H.S. Roundup: Franklin Tech field hockey holds off Hampshire

TURNERS FALLS — In a County league clash, the Franklin Tech field hockey team held off Hampshire Regional, 3-2, on Monday.

Franklin Tech (7-1-1, 7-0 County) remained undefeated in league competition with the victory over the Raiders (4-5-2, 4-3-1 County). The Raiders scored two fourth-quarter goals to close the gap.

Franklin Tech honored the seniors on the roster after their game. Nora Cutting, Cammy Jacques, Amelia Rider and Ava Worden received recognition.

“This was a game where there was a lot of emotion,” Franklin Tech coach Rian Lovett said. “It’s senior day, those are always tough to play because there’s lot going on. There’s a lot in everyone’s head.”

The Raiders stepped up the offensive pressure late into the fourth quarter. Franklin Tech made the score 3-0 early in the final frame.

“Hampshire is always a tough team for us,” Lovett said. “There’s something about them. They play us hard every time. I think we had it in our heads that we were going to come out here and just coast.”

The persistent Raiders got goals from Trinity Fellows and Adriana Fini. Bella LaFortune added an assist. Fellows stuffed home her goal as time expired in the fourth.

“It’s so refreshing,” Hampshire coach Susannah Bastek said. “They don’t give up…They played tough and kept it going.”

Amelia Rider, Abigail Dobias and Emma Godfrey (assist) scored for the Eagles. Teagan Donahue had an assist on Rider’s goal. Donahue made her way up the right sideline before sending a cross to Rider, who finished.

Grace Layman and Sarah Zajac combined for 13 saves for the Raiders.

Greenfield 2, South Hadley 2 — A third quarter goal by Sofia Ruggeri secured a tie for the Green Wave against the Tigers at Woodcock Field. Charlie Lovett had a goal and an assist for the Green Wave. Madison Lemay added another helper for Greenfield.

West Springfield 7, Mahar 0 — The Terriers shut out the Senators at Clark Field in West Springfield. Bella Burnett made 17 saves for Mahar.

Girls soccer

Frontier 3, Pittsfield 0 — The Redhawks shut out the Generals at Herlihy Field in an independent matchup.

Franklin Tech 4, Westfield Tech 3 — The Eagles (6-7) edged the Tigers in an independent match up in Turners Falls. Franklin Tech had to erase a 3-0 deficit to pull off the win. Summer Williams scored twice, with Kaelyn Mclean and Faythe Sobieski also scoring. Sofia Melnik, Sobieski and Indira Wiles had assists. Sobieski’s goal from Wiles in the 67th minute was the difference for the Eagles. Sheyenne Ballentine made nine saves for the Eagles.

Narragansett 3, Mahar 1 — The Warriors entered the Woodward Complex and left with a win over the Senators in an independent matchup. Lexi Ares scored on an assist from Maggie Ringer, while Mackenzie Matthews made six saves in net for Mahar.

Boys soccer

Mahar 4, Smith Academy 0 — Clayde Thompson scored twice in the win for the Senators in Hatfield. Dylan Roy and Jackson Burnham also scored for Mahar.

Volleyball

Chicopee Comp 3, Frontier 2 — The Colts made a furious comeback to beat the Redhawks in Chicopee. Set scores were 20-25, 12-25, 25-23, 25-14 and 17-15. Aimee Talbott had 17 kills for Frontier, while Karinna Kostov led the offense with 27 assists. Kaelyn Johnston had 21 digs.

Weekend results

Pioneer 3, Mahar 0 — Deveney Pillsbury netted a hat trick for the Panthers (9-1-2, 7-0-1 Bi-County) in a league win over the Senators (5-2-3, 5-1-3 Bi-County) in Northfield on Saturday. Maddie Keefe set up the first goal in the first 10 minutes of the contest. Jaelyn Boliski set up Pillsbury on Pioneer’s second goal. Pillsbury’s final goal came on a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. Maggie Tsipenyuk made six saves in the shutout. Jaya McBroom and Mackenzie Matthews combined for seven saves for the Senators.