Mel Lauro threw a no-hitter as NPVGSA defeated previously unbeaten RASA 11-0 to take first place in the VIGS U-14 Division regular season.


Pictured front row:  Elizabeth Keller. Second row (from left):  Madison McColgan, Susan Slawinski, Hannah Selheimer, Kristina Miller, Anna Grace Gill, Samantha Baccari. Third row: Serena Russo, Jennifer Walton, April Wright, Kaelyn Motts, Melanie Lauro, Erica Veneziale, Erin DiNunzio. Back row: Assistant coach Andy Selheimer, assistant coach Joe Stove, head coach Scott Lauro.

Sportswear Plus from North Penn Valley Girls Softball Association recently won the 18U VIGS Softball championship. The team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back and defeat Deep Run 4-3.

Pictured front row (from left): Vanessa Yerk, Mel Nelson, Carolyn Collins, Hannah Sheehan. Middle row: assistant coach Meg Halberstadt, Trish Calhoun, Katie Weltman, Stephanie Hoover, Ashley Pawling, Katie Beck, Stephanie Kozempel, assistant coach Julia Collins. Back row: Head coach Paul Collins.

TYA's U18 and 14U softball squads earned first and second place finishes, respectively at the VIGS Mid-Season Tournament May 14-16 at Schweiker Park in Lansdale.

The U18 squad dropped its two seeding games May 15, but used strong pitching and outstanding defense May 16 to win three games and claim the championship. The scored twice in the bottom of the final inning to beat Deep Run 5-4 in the play-in game, then jumped out early on top seed North Penn and won 5-3. Facing RASA in the final, TYA took an 8-1 lead en route to a 9-6 victory.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Blaire Wilkie, Erin Hamill. Second row (L to R): Callie Waldron, Emily Goepfrich, Krista Goepfrich, Sarah Bunker. Third row (L to R): Lauren Sirianni, Sarah Walker, Olivia Bradford, Emily Milliron, Liz Martin, Alex Lupino. Back row (L to R): coach Paul Bunker, coach Rick Wilkie, coach Tony Lupino. Not Pictured: Meghan Posteraro.

The TYA 14U team won both pool games May 15, advancing to elimination round as the second seed. , Facing one of the toughest pitches in the region on May 16, TYA erased a three-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh to beat Deep Run in walk-off fashion. TYA downed North Penn 9-6 in the semifinals, creating a matchup with top-seed Montgomery in the final. There, TYA pulled to within 5-4 after scoring four times in the third, but Montgomery added a few more runs to take the victory.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Nicole Garritt, Katie Marino, Emily Adelsberger. Middle Row (L to R): Christine Siriani, Jessica Renner, Emily Rohlfing, Kaitlin Suzuki, Jessica VanAllen, Samantha Schwartz, coach Catanzaro. Back Row (L to R): coach Hines, Riana Catanzaro, Kimberly Faughey, coach Adelsberger, Celeste, Molyneux, coach Schwartz, Tyler Schofield, Jacquelyn Hines.

A Montgomery Township U14 Girls Select softball team defeated Towamencin 12-4 to win the 2010 VIGS Select Tournament, held May 15-16 at the North Penn Valley fields in Lansdale. On the way to the championship, the team also beast North Penn Valley, Harleysville and Upper Perk.
Pictured in the front row (from left to right): Lauren Schwartz, Danielle Pulver, Alex Ives, Megan Stewart, Jackie Bilotti, and Danya Briefer. Back row (L to R): Alaina Hunt, Rebecca Carroll, Courtney Holloran, coach Len Schwartz, Kate Lombardo, assistant coach Steve Ives, Laura Leonard, Lauren Dean, assistant coach Joe Bilotti, Alison Alderfer. Not pictured: Briana Coughlin, Morgan Nachman.