Rollie Poirier’s Berlin High School Softball team had their season and bid for an appearance in the finals of the Division III NHIAA State Softball Tournament rudely interrupted and ended by Campbell High School, as they defeated the Mountaineers 7-0, last Thursday in Plymouth.
Berlin was 16-1 and Campbell 15-3, as they began semi-final action under the lights with perfect weather conditions at Chase Field.
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