January 17, 2013 PDF Edition - Wilbraham-Hampden Times

January 17, 013 The Wilbraham-Hampden TIMES
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Pehoviak double-double helps
Lady Titans to victory
WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham &
Monson Academy girls basketball team
posted wins of a different fashion following
winter break, winning a thriller and an
easy one last week to improve to 6-2.
The Titans topped the Kingswood-
Oxford School in the closing seconds 49-
47 Jan. 9 before defeating the Gunnery
School 58-9 Saturday.
“I’m pleasantly surprised with how
the kids have played since coming back
from break,” coach Jess Rohan said. “It
was as if they needed a little break to rejuvenate
their basketball minds. We’re
always playing hard, but now we’re playing
smarter and making better decisions.
We’re looking to make the right play: the
smart play.”
Megan Pehoviak of Monson has
played great since the season resumed,
averaging a double-double. She scored
17 points and had eight rebounds against
Kingswood, and then added 14 points and
18 rebounds vs. Gunnery.
“Megan’s really playing well,” coach
Rohan said. “And the thing about Meg is,
against Gunnery she could have had 30
points but she chose to really get everyone
involved.”
WMA’s most exciting game of the
season was the win over Kingswood, with
Helen Assefaw scoring on a transition layup
with 1 second remaining to put the
Titans ahead 48-47.
“We wouldn’t have been able to do
that last year,” coach Rohan added.
BROWNIES from page 17
Rackliffe, who would lead all scorers.
Christie Mirski would have nine points
and Preston had six. Both of Preston’s
scores were 3-pointers.
McWilliams would lead Minnechaug’s
scorers as she put up 11
points. Bruce followed her with eight
points and Madison Babula had six
points to held out.
Minnechaug suffered the loss that
put them under the .500 mark at 4-5 for
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WMA’s Megan Pehoviak goes up
for a shot in the paint.
WMA quickly erased a 26-22 halftime
deficit at the start of the second half,
with Pehoviak scoring three straight baskets
for the Titans.
“In the second half we realized nobody
could defend Megan,” coach Rohan
said. “When they put a bigger defender on
the regular season. They will hope to
rebound when they next play on Jan. 18
hosting Chicopee at 7 p.m.
For Agawam, the Brownies would improve
to 4-3 for the regular season. They
were scheduled to play struggling Ludlow
earlier this week and then must contend
with Holyoke, one of the best teams in the
area this season on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent
for Turley Publications. He can
be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.
Wegrzynek helps out in two games
DUDLEY - Nichols College women’s
basketball player and Wilbraham resident
Alexis Wegrzynek helped out the Bison in
two games in the past week.
Wegrzynek had eight points, six re-
bounds and four steals in a 46-40 loss to
Eastern Nazarene on Thursday, Jan. 10.
She also had a steal, an assist and a
layup during a run in the second half of a
63-41 loss to Endicott on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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her she was quick enough to beat them,
and when they put a smaller defender on
her she was able to post up. And we tried
to get our guard entry a little lower so our
offense wasn’t starting at halfcourt.”
WMA was ahead by eight points late
in the game before Kingswood regained
the lead with a minute to play behind its
perimeter game. The Titans were forced
to foul, and Kingswood went to the free
throw line ahead 47-46 with a one-andone
opportunity with less than 8 seconds
to play. The K-O player missed the free
throw, and that’s when the fun began.
Brielle Robinson of Monson grabbed
the rebound, and in traffic sent a long upcourt
pass to Assefaw, who dribbled to the
basket, scored, and was fouled with 1 second
to go. Assefaw made the free throw
and K-O failed to get off a final shot.
“The remarkable thing was Brielle
finding Helen,” coach Rohan said. “I
didn’t even hear Helen yelling. Brielle
was caught in people, so for her to see
Helen, get it off and be accurate with that
pass . . .”
“It was a good win,” added Pehoviak,
who played her best game as a Titan. “We
needed it and went out there and did it.”
Robinson added 12 points, and Assefaw
and Carly Cronin of Feeding Hills
and both scored nine points.
WMA had its way against Gunnery.
All nine players who were available for
the game scored. Wilbraham’s Heather
Little grabbed eight rebounds.
The
Pioneers
2013 tryouts
a success
Molinari happy with
turnout and talent
LUDLOW – With the initial tryouts
nearly complete, the response has
been better than expected. Pioneers head
coach Federico Molinari was happy with
the turnout and abilities of the players.
The Pioneers were able to see over
40 players over the course of the two
sessions. Players traveled from all over
New England to show off their abilities
for the Pioneers coaching staff.
“We are fortunate that former players
of the Pioneers are assistant or head
coaches of teams throughout New England,
and their ability to recommend
quality players from their programs to
potentially play for the Pioneers is exciting.
They really care about the success
of the Pioneers,” said head coach
Federico Molinari.
“We are hoping the weather cooperates
so we can complete the new turf
field at Lusitano
Stadium to play outdoors,” said Pioneers
general manager Greg Kolodziey.
“Indoor training does not do the players
justice as they do not have the ability
to open up the field and use space the
outdoor surface offers.”
The WM Pioneers may add additional
tryout dates in March or April for
those who did not get a chance to participate
this time around. Please continue to
view the Pioneers website wmpioneers.
com for updated information.
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