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Tuesday’s cross country: Amherst boys, girls sweep to stay perfect

  • Cross country runners from Amherst, South Hadley and Frontier begin a race Tuesday in Amherst.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Cross country runners from Amherst, South Hadley and Frontier begin a race Tuesday in Amherst.
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  • Natalie Mako of Frontier approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Amherst and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took first place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Natalie Mako of Frontier approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Amherst and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took first place.
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  • Charlie Davies, left, and Nathan Diplock, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Davies took 18th place ahead of Diplock.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Charlie Davies, left, and Nathan Diplock, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Davies took 18th place ahead of Diplock.
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  • Serena Sarage of South Hadley approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and Amherst Tuesday in Amherst. She took fifth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Serena Sarage of South Hadley approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and Amherst Tuesday in Amherst. She took fifth place.
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  • Emmy Zimmerman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took fourth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Emmy Zimmerman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took fourth place.
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  • Sara Vannah of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took third place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Sara Vannah of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took third place.
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  • Mel Devoney of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took second place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Mel Devoney of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took second place.
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  • Allen Vance of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took fourth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Allen Vance of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took fourth place.
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  • Owen Wright of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took third place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Owen Wright of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took third place.
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  • Connor Evans of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took second place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Connor Evans of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took second place.
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  • Gabe Fishman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took first place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Gabe Fishman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took first place.
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  • Connor Evans, front row from left, Gabe Fishman, Owen Wright, Rob Sailer and Allen Vance lead a group of runners Tuesday during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley in Amherst. Fishman finished first, Evans took second, Wright finished third, Sailer took fourth and Vance placed sixth. John Santolucito, in the the background, fifth from left, took fifth.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Connor Evans, front row from left, Gabe Fishman, Owen Wright, Rob Sailer and Allen Vance lead a group of runners Tuesday during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley in Amherst. Fishman finished first, Evans took second, Wright finished third, Sailer took fourth and Vance placed sixth. John Santolucito, in the the background, fifth from left, took fifth.
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  • Rob Sailer, left, and John Santolucito, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Santolucito finished fifth ahead of Sailer.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

    Rob Sailer, left, and John Santolucito, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Santolucito finished fifth ahead of Sailer.
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  • Cross country runners from Amherst, South Hadley and Frontier begin a race Tuesday in Amherst.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Natalie Mako of Frontier approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Amherst and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took first place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Charlie Davies, left, and Nathan Diplock, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Davies took 18th place ahead of Diplock.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Serena Sarage of South Hadley approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and Amherst Tuesday in Amherst. She took fifth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Emmy Zimmerman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took fourth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Sara Vannah of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took third place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Mel Devoney of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. She took second place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Allen Vance of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took fourth place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Owen Wright of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took third place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Connor Evans of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took second place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Gabe Fishman of Amherst approaches the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. He took first place.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Connor Evans, front row from left, Gabe Fishman, Owen Wright, Rob Sailer and Allen Vance lead a group of runners Tuesday during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley in Amherst. Fishman finished first, Evans took second, Wright finished third, Sailer took fourth and Vance placed sixth. John Santolucito, in the the background, fifth from left, took fifth.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS
  • Rob Sailer, left, and John Santolucito, both of Amherst, approach the finish line during a cross country meet against Frontier and South Hadley Tuesday in Amherst. Santolucito finished fifth ahead of Sailer.<br/>JERREY ROBERTS

Staff reports

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
(Published in print: Wednesday, October 3, 2012)

The Amherst Regional boys and girls cross country teams remained perfect as they swept their tri-meets at home with victories over Frontier Regional and South Hadley.

The Hurricane boys (7-0, 4-0 Valley North) took the first seven overall spots to earn a pair of 15-50 victories.

Gabe Fishman was the overall winner, covering the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 13 seconds.

He was followed in scoring by teammates Connor Evans (18:18), Owen Wright (18:25), Allen Vance (18:47) and John Santolucito (18:56).

Jake Rybzcyk (eighth, 19:34) was the top finisher for Frontier (2-6), which downed South Hadley 25-30.

Travis Warren (10th, 19:14.21) was the first finisher for the Tigers (0-7, 0-5 Valley North).

On the girls side, Amherst didn’t take first overall — Frontier’s Natalie Mako (18:50) did that — but posted five runners in the top eight to defeat the Red Hawks 20-39 and South Hadley 19-40.

Mel Devoney (second, 19:07), Sarah Vannah (third, 20:04), Emmy Zimmerman (fourth, 20:12), Emma Gonzalez (seventh, 21:02), Anna Kaplan (eighth, 21:07) were the scorers for the Hurricanes (7-0, 4-0 Valley North).

Mako and Amy Graham (ninth, 21:32) led the Red Hawks (6-2) to a 26-30 victory over the Tigers (4-3, 3-3 Valley North).

Serena Sarage (fifth, 20:52), Grace Bailly (sixth, 20:55) and Hope Werenski (10th, 21:57) finished in the top 10 for South Hadley.

Boys Cross Country

Amherst 15, Frontier 50

Amherst 15, South Hadley 50

Frontier 25, South Hadley 30

at Amherst, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Gabe Fishman (A), 18:13

Amherst (7-0, 4-0 Valley North): 2. Connor Evans, 18:18; 3. Owen Wright, 18:25; 4. Allen Vance, 18:47; 5. John Santolucito, 18:56

Frontier (2-6): 8. Jack Rybzcyk, 19:34; 11. Colin Lacey, 19:21; 23. Rick Fields, 20:39; 26. Jonah Jensen-Olszewski, 20:48; 30. Brandyn Robsinon, 21:19

South Hadley (0-7, 0-5 Valley North): 10. Travis Warren, 19:14: 21. Chad McKenna, 20:20; 25. Matthew Werenski, 20:44; 28. Nick Rosario 21:07; 33. Jeffrey Rainaud 21:40

Northampton 15, Southwick 50

Northampton 17, Longmeadow 43

at Southwick, 2.9 miles

Winner: 1. Aidan Gilson (N), 16:24

Northampton (5-1,): 2. Ben Hill, 16:35; 3. Quinn Doherty, 16:44; 5. Anthony Popielarczyk, 17:08; 6. Tim Foldy-Porto, 17:11

Gateway 18, St. Mary 45

at Stanley Park, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Joe Orlowski, 19:26

Gateway (2-0, 2-0 Pioneer North): 2. Chris Hanechak, 19:47; 4. Sam Rexer, 20:06; 5. Joey Bean, 20:11; 6. John Peluilo, 20:30

Girls Cross Country

Amherst 20, Frontier 39

Amherst 19, South Hadley 40

Frontier 26, South Hadley 30

at Amherst, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Natalie Mako (F), 18:50

Amherst (7-0, 4-0 Valley North): 2. Mel Devoney, 19:07; 3. Sara Vannah 20:04; 4. Emmy Zimmerman, 20:12; 7. Emma Gonzalez, 21:02; 8. Anna Kaplan. 21:07

South Hadley (4-3, 3-3 Valley North): 5. Serena Sarage, 20:52; 6. Grace Bailly, 20:55; 10. Hope Werenski, 21:57; 23. Brianna Craven, 23:57; 30. Olivia Slysz, 24:39

Frontier (6-2): 9. Amy Graham; 21:32; 11. Mairead Ferry, 22:03; 19. Chloe Nunn, 23:11; 21. Savannah Emery, 23:27

Holyoke Catholic 19,

East Longmeadow 36

*Ludlow 28, Holyoke Catholic 28

at Whiting Reservoir, 2.72 miles

Winner: 1. Natalie Davies (HC), 17:46

Holyoke Catholic (7-1): 5. Audrey Boraski, 18:10; 6. Sarah Jones, 18:21; 8. Julie Carroll, 18:45; 12. Katelyn Gilhooly, 19:30

*Ludlow wins meet because its sixth runner beat Holyoke Catholic’s sixth runner

Gateway Regional 15, St. Mary’s 50

at Stanley Park, Westfield, 3.1 miles

Winner: 1. Katie Clark (G), 23:43

Gateway (3-1, 2-1 Pioneer North): 2. Ashley Yost, 23:48; 3. Arielle Baillargeon, 24:32; 5. Jenna Margarites, 28:45; 7. Brandie Benoit, 29:14

Longmeadow 21, Northampton 38

Northampton 20, Southwick 49

at Southwick, 2.9 miles

Winner: N/A

Northampton (2-4): 3. Mariel Lutz, 19:35; 4. Eliana Zimmerman, 19:45; 9. Tori LaVerdiere, 20:42; 10. Maggie Mahoney, 20:51; 17: Samantha Rizzo, 22:01

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