Southwick’s Amber Nobbs (13) gains the edge against Hampshire in a battle to possess the ball Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick High School girls’ soccer team started off the new week on the right foot … and the left Monday.
It was more of a wrong turn for Hampshire as the Red Raiders would’ve been best avoiding Southwick. The Rams received goals from two different players (Fiora O’Donnell, Alex Mello) and a shutout from goalie Tori Richburg (6 saves) to post a 2-0 victory.
Brooke Waitt and Lydia Kinsman each earned an assist for Southwick.
Bombers, Colts play to tie
Westfield 0, Chicopee Comp 0
Westfield goalie Jessica Healey made eight saves, preserving a scoreless tie late Monday night.
Tigers caged
McCann Tech 10, Westfield Technical Academy 1
Sydnie Brock scored the lone goal for Westfield Tech on a penalty kick. Emily White and Hannah Roberts combined for 14 Tigers’ saves.
St. Mary’s goalie Francesca Deperogola moves in to make one of several saves against HCSS Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Saints silenced
Hampden Charter School of Science 5, St. Mary 0
Gizem Arslan tallied two goals to lead HCSS at Westfield Middle School North. St. Mary goalie Francesca DePergola was busy in net, collecting 20 saves.
FIELD HOCKEY
Bombers blank Hurricanes
Westfield 6, Amherst 0
Leighanne Sullivan recorded two goals and assisted on two others as Westfield enjoyed a convincing shutout at home Monday.
Gabbi Lunardini scored twice for the Bombers (2-2).
Westfield also received goals from Olivia Chaoush and Emily Ciccolo, who donned a player jersey after pitching a shutout in net in the first half. The Bombers failed to yield an Amherst goal, or penalty corner.
“My defense kept them at bay,” Westfield coach Linda Rowbotham said.
Westfield outshot Amherst 16-0.
Shayna Buchanan, Miranda Boudreau, and Hannah Jarvis each had an assist for the Bombers.
GOLF
Saints edge Tigers
St. Mary 16, Westfield Technical Academy 8
St. Mary won four of six matches to escape Tekoa Country Club with a victory Monday.
John Spear (47), Luke Willemborg (46), Bobby Gonet (49), and Quin Powers (58) won their respective matches for the Saints (2-3).
Westfield Tech’s Matt King was the afternoon’s top golfer. King shot a 38.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Brownies ground Bombers
Agawam def. Westfield 25-18, 8-25, 25-18, 26-24
Kelsey Johnstone (15 assists, 9 aces), McKenzie Chaban (11 aces, 6 kills, 6 digs) and Mia Pavyluk (7 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces) played well for Westfield.
Cassidy Milliken (2 digs, 6 assists, 1 kill, 2 aces), Maddy Lockwood (10 digs, 4 assists, 8 kills), Caroline Hitchcock (10 digs, 2 assists, 8 kills), and Bianca Culhane (13 digs, 5 kills, 1 block, 4 aces) led Agawam to victory.
JV GIRLS’ SOCCER
Hampshire 3, Southwick 2
Southwick rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force a 2-2 tie at the half. Emily Giancola scored her eighth goal of the season for the Rams (2-2-1), and Paige Arsenault notched her first on a direct kick from 35 yards out.
Southwick’s Zelida Madera had one assist.
Hannah Gerrish and Ashley Marchetti combined for eight Rams’ saves.
