Softball season ends in playoff loss to Lakewood

Taylor Miller bunts against Bellingham on April 26. Photo by Janell Kortlever.

By Oliver Lazenby

Blaine’s softball season ended on Tuesday, May 16, with a 11–1 playoff loss to Lakewood in Sedro-Woolley.

The loss was the Borderites first playoff game since 2014, when it was a 1A school. They ended this season with a  4–9 record in Northwest Conference games.

The game was originally scheduled for Monday, May 15, but that game was rained out. The Borderites also played Lakewood in a May 8 regular season game and lost 5–2.