The Granite State Gamers is a travel fast-pitch softball organization offering opportunity for all players to increase their level of play by participating in their year round program highlighted by the annual collegiate coaches clinic series that includes Syracuse University, Boston University, Franklin Pierce University, Merrimack College, National Champion Tufts University and others giving all players the chance to meet and understand various coaches and coaching styles as they prepare to play college ball.

The Granite State Gamers 14U Green swung big this past weekend while competing in the 2013 New Hampshire State Tournament. The Gamers finished in the Top 4 and made tremendous strides playing together as a team. Aly Pascucci (Litchfield) led the team offensively putting up outstanding numbers going 17 for 23 at the plate (0.739 BA). Anna Maggio (Londonderry) tied the game with a tremendous home run and Sarah Hobbs (Litchfield) finished the game in walk off fashion with a single that drove in the winning runs on Saturday night.

Pascucci recorded her first win of the summer on the mound and Hannah Cote (Litchfield) pitched a total of 24 innings facing 121 batters while striking out 29 and only giving up 33 hits earning an era of 0.272. Kylie Carlson (Litchfield) caught 30 innings of close to perfect plate coverage, striving to help the success of the pitching staff.

The Granite State Gamers 14U Green will play next in Lowell, Mass., at the 14U All American Tournament.

The Granite State Gamers 16U Green team participated in the New Hampshire State Tournament this past weekend. The Gamers offense was led by Katherine Paul (Milford) who went 5-8 on the day recording a 0.625 batting average. Samantha Harris (Londonderry), Gia Cataldo (Litchfield) and Amber Gibbons (Litchfield) all went 4-9 and had a combined 6 rbi’s. Brooke Bogacz (Tyngsborough, Mass.) led the defense with two strong outings on the mound recording 14 strikeouts, eight hits, and four runs in only 10 innings of work.

In game one, clutch hitting led the Gamers to a 14-1 win in only 31?3 innings of play recording 15 hits in 25 chances giving them a .600 batting average. The Granite State Gamers 16U Green team will continue play at the Elite Northern Exposure Showcase in New Haven, Conn.

Camps

The Granite State Soccer School will be offering Summer Soccer Camps in Milford, Merrimack and Dunstable, Mass in July and August.

Our camps offer micro soccer for ages 4-6 and full and half day youth camps. The school also features in middle school and high school clinics in August.

For more information contact Sean Wisbey at 603-233-7706 or visit www.gs3s.com.

Football

This year’s NFL Punt Pass and Kick was hosted by the Hudson Litchfield Bears on June 26 at Campbell High School.

The first-place winners were decided by the total number of combined feet of the distance from the participants punt, pass and kick. The following athletes have the opportunity to participate two more times at different locations and possibly be in the finals to be held at halftime of a New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium.

First-place winners included:

Boys age 6-7 – Ryan Commeau, 64 feet

Boys age 8-9 – Dominic Willard, 173 feet

Boys age 10-11 Bobby Cronin – 192 feet

Boys age 12-13 Jason Fiore Jr. – 209 feet

Boys age 14-15 Steven Lambert – 275 feet

Girls age 8-9 Alexis Elliott – 87 feet

Girls age 10-11 Alexis Miranda – 81 feet