The Westfield Bombers erupt into cheers after scoring the first goal against Wahconah Saturday. (Photo by Lynn Boscher)
WESTFIELD – The Westfield girls soccer team took care of business, defeating Wahconah 4-1 Saturday.
Kaela Mochak and Chandler Pedolzky teamed up twice to give Westfield a two-game lead from the outset.
Mochak netted the first Westfield goal in the 16th minute on a pass from Pedolzky. Less than two minutes later, Pedolzky set up Mochak for a score to go up 2-0.
Wahconah cut the lead in half with 1:56 remaining in the half.
Mackenzie Liptak gave Westfield another two-goal cushion with an unassisted goal in the 42nd minute. Bombers’ Georgina Badger tacked on another insurance goal for Westfield in the 58th minute.
Westfield goalie Adrianna Arona made nine saves.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Mounties topple Bombers
Mount Greylock def. Westfield 25-20, 27-25, 22-25, 25-17
Bella Kozciak (10 kills), Madi Robitaille (13 kills), and Steph Sgueglia (32 digs) led Westfield.
CROSS COUNTRY NOTES: Southwick-Tolland’s cross country program enjoyed sweeping success Saturday with the boys and girls both defeating Hampden Charter and Sabis.
While Bill Caroll set a course record with a time of 16:40, Matt Jansen smashed his first sub-20 5k by posting a time of 18:48.
Aiden Drenen, Jake Grilli, and Cameron Brockbank rounded out the scoring for Southwick. Rams’ Noah Zahner and Mike Wescott showed huge improvement since Week 1.
In the girls’ competition, Southwick saw it younger female athletes prove their mettle by calling on Elie Sanctuary, Melanie Desroches, and Kamryn McCorison to bring home a one-point win over Sabis and a solid win over Hampden Charter. The Rams were competing without the Drohen sisters, who had college visit commitments.
Southwick’s Gabriela Petersen got the win with a personal best time of 20:06. Rams’ Reece Couture’s second-place finish in 20:18 announced that she will be on a mission this postseason.
Southwick returns to action Tuesday for “Senior Night” against Westfield Technical Academy and Smith Vocational.
