Weekend Highlights
The Mohawk girls summer league team opened the weekend with a commanding 39‑9 victory over Athol, highlighted by Sadie Wilcox’s 17 points, while Clara Stevens added seven points including a nothing‑but‑net 3‑pointer and Natalie Lanoue contributed five points to round out the scoring.
Serena Nkengafe led the Bears with four points, but the Mohawk depth proved too much as they pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Pioneer followed with a 41‑23 win over Franklin Tech, where Deveney Pillsbury paced the scoring with 15 points, Ariana Perkins added nine, and Taylyn Anderson chipped in seven. Tyley McClelland sparked a run with consecutive left‑wing jumpers, while Abigail Dobias and Brayleigh Burgh contributed nine and eight points respectively for the Eagles in defeat.
Frontier’s 65‑18 triumph over Greenfield was anchored by Addie Harrington’s 22 points, with Abby Cendrowski and Harper Modestow each adding 14 to complete a dominant offensive showing.
In baseball, Pioneer Valley Tire captured the AAA Division championship, defeating Fitzgerald Real Estate. Reliever Parker Smith‑LeClair threw three innings of relief and struck out seven batters, while Zach Bensen collected two hits and Connor Bergeron and Cody Castine added further hits for the champions.
Fitzgerald Real Estate managed a double from Cameron Santerre and a clutch hit from Easton Langlois, but Cooper Dean struck out eight in four innings for the opposing side, preserving the victory.
Greenfield Post 81 extended its winning streak to six games with a 12‑4 victory over West Springfield. Theo D’Urso fanned six batters over seven innings, and multi‑RBI performances from Colton Kingsbury and Cody Yetter helped seal the win.
Shelburne Falls edged Ashfield 15‑14 in a dramatic finish, as Trisha Ohmart walked it off with a two‑out RBI single. Emilie Brodeur’s homer and double, combined with Steph Marcoux’s three hits and an RBI, powered the hosts, while Niki Pullen’s triple added two more RBI for Ashfield.
The Menace rolled past the Flyers 15‑0, with Alexis Berry delivering four RBI on two hits and striking out seven, while Maddie Finn’s three‑run double and Sammi Suhl’s three hits and RBI sealed the dominant performance; Chloe Banas contributed two RBI in the shutout.
Fury’s 13‑3 victory over the Defenders featured doubles from Leah Batiste and Tianna Moise‑Valdez, a home run from Moise‑Valdez, and eight strikeouts in six innings by Alison Kajka, underscoring a well‑balanced offensive and pitching display.
In boys varsity action, Frontier defeated Mohawk 58‑36, with Dean Gray scoring 21 points and Landon LaVallee adding 20; Bruin Thompson contributed 11 for Mohawk in the loss.
Turners Falls surged past Hadley 55‑34, led by Freilyn Abarua’s 27 points and Kevin Matuzko’s 16 for Hadley, while Hampshire edged Brattleboro behind 12 points from Liam Diaglos and 21‑point efforts from Bowen Kunkle and Kaiden Cole.
The golf course saw two hole‑in‑ones: Jim McDonald aced the second hole from 140 yards with a 9‑iron, and Forbes Byron sank his fourth career ace on the fifth hole using an 8‑iron on a 135‑yard shot.
St. Stan’s remained unbeaten with a 21‑17 win over Liberty Tax Sharks, where Brittany York collected four hits, Kat Luippold posted four RBI and three hits, and Matt Luippold hit a home run with three RBI; Liberty Tax Sharks’ Marcy Conway tallied three hits and four RBI in the loss, while Matt Gibson added three hits including a double with three RBI.