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Williamstown Cal Ripken Stars Bow Out at States
SUTTON, Mass. -- Uxbridge scored two runs in the fifth to erase a 1-0 Williamstown lead and held on for a 3-1 win in the 10-and-under Cal Ripken state championships on Sunday.
Williamstown ended pool play with a record of 1-2 and failed to advance to Monday's semi-finals.
Landen Jamula struck out seven in five innings of work on the mound and drove in a run in the bottom of the first for Williamstown.
Derek Paris scored Williamstown's run, and Josh Polumbo had a hit.
For Uxbridge (2-1, pool play), Zach Feeney struck out 12, including two in the sixth with a man on.
Williamstown Cal Ripken Stars Lose Second Outing at States
SUTTON, Mass. -- The Williamstown 10-and-under Cal Ripken baseball all-stars fell to 1-1 in pool play at the state tournament with a 7-6 loss to Hudson on Saturday afternoon.
Williamstown rallied from a 6-4 deficit to tie it in the top of the sixth thanks to a one-out RBI single by Alex Axt and a bases loaded walk drawn by Miles Cece. Hudson pitcher Brady Stewart fielded a line drive back to the mound and got a strikeout to end the threat.
Hudson then won the game in the bottom of the inning.
Axt ended up going 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Jake Cangelosi and Landen Jamula split time on the mound. Cagelosi started and went 4-1/3, striking out two with three walks.
All four teams in Williamstown's pool are tied at 1-1 with one game for each on Sunday. If Williamstown beats Uxbridge and Hudson loses, Williamstown will advance to the semifinals. If both Williamstown and Hudson win, Williamstown will have a chance to advance based on a runs-allowed tie-breaker.
In Saturday's skills competition, the Williamstown quartet of Jamula, Oscar Low, Cece and Tristan Gardner finished second int he team relay running competition, and Jamula and Josh Polumbo were second, and third, respectively, in the home run derby.
Drury Boys Beat Burr & Burton
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Justin Girard scored 16 points to lead the Drury High School boys to a 52-50 win over Manchester, Vt.'s, Burr & Burton in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League on Thursday night.
Cam Lesure scored nine for the Blue Devils.
For the Bulldogs, Connor Harrington scored 15 with 10 rebounds, and Will Tate and Cody Gilbert each scored eight.
Mount Anthony if Bennington, Vt., defeated Mount Greylock, 47-39, in Wednesday's other game.
Henry Salem scored 10, and Ty Champagne added nine for the Bulldogs.
Mount Greylock's Jake Benzinger had a game-high 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Jesse DiLego scored seven.
Williamstown Cal Ripken Stars Win Opener at States
SUTTON, Mass. -- The Williamstown 10-under Cal Ripken all-stars battled back from a 4-0 deficit to take an 11-4 win from defending state champion Frontier in Williamstown's first game at the state tournament on Saturday.
Landen Jamula struck out five and gave up three earned runs before getting an inning of 1-2-3 relief from Jake Cangelosi.
Thomas Martin went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Oscar Lowe went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Frontier jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Williamstown roared back with eight runs in a second inning that saw 14 batters came to the plate. Martin capped the rally with a two-out, two-run single.
Williamstown was scheduled to meet Hudson on Saturday afternoon in pool play. The tournament, which also features Lee, continues through Tuesday.
Bird Leads Drury to Summer League Win
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Hayden Bird scored 18 points to lead the Drury boys to a 45-38 win over Hoosac Valley at the Armory on Wednesday in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
Kareen Becket scored nine points with 11 rebounds.
For Hoosac, Jameson Coughlan led the way with eight points and seven boards.
In Open division play, Mingo's/Greylock Bowl & Golf defeated Berkshires Finest, 63-60.
Kollin Allard led all scorers with 26 points for the winners. Pranam Lipinski scored 12, and Kevin Shaker chipped in with 11.
Eric Schibi scored 19 points with 10 rebounds and a pair of blocks for Berkshires Finest. Joe Wiggins and Steffon Charles scored 16 and 14 points, respectively.