January 26, 2023

The Eagles ultimately went ahead by 10, but Falmouth rallied, pulling within four points at 34-30 on a Christman basket with 4:06 to play, but the Navigators wouldn’t score again and thanks in large part to the heroics of junior Stella Jarvais and sophomore Brianna Duarte, Windham closed out a 38-30 victory.

Jarvais led all scorers 14 points as the Eagles improved to 6-8 on the season while dropping Falmouth to 2-10 in the process.

“Maddy is a defensive force for us,” said Navigators coach Dawn Armandi. “She is the best shot blocker in Class A. Unfortunately, she got taken out of the game with fouls. Sometimes calls go your way and sometimes they don’t. That certainly hurt us, but I think we played hard.”on goes here

December 16, 2023

Stella Jarvais, Windham junior midfielder: Selected to the Varsity Maine All-State team for the second time, Jarvais played a new position this fall, moving from back to the midfield, The SMAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 as a sophomore, she continued to play strong defense in the midfield while contributing seven goals and three assists.

June 19, 2023

Outlook: Windham is pursuing its first Class A title, while Oxford Hills seeks its first since 1999. Windham has earned three playoff wins by a combined score of 14-0, including 5-0 in the South final over Biddeford. Brooke Gerry, a junior, has been dominant in the circle, throwing all three playoff shutouts and striking out 33 in 21 innings while allowing only five hits. The Eagles, however, have been just as potent at the plate, with a balanced attack led by Stella Jarvais (.515 average, including .818 in three playoff games), Gerry (.571), Kennedy Kimball (.452), Addie Caiazzo (.339), Oakley McLeod (.316) and Jaydn Kimball, who since returning for the start of the postseason is 4 for 7 with a home run and four RBI. … Oxford Hills was just as dominant in the North region before proving its mettle with a 4-3 walk-off win over Skowhegan in the final. Three Vikings – catcher Kaydence Morse, pitcher Kyeria Morse and first baseman Maddy Miller – were first-team all-KVAC, with Kaydence Morse (.443) named Player of the Year. A question for the Vikings will be handling nerves; Oxford Hills starts four freshmen, including Kyeria Morse (12-1, 0.50 ERA, 129 strikeouts), and two sophomores, and they’ll need to be ready for the moment to avoid falling into a hole against Gerry.

June 14, 2023

The Eagles finally had a playoff answer for Biddeford ace Charlotte Donovan, collecting 13 hits off the senior, with two each coming from Addie Caiazzo, Stella Jarvais, Oakley McLeod and Chloe Edwards. Donovan fanned eight.

WINDHAM — With a return trip to the Class A South final on the line, the usual suspects – plus one who had been missing – made sure the Windham High softball team got the job done.

Brooke Gerry pitched a two-hitter while striking out eight in front of an error-free defense, Stella Jarvais and Jadyn Kimball – in only her second game back from hip surgery – led the way at the plate, and second-seeded Windham defeated No. 3 Kennebunk/Sanford, 4-0, in an regional semifinal on Saturday.

The Eagles (16-2) next face a familiar foe: No. 1 Biddeford (17-1), which beat Gorham, 10-6, in the other semifinal. It’ll be the teams’ seventh showdown in three years, and second straight in the regional final.

“We motivated each other to get to where we are,” said Jarvais, who went 3 for 3 with an RBI. “Everyone’s goal is to get to the state game, and (at the) regional final, it’s so exciting to be playing for it.”

June 14, 2023

Windham pitcher Brooke Gerry, left, and catcher Stella Jarvais react after winning the Class A South championship against Biddeford at University of Southern Maine on Wednesday

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June 7, 2023

Stella Jarvais remembers the final scenes of the Windham softball team’s season last June, watching Biddeford celebrate a trip back to the championship game following a 2-0 victory in the Class A South final.

Even then, in the midst of the sadness and disappointment, she could see the silver lining.

“Being a young team last year, we were like ‘We’ve got this next year,'” said Jarvais, a junior catcher. “We were very much ready to be here (again).”

July 31, 2022

For older athletes like Wilcox, Laughlin and Douin, being able to drive themselves helps ease the logistical burden.

Stella Jarvais, 15, doesn’t have that luxury. Jarvais will be a sophomore at Windham after a freshman year when she was an all-SMAA choice in both soccer and softball and played varsity basketball. Her summer also includes playing for the Maine Thunder club softball team.

“For rides, I rely on my teammates just because I’m able to get more of a bond with them,” Jarvais said.

October 11, 2023

Windham erupted for four goals in the second half, including the go-ahead tally by Kyla Harvie, to rally for a 5-3 win over Thornton Academy in a Class A South girls’ soccer match Wednesday night in Windham.

Thornton (9-3-1) led 2-1 at halftime after goals by Kayleigh Corriveau and Quincy Thibault.

Marley Jarvais tied it early in the second half with her second goal of the game, then set up a goal by Stella Jarvais that gave Windham (10-3) a 3-2 edge. Charlotte Belanger answered for Thornton, but Harvie broke the tie, and Mackenzie Delewski added an insurance goal.

Windham keeper Ale Hidell made seven saves. Thornton’s Ava Lomax finished with 22 saves.

June 10, 2022

Ella Wilcox blasted two home runs and Brooke Gerry pitched a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts as top-seeded Windham earned a spot in the Class A South softball semifinals with a 10-0 win Friday over ninth-seeded Thornton Academy in Windham.

The first three hitters in Windham’s lineup – Gerry, Wilcox and Stella Jarvais – each had three hits and combined for eight runs scored.

Windham (15-2) ended the game via the mercy rule by scoring five runs in the sixth.

The Eagles host fourth-seeded Scarborough at 10 a.m. Saturday.

May 18,2022

Brooke Gerry threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks, and Ella Wilcox homered in the sixth and seventh innings as Windham scored all its runs in the final two innings for a 5-0 victory over Kennebunk in a Class A South softball game Wednesday in Kennebunk.

Wilcox finished with four RBI. Gerry hit two doubles and Stella Jarvais had a pair of singles for Windham (9-2), which broke a scoreless deadlock with three runs in the sixth.

Kennebunk (9-2), ranked No. 1 in the Class A South Heal point standings, got its only base runner on an error.

Kennebunk pitcher Julia Pike recorded 14 strikeouts.n goes here

September 2, 2022

Windham: The Eagles averaged just over five goals per game in going 19-0 and winning the Class A state championship in 2021. Despite losing a lot of talent to graduation, Windham returns a strong team that should contend again. It starts with senior Abbey Thornton, the SMAA Offensive Player of the Year. Sophomore defender Stella Jarvais was a first team all-conference player as a freshman. Senior midfielder Elizabeth Talbot was a second team all-SMAA player.