Lillia Kachelmeyer found the back of the net three times, helping the Greenfield field hockey team pick up its first victory of the season on Saturday.
The Green Wave blanked host West Springfield, 5-0, in a Suburban League contest at Clark Field in West Side.
Greenfield (1-1-1, 1-1-1) led 3-0 at halftime. McKenzie Boswell and Josie Cloutier also tallied in the victory, and goalie Ainslee Flynn stopped both shots she faced for the shutout.
Boys soccer
Frontier 1, Easthampton 0 — In a rematch of last year’s Division 4 state final, the visiting Redhawks exacted a bit of revenge on Friday.
Chanhee Son tallied the game’s lone goal on a penalty kick in the 44th minute, lifting Frontier to a 1-0 victory at Nonotuck Park. Owen Babb made 10 saves for Frontier (1-0), while Easthampton’s Giuseppe DeNucce-Simms stopped five shots.
Xaviay Reynolds and Bryce Zraunig powered the ground game, and the defensive unit held strong for the Franklin County Bulldogs in a 12-6 victory over Palmer in a Suburban League Junior Division contest on Sunday.
Reynolds went for 140 yards on the ground and Zraunig added 81 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Wilder also hauled in a receiving TD for the Bulldogs.
The defense was led by Xavier Woodard with four tackles, while Alden Parker, JJ Bones and Casey Burke all notched three tackles.
Defense was the name of the game for the Senior Division Bulldogs on Sunday, as the squad pitched a second straight shutout in a 14-0 win over Palmer.
Owen Hill registered six tackles for Franklin County. DeSean Carter had four tackles, while Lobseng Rabten added four tackles and a fumble recovery.
The offense rode a strong offensive line with five runners gaining 20 yards or more. Hill led with 45 yards and a touchdown, and Joey Descuillo added 26 yards a TD. Gavin Arsenault connected with Davian Bala on a two-point pass.
The Franklin County Pee Wees moved to 2-0 behind a 21-0 win over Palmer on Sunday.
The offense was led by Jackson Puchalski and Kaydin Snow-Rose, who each had 60-yard TD runs.
The defense pitched a shutout, and Benjamin Woodard stripped the ball and returned a fumble 50 yards for a score. Treyvon Ndissi led the way on defense with three tackles.
Bucky O’Brien Scotch
The team of Jason Kelton and Mike Archer captured low gross honors at the Bucky O’Brien Scotch at the Country Club of Greenfield on Saturday. Kelton and Archer carded a 63.
Ed Garbacik and Chris Ferriter tied for second with KC Finley and Dave Kennedy (66), while Andy Lesenski and Mark Waskiewicz finished fourth (67).
Low net went to the teams of Michael Duclos/Roy Emerson and Shaun Fleming/Ed Kopyscinski (65). Torsten Nel son and Nate Walker were third (66).
Par 3 Champions hip
Jason Kelton’s 53 bested the field in the Pebble Beach Flight at CCG’s Par 3 Championship on Sunday.
Other flight winners included Al Woods, Dave Perlmutter, George Mount and Neal Slocombe (60, Shinnecock Flight), Anthony Wonseski (55, Oakmont Flight), John Ebbets (61, Torrey Pines Flight), Daniel Bassett (63, East Lake Flight), Terry Sinclair (67, Pine Valley Flight), Terry Boyce (58, Riviera), Ann McHugh (61, Colonial Flight), Wendy Blanchard (70, Muirfield Flight), and Anne Lyman (70, The Country Club Flight).
O’Connell sinks hole-in-one
For the sixth time in his career, Kevin O’Connell sank an ace over the weekend.
O’Connell notched a hole-in-one at the Country Club of Greenfield’s Par 3 Tournament. He aced the 10th hole, measuring in at 140 yards, using a 5 hybrid. The feat was witnessed by Matt Pitoniak, Doug Muehlberg and Josh Cook.
Ashfiel d Senior tourney
Dan Cote and Rob Poissant led the way at Saturday’s two-person scramble Senior tournament at Ashfield Community Golf Club. The pair posted a low gross of 71.
Second place finishers were Steve Lilly and Norma LaBelle (73), while Tony Warchol and Katie Benedetti were third (77). Marshmallow drive winners were Dan Cote, Steve Lilly and LaBelle, while closest to the pin winners were Benedetti (No. 5) and Warchol (No. 9).