The Frontier volleyball team once again finds itself in a Western Mass. title game.
The No. 1 Redhawks swept No. 5 Sabis 25-7, 25-10, 25-13 on Thursday in the Class C semifinals to cruise to the title game on Saturday.
Frontier will take on Southwick for the title on Saturday at 3 p.m. at West Springfield High School.
Lilah Evans finished with 10 aces and four kills, going on a big service run to close out the first set. Jillian Apanell put down 16 kills and three aces, Eve Dougan had six aces and four digs and Brooke Davis had four aces in the victory.
Mt. Greylock 3, Turners 1 — The No. 3 Thunder fell one game short of a Western Mass. title game appearance, falling to No. 2 Mt. Greylock 25-14, 25-20, 23-25, 28-26 in the Class D semifinals on Thursday.
Taylor Greene dished 24 assists to go along with four kills, three aces and three digs for Turners. Madi Liimatainen put down 11 kills and four aces, Emily Young had nine kills and three aces, Jill Reynolds had two kills and a pair of key aces and Olivia Stafford had three aces and five digs in the loss.
“I thought we were equally matched,” Thunder coach Kelly Liimatainen said. “We just made too many service errors at key times.”
Franklin Tech 3, Renaissance 0 — Renee Reed dished 10 assists to go along with two aces and four kills as the Eagles swept the Phoenix 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 on Thursday in a non-playoff match.
Shelby O’Leary had four aces and two assists, Maria LaBelle put down six kills and Cordelia Guerin had two aces and three kills for Franklin Tech.
Ware 3, Mohawk Trail 0 — Octavia Crawford smashed seven kills and five aces in the Warriors 25-16, 25-22, 26-24 non-playoff loss to Ware on Thursday.
Palmer King had 11 assists and Sophia Guy and Elly Patnode each had five kills in the loss.
Mt. Everett 3, Athol 2 — Laney Florentino had two aces, six kills and 10 assists in the Bears 25-22, 16-25, 15-25, 25-20, 17-15 non-playoff loss to the Eagles on Thursday.
Alma White put down our aces and five kills to go along with 19 assists for Athol. Kennedy Vaillancourt added four aces and nine kills and Kassidy Swan had five aces and seven kills in the loss.
Mahar 7, Southwick 1 — Cole Johnson tallied a hat trick to lead the Senators to a 7-1 non-playoff win against Southwick on Thursday.
Liam O’Donnell had a pair of goals while Lucas Boucher and Dom Whitman also found the back of the net in the victory.
Smith Voke 4, Franklin Tech 2 — Rosco Palmer scored four goals to propel the Vikings to a 4-2 non-playoff win over the Eagles on Thursday.
Colin Adams and David Klempner scored for Franklin Tech.
Hoosac 5, Mohawk Trail 0 — Connor Herzig, Logan Brothers and Porter Carr combined for 16 saves in the Warriors 5-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday in non-playoff action.
Mahar 6, Pittsfield 1 — Sienna Moore tallied four goals as the Senators picked up a 6-1 non-playoff win against the Generals on Thursday.
Ashtha Bernard and Natalie Apteker also recorded goals for Mahar. Natalie Belloli dished a pair of assists in the win.
Stoneleigh-Burnham 4, Four Rivers 4 (4-2 PK) — Sophia Slade scored twice and Eleanor Herbert tallied a goal for the Otters to force a 4-4 tie at the end of regulation in a River Valley Athletic League semifinal contest, but Stoneleigh-Burnham won 4-2 in penalty kicks.