It was another tightly-contested contest between the rival Athol and Mahar boys basketball teams on Wednesday. 

The Senators took a 22-16 lead at the half on the road at Mallet Gymnasium, maintained a 38-34 lead going into the fourth and held off the Bears in the final eight minutes to walk away with a 46-40 independent victory. 

“It was a competitive close game all the way,” Athol coach Brian Patria said. “My guys played their hearts out all four quarters and after playing back-to-back intense games, fatigue might have played a role. Hats off to coach Softic and Mahar. They made plays and shots when they needed it. [Senator Jayden] Delgado was hard to defend. We will regroup and see if we can contend in the Western Mass. tournament.”

Delgado led the way with 14 points, Morgan Softic tallied 13 points, Marshall Ames tossed in 10 points while Derek Collins added nine points in the win for Mahar. 

Ben Kearney recorded 11 points, Ethan Goodwin scored 10 points, Ethan Bacigalupo finished with eight points while Logan Cormier added five points for Athol. 

Girls basketball

Mahar 46, Hopkins 26 — Hayden Comeau tallied a 16 point, 12 rebound double-double for the Senators, who earned a Franklin County League North win over the Golden Hawks in Orange on Wednesday. 

Taylor Paluk scored nine points, Thea Whitmore recorded eight points and 11 rebounds while Julia Hatch scored eight points in the victory for Mahar. 

Preps

The 2025 NEPSAC Alpine Skiing Class A Championship Race took place on Wednesday at Mount Sunapee, with the Northfield Mount Hermon girls taking home a first place trophy while the Hogger boys earned second. 

The Deerfield Academy girls took fifth with the DA boys placed 12th. 

NMH’s Ryan Choi came in second in the boys slalom race with a combined run of 59.45 seconds while Hoggers Sam Rotenmund placed seventh (62.17) and Cody Vassar came in eighth (62.81). Choi took second in giant slalom (77.26) while Vassar came in eighth (79.47). 

Hogger Ellie Pinkham was the winner in the girls slalom race (68.03) while teammates Eliann Umana Kimura came in third (68.31) and Wylie Benedetti placed seventh (70.08). Deerfield Academy’s Rowan Skinner took sixth (70.07). Skinner took second in giant slalom (81.07) while Umana Kimura placed sixth (82.52), Pinkham took eighth (83.11) and Benedetti earned 10th (83.44). 

Tuesday results

Girls basketball

Frontier 66, Easthampton 32 — The Redhawks raced ahead 39-15 at the half to blow past the Eagles at Goodnow Gymnasium on Tuesday. 

Whitney Campbell, Claire Kirkendall and Harper Modestow each scored nine points while Addie Harrington and Ashley Taylor each tossed in eight points in the victory. 

Smith Vocational 50, Mohawk Trail 32 — The Vikings outscored the Warriors 22-9 in the third quarter to pull away with a victory in Northampton on Tuesday. 

Bella Pettengill scored 10 points, Bella Brown tallied eight points while Natalie Lanoue and Zephyr Jetzon each added six points for Mohawk Trail.