NORTHFIELD — Heading into the final minute of the game between the Greenfield and Pioneer girls soccer teams, neither the Green Wave nor the Panthers were able to separate from one another.

While the game scoreless in the 79th minute, Pioneer found a way to produce a touch of magic.

Panther Dani Teaca dribbled the ball to the midfield stripe and sent a pass up to Maddie Keefe. The freshman got a good touch, took a dribble and blasted a shot from outside the box that soared into the goal to give Pioneer the lead, one that stood to the final whistle as the Panthers pulled out a 1-0 Bi-County League victory on Thursday.

“I touched it out and took it with my left foot,” Keefe said. “It felt good to beat a team that has been destroying everyone.”

The loss is the first of the season for Greenfield (3-1), which had defeated its first three opponents by a combined score 19-5.

“It was a good game all the way through until we let up the goal late,” Green Wave coach Ben Johnson said. “It was two evenly matched teams. It just came down to one shot. It’s always good to have these early in the season. There’s still plenty of season to go. Now, we just need to focus and see where we need to improve.”

While Pioneer (2-1-1) was thrilled to take the lead, it had to lock in after. Greenfield’s Elderina Cecunjanin produced a pair of chances late, but Panther Kyler McClelland — who finished with six saves — was there on the spot to make the stop each time to preserve the shutout.

“It boosted our energy,” Pioneer sophomore Leah Potter said. “Then we had to settle in, lock in and be ready for the next play. It wasn’t an easy game. We were getting some good through balls and the build up was really there. I thought if Maddie gets one, we can win.”

With a team mainly made up of middle school athletes, the win serves as a big confidence boost for the Panthers after beating a team the caliber of the Green Wave.

“The younger girls needed this,” Potter said. “They needed it to not feel as nervous going into a game. Getting this was a boost so they can keep on working and keep winning games.”

Greenfield’s Annie Cobileanschi made six saves in the loss.

Frontier 7, St. Mary’s 0 — Carly Robertson and Skyler Steele each scored a hat trick, with the Redhawks cruising to a win over the Saints in Westfield Thursday.

Maddie Fagan also found the back of the net, Maggie Nichols dished three assists, Jazzy Hayes and Payton Rup each had an assist while Aylen Shaw made two saves for Frontier.

Field hockey

Mahar 2, Mohawk Trail 1 — Nevaeh Woods smashed in a goal with 13:30 remaining in the fourth off an assist from Shea Woods and that tally proved to be the game winner, as the Senators earned their first win of the season with a Valley League contest at the Woodward Complex.

Taylor Paluk scored in the third quarter for Mahar while Teagen Donahue scored for Warriors in the third quarter. Bella Burnett made six saves in the win while Redyn Gutierrez stopped 12 shots for Mohawk Trail.

Girls volleyball

Mahar 3, Athol 1 — The Bears took the opening set but it was all Senators from there, as Mahar took the final three sets to pick up an 11-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-18 victory at Mallet Gymnasium Thursday.

Scarleth Aranda Lebron put down six aces and one dig, Mckenzie Scribner tallied five aces and five digs while Madelynn Burgess, Isabella Harrington and Mia Santana each cracked three kills for Mahar.

Giana Vaillancourt put down four kills and 10 aces, Olivia Mayer tallied two kills, three assists and four aces while Ella Reed and Evelyn Robinson each had two kills for Athol.

The Athol JV team beat Mahar, 2-1.

Frontier 3, Minnechaug 1 — The Redhawks fought back after dropping a closely contested second set to pull out a 25-21, 28-30, 25-22, 27-25 victory over the Falcons in Wilbraham Thursday.

Abigail Hernandez tallied 18 kills, 17 digs and five aces, Bailey Martin recorded 11 kills, Parrish Stilla dished 33 assists and three aces while Arianna Miller put down six aces made seven digs in the win.

Golf

Pioneer 163, Franklin Tech 164 — Brayden Thayer was the match medalist with a 36 while Ethan Mauthe carded a 37, helping the Panthers edge out a win over the Eagles at Northfield Golf Club Thursday.

Ben Werner (39) and Cam Curtis (51) also scored for Pioneer while Jack Day (37), Grady Deery (40), Gabe Mota (42) and Braeden Talbot (45) scored for Franklin Tech.

Easthampton 178, Turners 203 — Cam Cogswell posted the low score of 44 for the Thunder in a loss to the Eagles at Thomas Memorial on Thursday.

Easthampton’s Amelia Gruber was the match medalist with a 40.

Wednesday results

Boys soccer

Pioneer 3, Gateway 2 — Alex McClelland put on a show for the Panthers, scoring three goals in Pioneer’s victory over the Gators in Northfield Wednesday.

McClelland opened the scoring with a header off a cross from Kurt Redeker in the 32nd minute, tallied a second goal in the 41st minute off an assist from Redeker and closed out the scoring by heading in a cross from Judah Glenn in the 73rd minute.

Gavin Gammell made five saves, on a penalty kick, in the win.

Turners 3, Southwick 2 — Moises Borrayes found the back of the net twice while John Martinez also tallied for the Thunder in a win over the Rams in Turners Wednesday.

Franklin Tech 2, Putnam 2 — Dylan Duvall scored in the first half before Sorin Marin tallied in the 59th minute for the Eagles, leading to a tie in Turners on Wednesday.

Jaxon Cottwright had the assist on Duvall’s tally. The game was stopped in the 69th minute due to injury.

Girls soccer

Four Rivers 3, Vermont Academy JV 2 — Juna Gradick, Stella Langlands and Aida Potter found the back of the net for the Otters, who defeated Vermont Academy on Wednesday.

Boys cross country

Pioneer 15, Hampden Charter 40
Pioneer 16, Monson 39
Pioneer 19, Easthampton 36 — Panther Ryan Spofford was the first runner to cross the finish line (19 minutes, 15 seconds) to help Pioneer earn a trio of victories in Springfield Wednesday.

Eric Ballou placed third (21:52), Camden Guertin took fourth (22:08), Lex Singh came in fifth (22:15) and Lorenzo Bordas earned seventh (22:50) for the Panthers.

Girls cross country

Easthampton 15, Pioneer 50 — Amelia Fowler-Shaw (seventh, 27:40) and Lucianne Burnap (14th, 31:25) were the top Panthers finishers in a loss to the Eagles on Wednesday in Springfield.

Preps

Here are the Deerfield Academy scores from Wednesday: field hockey beat Pomfret (4-0), boys water polo defeated Loomis (10-9), girls soccer fell to Westminster (1-0) while boys soccer lost to Suffield (3-1).