The Frontier Red Hawks youth football team wrapped up their regular season in strong fashion on Sunday, earning a 34–13 victory against Ludlow.
Frontier’s offense once again showed its depth and balance, with scoring from Jack Carney, Kyrie Petrizzi-Richmond, Lane Kicza, Johnny Stanisewski, and Ryan Washburn. Each drive featured crisp execution and unselfish team play that has become the Red Hawks’ trademark this season.
The tone was set early in the trenches, where Bryce Lewis and Lew Graves led a dominant performance on the line. Their physical play opened running lanes and controlled the tempo throughout the game.
Defensively, Frontier showed great hustle and discipline. Braden Maloney, Sam Herzig and Lennon Pleasant stood out with key tackles and energy that kept the momentum firmly on the Red Hawks’ side.
Special teams also played a role, with Jack Mason coming up with strong plays in the return and coverage units. To close out the game, Frontier leaned on powerful runs from Colson Hebert and Barrett Kicza, who helped seal the win and chew up the clock.
The 34–13 victory was a fitting end to a successful regular season for the Red Hawks, who now turn their focus to the playoffs with confidence and momentum.
Fifth Annual Frontier Baseball Boosters Alumni Golf Tournament
The Frontier baseball team held its fifth annual Boosters Alumni Golf Tournament at Northfield Golf Club on Saturday.
Bryan Baumann won the longest drive competition, Denny Tozloski took home closest to the pin honors and Team Ainsworth won the tournament.
Franklin County peewee Bulldogs
Justin Martin’s four touchdowns led the Franklin County peewee football team to a 37-20 win over Easthampton on Sunday.
The Bulldogs went 5-3 during the regular season and enter the playoffs as the fourth seed.
Franklin County senior Bulldogs
The Franklin County Bulldogs fell, 21-12, to the Easthampton Eagles, Sunday at Veterans’ Field. The loss gave the Bulldogs a regular-season record of 6-2.
The hard-fought battle between the two powerhouse teams didn’t see scoring right away, as the score was tied at 0-0 after the first quarter. The Eagles scored twice in the second quarter to lead 14-0, going into the half.
In the second half, the Bulldogs scored on a 2-yard run by Bryce Zraunig, but the 2-point conversion failed. The Eagles answered with a touchdown to close out their scoring.
The Bulldogs mounted a comeback with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Casey Burke to Phil Brodeur, but the 2-point conversion was unsuccessful. The Eagles were able to run out the clock to secure the victory.
The offense was led by Xaviay Reynolds who had 87 yards on the ground, while the defense was led by Burke, Connor Bengtson, Alden Parker, and Bryce Zraunig all posting five tackles apiece. Wes Darling added four tackles and Nate Ortiz had three tackles and a fumble recovery.
Franklin County junior Bulldogs
Easthampton edged the Bulldogs, 12-6, in overtime, despite a strong game from Orion Ortiz.
Ortiz found the end zone for the Bulldogs, while Brooks Williams and Owen Castine each snagged fumble recoveries, in the defeat.
Greenfield touch football results (week 7)
J&J Athletics 21, Gill CC Woodworking 0 — Quarterback Mak Rodgers led J&J to an upset victory, throwing touchdown passes to Trevor Thomas, Cedric Gonnet and Pat Clancy. Gonnet and Clancy added the extra points. Mason Meadows, Erik Pardee and Juan Torres added strong defensive games to seal the shutout. Tyler Hobbs and Jason Dinnall had good games in a losing effort.
Sirum 25, Pink Panthers 0 — Sirum improved to 4-1-1 with QB Brody Markol leading the way. Tyler Charbeneau, Parker Hickey, and Chris Hart each had TD receptions, and R.J. Byrd returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers were led in a losing effort by Jarod Hart, Colby Collins and Jae Keeney,
Dope Boys 20, Blitzing Bears 6 — QB Marquis Eberhart threw two TD passes to Damian Jones, and sealed the victory with a touchdown pass to Derrick Whitley to lead his team to victory No. 4. The Bears opened the scoring with QB Joe Wiggins finding Jordan Miller with a TD catch. Erving Rivera and Carlos Suarez also had strong games for the Bears.
Country Club of Greenfield results
Mike McGoldrick, Nancy Robie, Steven Patenaude, Doug Finck and Christine Kuzmeskus combined for a 164, to claim the Fall Bramble Foursome title at the Country Club of Greenfield last weekend.
Greenfield Pitch League results (week 2)
Tim Wondoloski, Bob Ferris, Joe Ruggeri, Buzzy Blanchard and Roxanne Goulet all finished with eight points for a five-way tie for first place during last Wednesday’s Greenfield Pitch League.
