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Roundup: Softball tops Stafford, 8-2 for first win since 2007

Avon roundup week 3:  April 20-25
AVON, April 26 — With a big six-run third inning, the Avon softball team earned its first victory since May 2007 with an 8-2 win over Stafford. P Greta Grant earned the win for the Falcons (1-3, 1-2 NCCC). It was Avon’s first win over Stafford in years.

BASEBALL: Rain delayed action until the end of the week when Avon shutout St. Paul, 6-0, in a non-league contest and rolled over East Windsor, 21-3 a day later to remain undefeated at 8-0 and 3-0 in the league. Mike D’Onofrio was 2-for-4 for the Falcons against St. Paul while D’Onofrio had a home run to lead Avon’s 17-hit attack against East Windsor.

LACROSSE: The Avon boys won two straight last week with wins over Tolland, 13-3 and Ellington, 12-2 to improve to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the NCCC. The Falcon girls lacrosse team (3-1, 2-0 NCCC) received six goals from Lindsay Horbatuck to improve to 3-1 overall with a 16-7 victory over Southington.

TENNIS: The only match the Avon High boys got in (3-1, 3-0 NCCC) last week was a 7-0 loss to Hall of West Hartford. On the girls side, the Falcons improved to 9-0 with a doubleheader sweep of Coventry, 7-0, 7-0 and a shutout of Enfield.

TRACK & FIELD: The Falcons finally got a meet under their belt with easy victories over East Windsor on a cold and rainy afternoon. The boys and girls teams each easily won.

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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