Westfield’s Jenna Rothermel passes through the final gates of the slalom course during the 2013 state ski championships in Charlemont. Rothermel finished the 2014 regular season as the individual runner-up.(Photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
CHARLEMONT – The past, present, and future were all on display in Thursday night’s regular season ski finale for the Westfield High School Bombers.
Senior Jenna Rothermel won the equivalent of a silver medal with a 25.86 run at the final Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference race of the regular season, and finished second overall in the season standings.
While the upperclassman managed to help secure the team’s fourth place standing for the day’s event, and the season, it was an underclassman, freshman Rebecca Stephens, who once again had another fantastic run.
Stephens placed fourth overall in 26.52. Agawam’s Jillian Scherpa won the race with a 25.68.
Allie Helliwell (31.63) and Natalie Mitchell (32.16) finished 3-4 for Westfield.
BOYS’ RESULTS
Westfield’s Neil Sheehan has routinely cracked the top 10 on the slopes all season long. Thursday night was no exception as Sheehan placed ninth (38.62).
Frontier’s Sean Doyle won the race in 36.03.
Liam Sheehan finished second for Westfield, 14th overall (42.66), followed by teammates Dan O’Connor (49.05) and Matt Cole (54.52).
The Bombers placed third as a team, and fourth in the final season standings.
“Everybody had a great race; everybody had a great time,” Westfield ski coach Monique Piotte said. “So far – the regular season – has been a great success. I couldn’t have asked for a better response from the team, and ‘A’ for effort on everybody’s account.”
