Opperman near-perfect as West Chester East blanks Unionville in 5A semis
![By Bill Rudick brudick55@gmail.com EAST MARLBOROUGH>>West Chester East starter Rebecca Opperman threw about as good a game as one could ask, allowing just one baserunner all game as the No. 4 Vikings upset top-seeded Unionville 8-0 Friday afternoon in the District 1, Class 5A semi-finals. With the win, West Chester East (18-4) returns to the District 1 championship game after a two-year absence since winning it all in 2021. The Vikings will square off against No. 3 Marple- Newtown (18-4), a 4-3 winner over Rustin Friday, at Marple-Newtown High School next Wednesday, May 28, with gametime slated for 4PM. “I […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WC-Easts-Rebecca-Opperman-BILL-RUDICK-for-MediaNews-Group3-1.jpg?w=490 "By Bill Rudick brudick55@gmail.com EAST MARLBOROUGH>>West Chester East starter Rebecca Opperman threw about as good a game as one could ask, allowing just one baserunner all game as the No. 4 Vikings upset top-seeded Unionville 8-0 Friday afternoon in the District 1, Class 5A semi-finals. With the win, West Chester East (18-4) returns to the District 1 championship game after a two-year absence since winning it all in 2021. The Vikings will square off against No. 3 Marple- Newtown (18-4), a 4-3 winner over Rustin Friday, at Marple-Newtown High School next Wednesday, May 28, with gametime slated for 4PM. “I […]")
By Bill Rudick brudick55@gmail.com EAST MARLBOROUGH>>West Chester East starter Rebecca Opperman threw about as good a game as one could ask, allowing just one baserunner all game as the No. 4 Vikings upset top-seeded Unionville 8-0 Friday afternoon in the District 1, Class 5A semi-finals. With the win, West Chester East (18-4) returns to the District 1 championship game after...
![by Bill Rudick brudick55@gmail.com WEST GOSHEN>>The West Chester East softball team is getting hot at just the right time. After starting off the season 1-3, the Vikings have won eight of its last nine, including a 4-2 win over Unionville Friday afternoon. With the win, the Vikings (9-4 overall, 9-3 Ches-Mont) move up to the number five spot in the District 1, Class 5A rankings, with the playoffs looming just around the corner. “We are just getting better every time we take the field,” said East coach Bobby Swier. “Hats off to Unionville on the kind of season they are […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/West-Chester-Easts-Rebecca-Opperman-delivers-a-pitch-BILL-RUDICK-for-MediaNews-Group.jpg?w=262 "by Bill Rudick brudick55@gmail.com WEST GOSHEN>>The West Chester East softball team is getting hot at just the right time. After starting off the season 1-3, the Vikings have won eight of its last nine, including a 4-2 win over Unionville Friday afternoon. With the win, the Vikings (9-4 overall, 9-3 Ches-Mont) move up to the number five spot in the District 1, Class 5A rankings, with the playoffs looming just around the corner. “We are just getting better every time we take the field,” said East coach Bobby Swier. “Hats off to Unionville on the kind of season they are […]")