Springfield Area Sports Page

Binney returns to Fall Mountain as athletic director Two years after departing Langdon, former Fall Mountain football coach Orion Binney is a Wildcat once again.

WALPOLE, N.H -- Fourth-seeded Black River Valley cruised to a 15-0 victory against previously unbeaten Walpole in the Babe Ruth FMBL semifinals last night at Hubbard Field.

Black River Valley needed just five innings to secure the victory and advance to Friday's championship game against Windsor.

Caleb Jones was spectacular in a complete game effort, allowing only 3 hits and no runs while striking out 6.

Black River Valley manufactured 15 runs by amassing 7 hits, drawing 12 walks, and stealing 9 bases.

Colin Rose led Black River Valley with 2 hits and was one of five players to score multiple runs for the winners.

Rose also earned the TecGym Sports Play of the Game when he threw a runner out at home to preserve the shutout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ_v9jPkKms

Black River Hits: Colin Rose (2), Everett Barlow, Tanner Matuszewski, Weston Peck, Carter Streeter, #20

Black River Runs Scored: Caleb Jones (3), C. Rose (3), C. Streeter (3), E. Barlow (2), W. Peck (2), Camden Dwinnell, G Sanders

Black River Runs Batted In: W. Peck (3), C. Dwinnell (2), T. Matuszewski (2), #20 (2), E Barlow, C Jones, C Rose

Black River Stolen Bases: C Jones (3), C Streeter (3), T. Matuszewski (2), W. Peck

Black River Pitching
Caleb Jones: 5 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 6 strikeouts

Walpole Hits: Levi Putnam, Nick Adams, Jack Marsh

Walpole Stolen Bases: N. Adams

CASTLETON, Vt. -- Cam Perry represented Bellows Falls during Vermont's 42-12 victory over New Hampshire during the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl today at VTSU Castleton.

Perry was featured on an offensive line which helped the Green Mountain State accumulate 208 yards on the ground in the blowout win.

Vermont entered the half with a commanding 28-0 lead en route to its fourth straight victory against the Granite State.

New Hampshire now holds a 50-20-2 all-time advantage in the series.

Doug MacPhee photo

RUTLAND, Vt. -- With a trip to the final game of the state tournament on the line, Essex Post 91 pulled away late for a 9-5 victory against Ludlow Post 36 this afternoon at St. Peter's Field in Rutland.

Essex held a 2-0 lead until Milo Tucker, Eli Boxer, and Tanner Swisher each drove in runs in the top of the fifth inning to claim a 3-2 edge for Ludlow.

Post 91 responded with 3 runs in the bottom half of the inning to reclaim the lead before Ludlow knotted the game at 5 on an RBI triple by Aidan Garvey and a sacrifice fly by Evan Farrar.

Essex exploded for 4 more runs in the bottom of sixth inning, but this time Ludlow was unable to battle its way back.

Eli Boxer and Milo Tucker had two hits apiece to pace Ludlow.

Essex advances to face Lyndon the the state championship game. At the time of this report, Essex currently holds a 3-1 advantage over Lyndon in the second inning.

Ludlow concludes the season with a 16-7 record.

Ludlow Hits: Milo Tucker (2), Eli Boxer (2), Evan Farrar, Aidan Garvey, Emmett Hutten, Andrei Solzhenitsyn, Tanner Swisher

Ludlow Runs: E. Boxer, Garrett Brickey, A. Garvey, A. Solzhenitsyn, M. Tucker

Ludlow Stolen Bases: A. Solzhenitsyn

Ludlow Runs Batted In: E. Boxer, E. Farrar, A. Garvey, T. Swisher, M. Tucker

Ludlow Extra Base Hits: A. Garvey (Triple), T. Swisher (Double), M. Tucker (Double)