Talented lineup returns for girls’ high school softball season
The John Stark softball team piles on top of starter Izabella Nelson after claiming the 2019 D-II championship. JAY McAREE / Monitor file
John Stark’s Izabella Nelson delivers a pitch during the 2019 Division II championship game against Merrimack Valley at Plymouth State’s Chase Field. Nelson and the Generals won, 3-1, claiming their second straight title. Stark returns four starters from that team - Nelson, Brooke Patnode, Lillian Stogner and Kacie Weston - for the 2021 campaign, which the Generals begin on Monday against Bishop Brady. JAY McAREE / Monitor staff
JAY McAREE / Monitor staffHopkinton’s Megan Kimball-Rhines delivers a pitch during the 2019 Division III softball championship game at Plymouth State’s Chase Field. Kimball-Rhines tossed a complete game and the Hawks defeated Campbell, 2-0. Hopkinton opens the 2021 season on Monday with six starters back from that title team, including Kimball-Rhi