Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Northampton boys and girls cross country might be the defending sectional champions, but Amherst Regional made it clear it's a challenger.

The Amherst boys beat Hamp 23-26, while the Amherst girls won 18-43 Tuesday in Amherst.

Dylan Wight finished first in the boys race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 50 seconds. Northampton took the next two spots with Sam Coates-Finke (16:57) and Alex Sullivan (17:02), but the Hurricanes followed with the next four. Jesse Coull (17:05), James Traester (17:10), Ryan Mathers (17:37) and Gabe Fishman (17:53) finished fourth through seventh respectively.

Audrey Gould won the girls race in 19:46 for Amherst. Mel Dovoney (second, 19:56), Emmy Zimmerman (third, 20:52) and Sara Vannah (fifth, 21:41) finished in the top five.

Eliana Zimmerman (fourth, 21:25) was Northampton's top runner.

Boys cross country

Amherst Regional 23, Northampton 26

At Amherst, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Dylan Wight (A), 16:50

Amherst: 4. Jesse Coull, 17:05; 5. James Traester, 17:10; 6. Ryan Mathers, 17:37; 7. Gabe Fishman, 17:53

Northampton: 2. Sam Coates-Finke, 16:57; 3. Alex Sullivan, 17:02; 8. Sam Shanky, 17:57; 11. Ben Hill, 18:18; 12. Sequoia Grettenberg, 18:20

Records: Amherst (11-1, 4-1 Valley North); Northampton (6-2, 2-2)

Minnechaug 19, Belchertown 44

At Foley Field, 2.8 miles

Winner: 1. Jordan Leckey (M) 16:40

Belchertown: 2. John Burton, 16:41; 11. Drew Lindholm, 18:00; 13. Troy Doming, 18:14; 19. Jake Cote, 18:42; 20. Andre Dufresne, 18:43.

Records: Belchertown (3-7, 0-5 Valley South); Minnechaug (7-3, 3-2)

Frontier Regional 23, Mohawk Trail 36

Hampshire Regional 23, Mohawk Trail 35

Hampshire Regional 27, Frontier Regional 29

At Buckland, 2.55 miles

Winner: 1. Brandon Cross (H), 15:55

Hampshire: 3. Ian Barber, 16:05; 7. Kyle Bean, 16:33; 10. Tommie Sears, 17:07; 14. Dylan Cross, 17:54.

Frontier: 2. Jack Rybczyk, 16:01; 4. Colin Lacey, 16:05; 8. Tre Roy, 16:59; 11. Noah Oltman, 17:08; 12. Ricky Fields, 17:17.

Records: Frontier (4-8, 3-4 Pioneer South). Hampshire (7-5, 4-4), Mohawk (1-11, 1-7).

Gateway Regional 17, McCann 45

At Gateway, 2.75 miles

Winner: 1. Sam Rexer (G), 18:05

Gateway: 2. Chris Handschuh, 18:24; 3. Joseph Orlowski, 18:46; 5. Calvin Carrington, 19:27; 6. Chris Hanechak, 19:32

Records: Gateway (5-6, 3-3 Pioneer North) McCann (0-9, 0-4)

East Longmeadow 17, South Hadley 46

At South Hadley

Winner: 1. Ian Fullerton (EL), 18:58

South Hadley: 4. Travis Warren, 19:14; 10. Tim Laroche, 20:26; 12. Nick Rosario, 20:51; 13. Matt Thibault, 21:00; 14. Jeff Rainaud, 21:05

Records: South Hadley (0-10, 0-5 Valley North) East Longmeadow (5-6, 1-4)

Girls cross country

Amherst Regional 18, Northampton 43

At Amherst, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Audrey Gould (A), 19:46

Amherst: 2. Mel Dovoney, 19:56; 3. Emmy Zimmerman, 20:52; 5. Sara Vannah, 21:41; 7. Kate O'Brien, 22:06

Northampton: 4. Eliana Zimmerman, 21:25; 6. Rebecca Coates-Finke, 22:03; 10. Mariel Lutz, 22:31; 11. Joni Sullivan, 22:38; 12. Mary McQuillan, 22:40

Records: Amherst (12-0, 5-0 Valley North); Northampton (7-3, 2-3)

Frontier Regional 26, Hampshire Regional 30

Mohawk Trail 25, Frontier Regional 32

Mohawk Trail 25, Hampshire Regional 34

At Buckland, 2.55 miles

Winner: 1. Brittany Dalton (H), 17:08

Hampshire: 5. Julie Roberts, 18:04; 9. Lyndsey O'Connor, 18:49; 16. Elizabeth Woods, 19:43; 18. Haley Merek, 19:48.

Frontier: 2. Natalie Mako, 17:13; 4. Amy Graham, 17:55; 10. Mairead Ferry, 18:57; 12. Sophie Morawski, 19:27; 15. Caitlin Burnett, 19:40.

Records: Frontier (6-6, 4-3 Pioneer South); Mohawk (7-4, 6-1); Hampshire (8-3, 5-3)

Minnechaug 27, Belchertown 30

At Foley Field, 2.8 miles

Winner: 1. Madison Granger (B), 19:12

Belchertown: 2. Devyn Hebert, 20:22; 6. Stefanie Dufresne, 21:58; 10. Miranda Beaudet, 22:26; 11. Fiona Bernardin, 22:33.

Records: Belchertown (6-4, 2-3 Valley South). Minnechaug (8-2, 4-1).

Gateway Regional 18, McCann 43

At Gateway, 2.75 miles

Winner: 1. Katie Clark (G), 19:40

Gateway: 2. Ashley Yost, 22:09; 4. Alex Gryzbowski, 23:26; 5. Fay Gryzbowski, 23:27; 6. Kyleigh Lund, 24:01

Records: Gateway (6-5, 5-2 Pioneer North) McCann (0-9, 0-4)

East Longmeadow 19, South Hadley 44

At South Hadley

Winner: 1. McGowan (EL), 21:15

South Hadley: 2. Serena Sarage, 21:19; 9. Deanna Conti, 25:36; 11. Erin Provost, 26:16; 12. Samantha Englaish, 26:55; 16. Lindsay Pouliot, 30:16

Records: South Hadley (0-10, 0-5 Valley North) East Longmeadow (3-7, 1-4)

Gymnastics

Hampshire Regional 126.075, Chicopee Comp 116.575, Agawam 106.5

at Hampshire

All-around: 1. Estee Abrahamson (H), 32.0

Vault: 1. Nick Hoskin (H), 8.475; Bars: 1. Abrahamson (H), 7.95; Beam: 1. Abrahamson (H), 8.05; Floor: 1. Allison Bednarsky (H), 8.3

Records: Hampshire (7-6); Chicopee Comp (3-5); Agawam (0-12)

Western Massachusetts Division 2 Golf Championship

Tuesday at Franconia Golf Course, Springfield

Team scores

1. Granby, 334

2. Belchertown, 338

3. Cathedral, 346

3.. Palmer, 346

5. Hampshire, 348

6. Hoosac, 359

7. Monument, 361

8. Southwick, 362

9. Frontier Regional, 383

Individual (par 71)

1. Matt Iczkowski, Granby, 73

2. Max Bock, Belchertown, 77

3. Sean Folan, Wahconah, 77

4. Alex Vincellette, Cathedral, 79

Granby

Matt Iczkowski, 73

Shane Hollenbeck, 85

Josh Fernandes, 86

Kevin Sypek, 90

Katy McClafflin, 96

Ben Modzelesky, 99

Belchertown

Max Bock, 77

Eli Young, 86

Mike Fitzpatrick, 86

Shawn LeBeau, 89

Austin Duhaime, 89

Tyler Mikulski, 97

Hampshire

Sean Ryan, 85

Josh Holt, 87

Codie LaPlante, 87

Jake Antosz, 89

Rob Carmel, 95

Cody Payson, 108

Frontier

Cameron Porter, 91

Torsten Nelsan, 94

Ben Rudduck, 98

Jamie Tolpa, 100

Mike Ames, 103

Jacob Conroy, 113