ERIN GOUR
WESTFIELD – The only question when it comes to the Westfield High School softball team is whether the Bombers are hotter than the summer-like sun.
Westfield won its eighth game in 10 tries this season, blowing out Minnechaug 12-0 in five innings Wednesday. The Bombers have outscored the competition 95-7 in their eight victories. Their only losses have come against the Hampshire Red Raiders, 13-12 and 12-7.
Westfield High School senior softball pitcher Erin Gour was the latest hero to emerge for the Bombers. Gour tossed a one-hitter, striking out eight batters but that was not all. She hit not one, but two homers, finishing 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs and three RBIs.
Gour was not alone in her effort.
Emma LaPoint (2-for-3, double, 2 runs, RBI), Moja Premny (2-for-3, walk, run, 2 RBIs), and Carina Franco (2-for-4, double, run, 2 RBIs) each had two hits apiece for Westfield.
Westfield gets one more shot at taking down the Red Raiders June 15 at Hampshire Regional High School. First pitch is at 4 p.m.
Mustangs stop Saints
Monson 9, St. Mary’s 3
Audrey Burke and Paige Hutkoski combined for seven strikeouts on the mound for St. Mary’s. Together, they allowed just one hit.
Offensively, Burke had two doubles, one single and one RBI. Lilly Nadler, Ali Goodreau, and Emma Goodreau each had a base hit. Hutkoski had a sacrifice fly to drive in the Saints first run of the game.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Bombers sweep Falcons
Westfield def. Minnechaug, 25-6, 25-4, 25-13
Westfield dominated its latest match, sweeping Minnechaug in three straight sets. The Bombers allowed just 10 points over the first two frames.
Vitaliy Samoylenko (23 kills), Aiden Quarterley (20 assists, 1 ace), Nick Gonzalez (6 kills, 4 aces, 2 digs), Alex Robitaille (9 digs, 2 aces), Donovan O’Kane (1 kill, 4 aces, 5 digs), Brandon Kingsley (2 kills, 8 assists, 2 digs), and Cole Davignon (4 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs) helped fuel the latest victory as Westfield improved to 10-1 overall, 8-1 North.
Purple Knights get even with Rams
Holyoke def. Southwick 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24
Holyoke avenged an early season loss to Holyoke with a four-set victory Wednesday. Gabriel Hannah (1 block, 2 digs, 10 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace), Mason Imbriglio (29 digs, 2 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces), Rylan Secovich (2 blocks, 6 digs, 16 kills, 1 ace), Grayson Poole (1 block, 2 digs, 4 kills, 28 assists, 1 ace), and Jace Turgeon (8 blocks, 4 digs, 5 kills) led Southwick (9-2).
GIRLS TENNIS
Saints roll over PVCICS
St. Mary’s 4, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School 1
St. Mary’s came away with a victory behind the stellar individual play from sophomore Catherine Seklecki and freshman Brooke Piziak, and a solid effort from doubles pair, Jessica Armstrong, a ninth grader, and Elianna Umana Kimura, an eighth grader.
WHS girls tennis team seniors Khristina Kukharchuk, Elizabeth Regnier, Kathryn O’Connor, Cayla Osowski, Ariana Ciaschini, and Alyssa Soto. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)
Seklecki rolled through her match in quick order at third singles by defeating her opponent in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Amstrong and Umana Kimura won at first doubles, 6-4, 6-4. Piziak fell behind early in the first set of her match but battled back to even the set at 6-6 before losing the tiebreaker 7-6. She held on to her momentum and won the next set to even the score. Then, she won the second set, 6-3, before pushing on to win the third and final set, 6-0.
PVCICS forfeited second doubles.
Cards deal shutout
Pope Francis 5, Westfield 0
Westfield played a sped-up version of tennis Wednesday to beat the heat and avoid the rain. Bombers’ Alyssa Soto lost a hard-fought match to Pope Francis’s Leana Vale, 10-7, 10-7.
2021 High School Spring Sports Standings
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Westfield 10-1
Southwick 9-2
BASEBALL
Westfield 5-3
Westfield Technical Academy 7-3
St. Mary’s 2-9
Southwick 5-5
SOFTBALL
Westfield 7-2
Westfield Technical Academy 3-5
St. Mary’s 7-2
Southwick 8-0
GIRLS LACROSSE
Westfield 5-3
St. Mary’s 5-4
BOYS LACROSSE
Westfield 6-3
St. Mary’s 5-3
WRESTLING
Westfield 1-1
GIRLS TENNIS
Westfield 2-10
St. Mary’s 6-2
BOYS TENNIS
Westfield 3-1
St. Mary’s 0-5
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Westfield 3-0
Southwick 1-1
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Westfield 1-3
Southwick 1-3
Wednesday’s Results
GIRLS TENNIS
Pope Francis 5, Westfield 0
St. Mary’s 4, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School 1
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Holyoke 3, Southwick 1
Westfield 3, Minnechaug 0
SOFTBALL
Westfield 12, Minnechaug 0
Monson 9, St. Mary’s 3
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2021 High School Spring Sports Schedules
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL @ Longmeadow, Russell Field, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL @ West Springfield, Mittineague Park, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS LACROSSE vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Agawam, 6:15 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING @ Agawam, 6 p.m.
Sat., June 12
BASEBALL vs. Minnechaug, Bullens Field, 5 p.m.
Mon., June 14
BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Northampton, Smith Vocational H.S., 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Milford, 5:15 p.m.
TRACK & FIELD @ Southwick, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.
Tues., June 15
SOFTBALL @ Hampshire, 4 p.m.
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WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Sat., June 12
BASEBALL vs. St. Mary’s, Bullens Field, 9 a.m.
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ST. MARY’S
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL vs. Hampshire, Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE @ Granby, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS LACROSSE vs. McCann Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Belchertown, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS @ Sabis, Forest Park, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Ware, Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m.
Sat., June 12
BASEBALL @ Westfield Technical Academy, Bullens Field 9 a.m.
Mon., June 14
BOYS LACROSSE @ McCann Tech, 4 p.m.
Thurs., June 15
BOYS TENNIS @ Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Holyoke Canoe & Tennis Club, 4 p.m.
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SOUTHWICK REGIONAL
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Smith Voke, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sabis, 6 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Sabis, 7 p.m.
Mon., June 14
TRACK & FIELD vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL @ Hampshire, 4 p.m.
Tues., June 15
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 5:15 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Ware, Whalley Park, 7 p.m.
