H.S. Roundup: Mohawk Trail’s Addie Loomis wins giant slalom at PVIAC race No. 1

CHARLEMONT — The PVIAC alpine skiing season opened at Berkshire East Mountain Resort on Tuesday night. Area skiers dealt with firm snow conditions and fairly mild temperatures at around 35 degrees as everyone clicked in to begin competition.

Addie Loomis raced to a first place finish (31.95) for Mohawk Trail Regional in the giant slalom. Teammate Grace Sisum put together an excellent run for the Warriors, finishing eighth (36.19). Brooke Koshinsky grabbed 13th (37.50) for Mohawk.

“It felt really good,” Loomis said. “The course ran great. It was fun. The conditions were firm. Exactly what you want for a GS race.”

Team scores were not immediately available. Mohawk had five athletes in the top 20.

“I don’t even know how good we are this year,” Mohawk coach Brandon Boucias said. “But I say that every year. But every year it seems to come around. They all said good things at the top. The girls will get more time and get faster.”

Right behind Loomis was Amelia Morse from Amherst in second place (32.73). Hampshire Regional’s Hazel Scully-Henry took fifth (35.28) for the Red Raiders. Greta Lepore of Northampton placed 10th (36.62) for the Blue Devils.

Maya Phillips took 12th (37.29) for the Hurricanes. Jaylynn Peters of Mohawk took 16th (38.48) while teammate Emerson Russell placed 18th (39.01). Maddie Soares of Hampshire grabbed 20th (39.41) for Hampshire. Simone Pagar (39.63) was 21st for the Blue Devils.

Running just the slalom, Gunnar Triggs of Mohawk placed third overall (48.45). Billy Warren placed second overall for Hampshire Regional.

Kashton Ryan of Longmeadow was the overall top finisher (45.66). Ben Zarotny and Liam Zarotny finished fifth (49.87) and sixth (51.06) respectively for Mohawk.

Jonah Abel-Waisman took 13th (57.27) for Northampton. Xerxes Law was 15th for Mohawk (59.15). Rounding out the top 20 were Finn Zaklandovic of Amherst (16th, 59.91), Elliot Scully-Henry of Hampshire (17th, 1:00.43) and Cade Cefalo of Hampshire (20th, 1:01.76).

Nordic Skiing

A last minute MIAA Nordic Race took place on Tuesday at Notchview Reservation in Windsor. Athletes braved a five-kilometer course.

Augustus Niswonger was the top finisher for Mohawk at 15 minutes, 53 seconds. Luke Picard placed 19th (17:19.0) for the Warriors. Aymeric Loucka placed 22nd for Mohawk (17:39.0).

Calvin Miller took first overall (14:46) for Amherst. It was only the second time in program history that someone from Amherst took first at a Berkshire league race.

Boys teams scores were as follows: Mount Greylock, 22; 2. Amherst, 32; 3. Wahconah, 36; 4. Mohawk Trail, 72; 5. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, 84.

Stephen Sims was the top finisher for the Dragons in ninth (15:51.0).

Charlotte Niswonger placed second overall (19:03) for the Warriors. Mohawk finished in second place with 41 points. Amherst was third with 52 points.

Mount Greylock took first with 14 points. Ella Workman was seventh (20:25) for the Hurricanes.

Boys basketball

Hopkins Academy 52, Mahar 23 — The Senators (1-6, 1-2) couldn’t find the offense in a home loss to the Golden Hawks in Hampshire North play.

Girls basketball

Putnam 71, Athol 51— The Bears couldn’t keep up with the Beavers in Tri-County North play at Mallet Gymnasium.

The Bears trailed 38-14 at halftime. Abigayle Spooner scored 15 points for Athol (2-6, 2-3 Tri-County North).

Maliah Clark added 12 points. Kamyra Clark and Ava Adams both chipped in with six points.

Late Monday result

Boys basketball

Westfield Tech 70, Turners Falls 54 — The Thunder lost to the Tigers on the road in Tri-County North competition.

Jackson Cogswell scored 15 points for Turners Falls (2-2, 1-2 Tri-County North).