SOUTH DEERFIELD — A powerhouse matchup between the Frontier Regional field hockey team and East Longmeadow ended in a 1-1 tie under the lights on Wednesday night.
Frontier (12-0-1, 8-0-1 Suburban) got a first quarter goal from Addie Harrington on an assist from Brynna Fahey but couldn’t get any insurance the rest of the way in the Suburban league contest.
The Spartans (9-2-2, 8-1-1) scored in the third quarter to deadlock the score. Brooke Charest made nine saves. With time expired in the fourth quarter, the Redhawks had to defend a penalty corner. Charest came up with big two saves to help Frontier secure the tie.
Frontier honored Harrington, Amelia Bouchard, Ivy Cloninger, Haly Doucette-Kaplan, Fahey, Maia Fosnot, Harper Modestow and Rowan Reilly on the team’s senior night.
Franklin Tech 2, West Springfield 1 — Amelia Rider and Abigail Dobias scored for the Eagles in a big County league win over the Terriers in Turners Falls. Leah Meattey and Teagan Donahue had assists for Franklin Tech (8-1-1, 8-0 County). Redyn Gutierrez made five saves in net.
Mohawk 2, Palmer 0 — The Warriors shut out the Panthers in Buckland in a County contest. Grace Sisum and Sadie Wilcox scored for Mohawk. Naomi DenOuden and Heidi Helenek had assists. The Warriors poured on the pressure with 19 shots on goal and 11 penalty corners. Brynlee Purington didn’t have to make a save in the shutout.
Golf
Franklin Tech 161, Athol 200 — Jack Day shot a 39 for the Eagles in the win over the Bears at Thomas Memorial. Braeden Talbot and Grady Deery both carded a 40 for Franklin Tech. Owen Stoddard shot a 39 for the Bears.
McCann Tech 169, Smith Vocational 174, Mohawk 199 — In a tri-match, Conner Bergeron shot a 45 for the Warriors at the Country Club of Greenfield. Chayton Massa finished with a 49 while Sam Mizula recorded a 50.
Boys soccer
Franklin Tech 3, Mohawk 0 — The Eagles finished their league schedule with an unblemished record after a win over the Warriors in Buckland. Franklin Tech’s (11-1-1, 8-0) win over Athol earlier in the season gave the team the Tri-County North league title.
“The kids have bought in,” Franklin Tech coach Dan Prasol said. “It started at the beginning of the season. I challenged the kids to come in shape. I challenged them to run under a seven-minute mile. They all took it seriously and came in good condition. Our success has been a reflection of the kids’ dedication to improvement.”
Dorin Marin, Nate Gheorghita and Santiago Buri scored for the Eagles. Autin Platek had an assist. Simon Helenek made 23 saves for the Warriors. Mohawk lost 9-0 to the Eagles earlier in the season.
“They played so well,” Prasol said of Mohawk. “They played hard until the end of the game. Jake Thurber deserves a ton of credit for how much he’s gotten those kids to develop.”
Late Tuesday results
Boys soccer
Franklin Tech 3, Pathfinder 0 — Cody Yetter had three goals for the Eagles in the win over the Pioneers in Palmer. Nate Gheorghita had two assists, with Santiago Buri Rosales adding another helper.
Girls soccer
Chicopee Comp 2, Pioneer 0 — The Panthers offense couldn’t find the net in the loss to the Colts on the road in an independent contest. Maggie Tsipenyuk made 18 saves for the Panthers. Tsipenyuk managed a stop on a penalty kick late in the second half.
Girls cross country
Pioneer 18, Smith Vocational 37 — Harper Hake smoked the field in the win for the Panthers. Hake finished finished first overall (19:48) by five minutes for Pioneer. Ryanne Henderson was second for Pioneer (23:43). Olivia Wolbach (24:09) finished fourth for Turners Falls.
Belchertown 24; Mohawk 33; Hampshire 20, Mohawk 43 — Virginia Krezmien went head-to-head with some of the best runners in Western Mass. and finished in first place for the Warriors. Krezmien took first (20:02) ahead of Aida Corner (20:08), Charlotte Letendre (20:52) and Kathleen Barry (20:54) of Hampshire Regional. The Warriors could not come up with a team win against the Orioles and the Raiders.
Boys cross country
Belchertown 17, Mohawk 42; Hampshire 15, Mohawk 49 — Leo Boltz managed an 11th place finish (19:05.11) for the Warriors in a pair of losses to the Orioles and the Raiders.
