The runs came early and often between the Athol and Mahar softball teams on Wednesday.
The game was tied at 12 going into the sixth, when the Bear bats took over the game by scoring eight in the sixth and one in the seventh to pull away with a 21-15 Franklin County League East win in Orange.
Alyssa Logan and Hailey Cummings each knocked four hits and drove in two runs for Athol. Allison Robertson recorded three hits and four RBIs, Jenna Bonenfant, Madilyn Hermes and Giana Vaillancourt each tallied three hits while Jaylynn Chapalonis and Kahlen Gregory both tallied two hits in the win.
Bella Malo had two hits while Hayden Comeau, Kailyn Hebert, Gabby Matthews and Carly Beaton had a hit and an RBI for Mahar.
Greenfield 9, Hampshire 6 (8) — Seven innings wasn’t enough to decide a winner in Westhampton on Wednesday.
The Green Wave erupted for five runs in the top of the sixth to take a 6-1 lead. That held until the bottom of the seventh when the Raiders went on a run of their own, tacking five runs on the board to tie the game at six and force extras.
The Greenfield bats stayed alive in the eighth, with Carly Blanchard bringing in a run on a fielders choice while freshman Ivy Rae knocked two runs in with a single to give the Green Wave a 9-6 lead. MacKenzie Paulin shut Hampshire down in the bottom of the frame to lift Greenfield to an independent win.
“It’s always good beating a quality team like Hampshire,” Green Wave coach John Hickey said. “I’m really pleased with how we put the ball in play. We had 13 hits as a team and only struck out six times. The first time we played Hampshire we had double-digit strikeouts so this was an improvement.”
Paulin got the win in the circle, pitching all eight innings and giving up six hits while striking out eight. Ainslee Flynn tallied three hits, Blanchard added a two-RBI single in the sixth while freshman Gloria McDonald cracked an RBI double in the sixth for Greenfield. Hailey Wodecki blasted a double that scored three in the seventh for Hampshire.
Mohawk Trail 16, Commerce 0 — Riley Giard struck out six and held the Raiders scoreless in the Warriors’ independent win in Buckland on Wednesday.
Addie Loomis cracked a triple, Rachel Pease, Giard and Maddie Consentino each doubled while Hannah Unaitis, Taylor Underwood and Kaylin Sumner each hit safely in the win for Mohawk Trail.
Hopkins 10, Franklin Tech 3 — The Golden Hawks put seven runs on the board in the third to take command of the game and the Eagles were unable to recover, with Hopkins walking away with a Franklin County League East victory in Turners on Wednesday.
Kylee Gamache and Hannah Gilbert each knocked two hits for Franklin Tech. Kait Trudeau and Cordelia Guerin each had a hit and an RBI, Lilly Ross tallied a hit and Kendra Campbell brought in a run for the Eagles. In the circle Gilbert struck out six and Ross had three strikeouts.
Pioneer 18, Smith Academy 2 (5) — Brayleigh Burgh struck out eight and added a pair of hits and an RBI at the plate in the Panthers’ Franklin County League East win over the Falcons on Wednesday.
Hopkins 3, Greenfield 0 — It was a pitchers duel between Green Wave Michael Pierce and Golden Hawk Cody West on Wednesday in Hadley.
Pierce held Hopkins to just three hits, striking out five and walking two while West allowed a mere two hits while striking out seven and walking three. The Golden Hawks were able to get three runs across, however, to earn a Suburban League West win.
John Marchefka and Caleb Thomas had Greenfield’s two hits. West helped himself with a double while Chase Earle tallied two hits in the win.
Easthampton 12, Athol 2 (5) — A seven-run second inning helped propel the Eagles to a Suburban League West win over the Bears in Athol on Wednesday.
James Williams crushed an RBI double, Riley Young tallied an RBI single while Logan Cormier knocked two hits for Athol in the loss.
Hampshire 4, Frontier 0 — Jack Boyle locked down the Redhawks, allowing just three hits and striking out seven — four of which were to end innings — to lift the Raiders to a Suburban League West win in Westhampton on Wednesday.
Nico Fasulo finished with two hits while Liam Skribiski-Banack also had a hit for Frontier. Skribiski-Banack struck out four and scattered five hits in five innings work while Grayson Loos tallied two strikeouts in two innings in the loss.
Frontier 83, Pioneer 62 — Another year, another league title for the Redhawks.
Behind wins from Caroline Crocker in the long jump (16 feet, 4.25 inches) and the 100 hurdles (15.8 seconds) and Sylvie DiBartolomeo in the mile (6:12.3) and the 2 mile (11:59), Frontier walked away with a win over the visiting Panthers. The win means the Redhawks finish with an unbeaten 6-0 record to win the Intercounty League championship.
Other Frontier winners were Micky McCarthy in the shot put (29-9), Lilly Novak in the javelin (88-9), Ayla Starr in the pole vault (9-6), Claire McFarland in the 400 (67.1), Nicole Plasse in the 400 hurdles (75.8) and Abigail Howard in the 800 (2:52.5). The Redhawks won the 4×400 relay (4:44.4).
For Pioneer Nina St. Clair earned wins in the high jump (4-8), the 100 (13.4) and the 200 (27.2), Caroline Ring came in first in the discus (92-10) and Laila Heilman won the triple jump (31-2.25). The Panthers took the 4×100 relay (53.5).
Frontier 131, Pioneer 13 — Just like the Redhawk girls, the Frontier boys completed an unbeaten season on Wednesday to take home the Intercounty League title with a victory over the visiting Panthers.
Redhawk winners were Alex Schreiber in the shot (37-1.25) and the discus (113-0), Aiden Dredge in the javelin (145-4) and 200 (23.7), Jack Storm in the long jump (18-4), Ian Burt in the triple jump (37-6.5), Erich Brown in the high jump (5-10), 110 hurdles (20.0) and the 400 hurdles (70.7), Adrien Pazmandy in the pole vault (10-0), Ben Cachiguango in the 100 (11.4), Luke Howard in the mile (5:02), Fernando Saravia in the 400 (54.2), Aidan Valderrama in the 800 (2:19.4) and Evan Hedlund in the 2 mile (10:33.5).
Frontier won the 4×100 (47.8) and 4×400 (4:05.2) relays.
Frontier 4, Turners 1 — The Redhawks took all three singles matches to walk away with a victory over the Thunder in Turners on Wednesday.
Sydney Scanlon earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Steph Peterson in No. 1 singles, Maddie Powers picked up a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 triumph in No. 2 singles over Avery Heathwaite in the best match of the day while Hashini Ratnatunge picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory in No. 3 singles over Rachel Harris for Frontier.
Turners’ lone win came in No. 1 doubles, with Jill Reynolds and Olivia Walbach earning a 6-0, 6-4 win over Thanushi Ratnatunge and Rebecca Wallace-West. Redhawks Cece Yazwinski and Amelia Dickson took No. 2 doubles 6-3, 6-3 over Sam Carr and Fiona Hutchinson.
Greenfield 5, Chicopee 0 — It was a clean sweep for the Green Wave, with Kaitlyn Collins winning No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-1), Mireb Gheorghita taking No. 2 singles (6-1, 6-4) and Isabella Semonelli earning a win in No. 3 singles (6-0. 6-1) in Greenfield’s win over the Pacers at the Davis Street Courts on Wednesday.
Lily Duong and Jessica Mihailicenco picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win in No. 1 doubles while Virginia Rahabenco and Amy Mihailicenco walked away with a 6-2, 6-1 victory in No. 2 doubles for the Green Wave.
PVCICS 3, Mohawk Trail 2 — Palmer King earned a 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 1 singles while Paige King walked away with a 6-1, 6-3 win in No. 2 singles in a loss to the Dragons on Thursday.
Frontier 3, Belchertown 1 — After dropping the first set the Redhawks stormed back to win the next three to walk away with a 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14 victory in Belchertown.
