A dominant performance in the distance events propelled the Amherst boys to an impressive performance in the early session of PVIAC Indoor Track Meet No. 4 on Sunday at Smith College in Northampton.

Junior Kyle Yanko took first place in the 1-mile, crossing with a winning time of 4 minutes, 53 seconds, while classmate and teammate David Pinero-Jacome captured the 2-mile victory in 10:31 for the Hurricanes.

Amherst sophomore Logan Alfandari took first place in the shot put (44-5.25), and the ’Canes 4x400-relay team also crossed first.

Frontier’s Ben Cachiguango rounded out the local winners in the early session, as he captured the 55-meter hurdles (8.90).

Here’s a list of local finishers who placed inside the top five in each event:

55M

2. Cachiguango, Ben, Frontier, 7.00

3. Hanson, Taylor, Amherst, 7.03

300M

4. Cachiguango, Ben, Frontier, 40.89

1000M

 3. Valderrama, Aidan, Frontier, 3:01.02

 4. Platt, Owen, Amherst, 3:06.89 

1-Mile

1. Yanko, Kyle, Amherst, 4:53.85

 2. Quinn, Elijah, Holyoke, 4:54.36

 4. Lisle, Nicolas, Amherst, 5:14.45 

2-Mile

 1. Pinero-Jacome, David, Amherst, 10:31.11

 2. Hedlund, Evan, Frontier, 10:40.46 

55M Hurdles

 1 Cachiguango, Ben 10 Frontier 9.19 8.90 3 

4x400 relay

1. Amherst, 3:41.09

High jump

 3. Valderrama, Aidan, Frontier, 5-4

Long jump

5. Rivera Soto, Jaybriel, Holyoke, 17-1.25

Shot put

 1. Alfandari, Logan, Amherst, 44-5.25

On the girls side, South Hadley senior Emma Sanford won two events (55-meter hurdles, high jump) to continue her torrid start to the season, while Tigers’ sophomore Abby Gelinas also nabbed first place in the 55 meters.

Amherst’s April Schilling was a winner for her side, crossing first in the 1-mile.

Here’s a list of local finishers who placed inside the top five in each event:

Early meet

55M

1. Gelinas, Abigail, South Hadley, 7.69

4. Leone, Sophia,Frontier, 7.97

300M

 2. Leone, Sophia, Frontier, 45.51

 2. Gelinas, Abigail, South Hadley, 45.51

600M

 3. McFarland, Claire, 1:52.70

 4. Howard, Abigail, Frontier, 1:53.42

1000M

 3. Malo, Sasha, Frontier, 3:50.36 

1-Mile

 1. Schilling, April, Amherst, 5:49.38

 2. Gump, Leah, Frontier, 5:58.43

 3. Scott, Izzy, South Hadley, 6:03.00

 5. Kennedy, Claire, Amherst, 6:10.95 

2-Mile

2. Gump, Leah, Frontier, 12:36.35

55M Hurdles

 1. Sanford, Emma, South Hadley, 8.75

 2. Crocker, Caroline, Frontier, 9.29

 3. Davis, Hannah, Frontier, 9.73 3

 5. Sobieski, Summer, Frontier, 10.48

High jump

 1. Sanford, Emma, South Hadley, 5-2

 2. Sobieski, Summer, Frontier, 4-8

 3. Marion, Gwen, South Hadley, 4-4

Long jump

 4. Crocker, Caroline, Frontier, 14-11.5

Shot put

 4. Scott, Lexie, South Hadley, 28-5.5

Blue Devils dominate late session

Camilla Brewer won three events for Northampton in the late session, as the Blue Devils were dominant across the board in both the boys and girls meets on Sunday.

Brewer, a sophomore, was the winner of the long jump, high jump and 55-meter hurdles to set the table for Northampton. Seniors Anna Zamer (1-mile) and Norah Reade (600) each won events for ’Hamp, and the team’s 4x400 relay also took home first.

Here’s a list of local finishers who placed inside the top five in each event:

LONG JUMP

1. Brewer, Camilla, Northampton, 15-3.50     

HIGH JUMP

1. Brewer, Camilla, Northampton, 4-10       

2. Sullivan, Allie, Northampton, 4-10  

4. Lewis, Eleanor, Northampton, 4-10   

SHOT PUT

3. Busone, Allyson, Northampton, 25-4

2-MILE

2. Reade, Norah, Northampton, 11:53.05        

3. Zamer, Lily, Northampton, 12:56.42        

5. Shimpach, Charlotte, Northampton, 13:20.87    

55M Hurdles  

1. Brewer, Camilla, Northampton, 9.87  

55M

5. Sullivan, Allie, Northampton, 7.99 

1-MILE

1. Zamer, Anna, Northampton, 5:51.28        

2. Geis-Benton, Tess, Northampton, 5:52.34        

600M

1. Reade, Norah, Northampton, 1:50.95        

5. Hensley, Lila, Northampton, 1:57.71   

1000M

4. Zamer, Anna, Northampton, 3:32.71  

4x400 relay

1. Northampton, 4:37.04

On the boys side, the Blue Devils received individual victories from Jack Kamins (600), Jude Mourad (2-mile) and Ryland Breen (300).

Here’s a list of local finishers who placed inside the top five in each event:

SHOT PUT

4. Sullivan, Jack, Northampton, 36-08.5

2-MILE

1. Mourad, Jude, Northampton, 11:17.08        

2. Roth, Isaac, Northampton, 11:19.07      

55M

2. Hodgson, Rowan, Northampton, 6.89

1-MILE

2. King-Pollet, Theodore, Northampton, 4:54.39

600M

1. Kamins, Jack, Northampton, 1:28.83                            

5. McManamy, Mesfin, Northampton, 1:35.69 

300M

1. Breen, Ryland,  Northampton, 38.01                      

5. Adams Causton, Juan Jose, Northampton, 39.05 

1000M

2. King-Pollet, Theodore, Northampton, 2:59.09

Williston results

Jack Williamson scored 22 points to lift the Williston Northampton School boys basketball team to an 68-61 overtime victory against Notre Dame Westhaven Postgrad during HoopHall Prep Classic action on Saturday in Springfield.

Elsewhere, Williston’s girls basketball team fell to Cushing, 51-41, despite 11 points apiece from Meghan Carey and Kristen Tremblay.

The girls hockey team upped its record to 13-0 with a 5-1 win over Frederick Gunn at Lossone. Violet Carroll and Zola Piekarski each scored twice and senior Emily Crovo also scored for the Wildcats.

The boys hockey team suffered a 3-2 loss to Berkshire despite goals from Riley Van Son and Felix-Antoine Bouchard.

The girls varsity squash team fell to Milbrook, 7-0.

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