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Tournament champions L&P Tree Service of Staten Island pose with their trophy.
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26th Annual Edward M. Collins Mens Major Modified Softball Tournament
Major league majesty
L&P Tree Service edges Zubis to cap off Collins tournament array of the best of the best
By RICHARD A. ROSS
MONGAUP VALLEY, NY - When it comes to evaluating talent, everything is relative. In any arena of life, there are always talented individuals to be found. But when one is afforded a wider view, it is clear that there are always others who are far better and a rare few who can be deemed great.
And greatness was on display once again at the annual Edward M. Collins Mens Major Modified Softball Tournament held at Collins Park on August 10 to 12.
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Softball
Nine lives: Klein and Sons Logging overcomes errors and base running miscues to tie the series and force game three
By RICHARD A. ROSS
MONGAUP VALLEY, NY - They say cats have nine lives. The same can now be said about Klein and Sons Logging, a team that seemed bound and determined to do everything it could to hand Charlies Angels the A division semifinal sweep as the log ladies played a brand of softball that hardly augured a win over the elite Angels.
Needing a win to stay alive in a season that has indeed been special thus far, Klein and Sons quickly got behind Charlies Angels on August 8 in game two following its 11-7 loss in the opener just two nights prior.
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Sullivan County Womens Softball League A division semifinals
Timber!
By RICHARD A. ROSS
MONGAUP VALLEY, NY - With relentless batting that yielded upward of 20 hits, crisp fielding and walk-proof pitching by hurler Susan Waddell, Klein and Sons Logging ushered in a new era in Sullivan County Womens Softball on August 9 by ousting Charlies Angels 14-3 in the third and deciding game of their A division semifinal series.
The win propelled Klein and Sons into its first-ever championship series, and offered Code Blue a chance to try and unseat defending champion Cooper Paint, a team they nearly beat a couple of weeks ago.
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