NORTHFIELD — The Gateway girls soccer team found itself locked in a scoreless game at halftime on Tuesday.

Host Pioneer came to life in the second half however, as Natalie Rios put the Panthers on the board first and they tacked three more on before the game ended to walk away with a 4-1 Bi-County victory.

The Gators were keyed in on Panthers star forward Hailey Ring, who scored 10 goals in the opening three games of the season. While Ring was held to one goal on Tuesday, it opened things up for players like Rios and Maddie Keefe — Keefe finished with a pair of goals.

“We knew Ring was a hell of a player from last year,” Gateway coach Matt Bonenfant said. “They had a couple other girls step up for them today. I thought we played good in spurts. We had four corner kicks in a row early in the game. It was similar to how we played them last year. We’re still learning and growing. We’re a little dinged up and kids are playing different positions. They’re giving their teammates 110 percent. We’re close to turning things around.”

It was Rios who put Pioneer (3-1) on the board first, receiving an on-target pass from Dani Teasca after getting behind the Gators defense. With just the goalie to beat, Rios made a move and sent the ball into the empty net, giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead.

Teasca set up the Panthers’ second tally. The midfielder sent the ball up the right wing to Keefe, who took a dribble before blasting the ball just inside the right post and into the goal to give Pioneer a two-goal cushion. The Panthers’ third goal was once again set up by Teasca, sending a through ball into Keefe who darted in and finished the shot to give Pioneer a 3-0 lead.

Gateway (0-4) netted a late goal. The Gators earned a corner kick and sent it into the box where a Panther defender knocked it away. The ball rolled out to Gateway’s Willow Hicks, who one-timed the bouncing ball into the goal from outside the box, cutting the lead to 3-1. It didn’t take long for Pioneer to answer, as just minutes later Keefe got behind the Gators defense and dished it over to Ring, who buried it into the open goal to close out the 4-1 win for the Panthers.

Belchertown 4, Westfield 2 — Morghan Litz, Fallon Clancy, Mia Corish and Madysen LePage all tallied for the Orioles, which broke a 1-1 halftime score open with three goals in the second half.

Mattingly Marques, LePage and Clancy added assists. Goalies Michaela Dubey and Jillian DeBarge combined to make eight saves for Belchertown.

Easthampton 3, Mahar 0 – Three different players scored for Easthampton and goalie Addison Barr made two stops to earn the shutout against Mahar.

Ana Growhoski scored a goal and an assist and Abby Kane and Samone Young also picked up goals for Easthampton. The Eagles peppered Mahar with 14 shots on goal. The win improved Easthampton’s record to 3-1 on the season.

Hopkins 2, SICS 2 – The Golden Hawks played to a draw against SICS, led by Helen Vissas who notched one goal and one assist.

Vissas dished out her assist to Ephie Vissas in the 20th minute to give Hopkins a 1-0 lead. The team fell behind 2-1 before Helen Vissas scored the team’s second goal of the game off a pass from Sadie Cyr.

Keeper Emmalyn Schmidt made one save for the Hawks.

Holyoke 1, St. Mary's 1 — Kayshaly Garcia netted the lone goal for the Purple Knights, rallying the club from a 1-0 halftime deficit to earn a draw on Tuesday.

Holyoke held a 15-5 edge in shots.

Smith Academy 10, Taconic 0 — Caitlin Graves and Vivian Higuera both netted hat tricks, and the Falcons rolled to a 10-0 win on Tuesday.

It was the first varsity points for Higuera, who also notched an assist. Graves dished out a pair of helpers for Smith, which also received offensive contributions from Anna Scagel (2G, 1A), Emma Moynihan (3A), Stella Cubi (1A), Piper Higuera (1G, 1A), Selena Romero (1A) and Jora Thompson (1G). Romero and Thompson also notched their first varsity points in the win, and goalie Madison Zononi made three saves.

Longmeadow 6, Northampton 2 — Willow Claps and Margaux Galvin scored for the Blue Devils, but Longmeadow’s offense powered the Lancers to a win on Tuesday. 

Blue Devils goalie Annalise Oravec made 16 saves, doing all she could to keep the game close. Northampton’s Malia Silver also picked up an assist in the loss.

Hampshire 2, Wahconah 1 – Shayne Moynahan and Maisie Bowler teamed up for both of Hampshire’s goals, with Moynahan scoring twice off passes from Bowler. 

Raiders keeper Makena Rogalski made five saves to secure the win.

Boys cross country

Amherst 15, Chicopee 49 – The ‘Canes swept Chicopee in a dual meet on Monday.

Amherst’s top runner was Myles Redington, who finished the 5K course in 19:44 for a first place finish. Elias Katsaros (19:53) placed second and Jonas Theis (20:05) finished third for Amherst, followed by Yoh Morita (20:26 and Holden Castenson (21:02) who also scored for Amherst.

Belchertown 15, Westfield 50 – The Orioles had a perfect score against Westfield, with their top five runners crossing the line before anyone else on the 2.8 mile course.

Ty O’Donnell won the race in a time of 18:48, followed closely by Nathan Fernandes (18:50) and Derek Gould (18:53). Miles McNamara cracked Belchertown’s top five, placing fourth in 18:58, and Noah Les rounded out the scoring with a 19:08.

Frontier 17, Hopkins 46
Frontier 18, McCann Tech 45
McCann 19, Hopkins 42  — Frontier’s Luke Howard and Evan Hedlund came across the finish line at the 15 minute, 52 second mark, tying for first overall at the meet as Frontier picked up a pair of wins on Tuesday at Hopkins on Tuesday. 

Charlie Dennis took fourth (17:10), Oliver Brown placed sixth (17:27) while Amory Maxey finished in seventh (17:28) to round out the Frontier point scorers. Hopkins’ top runner was Chris Rex, who took fifth overall in 17:19.

Hampshire 20, Granby 44
Hampshire 15, Palmer 50
Granby 15, Palmer 50 – Granby’s Nate Hutchinson had the fastest time of the day with a 17:02, just out-kicking Hampshire’s Oscar Schiff in second with 17:05.

The Raiders were still able to secure a team win, finishing second through sixth. Tim Cahill took third in 17:13, Nick Brisson finished fourth in 17:28, Nicky Elias-Gillette took fifth in 17:36 and Owen Cubi finished sixth in 17:42; Hampshire’s top five runners finished within 37 seconds of each other and their top eight runners crossed the line within 44 seconds of each other.

Granby’s Nate Benson took 13th in 19:40, and Colby Carleton (20:24) and Pax Stark (22:04) cracked the top 20, finishing 16th and 19th, respectively.

PVCICS 15, Hampden East 50
PVCICS 28, Mohawk Trail 29
Southwick 25, PVCICS 32 – PVCICS won two of three matchups on Tuesday, besting Mohawk Trail by a single point. 

Grafton Tolopko finished in 15:34.6 on the 2.59 mile course, placing second overall. Owen Baumann (16:51.3) and Frank Sup (17:24.0) both made the top ten with a sixth place and ninth place finish, respectively. Asa Taggert (12th, 17:37.1) and Gaius Turner (16th, 18:22.6) also scored for the Dragons. 

The unsung heroes of the day were AJ Allen (18:48.6) and Aaron Lo (18:50.1), whose finishes seconds ahead of Mohawk Trail’s fifth runner, Carson Richardson, ensured their team had a clear victory against the Warriors.

Northampton 19, Minnechaug 44 – Teddy King-Pollet took first place overall for Northampton, crossing the finish line in 17:21.

Alex Sirois took third in 18:23 and Pranav Belur finished fourth in 18:50. Gus Frey (fifth, 19:06) and Liam Ewers (sixth, 19:07) finished a second apart to finish the scoring for the Blue Devils. 

Girls cross country

Amherst 17, Chicopee 46 – Elizabeth Sawicki had the top time of the day with a 23:28 for Amherst, just ahead of teammate Isla Cusick in second (23:28). 

Willa Hudson took third (23:48), Lillian Pope finished fifth (24:26) and Maya Tkachenko Coggshall-Burr finished sixth (24:35).

Frontier 15, Hopkins 50
Frontier 17, McCann 45
McCann 15, Hopkins 50 — The Redhawks had the top three finishers in a meet at Hopkins on Tuesday, with Leah Gump placing first (18:33), Sylvie DiBartolomeo taking second (19:22) and Nicole Plasse finishing in third (19:35) to lift Frontier to wins over the Golden Hawks and the Hornets. 

Maia Christensen earned sixth (20:40) while Liv Christensen placed seventh (20:56) for the Redhawks in the victory. Hopkins’ Caprial DiBartolomeo was fourth in 19:47.

Gateway 18, Monson 42
Gateway 24, Westfield Tech 32 – Anya Niles raced to a second place finish in 27:51 on a 5k course to help the Gators secure wins over both Monson and Westfield Tech on Tuesday.

Both Sawyer Wilkinson (fourth, 28:54) and Alex Zajko (fifth, 29:26)  broke the 30 minute barrier and finished in the top five for Gateway.

Hampshire 15, Granby 50
Hampshire 15, Palmer 50
Granby 27, Palmer 28 – Hampshire remained undefeated, moving up to 5-0 on the season, and the Granby team edged Palmer by just a single point to secure a win.

Kathleen Barry won the race in 20:59 for Hampshire, with teammate Alexandra Henrichon finishing eight seconds behind her in second place. Amelia Perry (third, 21:20), Keegan Butler (fourth, 21:37) and Sicily Chase (fifth, 21:54) all helped Hampshire secure the win.

Granby’s top runner was Addy Hill, who placed eighth with a time of 23:37. Quinn Cook also cracked the top 10 with a 23:48. Josie Curran placed 21st with a time of  29:16, breaking the 30 minute mark.

PVCICS 15, Hampden East 50
Mohawk Trail 22, PVCICS 35
PVCICS 27, Southwick 46 – Ellery Maier ran the fastest time for PVCICS with a 20:05.9 on a 2.59 course, placing fifth overall. 

Eunice Lo (20:56.7) and Sarah Fardal (20:57.9) finished a second apart in sixth and seventh, respectively. Emma Vasovic (22:08.3) and Althea Turner (22:34.1) rounded out the scoring in ninth and tenth.

 Northampton 26, Minnechaug 31 – Maeve O’Neil took second overall with a 21:09 in a tight meet between Northampton and Minnechaug.

Tess Geis-Benton placed fourth (21:36) and Mairead O’Neil finished fifth (21:55) to round out the top five, while Charlot te Shimpach (22:47) and Aiyana Dyami (23:08) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

Mia Jones (23:28) cracked the top 10 in the 10th spot and Zoe Engel finished a second behind in 11th, edging out Minnechaug’s fifth place finisher.

Belchertown 15, Westfield 50 – Westfield’s Megan Moran won the race in 18:44, but Westfield didn’t have enough runners to score against the Orioles. 

Cameron Ting crossed the line first for Belchertown in 22:15. Aubrey Harrington took third (26:39), Katherine Dorman took seventh (28:15), Lucia Hellyar took eighth (23:23) and Hannah Racine finished ninth (28:35). 

Girls volleyball

Easthampton 3, Holyoke 0 – The Eagles bounced back from a loss against Belchertown to win in straight sets over Holyoke (25-8, 25-20, 25-23).

Kaelin Damon had six kills, six aces and five digs and Kayley Downie posted two kills, two aces and 12 digs. Setter Erin Teague had 18 assists and Katelyn Martin had four kills and one ace.

Golf

Belchertown 154, South Hadley 173 — All four Belchertown scorers shot 40 or better, leadin g to a victory o n Tuesday at Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley.

Michael Murray and Jared Haynes shared medalist honors w ith 1-over rounds of 37, while fellow Orioles Henry Poissant and Cal Orzech posted scores of 40.

South Hadley's Ryan  MacGregor led the way for the Tigers with a 40, while John Viola (42), Dylan Molina (45) and Caiden Drohan (46) were the team's other scorers.

Frontier 185, Chicopee 260 — Ryan Cetto’s 39 set the tone for the Redhawks in a dominant victory on Tuesday at Chicopee Country Club.

Addy Wood and Gabe Solodky followed with identical rounds of 47 for Frontier, and Porter Hall capped the scoring with a 52.

Turners 173, Hopkins 181 — Ryley Regan shot a team-low 39 for the Golden Hawks in a loss to the Thunder at the Holyoke Country Club on Tuesday.

James Burke (46), Liam Flynn (48) and Cooper Beckwith (48) rounded out the Hopkins scorers.

Westfield Tech 181, Easthampton 202 – Amelia Gruber shot the low round of the day for the Eagles with a 47.

Anthony Torchia also broke the 50 mark with a 48 score for Easthampton. Teammmates Mikey Aubrey (52) and Maeve Lohring (55) also scored.

Hampshire 175, Mohawk Trail 201 – Brayden Fennessy earned medallist honors with a 39. Pryden Messier shot a 44 for the Raiders and both Camden Jarosz and Riley Florek shot 46 to give Hampshire the win.

Field hockey

Westfield 5, Smith Academy 0 – The Falcons couldn’t get a goal against Westfield, who improved to 5-1 against Smith Academy. The Falcons fell to 1-3.

The Falcons kept the game close through three quarters, going into the final frame down just 2-0 before Westfield put it out of reach.

Goaltender Madison Didonna-Renner made 13 saves in the defeat.

East Longmeadow 3, Northampton 0 — Charlotte Johnson Mersack made 18 saves in net for the Blue Devils in a 3-0 Valley League defeat on Tuesday.

The Spartans led just 1-0 at halftime before tallying twice in the second half.

Holyoke 11, Palmer 0 – Holyoke’s Gracie Chesmore netted four goals and Kylie Blaha and Siobhan Armstrong both picked up two goals and an assist each in a shutout win over Palmer.

Sage Vermes, Ava Tellier and Aiden McCarthy all scored for the Purple Knights; with Brenna Phillips and Marialis Camacho adding a helper apiece.

Boys soccer

Granby 1, Hopkins 0 – Gavin Moreno was the only player to find the back of the net on Monday off an assist from Brodie Funk, improving the Rams’ record to 2-1-1.

Granby goalie Daniel Santiago made two stops for the win.

Hopkins keeper Logan Bye made five saves to keep the Golden Hawks in the game.

Smith Academy 3, Mount Everett 0 — The Falcons built a 3-0 halftime lead and held off the Eagles for a shutout win.

Cameron Graves, Cajun Benson and Jack  Brady tallied for Smith Academy (1-0-2), with as sists from Graves, Benson and Jake Wilcox. In net, Wilcox stopped both shots he faced to earn the clean sheet.

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