On January 11, 2012, three Catherine McAuley students were welcomed at the State House in Augusta in honor of their achievements during the 2011 regular softball season. 

McAuley sophomores, Heather Chapman and Samantha Libby, as well as freshman, Taylor Whaley, played for the Gray-New Gloucester Senior Softball Team, and were honored with a special legislative sentiment in recognition of being  undefeated during the regular 2011 season, for winning the state tournament, and for progressing to the regional tournament, making it within two games of the World Series.  Chapman, Libby, and Whaley were also part of this same team that won the 2010 Junior Little League State Championship.

These three talented young women will be sure to lead their McAuley Softball Team to great success this coming season. Way to go, ladies!!

Congratulations to Class of 2011 graduate, Nicole Connolly, for earning “Rookie of the Year” honors after a successful freshman season at Becker College.

Connolly went undefeated in number two singles action this season (8-0) and went 1-0 in number one doubles and 6-1 in number two doubles, finishing her freshman campaign with an overall record of 15-1.  Her successes also made her part of the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) All-Conference Team.

McAuley is extremely proud of these accomplishments, Nicole!  Here’s to many more!

http://www.beckerhawks.com/sports/wten/2011-12/releases/20111024u64crd

Please join us for our First Annual McAuley Cross Country Alumnae Run!  The run will be held on Tuesday, August 16 at 6:00 pm, beginning at the McAuley Campus.  The 2 mile course will take runners around the McAuley campus and through Baxter Woods.

This annual event will give the current McAuley Cross Country Team a chance to meet and run with McAuley alumnae, and allows McAuley graduates the opportunity to run with some former teammates, and give some advice to the novice runners! Whether you have been running all summer long, or this will be your first run, you are certain to have fun visiting with old teammates, or making new friends!

Snacks and beverages will be available after the run, and the event is FREE, so tell all of your friends, old and new!

Registration is not required, but it would be great to know you are coming! Please contact Cindy Worthing at cindy.worthing@mcauleyhs.org with any questions!

Let’s get running!

On Sunday, July 31, 2011, the Gray-New Gloucester Little League Softball Team began its journey in the Regional Little League Softball Tournament with a victory in Worcester, MA after having won the Maine state title earlier in the week.

Catherine McAuley High School sophomores, Heather Chapman, Samantha Libby, and Lauren Coulombe, along with incoming freshman, Taylor Whaley, have led their team to success, and the McAuley community is proud to have them representing the state of Maine! Congratulations, ladies!

Congratulations to McAuley’s Varsity Softball Coach, Robbie Ferrante, who was The Forecaster newspaper’s pick for the ‘Spring 2010 Portland Area Coach of the Year’ ( for girls’ teams).

To access the full story, written by Forecaster Sports Writer, Michael Hoffer, please click on the following link:

http://www.theforecaster.net/content/p-sportsaofycoaches-3

McAuley junior, Shelby Bryant, was recently recognized as Catherine McAuley High School’s ‘Spring 2010 Female Athlete of the Year’ by The Forecaster newspaper for her role in McAuley Softball’s best-ever record season.

For the full story from Forecaster Sports Writer, Michael Hoffer, please access the following link:

http://www.theforecaster.net/content/p-sportsaofymcauley-1

Congratulations on this impressive honor, Shelby!

Follow the recent successes of McAuley’s Varsity Softball Team by viewing article links posted below, written by windhamsportspages.com contributor David Field, father of Jen Field ’11.

http://www.pressherald.com/sports/Softball-Red-Storm-flex-muscles-again-.html

http://www.windhamsportspages.com/2010articles/2010_WHS_varsitySoftball_051010.htm

http://www.theforecaster.net/content/webmcasoftball

http://sports.mainetoday.com/highschool/rndup.html?id=18693

http://www.windhamsportspages.com/2010articles/2010_CMHS_varsitysoftball_050510.htm

http://www.windhamsportspages.com/2010articles/2010_CMHS_varsitySoftball_042610.htm

http://www.windhamsportspages.com/2010articles/2010_CMHS_varsitysoftball_042410.htm

Congratulations to Class of 2009 graduate, Catherine Tracy, and sophomore, Nikki Connolly, for walking away with Southern Maine Activities Association’s (SMAA) Doubles Semi-Finalist trophy on May 16.

Held at South Portland High School, the Tennis Doubles Tournament witnessed the talent of McAuley players Danielle LaCasse ’10 and Paige Hickey ’11, Mary Scully ’10 and Priya Ahluwalia ’11, and Tracy and Connolly, who won three matches on their way to the Semi-Finals, with an eventual loss to the top-ranked team from Portland High.  Both players had only one regular season loss at #2 Doubles, finishing the regular season at 11-1.

In related tennis news, in the State Singles Tournament, McAuley was represented by Addie Devine ’12, Julia Haverty ’10, and Erin Woodbury ’09.  Devine and Woodbury qualified for the State round of 32 by winning matches over the course of two weekends.  Woodbury continued her winning ways, finally bowing out as one of the top sixteen players in the state in a three-hour match against a player from Lewiston.

Congratulations, again, on these impressive accomplishments, and be sure to support the Varsity Tennis Team (9-3) as they begin their tournament play against Windham High School on Thursday, June 4.