Four top teams advanced to the playoffs which were played last week.
Team season records:
Kane's Donuts 12-0, Kowloon 8-4, LA Cleaning 5-7, and ACS Development 4-8
LA Cleaning met Kowloon in the first round of the playoffson Tuesday, 8/17.
Kowloon's Karyn Salines got the inning going with a triple in the first inning. Teri Barchara
hit an RBI single to bring Karyn home. Kim Chaban Griffith's RBI single allowed Karrie Babo
to cross the plate and Heather Anderson's single drove in two more runs giving Kowlon a 4-0
advantage. LA Cleaning's Sue Rutaowoski, taking advantage of a walked batter, hit an RBI
single in to center field. LA scored another run in the third inning as Jean Carr reached first
base, then Betsy Costello and Karen Snow advanced Jean into scoring position so Maureen
Dunn could hit an RBI double. Two more runs were recorded in the fifth inning as a couple of
walks ended up scoring on another batted ball by Karen Snow. LA held Kowloons offense at
4 runs through the 6th inning when Karen Staskawicz hit a gorgeous triple, but it wasn't
enough. LA Cleaning dusted the field with three more runs in the bottom of the 6th as Marcia
Hall, Elizabeth Brazil, and Vicky Serefin all picked up RBI's. LA's pitcher Chris Hofman
sealed the deal with three up and three down in the 7th. Final score 7-5.
ACS Developement struggled in the playoff game against Kane's Donuts Wednesday, 8/18.
Although ACS pitcher Ellen Giannusa struck-out 2, Kane's batters and ACS had 3 hits on the
night by Patty Imperato, Lisa Ceecherini and Ellen Giannusa they could not score against
Kane's defense. Kane's offense creamed the ball that night with 3 home runs, one by
Cheryl Marotta and two by Patty Carey.
In the final, LA Cleaning faced Kane's Donuts. LA held on through 5 innings but the
Donuts were fresh out of the oven from their win the night before, and Lisa Lucas pitched a
superlative game and the defensive team behind her helped her with a no-hitter. Kane's
offense grabbed 16 hits with big at bats by Lisa Lucas who hit a home run in the 3rd, her
fourth for the season, and an RBI triple in the 4th. Cheryl Marotta added another to her
home run count, making it 5 on the season. Final score 15-0
Week 10 Summary Kane's Donuts, poised to go undefeated this season, faced Kowloon Wednesday
night, 8/11, in their final game of the regular season. Kowloon jumped ahead in the first
inning, 2-0, on hits by Karyn Salines, Kathy Otterson, and Lisa-Marie Brown. Karen
Staskawicz cracked a 2 RBI single which gave Kowloon the lead until Kane's tied the
score in the 3rd. Kane's turned on the bats in the next three innings winning the game
on doubles by Lisa Lucus, Cheryl Marotta, Jennifer Woodland and a triple by Sue
Courchesne. But it was Donut's catcher, Tonya Chadwick, who stole the game with two
home runs driving in a total of 6 runs on the night.
Week 8 Summary As Saugus Women's Softball slides into the final weeksof the regular season
the competition goes into high gear and Tuesday night's game between Sizzle and
ACS Development proved just that. Sizzle showed up with "Fire in Their Eyes" as
Connie McGill, team's captain and heart and soul, rallied the team to their first victory.
ACS had the lead 4-0 in the top of the first inning, but Sizzle replied with 5 runs of their
own as Jane Heelen hit a double placing her and a walked batter into scoring position.
This allowed Linda Ayala to pick up a two RBI's single, and then Connie McGill drove in
an additional run with her hit. Nancy Curiale gave the team a spark and the lead with a
two RBI double making the score 5-4 at the bottom of the first. In second inning, Sizzle's left fielder Colleen Fahey, kept ACS from scoring with a diving catch of a well hit ball by
Ellen Giannusa and Tanya Leger froze a scoring threat in the third inning with a line out double play at third base. Sizzle stoked the flame again in the bottom half of the third
inning and tallied up 5 more runs on 7 hits by Colleen Fahey, Nancy Curiale, Tanya Leger,
Michelle Nickerson, Jane Heelen, Linda Ayala, and Connie McGill. ACS challenged Sizzle's
lead in the 4 and 5 innings with hits by Lisa Ceecherini, Cathy Derousi, Delia Cruz and a
pretty triple by Ellen Giannusa but ACS could only muster together 10 runs on 18 hits and
dropping to Sizzle's heat, 11-10.
Sizzle tried but could not carry the torch the following evening losing to Kowloon 10-3.
Kane's picked up their 9 win against LA Cleaning and remains undefeated on the season.
Two weeks left in the regular season. Play-offs start Tuesday August 17. Come on down
and watch the action at Waybright School Field, game time is 6:00 pm
Weeks 5 - 7 Summary Saugus Women's Softball entered the second half of their season in July with Kane's Donuts charging out in front with a record of 8 - 0.
Team Kowloon, their closest competition, stands at 5-3.
These two teams have met twice over the last few weeks and both games
proved to be exciting for both players and fans.
On 6/30, with the score tied 3-3 at the bottom of the first inning,Kowloon
took the the lead 6-3 with a 2 run RBI double by Karyn Salines. But Kane's
battled back in the 4th as Penny Virgin with bases loaded dropped a 2 run
RBI base hit to right field. The Donuts picked up 4 more runs in the 5thand
although Kowloon's pitcher Terri Barchara struck out 3, and the team
made 2 double plays and drove in 2 more runs, they dropped to Kane's 12-8.
Kowloon faced Kane's Donuts again, 7/20 with Kane's jumping to the lead
in the first inning 4-0. Kowloon generated 3 runs in the 4th inning including base
hit RBI's by Terri Barchara, Karrie Babo, and Linda Michalski.
Outstanding defensive outfielding by Kane's Cathy Langone and Chris Bonia
at second base held Kowloon to 4 runs. Final score 8-4, Kane's.
In other action, ACS Development is playing .500 ball with a 4-4 record. They faced LA Cleaning on 7/15 with a victory. Even as LA's pitcher
Christine Hofman picked up 8 strikeouts, LA offense was held to 6 hits,
a triple by Maureen Dunn, two singles each by Betsy Costello and
Michelle Squadere, and one by Sharon Conners, ACS put together 16 hits
scoring in every inning except the 2nd. ACS's Patty Imperato hit 4-4,
Lisa Ceecherini, Ellen Giannusa, Cathy Deruosi, and Christine Quijada
all hit 2-4 taking the team to a 9-3 victory.
Kowloon sits in second place 5-3, ACS has a firm hold of third place 4-4,
LA Cleaning is 2-5, and Sizzle win-less.
There is plenty more action left. You can catch the games at 6:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings at Waybright School field.
For complete schedule and directions go to http://www.saugussoftball.org Weeks 1 - 4 Summary
Despite the rainout of the opening game,Saugus Women's Softball commenced
on WednesdayJune 2nd with a match up between Sizzle and ACS Development.
Sizzle jumped ahead in the early innings but ACS turned on the bats and with
consistent pitching by Ellen Giannusa captured the win 15 - 8
Second week action,against LA Cleaning, Kowloon’s Karen Staskawicz showed
her offensive power belting a grand slam home run clinching the teams first win 13 - 7
Kowloon dropped a game the following night to ACS 13 - 3.
Kane’s Donuts, last years champs, picked up their first victory over Sizzle 16 – 5
The win was highlighted by a triple from Jill Sewell & a 2 run homer by Cheryl Morotta.
During week 3 & 4, Kane’s Donuts picked up 4 more wins and is undefeated on the
season due to outstanding pitching by Lisa Lucas and Cheryl Chesna, plus solid
hitting by the entire team. Kowloon sits in second place with a 3 - 1 record and
ACS Development moved into third place, (2 – 2) after beating Kowloon.
* Directions to Waybright School * Route 1 to Main Street, Saugus East Exit
Main Street turn right onto Vine Street at traffic light.
Turn left onto Talbot Street at 4 way intersection.
The field is at the end of Talbot Street behind the school at 25 Talbot Street, Saugus, MA01906
SWOT 2009 Softball Season
2009 Season Banquet - October @ Polcari's
Team ACS Team Kane's
Team Kowloon
Team LOTC Team LA Cleaning Team LA Cleaning
Team LA Cleaning
Awards and Presentations
ACS Awards
(m) Rosie Kyes - MVP
(r) Patty Imperato - Most Vocal
Kane's Donuts Awards
(l) Cathy Langone - Most Improved
(m) Penny Virgin - MVP
(r) Jennifer Woodland - 11Th Player
(back row) Candy Leva...and why is she in every photo?????? IDK!
Kowloon Awards
(r) Heather Anderson - MVP
LA Cleaning Awards
(m) Vicky Serafin - Most Improved
(r) Christie Hofman - MVP
LOTC Awards
(r) Tanya Leger - Most Versatile
Special Toaster Award
was presented to Jane Heelen
for her "recruiting" efforts!
(l) Jane w/toaster
(r) Candy, new recruit
~ SWOT 2009 Champions ~
Kane's Donuts captures the hat trick going undefeated
in the league's One-Pitch Tournament.
Saugus Women's Over Thirty Softball Action 2009
Articles by Jane Heelen
Play-off Week
Kane's Donuts won the Saugus Women's Over Thirty Softball championship last Wednesday
by defeating LA Cleaning 5- 4. The donut makers were victorious after being down 3-0 in the
first inning. LA pitching allowed four walks in the 4th inning setting up the comeback.
Kane's outfielders Jenn Woodland, Amy Dunn and Jill Sewell were outstanding in keeping the
game close. Then Kane's went ahead for good in the bottom of the 6th on a Penny Virgin single
bringing Jill Sewell home to score the winning run. Congrats to Kane's and to all the SWOT teams on the great 2009 season!
Week Eleven
LA Cleaning clinched a playoff spot and defeated ACS Development
in extra innings 7 - 6 in SWOT action last week. Christine Hofman
clubbed a triple to drive in 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning.
Sue Rothowski had 3 RBI in the win.
LA faces Kowloon for their first visit to the SWOT playoffs
beginning this week.
Also, Law Office of Tracy Conlon defeated ACS Development 15-10
later in the week to sneak into the last playoff spot. They will face
League Champs Kane's Donuts who finished the season 11-1. Congrats to all on a great season!
Jane Heelen belts one to the outfield in SWOT action last week.
Week Ten
The Saugus Women's Softball game of the week went
to ACS Development who defeated second place
Kowloon by a score of 3-2.
In other action Kane's Donuts remained strong defeating
Kowloon 9-2 and LA Cleaning 5-0. Against Kowloon,
Kane's Jenn Woodland showed her offensive power
smacking a triple to drive in 3 runs in the third inning on
her way to a 4 rbi game. Kane's pitcher Lisa Lucas
continues to dominate notching 11 strikeouts over the
two games. Kane's and Kowloon have now clinched first
and second place respectively going into playoff action
which begins August 17 at Waybright School Field at 6pm.
Kane's pitcher Lisa Lucas checks a runner in recent SWOT action.
Week Nine
Team Kowloon dominated SWOT action last week notching victories against Law Office of Tracy Conlon 13-1 and
ACS Development 20-4. LOTC fell behind 9-0 in the first
inning and couldn't recover. Against ACS, Kowloon
dominated offensively again with Karen Staskawicz belting
2 home runs for a total of 5 RBI. In other action, Kane's Donuts
showed both defensive and hitting power in their 16-0 win
against LA Cleaning. Kane's pitcher Lisa Lucas hurled her
second 1-hitter of the season and walked none.
Kane's looked good at the plate with 17 hits.
Kane's remains in first at 9-1 and Kowloon is second at 8-2.
In Saugus Women's Softball action last week Kane's Donuts
continued their dominance with wins over Law Office of
Tracy Conlon 17-2 and ACS Development 11-9. Against
LOTC, Kane's pounded out 23 hits with Jill Sewell leading the
way going 4-4 and Chris Bonia, Cheryl LaMarca, and
Cheryl Chesna all going 3-4 at the plate. Jill Sewell stayed
hot against ACS Development going 4-4 again and
Nancy Lightbody hit 4-4 as well. Sunday's game notched a
victory for Kowloon over LA Cleaning 7-2. Kowloon holds on
to second place at 5-2 while Kane's remains in first 8-1.
Week Seven There were lots of highlights for the Saugus Women's Softball League for the week of 7/19/09. The game of the week went to Law Office of Tracy Conlon v. LA Cleaning where Tracy Conlon
hit a single to right field in the bottom of the 7th inning to drive in Linda Ayala who scored the
winning run for a final score of 3-2. Tanya walked earlier in the
inning to set up the winning hit.
In other action, Kane's Donuts improved to 6-1 on the season
with victories over Kowloon 8-0, and ACS Development 14-3.
ACS Development fell short in picking up a win after being edged
out by LA Cleaning 6-5 in a close game where the lead changed
hands several times.
Jean Carr takes a lead off third, Mo Dunn sends her home - team LA Cleaning
Picture by Jennifer Woodland
Week Six
This past Sunday in Saugus Women's Softball Action at
Waybright Field, Law Office of Tracy Conlon looked strong with
a 20-10 win over LA Cleaning to go to improve to 2-3 on the season,
while LA Cleaning slipped to 2-3 also. Offense was the story in this
game for LOTC with Connie McGill, Linda Ayala,Colleen Fahey leading the way with mutiple hits. Shelly Paglucca pitched a complete game, keeping LA Cleaning at bay.
In earlier action last Monday, LA Cleaning defeated ACS
Devlopment 7-4.
Law Office Tracy Conlon's Linda Ayala waits on third for a hit to send her home.
Picture by Jennifer Woodland
Week Five
In Saugus Women's Softball action last week,
Kane's Donuts reclaimed 1st place by defeating
Kowloon 11-0. Pitcher Lisa Lucas was outstanding,
striking out 11 batters and walking none on her way
to a one hitter. Jenn Woodland, Karen Sudbey,
Cheryl LaMarca, and Cheryl Chesna all had 2 hits
for Kane's. It was Kowloon's 1st loss of the season.
Look for this rivalry to continue.
Other scheduled games this week were rained out.
Games are played at 6:00 pm Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday evenings at Waybright School field. Kane's Donuts coach Candy Leva congratulates her players on another win.
Pictures by Jennifer Woodland
Week Three
Due the inclement weather, the Saugus Women's Softball League was only able to play
one game last week. New to the league this year, LA Cleaning, upset undefeated
Kane's Donuts by a score of 7-4 for their first win of the season. LA Cleaning's pitchers
combined for 9 strikeouts and the offense was buoyed by Susan Rutkowski going 3-3
with 2 doubles and a single. With the score tied going into the 7th inning LA Cleaning
was able to drive in 3 runs for the win. Kowloon remains the only undefeated team,
followed by Kanes at 3-1, Law Office of Tracy Colon at 1-3, LA Cleaning at 1-2 and
ACS Development.
SWOT (Saugus Women's Over 30 League) is still registering new players until July 6. Emailfor more information.
Week Two
The weather cooperated last week for the Saugus Women's Over 30 Softball League to get
two games in. LA Cleaning, new to the league this year, was edged out of getting their first
win by a fast improving Kowloon team who took the victory 6-5. On Tuesday, Kane's Donuts
improved to 2-0 by defeating the Law Office of Tracy Conlon on a chilly, rain soaked field.
Come support the League at Waybright School Field each week, Monday-Wednesday at 6pm.
Or better yet, you can join and become a player by emailing
SWOT 2008 Softball Season
2008 Season Banquet - October 9th @ Polcari's
Awards & MVP's
LOTC MVP- Danielle Pappas (No photo available)
Saugus Women's Softball 2008 Season Ends
Weather and field conditions challenged the league this
year but the competition remained strong with many
exciting games played. Shore Spray Lawn Sprinkler
was the 2008 regular Season Champs with a 7-2 record.
New to the league this year, Law Office of Tracy Conlon,
took Second place for the season with a 5-4 record and
captured First Place in the Play-offs. ACS Development
Corporation battled multiple injuries and ended the season with a 3-4 record. Kowloon finished strong entering as the underdog in the Play-offs, fought to the last out in the game losing to the Law Office by a score of 13-12 and taking Second Place in the Play-offs. What a GREAT game!
Thanks to all for a wonderful season, see you next year!
2008 Team Photos
ACS Development team photo removed at team's request.
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