Doug Hastings

Sports Editor at gatehousene.com

Sports editor for Gatehouse Media New England. Tennis hack. Bowling junkie. Fantasy sports dork. Veteran movie extra

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Wilmington High softball wins seventh game

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

In recent action, the Wilmington High softball team went 2-1, moving its record to 7-5 as the second half of the season gets underway. The Wildcats lost to Reading by an 8-2 score. The ’Cats scored twice in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Ali McElligott led off the game with a double and went to third on Evelyn LaClair’s single. Eva Boudreau scored the first run with an RBI grounder and Sara Keck made it 2-0 with a run-scoring double.
Girls tennis keeps on rolling: Wildcats handle Woburn and Wakefield

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Wilmington High girls tennis team had a nice week. The Wildcats followed up a 3-2 win over Burlington with a 5-0 sweep of Woburn and a 4-1 victory over Wakefield. In the win over Woburn, Wilmington dropped only one set, but still had to battle for a couple of victories. At No. 2 singles, Alison D’Arco battled to victory in a close first set and then pulled away to win, 6-4, 6-0.
Boys tennis sweeps Woburn for third win

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Wilmington High boys tennis team beat Woburn and lost to a solid Wakefield team last week. Against Woburn, the Wildcats lost a total of just nine games in the five victories. In singles, Wilmington had 6-0, 6-0 victories from Sanjeev Panendakumar at first singles and Nick DiGiovanni at third singles. At second singles, Jay Karmani was a 6-0, 6-3 winner.
They’re still fighting: Despite losses, Wilmington High baseball keeps competing

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Wilmington High baseball team lost in recent action, falling to Belmont and Reading. Last Friday, the Wildcats lost to Reading in a mercy-rule shortened game by a 13-1 score after six innings. Junior Grady Ventura pitched all six innings for the Rockets, allowing just four hits, striking out five and walking one. The Rockets led only 2-1 after three innings before erupting for three runs in the fourth, five in the fifth and three more in the sixth to put an early end to the game.
Wilmington High Lacrosse Roundup: WHS girls beat Wakefield

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Wilmington High lacrosse teams are entering the home stretch. The WHS boys currently have a 3-9 record after a 14-6 loss to Arlington Catholic on Monday. Last Friday, the Wildcats also lost to Belmont by a 12-6 score. Last Wednesday, Wilmington earned its third victory of the year, 11-10, over Woburn.
Baseball rallies to knock off Reading: Rams improve to 12-0 with another stellar defensive effort

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

Still undefeated. The Reading High baseball team has enjoyed quite a spring. The Rockets almost added another feather to their cap on Monday, nearly knocking off undefeated Shawsheen Tech before eventually falling, 4-2. The Rams are 12-0 overall, but had allowed only five runs in their first 11 wins before Monday. RMHS scored twice in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead before Shawsheen came back.
Reading High baseball on a hot streak

1 week ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Reading High baseball team put the finishing touches on a terrific week of baseballon Friday with a 13-1 thumping of Wilmington in a game stopped after six inningbecause of the 10-run mercy rule. Junior Grady Ventura pitched all six inning for the Rockets, allowing just four hits,striking out five and walking one. The Rockets led only 2-1 after three innings before erupting for three runs in the fourth,five in the fifth and three more in the sixth to put an early end to the game.
Shawsheen Tech Roundup: Softball rallies to knock off Mystic Valley

1 week ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Shawsheen Tech softball team has been improving throughout the season. The at-bats are better. The defense is better. The attitude is better. But Friday afternoon, the improvement for the Rams was very obvious to see. A few days after a 6-3 loss to Mystic Valley, Shawsheen played the Eagles in Billerica and avenged the loss by the exact same score, beating Mystic by a 6-3 score. Shawsheen also beat Minuteman Regional on Monday for the team’s third win of the season.
Girls tennis wins a big one: Victory over Burlington improves ’Cats to 4-0 in division

1 week ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

The Wilmington High girls tennis team picked up an important Middlesex League Freedom Division victory on Monday, edging Burlington by a 3-2 score. The Wildcats clinched the team victory with a three-set win. At No. 2 doubles, Sahana Puvanendrakumar and Shubhangi Tripathi had a back-and-forth battle. The WHS tandem won the first set 6-3, lost the second set by a 7-5 margin and then captured set No. 3 by a 6-4 score. Wilmington won two of the three singles courts.
Girls lacrosse edges Shawsheen, 9-8

1 week ago | homenewshere.com | Doug Hastings

Another week, another thrilling win. That’s pretty much been the theme for the Wilmington High girls lacrosse team. On Monday, WHS hosted Shawsheen Tech and beat the Rams by a 9-8 score for the second time this season. The Wildcats led by an 8-4 margin in the second half before the Rams stormed back to make it a close game down the stretch. “We just held them off for the last four or five minutes,” said WHS coach Chris Frissore.