Page 12 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021 Everett Tide dedicates softball mound to car crash victim By Tara Vocino L ast Thursday night, the Everett Tide 18U Girls’ Softball team dedicated the mound at Glendale Park to Ashley Forward, a catcher for the Lynn Dugout 18U team, who died in a car crash in June. Her number 20 was inscribed behind home plate and retired. The Everett Tide stand for a moment of silence: Shown in the front row, from left to right: Janessa Sikora, Kirby Dalton, Kyleigh Dalton, Gabriella Maiuri and Francesca Maiuri. Shown in the back row, from left to right: Alyssa Bessler, Macayla Bessler, Danica Schena, Catherine Schena, Mackenzie Powers, Sophia Clarke, Alyssa Soule, Head Coach Michele Maiuri and Umpire Paul Nowicki. The Lynn Dugout team releases balloons: Shown from left to right: Asst. Coach Luis Pineiro, Mikellys Perez, Gabriella Marichal, Head Coach Gabriel Marichal, Eliana Alas, Michaela Walker, Lea Pineiro, Janessa Lopez, Ashanthy Pardilla, Loryness Suriel, Alexandra Chen and Autumn Whitney. Everett Tide 18-U Girls’ Softball Head Coach Michele Maiuri becomes emotional as she dedicates the field. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Everett Tide and Lynn Dugout Teams: Shown in the bottom row, from left to right: Gabriella Maiuri, Mikellys Perez, Alyssa Bessler and Ashanthy Pardilla. Shown in the middle row, from left to right: Kirby Dalton, LeaNyah Pineiro, Janessa Sikora, Gabby Marichal, Macayla Bessler, Kyleigh Dalton, Lory Suriel and Danica Schena. Shown in the top row, from left to right: Lynn Dugout Asst. Coach Luis Pineiro, Everett Tide Head Coach Michele Maiuri, Francesca Maiuri, Janessa Lopez, Catherine Schena, Michaela Walker, Mackenzie Powers, Allie Chen, Alyssa Soule, Eliana Alas, Sophia Clarke and Autumn Whitney. Back row: Lynn Dugout Head Coach Gabriel Marichal. Lynn Dugout players and Everett Tide player Alyssa Soule (at left back) huddle up. Catchers Mikellys Perez, Gabriella Mauri and Ashanthy Pardilla support each other, despite being on different teams. Lynn Dugout players host a moment of silence. Everett Tide player Macayla Bessler hands Ashanthy Pardilla a balloon at Glendale Park last Thursday night in memory of the late Ashley Forward, who died in a car crash in June.
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