TOP STORY: Lyme-Old Lyme Senior Softball Team Defeated by Mid-Atlantic in Final World Series Game

LYME/OLD LYME—UPDATED 8/1: Sadly, the girls were defeated 14-2 Monday evening by Delaware on Monday evening and 12-1 by Asia-Pacific on Tuesday evening. Today the team played Southwest at 9:30 a.m. this morning and lost 22-3. In their final game, the girls were defeated 7-3 by Latin America.

Congratulations to the Lyme-Old Lyme Seniors softball team as they set off to compete in the Softball World Series!

The team. of 14 girls aged 13-16 —10 of whom are from Old Lyme with the remainder coming from Westbrook and Deep River — will represent the East Region in the Little League Senior Softball World Series in Lower Sussex, Delaware.

A rousing send-off took place this morning at Lyme-Old Lyme High School as the girls set off in their quest for victory.

The Old Lyme Police and Fire Departments joined the Deep River Fire Department to form a convoy with sirens blaring to lead the the team to the highway.

Lyme/Old Lyme Little League on social media announced the dates and times for next week’s games on ESPN+. Watch parties will be held at The Stumble Inne, the league said.

• Monday vs. Delaware at 6 p.m.
• Tuesday vs. Asia-Pacific at 8 p.m.
• Friday vs. Southwest at 9:30 a.m.
• Friday vs. Latin America at 12 p.m.

We wish the players and coaches the best of luck in Delaware!

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include details of the send-off for the team on Saturday morning.