The tournament of Champions; softball
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- June
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New City won the second title in the 49th annual Tournament of Champions 1-0 over the Nanuet. These were the same two towns that met in the finals a year ago. But it was the Nanuet Dodgers.
What I want to do is talk about some of the players that could make an impact in the future of Section 1.
Nanuet: Tony Toronto has some solid talent to look to in the nearby future of Nanuet High School. Theresa Blumfeld was someone who I liked last year and my opinion didn’t change. She’s got real soft hands and good range at shortstop. She made every play in the field and could be a solid leader in that infield. My other favorite was catcher Megan Donnelly. She’s got solid hands at the plate and has a strong bat. She’s got a cannon of an arm and can throw out a lot of runners. But what impressed me the most was how she was with pitcher Rebecca Ferro. When you’re a catcher, not only do you have to worry about the game, sometimes you have to be a cheerleader an continue to the pitcher. I sat right by home plate and I heard her encouraging her pitcher and that’s a sign of a good teammate.
New City:I was really impressed with Lauren Capello. Her stuff reminds me a lot of some of the best pitchers that currently pitch on the high school level. Her control was impeccable and she was able to get the strikeouts. If she can develop a couple of other pitchers, she will be a person to watch when she gets to high school. Laura Castaldo was really good at third base. She played aggressively in the field and has a solid stick. I liked the tenacity of catcher Julia Gentile. In her at bats tonight, she showed a lot of tenacity and that attribute will pay off on the high school level.
Unfortunately, I didn’t see Pearl River, Stony Point, or Haverstaw. But I did talk to the manager of the Pearl River Thunder after they played their game against Stony Point. Caroline Kardashian had 14 strikeouts in the game and she’s next in line for Mike Carlacci and the Pirates when she gets into high school. She’s a seventh grader, so she’s the heir apparent to Katie O’Flynn and Kaity Goldrick.
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you should start a blog entry about the Mt Vernon Little League girls who are being told they cant play in the LL tourney, as reported on page 3 of yesterdays Journal News.
a public outcry could still get the MV girls into the LL tourney…..there is a slot waiting for them in a double elimination tourney!!!!
Why can’t they play in the LL Tournament? I did not read the article in the JN. Was it a financial issue? If that was the case, then the kids need to get out there and fund raise to come up with the funding to allow them to move forward. If it is another reason, that is OUTSIDE of the control of these young girls, then that is downright WRONG
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906260344 Mt. Vernon LL
its as wrong as it gets. The President of the MVLL (a woman, no less) just doesnt want the girls to play…..over the objections of coaches, players and parents.
good girls, trying hard to stay off the mean streets of Mt Vernon…...to be told they are not good enough and will not be allowed to play.
the saddest part is that the MVLL team would be made of a number of girls who play travel ball in other towns, and they would be good.
That’s a great message to send. You’re not good enough to win, so don’t even bother trying….. Before the game everyone would have said that the USA soccer team was not good enough to beat Spain (the #1 ranked team in the world). It’s a good thing they bothered playing.
Seeing the talent level of the other teams would be an inspiration to the girls of MV, not an embarassment. They would see what girls their age could do, with hard work, and help and inspiration from their parents and coaches.