baseball

Babe Ruth Playoffs

Tigers win second-straight championship

Championship:

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

The Tigers fell behind, 2-0, in the top of the first inning after pitcher Tom Highland walked three batters in the frame, but they responded with a run off an RBI single from D.J. McCord.

The Tigers tied the game on a Ryan Penkala double to score Phillip Justvig. Highland then helped his own cause when a single put him on base, eventually landing on third before scoring on a wild pitch to put the Tigers ahead for good at 3-2.

Coached by Bill Barry, Shannon Dunn and Jim Shea, the City Champion Tigers roster is made up of Trevor Deane, J.J. Dunn, D.J. McCord, Owen Shea, Owen Miller, Alex Parrott, Philip Justvig, Jeremy Ouellette, Ryan Penkala, Robby Holbrook, Tom Hyland, Will Barry and Brett LeBlanc.

Third Round:

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

J.J. Dunn was solid on the mound for the Tigers, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out 13 and walking just four for the win.

Penkala led the way offensively, going 2 for 4 with a double. Robert Holbrook also chipped in at the plate with a double on a 2-for-3 night.

Second Round:

Tigers 2, Reds 1

Highland took the mound for the Tigers, allowing one run on four hits with 11 strikeouts over seven innings of work.

Trailing 1-0, Penkala tied the game on an RBI double, and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch.

Mike Habibi had a strong offensive game for the Reds, going 2 for 2 with a double and two RBIs

First Round:

Tigers 13, Pirates 2

J.J. Dunn tossed a no-hitter for the Tigers and allowed a pair of unearned runs with four walks and 11 strikouts.

Highland led the way for the Tiger offense with a 3 for 3 showing that included two RBIs. Penkala (3 for 4), Dunn (2 for 3) and McCord (2 for 4) also chipped in at the plate.

Knights to host NE Regional

The U14 New Hampshire Knights AAU Baseball Club finished first in their division with an 11-3 record and are hosting the New England Regional Tournament at Academy Field in Hollis this weekend.

Teams from all over New England are competing for the right to represent NEAAU in the National Tournament. The tournament will consist of pool play and the winner of the pool will advance to Rhode Island on July 15.

Two AAU programs holding tryouts for six teams in August

The New Hampshire Diamond Devils and the New Hampshire Knights AAU Baseball Clubs will hold tryouts for 2013 teams on Aug. 12 at Academy Field in Hollis. The Diamond Devils will hold tryouts for three teams – ages 10, 11 and 12 – while the Knights three team tryouts are for ages 13, 14 and Senior Knights ages 15-17. The age determination date is April 1, 2013. Both clubs offer a 30-game schedule, travel tournaments and off-season training to take your game to the highest level. Visit www.nashuabaseballacademy.com for details or call Rich Loftus at 603-233-5587.

NBA baseball camp runs
Monday through Friday

The Nashua Baseball Academy will offer a baseball camp the week of July 9.

The camp will run from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. The camp will focus on baseball skills in a fun atmosphere and will be held rain or shine, indoors and outdoors, at the Hollis Training Facility at 265 Proctor Hill Rd.

Hitting will be a priority, as well as proper throwing mechanics, fielding techniques, base running and fun games. Each day there will be a Practice Player of the Day award as well as baseball prizes.

E-mail nashuabaseballacademy@comcast.net to hold a spot in this fun camp. Early drop off and late pick up is also available.

Catching Camp set for
two weeks of training

The New England Catching Camp still has space available for the 2012 Summer Camps. There will again be two weeks of camp to choose from.

The four-day, 16-hour camps will be held July 23-26 and Aug. 6-9.

This camp has drawn hundreds of baseball and fast-pitch softball catchers from across the country over the last 11 years, and is the only camp in New England exclusively for catchers.

NECC will be offering a session for player’s ages 8-12 from 8 a.m.-noon and ages 13-18 will meet from 1-5 p.m. daily.

The camp will be held at Lions Field in Hudson, and will focus on all the skills needed to excel at the games most demanding position.

The sessions will include training on receiving, blocking, throwing, all fielding skills, as well as proper stretching and conditioning.

To register or get more information on Summer Camp visit NECC’s Web site at www.catchingcamp.com and click on the link for Summer Camp or call coach Jay Weaver at 882-8981.

G.I.D hosting weeklong camp

The G.I.D. Baseball Program will host summer camp July 23-27 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. each day.

Campers will work on fundamentals of hitting, pitching, fielding and baserunning.

The camp fee includes a t-shirt and pizza the last day of the camp. Campers that complete a full week will compete in Home Run Derby with trophies for first, second and third place for the top sluggers. For more info go to www.leaguelineup.com/teamgid. To sign up, e-mail or call.

softball

Hudson Senior Cyclones
win division championship

The Hudson Cyclones finished in second place for the season but heated up in the postseason, beating the first-place Thunder for the division championship.

Ashley Silva and Erin Beals pitched a flawless game to cap off a strong season. They wouldn’t have been able to do it without the great defense in the field and great offense by every player on the team.

football

Hudson/Litchfield
camp this week

The HLYFC Football Camp is located at the Hudson Memorial School athletic field.

Our coaching staff includes coaches from this year’s Hudson/Litchfield Bears Staff and local high school programs.

The camp runs from Tuesday, July 10 until Thursday, July 12 with Friday as a make-up date in case of rain. It runs from 6-8 p.m. with registration beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The camp is $25 and is for incoming second-graders to incoming eighth-graders.

The goal of the camp is to learn football skills and drills of youth offense and defense. Participants must bring a helmet and shoulder pads (no lowers needed), mouthguard, cleats, shorts, t-shirt and plenty of water. (For Bears players, HLYFC equipment pickup is scheduled for Monday, July 9 from 6-8 p.m. at HMS)

Make checks out to HLYFC. Mail the check and registration to: HLYFC-Camp PO Box 306, Hudson NH 03051; or bring them with you to the first day of camp.

Nashua PAL needs players, cheerleaders, coaches

The Nashua PAL Force is still looking for cheerleaders and football players and coaches for all levels.

For cheerleading, contact Melissa Morales at mmorales@MyFairpoint.net. For football, contact Jason Fiore Sr. at coachjfiore29@gmail.com or 603-438-2303.

For registration forms and other documents, visit www.nashuapalforce.com and click on the “forms and documents” tab on left of page.

Nashua P&R

Two swimming lesson sessions

The Nashua Parks & Recreation Department has two summer swim lesson sessions remaining. Space is limited.

Registration forms will be available at the Recreation Office in Greeley Park and online at www.gonashua.com.

Swim lessons are $20 per child or a maximum of $60 per family per session. Each session runs two weeks and lessons are one-half hour in length.

All lessons take place between 9 a.m.-noon. Session dates are: July 16-27 and Aug. 6-17.

Running

Fun Run food donations sit at 860 pounds in just two weeks

Two weeks are down in the Derry Track Club’s Kid Summer Fun Run. The weekly race that runs every Tuesday night at the Londonderry High School track until Aug. 7 has hundreds of kids and their families involved in the event.

Sponsors cover all registration fees; but participants are asked to donate a non-perishable food item to support the St. Thomas Food Bank.

Registration forms and waivers can be found online at www.gdtc.org. Roughly 860 pounds of food have been donated in the first two weeks.

Rain delays and cancellations will also be posted on the Website. E-mail any questions to info@gdtc.org.

Results

Week 1

9-year-olds

Boys: 1. Isaac Millet; 2. Brody Burke; 3. Bailey Pittman.

Girls: 1. Loralee Holland; 2. Jessica Carrier; 3. Samantha Framcs

10-year-olds

Boys: 1. Will Kemball-Cook; 2. Peter Misiaszek; 3. Liam McIntyre

Girls: 1. Gwen Barnes; 2. Anna Haas; 3. Lea Baum

11-year-olds

Boys: 1. Conrad Demers; 2. Brant Compitello; 3. Alex Beaulieu

Girls: 1. Nicole Alves; 2. Hannah McCutcheon; 3. Jacqueline Cerri

12-year-olds

Boys: 1. Cameron Phelps; 2. Richard D’Amico; 3. Connor Keeley

Girls: 1. Kalin Gregoire; 2. Erin Barnes; 3. Adriana Sullivan

13-year-olds

Boys: 1. Lukas Blythe; 2. Kayke Alves; 3. Noah Smalley

Girls: 1. Emily Buttafuoco; 2. Veronica Sullivan; 3. Olivia Balch

Week 2

9-year-olds

Boys: 1. Isaac Miley; 2. Bailey Pittman; 3. Ryan Griffin

Girls: 1. Samantha Franks; 2. Grace Holland; 3. Ashley Griffin

10-year-olds

Boys: 1. Camden Nesis; 2. Daniel Herrero; 3. Gavin Goyetin

Girls: 1. Anna Haas; 2. Cailin Borovieka; 3. Alexzandra Metro

11-year-olds

Boys: 1. Ethan Desmarais; 2. Benjamin Doris; 3. Mac Johnson

Girls: 1. Nicole Alves; 2. Jessica Lacey; 3. Jessica Thrower

12-year-olds

Boys: 1. Cameron Phelps; 2. Richard D’Amico; 3. Brian Metro

Girls: 1. Katlin Gregoire; 2. Adrianna Sullivan; 3. Alexandria Nadeau

13-year-olds

Boys: 1. Lukas Blythe; 2. Kayke Alves; 3. Noah Smalley

Girls: 1. Taylor Sheley; 2. Olivia Balch; 3. Niamh Walker

Open Mile

Boys: 1. Philip Demers, 5:09

Girls: 1. Morgan Sansing, 6:01