Following six straight second-place finishes in Erie County Interscholastic Conference-III, the Maryvale varsity softball team clinched at least a share of the league crown this spring by earning 10 wins in its first 11 games.
Coming from behind to win isn't something the St. Mary's of Lancaster varsity softball team has had to do this season before Monday's game against league opponent Nardin Academy. However, staring at a 3-0 deficit against the Lady Gators in the fifth inning, the Lady Lancers scraped together enough timely hits to maintain their perfect record.
With the match with host Wellesley hanging in the balance, Needham third singles player Rachel Bergeron won a match that spanned two hours, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0, to give the Rockets a 3-2 last Wednesday, April 16.
The following students have been named to the Honor Roll at Granard Middle School for the third nine weeks: All A'S 6th grade: Samantha Bridges, Franquia Byers, Madison Guyton, David Turner, Daniel Knowles, Julianna Meyer, Zack Martin, C.J. Bailey, Holly Jennings, Tristan Sirrico, Kathy Harvey, Madeline Wilkerson, Danielle Wilson, Michael Cannon.
Softball Pioneer District James River 1, Covington 0 BUCHANAN -- Candace Berra scored on Abbie Rexrode's double in the third inning and that was all James River (11-4, 7-0) needed.
27 April 2008 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today's attack against Afghan President Hamid Karzai that occurred during a victory parade in the war-torn nation's capital Kabul, claiming the lives of two Parliament members and injuring nine others, including two Afghan National Police.
28 April 2008 - The Security Council has strongly condemned yesterday's terrorist attack on an official ceremony in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which was attended by President Hamid Karzai and other dignitaries, and urged that those responsible for this "reprehensible" act be brought to justice.