Jade Tyler did it all Monday.
The Turners Falls senior smacked two home runs at the plate and struck out eight in the pitching circle, helping the Thunder knock off host Athol, 7-2, in Franklin County League softball action.
Tyler finished with three hits and five RBIs in the victory. Emily Young and Juliana Rode added two hits apiece, as Turners (2-0, 2-0) led 6-0 into the bottom of the fourth inning.
Athol’s Lexi Forte got her side on the board with a two-run home run in the home half of the fourth. Forte added a double, while Reily Polana, Sadey Lehtomaki and Lindsey LeBlanc all had a hit for the Raiders. LeBlanc struck out seven in seven innings of work.
Franklin Tech 22, Mahar 6 — Kaitlin Trudeau registered two triples and drove in five RBIs as the Eagles secured a 22-6 victory on the road against the Senators on Monday in an independent contest.
Lilly Ross drilled a triple and brought in a pair of runs for Franklin Tech, with Emily Eastman and Mackenzie Martel each hitting an RBI single to add to the winning efforts.
Ross picked up the win in the circle, striking out three along the way. Alysia Knapp came on in relief and struck out a trio of batters.
Saylor Kegans had a pair of hits while Hannah Dupont and Alivia Patch each hit safely for Mahar in the loss.
Pioneer 7, Mohawk Trail 3 — A six-run second inning provided more than enough offense for Pioneer, which moved to 2-0 on the young season behind a 7-3 victory over Mohawk Trail in Hampshire League East action Monday in Northfield.
After a shutout win against Smith Academy last week, the Panthers continued to pitch well in Monday’s victory. Jason Quinn struck out five in four scoreless innings before Ian Simpson and Troy Emond sealed the deal out of the bullpen.
“We’ve got three or four different guys who have been throwing strikes for us, getting us through innings,” Pioneer coach Jordan Branson lauded.
Jared Hubbard tripled and drove in a run for Pioneer, while the hosts got production from its entire lineup as Dylan Fisher and Peter Loud each drove in runs during the six-run second.
Mohawk Trail’s Cam Lococo singled and drove in a run, while Tyler Dubreuil also had a hit.
Athol 7, Smith Academy 2 — Noah Pottinger made an impact with his bat and his arm on Monday.
The senior dinged three hits — knocking in a pair of runs — while getting the win on the mound after not allowing a run and striking out six in five innings of work to lead the Bears to a 7-2 victory at home in a Hampshire League East showdown.
Just about the entire Athol lineup found its way into the hit column, as Dilan Fountain, Connor Mahony, Quentin Polana, Jack Bonenfant, Evan Mayer, Logan Hume and Casey Mason all hit safely in the win. Fountain, Bonenfant and Mayer each tallied an RBI.
Fountain struck out three over two innings.
Frontier 4, Mohawk Trail 1 — It was a near clean sweep for the Redhawks in their first match of the season, taking four of five points to earn a 4-1 victory over the Warriors in a Tri-County North match on Monday.
Frontier’s Mary Laurens picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win in first singles over Avery Dupree and Coleman Hartner defeated Mohawk Trail’s Paige King, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.
Emma Clancy took her No. 3 singles match against Warrior Elizabeth Lynch, 6-1, 6-0.
Palmer King and Samantha Disciullo picked up the lone win for Mohawk Trail, defeating Isabelle Brown and Madeline Powers 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 at No. 1 doubles. In No. 2 doubles, Frontier’s Grace O’Leary and Samantha Scanlon topped Phineas Tuttman and Lydia Foote, 6-2, 6-4.
Pope Francis 5, Greenfield 0 — The Green Wave fell on the road to open their 2021 season, 5-0, to Pope Francis in Tri-County League North action.
Greenfield’s Jenna Keith dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision at No. 1 singles to Chloe Stevens, while the Wave top doubles tandem of Kaitlyn Phillips and Kaitlyn Collins fell to Pope Francis’ Madalyn Ferreira and Mikayla Messier, 6-2, 6-3.
“They went in and gave it their all,” Greenfield coach Alexis Silk said. “Jenna battled and had many long points.”
Athol 3, East Longmeadow 0 — Following a tough five set loss to Ware in the opener on Friday, the Bears responded with a 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 sweep of East Longmeadow on Monday in a PVIAC League match.
Luke Inniss led the way with seven kills and four aces, while Colin Mason put down six kills and put down seven aces. Athol amassed 24 aces as a team, as Holden Girouard led the way with eight. He also dished out 16 assists out of the setter spot.
Frontier 120, Pioneer 16 — Jack Vecellio put himself in the Redhawk record books during the first boys outdoor track meet of the season on Monday against the Panthers.
The junior finished first in the pole vault, clearing 13 feet, four inches to break the Frontier school record of 13-3 set by Tyler Caron in 2003.
Vecellio also took first in the 100 (11.51 seconds) and 400 hurdles (59.01) as the Redhawks earned a 120-16 victory in South Deerfield.
Frontier swept the field events, with Jackie Phong winning the shot put (42-6¾ ), Oliver Sackrey taking first in the discus (95-3), Jesse Kurkulonis winning the javelin (123-0) and Longyao Xu winning the long jump (16-8).
Ian Burt took first in the triple jump with a leap of 34-7½. Erich Brown won the high jump with a height of 5-6 and also took home a win in the 800 (2:25.00).
Kurkulonis came in first in the 110 hurdles (21.13) while Redhawk teammates James Carmichael won the 400 (61.53) and Miles Ferreira took the 200 (25.49). Frontier took the 4×100 (49.37) and 4×400 (4:16.99).
Noah de Ruiter was the lone winner for Pioneer, finishing with the top time in the mile (5:21.10) and the 2-mile (12:39.99).