TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Wayne County Teeners League Champion Tusten Chiefs David Curreri, front, Cody Fredo, second row from the left, Justin Zaccari, Michael Durkin, Brad Hemmer, Peter Kelly, Cole Fredo, third row, E.J. Franskevicz, Mike Pierce, Lucas Bauer, Jeremy DeGori, Mike O’Reilly, Patrick Ripa, Ryan Alsdorf, manager Joe Curreri, back row, assistant coaches Rob Zaccari and Peter Pierce. Missing from photo are Jordan Meyer and assistant coach Cliff Kelly.

Baseball

Boys in blue beat Renegades for second Teeners’ title in past three years

By RICHARD A. ROSS

NARRROWSBURG, NY—“Are you going to write a long, great story about us?” asked Tusten Chiefs veteran Mike O’Reilly. The question was posed before his team took to their home field to, hopefully, close out the ReMax Renegades in this year’s Wayne County Babe Ruth Teener’s League championships.

O’Reilly remembers the last sterling tale told two years ago, when he was a youngster on the Chiefs team that beat the Honesdale Eagles 9-4 in the final game to clinch the only Wayne County Teeners’ title by a New York team in the recent era. It was the first title for manager Joe Curreri and it was a big story, indeed. Current teammates Mike Pierce, Cody Fredo and Jeremy DeGori were on that winning team, too.

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Softball

Hit Parade

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, NY—When it comes to fielding great softball teams, there’s no substitute for experience. Few teams can match the type of veteran play evinced by Charlie’s Angels, a team on a mission this year to reclaim the crown it once perennially owned. For the past two years, the Angels have watched rival Cooper Paint walk off with the glory. But this is a new season and the Angels’ halos are shining brightly once again.

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Softball

Starstruck

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONGAUP VALLEY, NY—It’s all-star week in major league baseball, replete with its homerun derby, overpaid stars and hype galore. But locally, a far more entertaining all-star game, which truly reflects the love of the game, was taking place at Collins Park as the annual Sullivan County Women’s Softball League (SCWSL) game was played on July 11.

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