The Pioneer Valley Regional girls track and field team edged Athol, 45-37, in Valley South Competition on Sunday at Smith College.
It was the second PVIAC meet of the winter season in Northampton. Harper Hake scored points and finished third overall (3:31.91) in the 1,000-meter run for the Panthers. Hake’s run was good for a personal best. Hake also placed fifth overall (6:47.11) in the mile.
Lucianne Burnap scored for the Panthers and finished eighth overall (11.53) in the 55-meter hurdles. Her performance in the hurdles earned a personal best. Burnap impressed in the high jump, scoring points and finishing fifth (4-6.0).
The Panthers had a series of personal bests on the day. Addison Chapin set a new personal record in the 55-meter dash (8.50) and the 300 (52.66).
Middle schoolers Gabby Warriner-Cardin (shot put, 20-2.0) and Emma Koppenheffer (55-meter dash, 9.15) also set personal records for the Panthers.
Athol’s Piper Bailey placed sixth (4-6.0, PR) in the high jump. Emily Abram took 10th overall (21-6.75) in the shot put for the Bears. Bailey scored points for the Bears in the long jump as well, finishing 20th overall with a jump of 12 feet even.
Boys track
Frontier Regional 48, Southwick 13 — The Redhawks cruised to a Valley North win over the Rams. Luke Howard highlighted the performance with a two first-overall finishes. Howard placed first (2:52.64) in the 1,000 and the 2-mile (10:05.30).
Adrien Pazmandy placed fourth-overall (37.91) in the 300 for the Redhawks. Pazmandy also scored and placed 10th in the 55-meter (7.03).
In the field events, Ezra Rich scored and took second overall (40-9.25) for the Redhawks.
Athol 41, No opponent — Elijah Etienne’s ninth place overall finish (32-07.50) in the shot put highlighted the meet for the Bears.
Enyert Arias-Cepeda placed 19th overall (42.32) in the 300 for the Bears. John Blanchard grabbed a 22nd overall finish (2:00.21) in the 600.
Greenfield 72, Hampden Charter 2 — The Green Wave made short work of Hampden Charter in Valley South competition. Kymel Ramsey scored and took sixth (6.92) in the 55-meter dash for the Wave. Alex Scotera grabbed a seventh place finish (1:37.82) in the 600.
Scotera added a seventh place finish in the 2-mile (11:24.61). In other distance events, Dylan Breiwick took fifth overall (2:57.56) in the 1000 and sixth in the mile (5:11.68).
Freshman Declan Joyce grabbed an eighth-place overall finish (11.25) and a personal record in the 55-hurdles. In the field events, Zack Ozdarski took seventh overall (32-10.75) in the shot put. Javion Williams placed tied for fourth overall (5-2.0) in the high jump.
In the long jump, James Iavorschi placed seventh overall (17-6.0)
Hampshire Regional 44, Mahar 26; South Hadley 73, Mahar 9 — The Senators dropped a pair of Valley North contests.
Danny Quigley grabbed a ninth-place overall finish (38.84) and scored against Hampshire Regional in the 300 for the Senators. Michael LaPlante finished eighth overall in the 600-meter in a field of 32 finishers.
Quigley added a 10th place overall finish (17-4.0) in the long jump.
Pope Francis 52, Mohawk 37 — The Warriors couldn’t catch the Cardinals in Valley North play. Peter Healy placed second overall (2:53.76) in the 1,000 for the Warriors. In the mile, Healy was third (4:49.67).
Rex Kuoppala scored and finished fourth overall (11:23.29) in the 2-mile for Mohawk.
Tanner Biagini scored and placed seventh overall in the 55-meter dash(6.97). Biagini added a fifth overall (37.92) with points in the 300.
Rex Kuoppala grabbed a personal best and a sixth overall finish (1:37.28) in the 600.
Girls track
Frontier 85, Southwick 9 — The Redhawks ran past the Rams in Valley North competition. Louise Flagollet’s first place finish (5-0) in the high jump highlighted the meet for Frontier.
Louise Flagollet was second overall in the 300 (43.55) for Frontier.
Phoebe Radner scored and took fifth overall (1:53.17) in the 600. Emmanuelle Flagollet scored and took ninth (8.14) in the 55-meter dash. Seventh grader Livy Byrne eclipsed a personal best (3:55.15) in the 1,000, placing 10th overall.
Emmanuelle Flagollet took second overall in the 55-meter hurdles (9.51). Emmanuelle Flagollet also took fourth (14-08.50) in the long jump, which was good for a personal best. Liv Christensen took fourth (13:16.58) in the 2-mile. It was a personal best for Christensen.
Gemma Parsons finished sixth overall (25-7.25) in the shot put.
Hampshire Regional 41, Mahar 35; South Hadley 72, Mahar 21 —The Senators lost to the Tigers and the Red Raiders in Valley North competition.
Stellina Moore scored points against both teams and placed third overall (10.01) in the 55-meter hurdles. Moore also grabbed a third overall finish in the high jump (4-8.0). The jump scored points against both South Hadley and Hampshire. ‘
In addition, Moore took second overall in the long jump (14-10.0).
Madilyn Moore scored points and placed 12th overall (23-10.75) in the shot put.
Pope Francis 48, Mohawk 38 —The Cardinals edged the Warriors in Valley North competition. Naomi den Ouden scored points and placed sixth overall (3:40.79) in the 1,000. The run was good for a personal record. She added another personal record in the mile (6:20.69), placing sixth overall.
Greenfield 61, Hampden Charter 13 — The Green Wave stayed unbeaten in the win over Hampden Charter in Valley South competition.
Kyra Tamsin placed 10th overall (50.10) in the 300. Tamsin added an eighth-place finish (1:53.66, PR) in the 600 and a fourth overall finish (10.84, PR) in the 55-meter hurdles.
Lauren Helie scored and placed 10th overall (3:52.62, PR) in the 1,000. Seventh grader Lillian Caron scored and took seventh (6:57.39, PR) in the mile.
Auburn Mass grabbed a seventh overall finish (22-08.75) in the shot put for the Green Wave. Nina St. Clair notched a personal record and an eighth place finish (4-6.0) in the high jump.