Westfield’s Lexi Minicucci takes a whack at the ball, and Athol. Minicucci led all scorers with four goals. (Submitted photo)
WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School field hockey team scored so many goals Friday that Athol may have had recurring nightmares of shots from the Bombers all weekend long.
Seven different players scored to lead Westfield to an 11-0 dismantling of Athol Friday at home. Lexi Minicucci recorded a hat trick-plus one (4 goals), and Gabbi Lunardini talled two goals.
Liz Marcyoniak, Minicucci, Ashlee Owen, and Paige Templeton put Westfield out front 4-0 in the first half. The Bombers tacked on seven more goals in the second half.
Liz Poteat and Monica Browne also scored for Westfield.
“Westfield picked things up after suffering two tough losses – to Minnechaug and Northampton to start the week,” Bombers coach Karen Gomez said. The Falcons and Blue Devils were winless prior to playing WHS.
“The team had an opportunity to share a story about ‘Pennies, Mental Toughness & Character,’ by head football coach Bill Moore,” Gomez said. “Westfield has put their pennies together and they are starting to add up.
Westfield goalies Karly Mastello and Jenna Rothermel earned a rather routine shutout in net with a combined zero saves. The Bombers’ defense was lights-out.
JV RESULTS
Westfield 11, Athol 0
Nine Lady Bombers scored 11 goals in JV action.
Jordan Bower scored two goals in the first half and Jill Wroth tallied two goals in the second half to lead Westfield.
Grace Silva, Julia Rowbotham, and Kat Cepek also scored first-half goals to put Westfield ahead 5-0. Olivia Chaoush, Alexis Shia, Marissa Otero, and Rachel Gelina also scored in the second half.
Wroth (2), Otero (1) and Rowbotham also contributed assists in the victory.
Westfield goalie Alexis Corcoran made one save in the first half, while teammate Jenna Rothermel contributed three in the second half to preserve the shutout.
The Westfield JV unit is now 6-1.
Westfield’s Aly Morin enjoys her first-place trophy. (Submitted photo)
MORIN CLAIMS GOLD: The Westfield High School cross country team participated in the annual Amherst Invitational at Hampshire College Saturday. While the newcomers gained valuable experience competing against some elite teams from all across Massachusetts, as well as New Hampshire and Connecticut, Westfield’s girls’ captain Allyson Morin was the top finisher (19:55). Ben Doiron placed first for the Bombers and third overall in 16:03.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Westfield 3, Pittsfield 0
WESTFIELD – Westfield won a five-game thriller, rallying to defeat Pittsfield 25-19, 19-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-8 Friday.
Ali Johnstone (9 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks), Kelsey Johnstone (10 assists, 1 kill, 2 aces), and Carolyn Dufraine (15 digs) led Westfield.
Sam Decarlo had 14 assists and 11 digs for Pittsfield, and Paige Hamlin finished with six kills and five aces.
Sci-Tech 3, Southwick-Tolland 1
SOUTHWICK – Zelibeth Matias (8 aces, 15 digs, 20 serves), Jocelyn Rivas (8 digs, 12 serves), and Shakira Ortiz (4 aces, 6 kills, 10 digs) led Sci-Tech to a 25-22, 25-17, 28-25, 25-18 win over Southwick-Tolland.
Millan Andreoli (15 kills), Jess Martin (28 assists), and Bri Bourassa (14 digs) had solid efforts for Southwick.
Jaclyn Maziarz and Hannah Sitler had seven and four kills, respectively, for the Rams.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Gateway 5, Northampton 4
HUNTINGTON – Calvin Dowers and Josh Baillargeon each scored two second-half goals to rally Gateway from a 2-0 halftime deficit for the narrow victory. The Gators scored five goals in the second half, including a score from Justin Edinger.
Calvin Dowers, Curtis Dowers, and Baillargeon had one assist apiece for Gateway (3-2-1).
Gators’ goalies Mike Arel (1st half) and Spencer Rock (2nd half) combined for seven saves.
Westfield Voc-Tech 6, St. Mary 0
Dmitry Stepanchuk and Alex Makarchuk scored two goals apiece, and Laxmi Basnet and Tyler Hall had one each for Voc-Tech in a well-balanced attack. Tigers’ Dominic Rosario (2), Josh Cyr (1), Matt Wood (1), and Vitaly Melnik (1) earned assists.
Voc-Tech’s John Goretski received his first start at forward, and Mike Bruit received his first start in goal.
BOYS’ JV SOCCER
Southwick-Tolland 3, Sabis 0
Will Pratt, Dylan Buscemi, and Brandon Caster each scored a goal to lead Southwick. Buscemi, Ryan LeClaire, and Dan McClellen had one assist apiece.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Chicopee 3, Southwick-Tolland 1
Chicopee broke a 1-1 tie at the half with two goals in the second half. Southwick’s Amber Knobbs scored for Southwick in the first half on a pass from Kate Merritt.
Meg Zabik finished with 12 saves for the Rams.
Renaissance 3, Westfield Voc-Tech 0
Voc-Tech goalie Megan Illnicky made 16 saves in a tough loss to Renaissance. Julia Levkha and Cathie Iglesias played well on defense, and Katie Nesmelova played well at midfield for the Tigers.
GIRLS’ JV SOCCER
Chicopee 5, Southwick 1
McKenzie Frey tallied a goal for Southwick. Freshman Rachel Healey had one point.
Rams’ Kayla Bergendale made eight saves in net.
