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Tigers claim ‘W’

Westfield Voc-Tech High School's No. 1 Matt King chips to the green during Thursday's match against Easthampton at East Mountain Country Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Westfield Voc-Tech High School’s No. 1 Matt King chips to the green during Thursday’s match against Easthampton at East Mountain Country Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

WESTFIELD – Westfield Voc-Tech won four of six matches to upend Easthampton, 15.5-8.5, yesterday at East Mountain Country Club.
Matt King and Jake Parsons both shot a match-best 39, Reid Phillips nabbed a 44, and Jon Dion finished with a 49 to garner the majority of the points for the Tigers (1-0).

CECCARI SOLID IN DEFEAT
Monson 14.5, St. Mary 9.5

MONSON – Hunter Hughes shot a match-low 42 to edge out St. Mary’s Dom Ceccari (43) in a matchup of top golfers, and help lead Monson past the Saints in a season-opener yesterday at East Mountain Country Club.

St. Mary teed off the 2014 fall season at Quaboag Country Club in Monson Thursday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

St. Mary teed off the 2014 fall season at Quaboag Country Club in Monson Thursday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

No. 6 golfer Wil Lucardi shot a 47 to sweep his opponent, 4-0.

BOYS’ SOCCER
KNOT THIS TIME
Westfield 1, Pittsfield 1

Westfield would not be denied at least a tie, rallying on the road against Pittsfield.
Pittsfield opened with the game’s first goal on a beautiful combo play which resulted in Jackson Rich’s score from 25 yards out.
Westfield responded.
Matt Butera rifled a shot from the same distance as Pittsfield’s goal to knot the game at 1-all.
“They were all over us early, but we calmed down,” Westfield coach Andrew Joseph said. “We settled down and played possession ball.”
“It was a game that could have went either way,” he added. “It was very physical, a good battle.”

GIRLS’ SOCCER
RAMS GET ONE
Southwick 3, Lenox 2

LENOX – Alex Mello had one goal and one assist to lead Southwick to an opening day victory.
Lydia Kinsman and Natalie Jensen each scored goals for the Rams. Sabrina Provost and Mackenzie Frey had one assist apiece.
Southwick goalie Tori Richburg collected eight saves.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER
Lenox 3, Southwick 1

Sophomores Olivia Raymond and Cassie Bishop connected on Southwick’s lone goal with Raymond netting the goal. Bishop assisted on the play.
Rams’ goalies Kayla Bergendale (4 saves) and Ashley Marchetti (5) combined for nine saves.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER
Southwick 9, Palmer 0

Mason Kowal hat a trick and Mason Kowal scored two goals to lead Southwick. Daley and Kowal had one assist apiece.
Tim McGrath, Dylan Buscemi, Nick Doyle, and Kacper Kisala also scored for the Rams. Austin Davis had two assists, and Dylan Buscemi, Tim McGrath, and Dan Gawron each collected one.

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