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Article: Extras painful defeat: Lowell's bid to repeat as state champions halted in state semifinal round.
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- The Sun (Lowell, MA)
- Article date:
- June 15, 2006
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Byline: Carmine Frongillo
Jun. 15--LOWELL -- Throughout this damp night, Katie Hebert relied on her incredible will to win to fight through the fatigue and keep Lowell High's hopes of repeating as state softball champs alive.
Dighton-Rehoboth 1, LHS 0 (12 innings) Dighton-Rehoboth generated one scoring chance after another and Hebert, a senior right-hander, made like Houdini, continually pulling off amazing escapes, as this game that felt like it would never end grew in both tension and weird plays. A combination of big pitches by Hebert and baserunning blunders by the Falcons enabled Lowell to hang around in this scoreless dual, despite only ...