson 45

(at Mahar, 3.1 miles)

1. Szewczyk (Mohawk), 21:56. 2. Poplawski (Mohawk), 21:56. 3. Simmons (Mohawk), 23:35. 4. Fennery (Monson), 23:36. 5. S. Upton (Mohawk), 24:06. 6. C. Upton (Mohawk), 24:31. 7. Cusimano (Mohawk), 24:55. 8. Shrewsbury (Monson), 25:06. 9. Looman (Mohawk), 25:33. 10. Goodell (Mohawk), 27:07.

Frontier 15, St. Mary’s 50
Frontier 15, Gateway 45

(at Gateway, 3.1 miles)

1. Howard (F), 25:03. 2. Gump (F), 25:08. 3. Ross (F), 25:42. 4. Malo (F), 26:06. 5. Vichi (F), 26:14. 6. Hawley (G), 26:23. 7. Henrichon (G), 26:31. 8. Egland (F), 27:10. 9. Wilkinson (G), 27:21. 10. Josephs (F), 27:26.