The right-hander pitched a shutout, while the Red Storm’s bats heated up in a hurry in a 5-0 win for the team’s first regional title in five years.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
Softball: Windham, Cheverus set for rematch in A South final after dominant seasons
Pitchers Brooke Gerry and Addison DeRoche battle again for a spot in the Class A final, while York and Freeport meet in Class B, and Class D NYA seek return trips to the title games.
Cole Anderson set to make professional golf debut in ‘Q School’ tournament
The Camden native and former Florida State player will turn pro when he plays in the PGA Tour Americas qualifying event in Canada.
Softball: Addison DeRoche makes it back-to-back no-hitters as Cheverus blanks Scarborough, 8-0
The freshman standout strikes out 12 in six innings and adds a home run and three RBI as Cheverus reaches its first Class A South final.
Softball: Portland defeats South Portland for first Class A South semifinal trip since 2017
Sadie Armstrong strikes out seven, and Ruby Chase and Hannah Hawkes hit RBI singles for the Bulldogs in a 3-2 win.
Softball: Defending state champs primed for repeat success
Windham, York and North Yarmouth Academy went a combined 47-1 during the regular season.
Softball: Scarborough finds clutch hits in walk-off win over Marshwood/Berwick
After hitting a home run earlier, Jamie Kemper adds a game-winning double as the Red Storm prevail in a thriller.
Portland softball star Sadie Armstrong finds success after gruesome injury, mental health struggle
The high school senior has bounced back from career-challenging foot injury to become one of top players in Maine. And soon, she’ll be on her way to play Division I college ball.
Class C track: Joey Richards, Teanne Ewings each break two records
Richards, of Winslow, sets state-meet records in the 100 and 200, while Ewings, of Houlton/Greater Houlton Christian, lowers the 1,600 and 3,200 records.
Waiting game: Class A South baseball, softball teams try to stay sharp before playoffs
With a long gap between the regular season and state tournament, most teams are scrambling to schedule scrimmages while trying to maintain rhythm in practice.