MIAA Division 2 Western Sectional: Depth was key for Tantasqua, as seniors Andrew Weeden, Wyatt Fay and juniors Connor Howe and Tyler Phillips all tied for ninth with 9-over 81s to lead the Warriors to a successful defense of their Division 2 West championship with a score of 324 at Berkshire Hills CC on Oct. 19.
While the top four scores counted toward the team title, Tantasqua's Drew Bardsley shot 10-over 82 to tie for 15th. Mount Greylock's Rodric Rustay won the individual title with a 3-over 75 and teammate Jacob Hillman was second with a 6-over 78 as the Mounties were second with a score of 326.
St. Bernard's Andrew Silver shot 8-over 80 as the Bernardians took third at 333. St. Bernard's Caden Laverdiere tied for 15th with a 10-over 82 and teammate Matt Sylvia carded 84.
Leominster's Devin Hjelm also tied for 9th with an 81 and teammates William Connors (84) and Rocco Spinelli (85) helped the Blue Devils finish fourth with a score of 338.
Gardner's Jackson Jalbert shot 11-over 83 to tie for 17th and Arunas Orloff (88) was the low scorer for Leicester.
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MIAA Division 1 Western Sectional: Auburn's Aidan Donahue shot 3-over 73 and teammate Brody Camuso carded 11-over 81 to tie for 10th as the Rockets finished second for the team title with a score of 326 on Oct. 19 at Northern Spy.
Longmeadow won the team championship with a score of 310, while Ludlow's Jacob Carvalho shot 1-over 71 to earn the individual championship.
Wachusett finished third with 332 points, as the Mountaineers were led by Ricky Narain carding a 6-over 76 to tie for fourth and teammate Andrew Victor shooting 82 to tie for 14th.
Oakmont's Bryce Duval (82) and Alex Smith (83) also played well as the Spartans took sixth with 339 points.
Connor Welsh shot 85 as Bay Path took ninth with a score of 359 and Aidan Belhumeur's 86 was the low scorer for Shepherd Hill as the Rams placed eighth with a 352.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: MIAA Golf Roundup: Tantasqua repeats as D2 West champ; Auburn takes 2nd in D1 West
