Not much separated the Easthampton and Amherst hockey teams on Wednesday night at Lossone Rink.

The two teams were tied after both the first and second periods, and overtime loomed with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.

But Brennan Stortz halted that potential OT with the game-winning goal with 4:31 remaining for the host Eagles, and Zach Roy added an empty netter, his third goal of the night, to secure a 6-4 independent victory in Easthampton.

The Eagles improved to 7-2 on the season, while Amherst dropped to 8-3.

Roy finished with the hat trick to pace the Easthampton offense, and Mikey Thompson added two goals in the win

Amherst's Grahm Arguin scored a pair of goals for the visitors, while Skyler Ferro and Jack Dyjach also found the back of the net.

The first and third periods were busy offensively, but the middle frame was scoreless -- the teams were tied 2-2 after one and 2-2 after the second before combining for six goals in the final period.

Girls basketball

South Hadley 62, Quaboag 32 – Maddie Soderbaum paced three Tigers in double figures with 14 points in a lopsided independent contest in Warren on Wednesday.

Cara Dean and Caitlin Dean each added 10 points for South Hadley, which improved to 5-3 on the season.

Boys basketball

South Hadley 69, Frontier 60 — Jack Loughrey gave the Redhawk defense troubles, as he finished with 25 points to help South Hadley pull out an independent win over the Redhawks at Goodnow Gymnasium on Wednesday. 

Max Millette and Nico Fasulo both scored 18 points while Owen Babb finished with 16 points for Frontier. 

Pathfinder 67, Gateway 26 – Jesse Balboni and Jacob Maynard each scored eight points for the Gators in a loss on Tuesday.

Wrestling

Longmeadow 42, Northampton 3 – The Blue Devils snagged their lone points of the match at 165 pounds, where Robert Slysz notched a 6-4 decision over Longmeadow’s Malcolm Weissman.

Williston results

Monique Lyons scored four goals, Mia Daley scored twice while Nora Curtis and Zola Piekarski found the back of the net as the Williston girls hockey team beat Berkshire, 8-2, on Wednesday. 

The Williston boys hockey team picked up an 8-1 win over Worcester on Wednesday behind a hat trick from Nick Nader, two goals from Hunter Harkins and goals from Declan Grenache, Lukas Machan and Gab Qureshi. 

The Williston girls basketball team fell to Suffield, 52-29, on Wednesday. Meghan Carey and Skyler Walker both had 10 points in the loss. 

Behind 22 points from Preston Edmead the Williston boys basketball team earned a 75-57 win over Suffield on Wednesday. Ricardo Nieves tossed in 13 pionts while Nemo Turner scored 10 points in the win.

The Williston girls squash team fell to Berkshire, 8-0, with Ashley Zhang playing in the most competitive match. 

Late Tuesday results

Girls basketball

Pope Francis 57, Belchertown 44 — Cardinals guard Isabella Meadows dropped 25 points, and Maeve Turmel added 10 as the Orioles couldn’t overcome their poor second quarter in a Central League loss on Tuesday night.

Belchertown was outscored 16-2 in the second frame, giving Pope Francis a 13-point halftime lead – which they kept the rest of the way. Ten different players scored for the Orioles, with Chloe LaRoche (eight points) and Laura Cote (seven points) leading the way.