Two Southern Berkshire Teams Could Be Tournament Finalists
Monument Mountain Regional High of Great Barrington and Lee High prep for Western Massachusetts Class S baseball semifinals at Springfield College. Lee faces Hopkins Academy of Hadley at 12 30 and Monument Mountain plays Halyoke Catholic 30 minutes after, with Southern Berkshire League history showing Monument Mountain 2 1 edge overall.
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Lee High
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Hopkins Academy of
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Halyoke Catholic
Spartans
Wildcats
Spartans and Lee contest circuit title as playoffs near
Still Amina so Ulisu ran the school to win the circuit championship with Lee one game back. Berkshire teams eye favorable seeds for tomorrow as Spartans second and Lee third lead seedings in a tense regional playoff.
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Lee
Berkshire County
Spartans
Holyoke Catholic
Hopkins
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Bank VFW Win in BRL
Union Federal outlasted SUE 255 9 7 at Deming Field and VEW 448 shut out Besse Clarke 6 0 at North Junior High in Babe Ruth League games last night. Tim Kearns had three hits for Union Federal as he and Terry Caden held the opposition to six hits. Dave Bowerman belted a two run homer for Union Federal and Kearns added a seventh inning shot to deadlock at 5 5. Gene Scapia drove in the potential winning run with a triple in the same inning. Mickey Goodrich earned the win, limiting Besse Clarke to four hits over seven innings and driving in two runs. Dave Dalank took the loss. VFW's Phil Paul had the only extra base hit a double. Tonight Adams Super Market meets General Electric at North Junior High and Imperial meets GEAA at Deming Field.
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Union Federal
Sue
Deming Field
VEW
Besse-Clarke
North Junior High School
Gays
Tim Kearns
Terry Caden
Dave Bowerman
Kearns
Gene Scapia
Mickey Goodrich
Besse Clarke
North Junior High
Dave Dalank
VFW
Phil Paul
Adams
General Electric
Imperial
GEAA
Joe Morgan Starts To Hit But Army May Cool Him Off
Joe Morgan went 4-for-4 with a homer and three singles as the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6. Morgan faces a two-week military reserve stint starting Friday but hopes to carry his hot bat through the layoff. Jim Wynn and Denis Menke drove in runs, while six Astros pitchers bridged the win. Cardinals fell 11 games back in the East.
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Joe Morgan
Army
Houston Astros
Houston
St. Louis Cardinals
Military Reserve
Dynamo
Morgan
Astros
Cardinals
Jim Wynn
Denis Menke
Norm Miller
John Edwards
Jesus Alou
Wahconah and Doherty Lead Holyoke Baseball Semi finals
Wahconah Regional High of Dalton and Doherty High of Worcester reached the Western Massachusetts Class L semifinal round at Mackenzie Stadium Holyoke in their first tournament showing. Wahconah beat Pittsfield 10 2 and Doherty edged Bartlett 7 6 in 10 innings to advance. Starting pitchers were named Gene Di Nicola for Wahconah and Dave Hescock for Doherty. The other semifinal matched Springfield Tech against Amherst Regional at 7 30 pm with the final set for Monday at Mackenzie Stadium.
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Dalton
Doherty High
Worcester
Mackenzie Stadium
Holyoke
Dalton High
Jim Rivers
Doherty
Wahcowah Warriors
Pittsfield High
Adams
Bartlett
UMass Four On District NCAA Team
Massachusetts will represent New England in the College World Series and placed four players on the NCAA District I baseball all star team. Shortstop Joe DiSarcina, outfielder John Hanson, catcher Tony Chinappi, and pitcher Don Anderson earned spots, with Anderson the lone sophomore. Budd Lepman led Gulfstream Park trainers at the 1969 meeting with 22 victories.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Joe DiSarcina
John Hanson
Tony Chinappi
Don Anderson
Budd Lepman
Gulfstream Park
Peugeot’s Hard Road: Built for Endurance and Milestones
A vehicle brand narrative extols Peugeot as engineered for a tough life. It emphasizes resilience, long journeys and the idea that once assembled, the car stays together, enduring miles on the road.
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Peugeot
Highland and Briggs win 5th grade tilts in league play
Highland defeats Pon toosuc 5-2 as Ed Ferris surrenders one hit and fans 10. Briggs edges Plunkett Gold 4-2 with Evan Robitaille tossing a two-hitter and 12 strikeouts. Robitaille adds a double and single while Dick Studley contributes two hits for Highland. Chris Connor doubles and scores Plunkett run and excels behind the plate.
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Briggs
Pontoosuc
Plunkett Gold
Ed Ferris
Dick Studley
Evan Robitaille
Chris Connor
Plunkett
BLICO and Berkshire Life Rally in City Slow Pitch Wins
Tony Pastore and four hits helped BLICO beat Coltsville Shell 10-4 at Lakewood Field. Yellow Coach topped Dairy Center 12-9 with Herbie Evans two homers and four total hits. Berkshire Life clutch bats included Dick Levy three hits and Joe Crosier two homers. Coltsville’s Robby Robinson led with three singles. Insers, Dairy Center, and other stars produced varied highlights as schedule lists two later games tonight at 7:15 and 8:15.
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Berkshire Life
Tony Pastore
Blico
Coltsville
Shell
Lakewood Field
Herbie Evans
Pace Yellow Coach
Dairy Center
Dick Levy
Joe Crosier
Robby Robinson
Bob Mags
Roger Clark
John Enright
Joe Barbarotta
Dick Day
Frank Kudlate
Insers
Pete Salvatore
James’ Jewelers
Lipton Steel
Marland Mold
Moby Dick Lounge
Crowley Named Captain of Holy Cross Baseball Team
William G. Crowley of Needham was named captain of the 1970 Holy Cross baseball team. He is the son of Bill Crowley, the public relations director for the Boston Red Sox, and is slated to lead the Crusaders in the upcoming season.
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Mass
William G. Crowley
Needham
Holy Cross
Bill Crowley
Boston Red Sox
Tigers Clinch Eighth AL Pennant and World Series Titles
The Detroit Tigers secured their eighth American League pennant in 1968, adding to three World Series championships they have won.
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Romano Heath Title Contest Set June 27 at North Adams
North Adams will host Romano Heath as he seeks to regain the welterweight title against Danny Heath of Lowell on June 27 at Noel Field. The bout kicks off a series of Friday fights promoted by Sam Silverman, with a rain date of June 28. Heath has defeated Romano three times, taking the title in Portland, Maine, by unanimous decision.
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Noel Field
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Lowell
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Maine
Romano
Roger Sala
Boston
Sam Silverman
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Sala
Western Massachusetts players picked in MLB draft
Western Massachusetts stars from Amherst Regional and Springfield were drafted after summer free agency. Pitchers Tom White and Al Ternault, both winners with 22 strikeouts, were selected as White joined the Houston Astros in the 10th round and DiSarcina of Somerville, UMASS shortstop, went to the San Diego Padres in the third round. Richie Homan, Tech’s prior mound ace, was also drafted.
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Tom White
Amherst
al Ternault
Springfield
White
Richie Homan
Tech Mound
Joe DiSarcina
Somerville
University of Massachusetts
Houston Astros
DiSarcina
San Diego Padres
Brower Decisions Billy Muse in Portland boxing bout
Arnold Brower 176 pounds from Hartford Conn. won a unanimous decision over Billy Muse 179 pounds from Philadelphia in a 10 round feature bout at the Exposition Building. No knockdowns in the fight. In the eight round semifinal Kenney Campbell 130 pounds of Providence knocked out Jimmy Kulian 133 pounds of Philadelphia at 1 15 of the fourth.
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Billy Muse
Philadelphia
Exposition Building
Kenney Campbell
Providence
Jimmy Kulian
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