Lightning struck twice for the Tide’s softball team on Saturday – the first literal bolt struck in the fifth inning that suspended the quarterfinals game against Goffstown.After an hour delay, Goffstown scored two runs in the top of the sixth to take.
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