Hayden Wienckowski drives in three runs and Lily Rawnsley throws a complete game to lift the Panthers to the championship.
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.
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Softball: Previewing Tuesday’s state championship games
The Class B title game features a strong pitching matchup, while Windham seeks its first Class A title and NYA goes for its first softball championship.
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Softball: Championship-hopeful teams seek to end long title droughts
Windham and York are aiming to bring home their first state championships in decades, while NYA is looking to earn its first state title in softball.
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Saturday’s high school state championship games postponed until next week
With rain in the forecast, Saturday’s lacrosse title games have been moved to Monday, and baseball and softball state finals will be played Tuesday.
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Softball: Windham blanks Biddeford to reach first Class A title game
Brooke Gerry strikes out 13 while tossing a two-hitter and Jaydn Kimball slugs a two-run homer as the Eagles beat the defending state champs, 5-0.
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With pitch-count rules, bad weather can force baseball coaches to juggle plans
Postponements already have pushed regional finals back a day, and the forecast calls for showers the next few days.
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Softball: Gerry, Windham top Kennebunk/Sanford, 4-0, in Class A South semifinals
Brooke Gerry strikes out eight while tossing a two-hitter to lead the Eagles back to the regional final, and a rematch with Biddeford.
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Sports Digest: Windham’s Gerry wins second straight Gatorade Player of the Year award
Brooke Gerry led Windham to a 15-2 record, going 8-0 during the regular season with a 0.25 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 57 innings.
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Softball: Gorham lets lead slip away, then rallies to beat South Portland/Westbrook
Amber Bretton drives in the go-ahead run as the Rams reach the Class A South semifinals with an 8-7 win.
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Softball: Kennebunk/Sanford rallies past Scarborough in Class A South quarterfinal
A four-run third inning puts Kennebunk/Sanford in front, and Julia Pike’s dominant pitching closes out a 4-3 win.