#3 Lady Bruins 1 #1 Great Bridge Wildcats 3
#3 Lady Bruins 6 #8 First Colonial 1
Rhea Nichols had 3 hits and and Rbi, Julie Hendriks and Ashley Rutherford both had 2 hits and 2 Rbi's each for the Bruins
#3 Lady Bruins Tame the Oscar Smith Tigers 4-0
Taylor Magee went 3-3 with a double and runs scored to help the Bruins cause. Sheri Draper K's 10 to to improve her pitching record.
#3 Ranked Lady Bruins 1 #9 Grassfield Grizzleys 0
Sheri Draper no hit a gritty Grassfield lineup in a 1-0 victory Tuesday to keep the Lady Bruins a half-game behind Great Bridge in the Southeastern District race. Britteney Brinkley doubled in the fifth, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Meghan Rhodes and scored on Brynn Reilly's groundout. Draper, who struck 11 batters out and walked two, allowed 4 baserunners. Western Branch climbed to 9-2 in district play
#2 Ranked Lady Bruins 4 Nansemond River Warriors 0
#2 Ranked Lady Bruins 6 #1 Great Bridge Wildcats 3
The Lady Bruins rally in the top of the 7th with 4 runs to pull ahead and secure the victory over previously undefeated Wildcats, handing them there first loss of the season.
#2 Ranked Lady Bruins 1 Kings Fork Bulldogs2
The Lady Bruins drop their second game in a row also in the 10th by a score of 2-1 to Kings Fork.
#1 Ranked Lady Bruins 1 Hickory 2
The Lady Bruins Lose Heart Breaker in the bottom of the 10th inning after gaining the lead in the top of the 10th with Julie Hendriks lead off single, Taylor Magee sacrifices Julie Hendriks to second, with two outs Ashley Rutherford line drives a douBle into left field scoring Julie Hendriks from second. The Lady bruins were unable to hold on in the bottom of the inning, as Hickory scores 2 runs to win the game. Sheri Draper pitched a great game from the mound.
#1 Ranked Lady Bruins 9 Lakeland Cavaliers 0
The #1 Lady Bruins (6-0 in District play) got 4 RBI's from Taylor Magee and 2 from Julie Hendriks to support the one-hit pitching of Sheri Draper. The senoir helped herself with two hits and a run batted in.
#1 Ranked Lady Bruins 10 Indian River Braves 0
Lady Bruins improved to 5-0 to earn a #1 ranking with a 10-0 victory over the Braves. Leading the defense from the pitching circle was Natalie Poindexter keeping the Braves off balance @ the plate while giving up 2
hits to secure the shutout victory. Offensively the Lady Bruins collected 10 hits from a host of batters.
#3 Ranked Lady Bruins 16 Oscar Smith Tigers 1
Lady Bruins improve to 4-0 in district play, behind Natalie Poindexter 1st win of the season with 8 k's in 4 innings. Taylor Magee and Julie Hendriks led the team with offense producing 2 hits and 2 RBI's apiece.
#3 Ranked Lady Bruins 9 Deep Creek Hornets 0
Sherri Draper led the defensive attack with 9 k's and no hits, while the defense provided an error free game. The offense was led by Megan Rhodes with 3 hits on the night. Taylor Magee and Julie Hendriks contributed 2 hits each.
#3 Ranked Lady Bruins 2 Grassfield Grizzleys 0
Leading the Lady Bruins at the plate was Candice Zollars, going 2-3 with the games 2 Rbi's in the 6th inning, putting the Lady Bruins ahead to stay. Making sure that it stayed that way Sheri Draper notching 13 K's, and a tight defense that had her back.
#3 Ranked Lady Bruins 1 Nansemond River Braves 0
Lady Bruins start off the seasOn with a 1-0 victory in 11 innings against Nansemond River. Sheri Draper held the fort down with 13 k's and Candice Zollars made game saving plays in the outfield to keep the game going until Brittney Brinkleys game winning single won it for the Lady Bruins in the 11th inning.
Good Start Lady Bruins
WELCOME TO THE WESTERN BRANCH GIRLS SOFTBALL BOOSTER CLUB WEBSITE
The Western Branch Girls Softball Booster Club was established to:
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Train, educate, promote and develop softball skills for the girls of the Western Branch community of schools
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Offer clinical and/or documentation to augment softball skills
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Purchase necessary equipment and supplies needed for the middle school, junior varsity and varsity girls softball programs within the Western Branch community
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Assist with the maintenance of the playing fields.
The WBGSBC spearheads fundraising efforts in conjunction with the players. Our fundraising efforts include many activities, from car washes and garage sales to pancake breakfasts and doughnuts sales. The girls are limited to how much time they can dedicate to fundraising due to their short season, practices, games, academics among many other obligations. The WBGSBC works year round to make things possible for our girls such as scholarships, equipment, uniforms and much more.
We are a non-profit organization and any donations are fully tax deductible.
We welcome business and individuals in the Western Branch community and beyond to become a part of our athletes future. Please click on the WBGSBC Information link in the menu for more information.
Western Branch Coaching Staff 2009
WB Varsity Head Coach - Sarah Wright
WB Varsity Assistant Coach - Mike Newton
WB Varsity Assistant Coach - Jessica Moore
Junior Varsity Head Coach - Kenny McLendon
Junior Varsity Assistant Coach - Mary Lauren Stump
Jolliff Middle School Head Coach - Mac Carroll
Western Branch Middle School Head Coach - Jennifer Leone
2009 WBGSBC Executive Board
Robbie Rutherford - President
Michele Magee - Vice President
Pete Reilly - Secretary
Kathy Paton - Treasurer
Western Branch Little League
Chuck Anderson
FANS
Click the schedules page for the full season schedules (pick the team you want on the pulldown). Click on the games link below to get the most recent game scores. The locations to games can also be mapped by clicking on the locations link in the menu. Booster Club information, including by-laws, budget and meeting minutes can be viewed by clicking the WBGSBC link in the menu. Players, parents and fans can also register with the webmaster to get access to members only pages. If you have any suggestions or would like to see something added to the website, please contact the webmaster, please click on the webmaster link in the menu and send us an email.
Please don't forget to sign our guestbook while you're here!
The WBGSBC is not affiliated in any way with the Chesapeake Public Schools or Little League.
Be sure to check the game summaries while you're visiting the site. Click on Recent Games at the bottom of this page or click on Schedules in the main menu. The JV games have the softball icon and the Varsity games have the home plate icon. You are in for a treat!
We are always happy to have pictures that have been taken at the games or practices. You may upload your pictures directly to the site by clicking "Hot Shots" on the menu and following the instructions. You may also send pictures by email to the webmaster at the email address on the menu.
Check these links to two local websites for high school sports, 757teamz and WVEC's HSGametime New Western Branch photos and stories added to HSGametime.
If you haven't already signed up to be a member of the WBGSBC, now is the time to do so. Members have voting privileges at all general membership meetings. The cost is only $5.00 per family, per year. Please check the WBGSBC Information link in the menu and download your membership form today. Just mail it to the address on the menu, or send it in with your athlete. Become a part of your daughter's softball experience! JOIN TODAY!
