Sports

By Julia Green
The Roxbury girls’ softball team, which finished last in 2008, completed a stunning turnaround on Monday by beating visiting Downsville, 1-0, to clinch the Delaware Mountain League division title.
The Rockets, 12-2, clinched the title, thanks, in large part, to a strong showing by Roxbury pitcher Heather Davie both in the circle and at the plate. Davie tallied 13 strikeouts and four walks, limiting the visiting Eagles to a mere three hits, and hit what would be the game-winning RBI double in the sixth inning for the Rockets, who committed no errors in the outing.

By Julia Green
Roxbury 2, H-T 1 (Tuesday)
Roxbury pitcher Heather Davie had been knocking on the door for quite awhile, and in last Tuesday’s home game against Hunter-Tannersville, the door finally opened. Davie, a junior, pitched the first no-hitter of her career, tallying eight strikeouts and four walks in the outing, which the Rockets won by a narrow 2-1 margin.

By Julia Green
Margaretville 19, Gilboa 7 (Tuesday)
The Blue Devils dealt a hardy loss to visiting Gilboa last Tuesday, defeating the Wildcats 19-7. The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead, scoring seven runs in the first inning to Gilboa’s one.
“Gilboa did score an unearned run in the first inning – we had an error in the infield – but we came up at the bottom of the first inning and scored seven runs,” said Margaretville Head Coach Rick Funck. “Chris Costa led off with a walk, Cody Fronckowiak singled, and Patrick O’Connell hit a triple. We only had three hits, but Patrick had a triple to knock in a couple runs and we scored a couple more that inning on sac flies.”

By Julia Green
RCS 15, Stamford (Thursday)
It was another solid showing for the Roxbury Lady Rockets on Thursday, when they posted a 15-0 victory over visiting Stamford to improve their record to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in league competition. Jessica Utsler went 3-for-3 with a triple for Roxbury while pitcher Heather Davie went 2-for-3 with four runs and three RBIs.

By Julia Green
Windham 4, Margaretville 9 (Thursday)
“Brian Faulkner pitched a complete game,” said Margaretville Head Coach Rick Funck of Faulkner’s performance at home on Thursday, when the Blue Devils hosted visiting Windham. Faulkner tallied eight strikeouts and allowed only three hits in the game, which Margaretville won, 9-4. “It was his most solid performance of the year so far,” Funck added.

As Memorial Day approaches, the Village of Andes is looking to spruce itself up in anticipation by replacing the flags along Main Street.
To raise money for the roughly 60 flags, a “Stars and Stripes” dart tournament fund-raiser will be held on Saturday, May 9 at the Weather Tite Barn in Andes. The tournament will start at 4 p.m. and will feature a 50/50 drawing and a variety of door prizes.

By Julia Green
Downsville 5, Margaretville 4 (Thursday)
An RBI single to left-center in the final inning was all the Downsville Eagles needed to edge out the visiting Margaretville Blue Devils on Thursday. Despite scoring four runs in the opening inning, including a two-run single by Brian Faulkner, the Blue Devils were held scoreless through the remainder of the game.

The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc) will be holding its Annual Bike-A-Thon this Saturday, May 2, with a rain date of May 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with routes in Walton, Delhi and Roxbury. Delarc has announced that it has expanded its Walton Bike-A-Thon Route to include a walking and running component.

Delhi — The annual Big Wheels Golf Tournament, held at the Delhi College Golf Course will take place on Friday, May 8, according to the Big Wheels tournament committee. The event serves as a primary fund-raiser for programs and services which provide assistance to Delaware County senior citizens.

By Julia Green
Windham 1, Roxbury 12
Roxbury pitcher Heather Davie won three games in three days, two of which were one-hitters as the Roxbury Rockets posted wins over Windham, Hunter-Tannersville and Davenport this week.