Bay State Games: West girls volleyball team earns silver medal

The West girls volleyball team after earning a silver medal at the 2024 Bay State Games over the weekend.

The West girls volleyball team after earning a silver medal at the 2024 Bay State Games over the weekend. PHOTO VIA BAY STATE GAMES

The West field hockey team after placing fourth at the 2024 Bay State Games over the weekend.

The West field hockey team after placing fourth at the 2024 Bay State Games over the weekend.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Staff Writer

Published: 07-15-2024 5:56 PM

Modified: 07-15-2024 8:12 PM


It was a successful trip to the Bay State Games for the West girls volleyball team over the weekend. 

Team West — which featured Frontier’s Olivia Machon, Bailey Martin and Abigail Hernandez — opened the tournament on Saturday with a 25-21, 25-20 loss to Southeast before splitting with Central by scores of 25-21, 13-25.

Later on Saturday, West beat Metro by scores of 25-15, 25-14, before splitting with Northeast by scores of 26-24, 26-28. 

West opened Sunday by splitting with Coastal (16-25, 25-21) to earn the No. 4 seed after round robin action. 

In the quarterfinals, West advanced by beating Central, 25-21. The run continued in the semifinals, where West fought back to beat Southeast (18-25, 25-17, 25-12) to reach the finals. 

In the gold medal game, West was unable to get by Coastal, falling 25-10, 25-14 to settle for a silver medal. 

The West field hockey team — which featured Greenfield’s McKenzie Boswell, Henley Gilstrap and Gloria McDonald as well as Pioneer’s Riley Thayer — went 1-3 in group play on Friday and Saturday. 

West opened with a 2-1 loss to Central on Friday and followed with a 2-1 loss to Coastal later in the day.

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On Saturday, West fell to Southeast, 2-1, before getting a win against Metro, 3-1.

That win allowed West to play in the bronze medal game on Sunday against Coastal, though Coastal walked away with a 3-1 victory. West finished the tournament in fourth place.