St. Mary’s Kataryzna Wisnauckas is all smiles after breaking the 100th point mark. (BILL DEREN PHOTO)
WESTFIELD – One hundred … 101 … 102 … 103 …. and so on and so on …
St. Mary’s senior Katarzyna Wisnauckas scored her 100th career point but did not stop there. Wisnauckas scored seven points on five goals and two assists in Tuesday’s 13-4 win over Central at Boardman Field.
Skylar Duda and Samantha Moran each netted two goals, and four others scored one apiece.
“I honestly was kind of scared with the season having fewer games as we normally would,” Wisnauckas admitted, “but our team has really stepped up this year.”
Wisnauckas credited her teammates for reaching the milestone.
“We have a lot of underclassmen,” she said. “They have a lot of great talent – – and brought it. It’s made it a lot easier.”
Wisnauckas wasted very few seconds in Tuesday’s contest, stripping the ball away from Central out in front of the St. Mary’s net in the opening minute and delivering it to Duda near midfield. Duda raced toward the Golden Eagles net, weaved around a defenseman and scored.
Central scored consecutive goals to take a brief 2-1 lead. Wisnauckas quickly took matters into her own hands, winning the ensuing draw and taking it the distance before scoring the game-tying goal with 8:11 remaining in the first period.
“I just brought it in, then saw (the goalie) was there so I tried to do opposite side to get it in,” Wisnauckas said.
Westfield’s high-flying Vitaliy Samoylenko (10) blasts the ball past Chicopee Comp. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)
Less than a minute later, Emma Archambault scored the go-ahead goal for St. Mary’s. Wisnauckas set up Moran for a score. Duda tallied her second goal. Then within a 40-second spurt in the waning minutes of the first period, Wisnauckas scored two more goals. The Saints led 7-2 entering the next frame.
Both teams agreed to play three periods versus the traditional four quarters.
“I’m just proud she finally got it,” St. Mary’s girls lacrosse head coach Grace Ahrensdorf said regarding Katarzyna’s feat. “She set that goal a long time ago and worked hard to get there. It was fun to celebrate with her.”
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Sweet revenge: Bombers get even against Colts
Westfield def. Chicopee Comp 25-17, 25-14, 25-16
Westfield avenged its only loss of the season, a 3-0 loss to Chicopee Comp suffered earlier this year, with a convincing sweep of the Colts in the second go-round.
Vitaliy Samoylenko (13 kills, 4 digs), Nick Maslar (10 kills, 3 digs), Cole Davignon (10 kills, 1 ace), Aiden Quarterley (29 assists, 1 ace, 14 digs), Ryan Morash (1 ace, 11 digs), Alex Robitaille (2 assists, 1 ace, 13 digs), and Donovan O’Kane (4 aces, 5 digs) fueled the victory.
Westfield’s Erin Gour (4) takes a celebratory hop on home plate after blasting a home run. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)
Westfield boys volleyball head coach Tyler Wingate said he thought that “just the time over (last) couple weeks to train hard in the gym and improve” proved to be the difference in the second meeting.
“Our passing really allowed us to utilize all our hitters and keep Comp off balance,” coach Wingate explained. “Even though we’ve been getting good results, we are still looking for that consistency.”
Westfield improved to 8-1 overall, 6-1 North.
SOFTBALL
Red Raiders sweep Bombers
Hampshire 12, Westfield 7
Hampshire swept the regular season series against Westfield, handing the Bombers only their second loss of the season. The Red Raiders scored five runs in each of the first and fifth innings.
A total of seven Hampshire batters had multi-hit efforts at the plate.
Westfield’s Emma LaPoint went 4-for-4 with a double, run and RBI, Kenzie Raymond finished 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, Erin Gour (2-for-4, 4 RBIs, run) homered and doubled, and Carly James went 2-for-4 with a run.
GIRLS TENNIS
Westfield 3, East Longmeadow 2
Westfield won 1-of-3 singles matches and swept doubles play to defeat visiting East Longmeadow.
Westfield’s Kristina Karkarchuck defeated East Longmeadow’s Izzy LaRocque 6-2, 6-0 at third singles. Bombers’ Angela Bongiovanni and Hannah LeBlanc won at first doubles, defeating Spartans’ Ella Cushman and Gena Butler, 6-1, 6-2. Second doubles pair, Sydney Hynes and Kathryn O’Connor beat Mandolyn Harris and Liv Sweeny in a close match, 6-4, 6-2.
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2021 High School Spring Sports Standings
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Westfield 8-1
Southwick 7-1
BASEBALL
Westfield 3-2
Westfield Technical Academy 7-3
St. Mary’s 0-2
Southwick 3-2
SOFTBALL
Westfield 5-2
Westfield Technical Academy 3-5
St. Mary’s 5-1
Southwick 5-0
GIRLS LACROSSE
Westfield 5-2
St. Mary’s 5-4
BOYS LACROSSE
Westfield 4-2
St. Mary’s 4-3
WRESTLING
Westfield 1-0
GIRLS TENNIS
Westfield 2-2
St. Mary’s 4-1
BOYS TENNIS
Westfield 1-1
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Westfield 3-0
Southwick 1-0
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Westfield 0-1
Wednesday’s Results
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Westfield 3, Chicopee Comp 0
SOFTBALL
Hampshire 12, Westfield 7
GIRLS TENNIS
Westfield 3, East Longmeadow 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
St. Mary’s 13, Central 4 (3 per.)
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2021 High School Spring Sports Schedules
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Thurs., June 3
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Agawam, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 4
No Sports Scheduled
Mon., June 7
BASEBALL vs. Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Agawam, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS @ Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS vs. Pope Francis, 3 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ludlow, 5 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE @ Northampton, 6 p.m.
Tues., June 8
BASEBALL @ Minnechaug, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.
BOYS/GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING @ East Longmeadow, 7 p.m.
Wed., June 9
SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE @ Longmeadow, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS @ Chicopee, Szot Park, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Minnechaug, 5 p.m.
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL @ Longmeadow, Russell Field, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL @ West Springfield, Mittineague Park, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS LACROSSE vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Agawam, 6:15 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING @ Agawam, 6 p.m.
Mon., June 14
BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Northampton, Smith Vocational H.S., 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Milford, 5:15 p.m.
TRACK & FIELD @ Southwick, 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.
Tues., June 15
SOFTBALL @ Hampshire, 4 p.m.
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WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Thurs., June 3
No Sports Scheduled
Fri., June 4
No Sports Scheduled
Mon., June 7
BASEBALL vs. St. Mary’s, Bullens Field, 3:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL @ Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.
Tues., June 8
BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational and Agricultural, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational and Agricultural, Whitney Park, 4 p.m.
Wed., June 9
No Sports Scheduled
Thurs., June 10
No Sports Scheduled
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ST. MARY’S
Thurs., June 3
BASEBALL @ Granby, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Renaissance, Sadie Knox, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE vs. Central, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Monson, Boardman Field, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 4
No Sports Scheduled
Mon., June 7
BASEBALL @ Westfield Technical Academy, Bullens Field, 3:15 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Chicopee Comp, Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS @ Palmer, 4 p.m.
Tues., June 8
BASEBALL @ Sabis, Nathan Bill, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Commerce, Sadie Knox, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Holyoke Canoe & Tennis Club, 4 p.m.
Wed., June 9
SOFTBALL vs. Monson, Sadie Knox, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL vs. Hampshire, Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE @ Granby, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS LACROSSE vs. McCann Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE @ Belchertown, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS @ Sabis, Forest Park, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Ware, Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m.
Mon., June 14
BOYS LACROSSE @ McCann Tech, 4 p.m.
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SOUTHWICK REGIONAL
Thurs., June 3
No Sports Scheduled
Fri., June 4
BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Central, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Commerce, 4 p.m.
Mon., June 7
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ware, 5:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL @ Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.
Tues., June 8
BASEBALL @ Hampshire, 4 p.m.
Wed., June 9
SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Holyoke, 5:15 p.m.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD vs. Palmer, Richard Atkinson Track, 4 p.m.
Thurs., June 10
BASEBALL vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Smith Voke, 4 p.m.
Fri., June 11
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sabis, 6 p.m.
Mon., June 14
TRACK & FIELD vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.
Tues., June 15
BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 5:15 p.m.
