Thurmont Falls in Sectional Openers in Little League Tourney
In State Section I softball Thurmont lost to Rising Sun 15-5 in the opener at Thurmont. Rising Sun scored six in the fourth aided by a three-run triple by Tawney Washburn as Thurmont blew a 5-4 lead. Sherry Stone and Lea Moser produced the Thurmont runs. Renee Janney earned the win for Rising Sun.
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Thurmont
Rising Sun
Elkton
Hagerstown
Forest Park
Tawney Washburn
Sherry Stone
Renee Janney
Lea Moser
Martha Parker
Frederick Babe Ruth teams eliminated in state action
Frederick 16-18 and 16-year-old Senior Babe Ruth squads fell in state tournament play. The 16-18 team lost 4-2 to Northern Prince Georges after a bases loaded seventh inning error, ending Frederick’s run. The 16-year-olds dropped an 8-7 morning game to Southern Prince Georges, despite a late rally and Ramsburg three for three hitting.
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Lanham
Hoth Frederick
Babe Ruth
Northern Prince Georges
Southern PG
Northern PG
Frederick
Wayne Strube
Tim Butts
Mike Byrnes
Brian Tucker
Southern Prince Georges
SPG
Tom Crutchfield
Chuck Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Westminster Pounds Emmitsburg To Advance In A Baseball Playoff
Westminster crushed Emmitsburg 13 2 in the District IT Little League tournament, driving in seven Emmitsburg errors. Scott Thomson allowed three hits with 10 strikeouts over five innings. Todd Sadowski Ted Sadowski and Tom Fritz led Westminster at the plate with multiple hitters, while Emmitsburg failed to manage defensively despite two runs in the fifth.
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Amy Martin
Thurmont
Sherry Seiss
Rising Sun
Janney
Elkton
Mark Brockell
Terry Cruz
Bruce Hillsgrove
Tun
Bobby Kotcheoreuther
RBI
Eric Groff
Jack Redmond
Frederick
Groff
Emmitsburg
Westminster
Scott Thomson
Frederick County
A & Pm
Brunswick
Todd Sadowski
Chad Topper
Dave Vinson
Vinson
Thomson
Bill Boyle
Ted Sadowski
Tom Fritz
Joey Zemo
Boyle
Don Orndorff
Popper
Doug Oradorff
Baseball players meet in Chicago as owners briefed in New York
About 50 major leaguers from every club gathered in Chicago to hear an update from union head Marvin Miller while all 28 club owners were summoned to New York by Ray Grebey for a briefing. mediator Kenneth Moffett had called to discuss resume timing. No vote was planned as Miller cited a 46 day strike that has canceled 552 games.
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Chicago
Union
Marvin Miller
New York
Ray Grebey
Grebey
Direc
Tors
Kenneth Moffett
Marvin
Colts season tickets spike as Orioles strike boosts sales
Baltimore Colts ticket sales surge to 27,000 in pre season, 2,000 above last year, with a rush of fans lining up on tag day. Bill Roberts cites baseball strike and public practice sessions as factors, as Dennis Larkin of Overlea notes extra money and opening practice helped his purchase. Fans paid 104,544 dollars for 968 seats during the tag day.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Bill Roberts
Roberts
Dennis Larkin
Overlea
Oach
Orioles
Larkin
Falcons Pick Up IFL Star Rydbom After Bench Years
Former Chambersburg Cardinals quarterback Larry Rydbom joins the Frederick Falcons after four seasons as a top IFL passer but a lifelong bench role behind Greg Hare. Rydbom recalls bad timing and coaching decisions that kept him off the field, prompting his move last year to start anew with Frederick.
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Larry Rydbom
Chambersburg Cardinals
Rydbom
IFL
Cardinals
Greg Hare
Bert Jones
Rydbom Gol
Thuy
Soother Ifl
Frederick Falcons
Falcons
Deeo
Chambersburg
Don Hierges
Hare
Greg
Moti
Washington Bucs
Rydbom Joins Falcons Bringing Experience And A New Style
Former Cardinal quarterback Rydbom signed with the Falcons after contact with coaches following the IFL title game in Frederick. He recalls starting two games in Chambersburg and now teaches leadership while running a balanced offense. He praises coach Herstine and believes the Falcons can beat the Cardinals with their talent.
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Falcons
Frederick
Falcon
Charlie Kidrick
Ron Manges
Paul Smith
Fotaing
Chambersburg
Rydbom
Johnstown
Rodbom
Herstine
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Tony Bernazard
Ross Baumgarten
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Ivan DeJesus
Bill Caudill
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Colt
Stan Goldberg
Slippery Rock College
Johnstown Miners
Central Fennaytvacg White Tail Bucs
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