Sellers Grand Slam Sparks Baylor To 6-1 Victory
Lady Red Raiders Still Unbeaten After 14 Games With Win Over Silverdale Thursday, April 15, 2021 - by John Hunt
Silverdale’s Lady Seahawk softball team played toe-to-toe with the best high school team in Chattanooga for most of Thursday afternoon’s game at Baylor, but the high-powered Lady Red Raider offense finally broke loose to prevail by a 6-1 final.
Junior Katie Willoughby did a magnificent job in the circle for Silverdale as a two-out single by Ace Sellers in the fourth inning was the first hit of the day allowed by Willoughby.
And while McCade Cooper’s solo homer in the first had given the girls in green an early 1-0 lead, Willoughby could only keep the Baylor bats in check for so long.
Senior captain scores 20 in Lady Seahawks’ loss to Medomak Valley
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Boothbay Region senior Glory Blethen launches a 3-pointer Feb. 15 against Medomak Valley. The basket turned into her 1,000th career point. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Another Lady Seahawk has soared in the Boothbay Region High School basketball scoring record books. Senior Glory Blethen scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 15 on a 21-foot 3-pointer midway into the third quarter in her team’s 42-33 loss to Medomak Valley. Blethen scored 20 points and became the fifth Lady Seahawk and ninth Boothbay Region basketball player to score 1,000 points. Trailing 28-22, guard Kylie Brown found Blethen open her only successful 3-point shot of the game. “I thought it was great Kylie had an assist on it,” Blethen said. “I’m super excited and thankful to these girls (Brown and Jaelyn Crocker) because I wouldn’t been able to do it without them.”
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Boothbay Region point guard Kylie Brown looks for an open teammate Feb. 15 during the team’s 42-33 loss in high school girls’ action. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Boothbay forward Jaelyn Crocker scored 11 points against Medomak Valley Monday night and sparked a second half rally which fell short. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
It was the Lady Seahawks’ fifth loss in seven games, but Coach Brian Blethen is seeing steady improvement in his young squad. On Jan. 26, Medomak Valley beat Boothbay Region in schoolgirl basketball, 73-41, in Waldoboro. In the rematch, Medomak was on the verge of another lopsided victory leading, 22-11, midway through the third quarter before the Boothbay offense found its groove. Senior Glory Blethen scored eight of her 20 points in the first quarter, but the Lady Seahawks struggled to score in the second quarter until midway through the third. Blethen connected on a long 3-pointer bringing the Lady