Smith Leads Mount Greylock Girls at Nothchview

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
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WINDSOR, Mass. -- Margo Smith led three Mount Greylock girls in the top four on Saturday morning at Nothchview Reservation as the Mounties picked up another Berkshire County Nordic League victory.
 
Smith finished the 4-kilometer classic race in 15 minutes, 37 seconds, edging her teammate Brandi Gill (15:41) for first place.
 
Mount Greylock finished with 15 points, putting it well ahead of runner up Lenox with 41.
 
On the boys side, the team race was a bit closer, with Mount Greylock earning 21 points to 34 by runner-up Northfield Mount Hermon.
 
NMH’s Toby Weed was the top boy, finishing in 12:50.
 
Mount Greylock got four top 10 finishes to keep its spot atop the podium. Cameron Castonguay led the way in third place (13:06). Ric Donati, Jakin Miller and Jacob Adams each scored for the Mounties’ boys.
 
The Mount Greylock girls got points from Niku Darafshi and Anna Butcher in fourth and eighth, resepectively.
 
Lenox’s girls were led by Alic Huth (16;12), with a fifth-place finish.
 
The action shifts to Williamstown next week as Mount Greylock hosts a meet on campus. The league’s skiers will be back at Notchview for the State Championships on Feb. 28.
 
 
Boys team scores
1. Mount Greylock, 21 points; 2. Northfield Mount Hermon, 34; 3. Amherst, 55; 4. Lenox, 57; 5. Wahconah, 105; 6. Hoosac Valley, 120; 7.  Mohawk, 121; 8. Taconic, 131; Simsbury, Conn., 165.
 
Boys top 20
1.  Toby Weed, NMH, 12 minutes, 50 seconds; 2. Willy Wright, Amherst, 12:55; 3. Cameron Castonguay, MG, 13:06; 4. Kent Yoshikawa, NMH, 13:07; 5. Ric Donati, MG, 13:25; 6. Jakin Miller, MG, 13:46; 7. Jacob Adams, MG, 13:48; 8. Aidan Sandvik, Mohawk, 14:03; 9. Luke Sedor Protti, Amherst, 14:07; 10. Sam Edge, MG, 14:24; 11. Evan Arthur, MG, 14:24; 12. Louis Salz, NMH, 14:39; 13. Joe Bouvier, Lenox, 14:48; 13. Miles Marshall, Lenox, 14:48; 15. Herkus Rudzinskas, Lenox, 14:53; 16. Ethan Schoorlemmer, MG, 15:12; 17. Noah Kalischer-Coggins, Lenox, 15:15; 18. Gaelin Kingston, NMH, 15:19; 19. Aidan Duncan, MG, 15:51; 19. Sam Pyser, Wahconah, 15:51; ... 22. Noah Shepardson, Taconic, 15:55; 24. Mitch Barnes, Hoosac Valley, 16:19.
 
Girls team scores
1. Mount Greylock, 15 points; 2. Lenox, 41; 3. Northfield Mount Hermon, 60; 4. Mohawk, 68; 5. Amherst, 84; 6. Hoosac Valley, 103: 7. Wahconah, 118; 8. Taconic, 167; 9. Simsbury, Conn., 181.
 
Girls top 20
1. Margo Smith, MG, 15 minutes, 37 seconds; 2. Brandi Gill, MG, 15:41; 3. Clarissa Pollard, Mohawk, 15:47; 4. Niku Darafshi, MG, 15:55; 5. Alice Huth, Lenox, 16:12; 6. Lilly Wells, Mohawk, 16:32; 7. Nevada Powers, NMH, 16:49; 8. Anna Butcher, MG, 17:18; 9. Emma Polumbo, MG, 17:21; 10. Emma Jourdain, Lenox, 17:36; 11. Maggie Sorrentino, Lenox, 17:42; 11. Jamie Barthe, HV, 17:42; 13. Sonia Glab, MG, 17:49; 14. Isabel Laubach, NMH, 18:04; 15. Shannon Meisberger, Lenox, 18:17; 16. Marion Huth, Lenox, 18:23; 17. Helen Greenfield, MG, 18:45; 18. Piper Lacy, Amherst, 18:49; 19. Katherine King, Amherst, 18:51; 20. Emma Lindale, NMH, 19:20; … 23. Gabby Orlando, Wahconah, 19:32; 42. Rachel Tynan, Taconic, 22:12.
 
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