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| Windham junior Isabelle Babb powers past an opponent during the Class A North Regional girls' lacrosse finals at Falmouth High School on June 15. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
Windham High School’s 2021 spring playoff season was intense. Many of the teams did very well, with Windham athletes pushing themselves and showing just what they were made of. Windham athletes showed their opponents they are worthy competitors and will continue to be so for years to come.
Boys’ and Girls’ Outdoor Track
On Saturday, June 5 schools from all over the state gathered for the state track meet at Massabesic High School. The Windham boys placed eighth overall with a score of 37. The Windham girls placed 15th overall with a score of 14.
Senior Ethan Wert placed in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.24 seconds. In the 200-meters, he placed fourth with a time of 22.67. In the 400-meters, he placed second with a time of 49.37.
“It felt great” said Wert. He said that adrenaline played a part, and he gave it his all and surprised himself.
Senior Katelyn Smith set two new school records as she placed second in the long jump with a distance of 17-01.25 feet. In the triple jump, she placed third with a distance of 37-01.50.
“(The day was) better than I could have imagined, especially with it being my senior year ... I just wanted to go out strong,” said Smith.
Boys’ Tennis
Windham’s boys’
tennis team beat South Portland, 3-2 at home on Tuesday, June 1 in the Class A
South opening round.
In the singles matches of this game, Windham senior Lukas Hradecky won 6-1 and 6-0. Senior Gabriel McPhail won 6-4 and 6-1. Senior Devon Harnden won 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2.
Windham faced Kennebunk on the road on Thursday, June 3 where they fell 4-1 in the Class A South quarterfinal.
Girls’ Tennis
In the
Class A South opening round, Windham shut out Biddeford, at home on Tuesday,
June 1.
In the singles matches senior Rebecca Hammel won 6-3 and 6-3. Sophomore Grace Paiement won 6-1 and 6-0 and freshman Alyssa Conley won 6-1 and 6-0.
In the doubles matches, seniors Chloe McVetty and Nicole Snow had 6-1 and 6-0 victories. Junior Lauren DeLuca ad senior Gianna Stevens won their matches 6-2 and 6-1.
In the Class A South quarterfinal, Windham met Scarborough on the road where they fell 4-1 on Thursday, June 3.
Baseball
In the
Class A South play-in game, Windham beat Westbrook, 3-0 at home on Saturday,
June 5. In the third inning, Windham scored the only runs of the game. Windham
senior Brady Afthim threw a no-hitter through six innings and senior Cam Joyce closed
the game getting the final four outs for a combined no-hitter.
On Tuesday, June 8 Windham traveled to Thornton Academy for the Class A South opening-round playoff game and lost 1-0 to the Trojans.
Softball
Windham won the Class A South opening-round game against
Westbrook 9-2, then beat Falmouth an impressive 17-0 in the quarterfinals.
Windham traveled to Biddeford on Saturday, June 12 to take on the Tigers in the Class A South semifinals. This was an impressive defensive battle with the game going scoreless for 12 innings. Windham freshmen Brook Gerry pitched the entire game. In the 13th inning, Windham junior Amanda Foss scored after sophomore Ella Wilcox’s line drive. Senior Ellen Files singled, and Wilcox scored. Biddeford tied the game in the bottom of the 13th inning and managed to push one run across the plate during the 14th inning for the win.
“We keep going until the end,” said Gerry. “We don’t ever give up; we stay strong through it all.”
Boys’ Lacrosse
Windham
won the Class A North quarterfinal matchup against Portland, 8-3, and then beat
Lewiston 17-3 in the semifinals.
The Class A North regional finals against Falmouth was played at Falmouth High School on Tuesday, June 15. Windham battled hard as Falmouth had an early lead. Junior Nolan Brennan put two goals on the scoreboard in the first half. In the second half, senior Derek Palow also scored two goals. So did senior Holden Anderson. Sophomore Alex Yeaton scored a goal. But after a great effort by Windham, Falmouth escaped with a 10-7 victory.
Windham Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Peter Small said that the Windham team believed in themselves and kept fighting, never letting up.
Girls’ Lacrosse
Windham crushed Cheverus in the Class A North quarterfinals,
15-1. They then kept it going, defeating Oxford Hills 20-7 in the semifinals.
The Lady Eagles fought Falmouth all the way in the regional finals, even taking an early lead when senior Emma Yale scored in the first 17 seconds. Falmouth was up 7-6 at the half before Windham came back to tie the game up at 12 and forced overtime. Falmouth scored in OT to win 13-12.
Windham Girls’ Lacrosse Coach Matt Perkins said he had a great group this season who did not quit. They worked hard, and the seniors were a great example for the younger players. <
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