Friday, March 29, 2024

Lady Bears softball undefeated in early season league play

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BREWSTER – The Lady Bears varsity softball team has been winning when it counts, against Central Washington 2B opponents, in their early season games and losing a pair of non-league battles with 1A Caribou Trail League teams.

Brewster downed Soap Lake 20-0, and 18-3 in a home doubleheader Saturday, March 23, and shut out Bridgeport, 18-0, and 16-0, in its second DH on Tuesday, March 26. The Lady Bears’ only losses were to Okanogan, 14-3, on Thursday, March 21, and Chelan, 17-6, last Thursday, March 28. Brewster is tied with Lake Roosevelt for top billing in the CW2B so far.

New head coach Jessie Barnes has seven veterans back from last year plus seven new faces to fill some of the spots left by five graduating seniors last June. The roster breakdown includes one senior - Bizzy Stam; four juniors - Michaun and Mikenna Kelpman, Cynthia Sanchez, and Sammi Emigh; three sophomores – Vicky Sanchez, Anah Wulf, and Kaitlin Garcia; two freshmen – Victoria Reagles and Jenny Valdovinos; and four eighth graders – Tori Hull, Marisa Medina, Abi Boesel, and Makena Kelly.

“It has been tough not having all my players eligible due to injury and starting late so I’m excited to have everyone able to play and see what’s going to fit best,” said Barnes. “Liberty Bell (coming up Tuesday, April 9, at home) is always a tough game for us so I expect either them or Lake Roosevelt to be our toughest matchup in league play.”

Brewster is currently tied with Lake Roosevelt for top billing in the CW2B at this writing.

Barnes said she asked each of her players to pick two team goals and two personal goals from which two team goals from the 28 available.
“Of course, one being to get back to the state tournament,” Barnes said.

The defending league and district champions made it into the Elite Eight at state last season.

“The girls each know what they are working towards everyday in practice to get better themselves,” said Barnes, “but as a whole everyone’s on the same page working towards the state tournament.”1

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