Spring Sports are Hot

The Women's Softball team has started the season on a tear. The Ladies are 8-2 on the season after splitting a double-header with Curry College over the weekend. With a young team, they have nine freshman, the Women have shown no signs of inexperience or adjustment. Four of the team's top ten hitters are first years, and four of the five pitchers used are also new to the scene. The early success quickly puts an X on the team from schools around the conference, but if they keep playing ball like they have been, they will not be stopped.
The Men's Lacrosse team is off to their best start in school history. Starting at 4-2, the Nor'easters are also relying heavily on the talent of first year players. Freshman Dylan Thomas, Mike Woods, and Mike Pennacchio are all in the top five for the team in scoring. Freshman goalie Nate Porter is anchoring a greatly improved line of defense, while Tim Margiotta and Colin Knipper are constantly bugging opponents in the zone. In addition, senior Dan Leyden is playing some outstanding ball, notching 15 goals and 18 total points in the first six games. The Men are surprising teams in the league, and their schedule only gets tougher down the stretch, but Coach Hunt will only look one game at a time and ride the success.
The Women's Lacrosse team notched their first win last week againt Colby-Sawyer 13-12. The Women got off to a slow start, but are playing much better in their past two games. The Nor'easters lost a tough one against New England College on Saturday, 14-13, in a game which needed an extra period to be settled. The Women will take on Curry College tomorrow afternoon in Biddeford.
The success that athletics had in the winter seems to be carrying over to the spring. What an exciting end of the year we are in for...