TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Sullivan County Cal Ripken All-Star Brandon Smith handles a perfect throw from catcher Patrick Gram and tags out Beacon’s George Joseph in the second inning. Beacon won the opening round of the tournament 7-2.

Eastern NY Cal Ripken 12 year old All-Stars

One tough inning mars great effort in tourney opener

By RICHARD A. ROSS

FREMONT CENTER, NY—From their intensity and spirit, you’d never know they had only three practices to prepare for their first game of the Eastern New York Cal Ripken All-Star Tournament game against Beacon on June 30. But one thing was clear from the beginning, the Sullivan County 12-year-old All-Star team playing in the South 1 region and made up of players from Fremont Center, Jeffersonville, Livingston Manor and Roscoe had winning on their minds. After a sterling rendition of the Star Spangled Banner sung by Shawn Bailey and words of encouragement from head coach Scooter Lovgren and assistant coaches Jim O’Connor and Tony Fredo, the young men in green took to the field and played like champs.

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Delaware Valley Miss Softball League All-Star Game

Missy All-Star game provides wind up of a great season

By RICHARD A. ROSS

BEACH LAKE, PA—With beaming smiles, brightly colored T-shirts and loads of spirit, the All-Stars from the Delaware Valley Missy Softball League (DVMSL) took to the field at the Beach Lake Community Center on June 28 to play their last 2005 season game.

Team A Team, comprised of players from the first place Mustangs and the Eagles, faced Team B, with members from the Yellow Jackets, the third place Hammerheads and the Timber Wolves. The Mustangs and Yellow Jackets ended the regular season in a tie.

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Soccer

MetroStars soccer camp brings pros to town

By RICHARD A. ROSS

CALLICOON, NY—American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) soccer is more popular than ever in Sullivan County. According to Jesse Ballew, the director of the county’s AYSO program, between 1,400 and 1,500 kids will be playing AYSO soccer this fall.

Even older kids are getting into the act. While AYSO soccer was previously limited to kids up through age 14, Sullivan County AYSO now has a U-19 team for 14- to 18-year-olds players. Ballew has already registered enough kids in this age group for two teams.

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• Braves break through to edge Giants for league championship

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