HS Girls’ Hoops Roundup
Lancers upstage Bombers
By CHRIS PUTZ
Staff Writer
WESTFIELD – The Longmeadow High School girls’ basketball team may have trailed early against Westfield, but the Lancers surged late to defeat the Bombers, 46-33, Tuesday night.
Longmeadow doubled up Westfield over the last two-plus quarters, 36-17, with numerous inside baskets from various ball players – Taj Lewis, Jen Hurwitz, and Cady Deary made consecutive low post shots during a 6-0 third period run – and made nine free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
Westfield led 16-10 early in the second quarter, and nearly stretched that lead to nine when Beka Santiago drained a 3 from the corner. But Santiago was called for a questionable traveling call.
Just when it appeared that Westfield had stretched the lead to double-digit territory, Longmeadow responded with a quick 3- and 2-pointer. The Lancers led 26-20 at the halftime break.
Longmeadow distributed the ball evenly amongst its players – Deary finished with 12, Hurwitz had 11, and Jill Scyocurka and Taj Lewis each had nine.
Carina Soto was Westfield’s most productive player, scoring 12.
St. Mary’s 42, Dean Tech 29
Shayna Page recorded a double double – 16 points and 15 rebounds – and Monica Hannoush scored 11 points to lead St. Mary’s. Saints’ Aisling Smith (2 points) collected 15 rebounds.
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Bombers swim past Lancers to 8-0
By CHRIS PUTZ
Staff Writer
LONGMEADOW – The Westfield High School swim program is still on the road to perfection.
On Tuesday, the Westfield girls’ swim team easily handled Longmeadow, 127-59, and the boys’ team escaped with a 102-84 victory.
Hope Walsh led the Lady Bombers with a pair of wins – 100 freestyle (57.0) and 100 backstroke (1:04.92).
Lauren Longley (200 free, 2:06.3), Kelsey Veillette (diving, 194.8), Genna Senecal (100 fly, 1:05.82), Jenna Jacobson (500 free, 5:31.01), and Erin Lewis (100 breaststroke, 1:11.55) won individual events for Westfield. The Bombers also captured first in all three relays.
For the boys, Matt Labombard and John Dolan won two events apiece.
Labombard took first in the 200 free (1:57.24) and 500 free (5:15.86); Dolan seized gold in the 50 free (23.97) and 100 back (59.81).
Brendan Day (100 free, 50.77) and Jimmy Stinehart (100 breast, 1:06.73) also won for Westfield, as did the three relay teams.
The Westfield swim teams each improved to 8-0.
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HS SKIING
Rothermel places first again
By CHRIS PUTZ
Staff Writer
CHARLEMONT – For the second time this season, Westfield sophomore Jen Rothermel won a race at Berkshire East against a large field of Western Mass skiers.
Rothermel finished first on the slalom in 37.47, just edging out Longmeadow’s Camille Burger (37.53).
“She’s just an extremely strong slalom racer,” Westfield ski coach Monique Piotte said of Rothermel. “She likes the more intense challenge of slalom. She’s great at both (Slalom and GS races) but this one seems to be her forte.”
For both slalom races this season, Rothermel has navigated the short turns sharper and quicker than the entire field.
“She can read a course better than a lot of skiers.”
As a team, Westfield placed fourth (1:08.04), while Longmeadow took first in 1:63.09.
Lauren Sheehan (9th in division, 42.43), Jen Moller (46.07), and freshman Allie Helliwell (54.07) rounded out the top four scores for the Bombers.
BOYS’ RESULTS
Longmeadow’s John Mentor won the GS race in 24.48, but Mohawk knocked the Lancers out of first place in the division to second place.
Tom Pepek (29.1), Michael Beauregard (30.02), Matt Walsh (30.43), and Liam Flaherty (31.06) were the top four Westfield skiers.
