2010 Season
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The Team |
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MANAGER
Dave Grafstein |
COACH
Jim Socci |
COACH
Gary Purpura |
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Ryan Cahill
Nick Circelli
Telly Colarossi
Gill Daniels
Chris Glynn
Mike Grafstein
Rhett Hoskinson
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Colten Katcher
Russell Lofters
Alex Mella
Grant Purpura
Patrick Seegers
Anthony Socci
Grant Stone
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CT Section 1 Tournament |
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
W/L/T |
RF |
RA |
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Mon 07/26/2010 |
7:30p |
Wilton Bill Terry Field |
East Haven |
L |
7 |
9 |
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Sat 07/24/2010 |
4:00p |
Chestnut Hill Park |
Shelton National |
W |
10 |
2 |
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Fri 07/23/2010 |
5:45p |
Darien McGuane Field |
Fairfield American |
L |
5 |
9 |
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Thur 07/22/2010 |
7:30p |
Scalzi Park |
Edgewood |
W |
6 |
2 |
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District 1 Pool Play |
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
W/L/T |
RF |
RA |
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Sat 07/17/2010 |
2:00p |
Stamford Frank |
Darien National * |
W |
5 |
3 |
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Thu 07/15/2010 |
5:45p |
Darien Coleman |
National Lione * |
W |
12 |
2 |
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Mon 07/12/2010 |
5:30p |
Stamford Scalzi |
Darien American * |
W |
12 |
5 |
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Fri 07/09/2010 |
5:30p |
Stamford Springdale |
Ridgefield American * |
W |
11 |
1 |
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Wed 07/07/2010 |
5:30p |
Stamford Springdale |
Norwalk * |
W |
4 |
3 |
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Sun 07/04/2010 |
12:00p |
Stamford Chestnut |
Wilton * |
W |
9 |
1 |
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Fri 07/02/2010 |
5:30p |
Stamford Scalzi |
Springdale * |
W |
8 |
2 |
7/17/2010
District Finals
North Stamford went undefeated in District play with a come from behind 5-3 win over Darien National to win the 10/11 District 1 championship.
Down 3-0 through 3 innings, NS played small ball to tie the game in the 4th and got the long ball to win it in the 5th. Gil Daniels worked out a walk to start the 4th and Patrick Seegers followed with a single to center. Grant Stone's well placed bunt was thrown into right field making the score 3-2 and Stone then scored on a single by Chris Glynn. In the 5th Alex Mella hit a dramatic two run home run to give NS its first lead . Stone then made it stand up with a 1-2-3 6th inning for a complete game win. Once again defense proved to be the difference. In the 4th, already down 3-0, NS killed a potential Darien rally with a 4-6-3 play. This seemed to have sparked the team. In the 5th with the score tied a 3, Darien had runners on 1st and 2nd and got a base hit to right field but a perfect relay from Colten Katcher to Stone to Anthony Socci cut down the potential go ahead run. In all, NS went 7-0 in districts and outscored their opponents 61-17.
7/15/2010
District Semi Finals
North Stamford advanced to the district finals with an impressive 12-2 win over National Lione in 5 innings.
Grant Purpura threw a complete game and continued to baffle hitters mixing his fastball and off speed pitches.
North Stamford's 2-3-4 hitters of Michael Grafstein/ Nick Circelli, Telly Colarossi and Alex Mella were on base all 12 times in leading the offensive attack. Another strong defensive effort was turned in as well, led by Chris Glynn and Grant Stone at 3rd and SS respectively as well as Anthony Socci behind the plate.
7/12/2010
In a game between two teams 4-0 in pool play, North Stamford continued to get contributions from the entire team in route to a 12-5 win over Darien American. Grant Stone, Telly Colarossi and Chris Glynn combined to limit Darien to six hits. Colarossi and Anthony Socci led the NS attack with 3 hits each with Michael Grafstein and Glynn adding two hits each. Grant Stone hit his 2nd homer of the tournament. Gil Daniels added two RBI. The game ended with NS turning a pretty 1-2-3 double play. NS finished pool play 5-0 and will play National Lione in the semi finals on 7/15 at Darien's McGuane Field.
7/9/2010
Grant Purpura struck out 6 and walked none over 4 innings in an 11-1 victory over Ridgefield American. Rhett Hoskinson pitched the 5th and final inning to seal the win. Alex Mella had three hits and Nick Circelli had a big bases loaded single to blow the game open.
7/7/2010
In what proved to be their toughest game in pool play, North Stamford hung on for a 4-3 win over Norwalk. Grant Stone started and got the win and Telly Colarossi got the save. The game ended with Alex Mella making on nice play in left field with the potential tying run on 3rd base. Russel Lofters, Patrick Seegers and Colten Katcher were the hitting stars.
7/4/2010
Grant Purpura pitched a complete game against a good hitting Wilton team in route to a 9-1 victory.
Purpura, Michael Grafstein, Telly Colarossi and Alex Mella got consecutive 2 out hits to spark a 6 run 2nd inning.
Grant Stone added some insurance with a solo home run in the sixth.
The team continued to play outstanding defense, especially Rhett Hoskinson who turned a potential bases loaded single into a double play.
7/2/2010
North Stamford opened up pool play with an 8-2 victory over Springdale. Grant Stone went the distance on the mound for NS which played a great defensive game. The offense was led by Grant Purpura and Ryan Cahill.
2009 Season
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The Team |
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MANAGER
Doug Horn |
COACH
Jim Matheny |
COACH
Frank Spoto |
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Jeremy Benjamin
Joey Bonsanti
Telly Colarossi
Luke Dawson
Peter Horn
Rhett Hoskinson |
Jeff Kurzman
Connor Matheny
Eddie Meizels
Kevin Piotrzkowski
Jonny Spoto
Grant Stone
Kevin Stone |
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Stamford American Tournament
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
W/L/T |
RF |
RA |
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Thu 07/30/2009 |
7:00p |
Stamford Vine Rd |
Norwalk 12 |
L |
0 |
7 |
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Thu 07/30/2009 |
3:30p |
Stamford Chestnut |
Fairfield National |
W |
6 |
4 |
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Tue 07/28/2009 |
5:45p |
Stamford Federal |
Federal |
W |
1 |
0 |
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Sat 07/25/2009 |
11:00a |
Stamford Chestnut |
Springdale 11 |
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Sat 07/25/2009 |
9:00a |
Stamford Chestnut |
Norwalk 11 |
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Fri 07/24/2009 |
7:30p |
Stamford Kosziusko |
Stamford American 11 |
W |
6 |
0 |
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Mon 07/20/2009 |
7:30p |
Stamford Kosziusko |
Wilton |
W |
6 |
4 |
7/18/09
11s Come up Short in Championship Bid
After leading through 4 2/3 innings, the NSLL 11s lost a heartbreaking game to Darien National 7-3.
Kevin Stone pitched a great game, only giving up two hits throught the 5th inning. However, Darien came through with two runs in the 5th and 5 more in the sixth to nail down the win.
Both Peter Horn and Luke Dawson had a double and a single each and Kevin Stone hit two singles to pace the NSLL offense.
7/16/09
11s Advance to District Finals
With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and the scored tied 3-3, Luke Dawson stole home and scored the winning run in a thrilling conclusion to a 4-3 semi-final win over Wilton. Dawson had just ripped a double with two outs and then advanced to third on a errant throw by the Wilton left fielder.
Peter Horn had another good outing, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning and pitching 42/3 innings. Dawson came on in relief during the 5th inning and earned the win.
Kevin Stone hit a key single in the 4th inning that scored Johnny Spoto and gave the team a 3-2 lead.
The squad now plays in the district title game for the second straight year. The game will be played at West Beach at 2pm on Saturday, 7/18. |
Luke Dawson |
7/13/09
11s Notch 3d Straight
Peter Horn |
The NSLL 11s hammered out 10 hits in just three innings and defeated Darien American 11-0 in a "10-run rule" shortened 3.5 inning game.
Luke Dawson fanned 9 Darien batters to earn the win.
On offense, Peter Horn led the effort with a single, double, and home-run. Horn was credited with 7 RBIs. Additionally, Luke Dawson, Jeremy Benjamin, and Jeff Kurzman turned in strong offense performances. |
Luke Dawson |
7/11/09
11s go 2-0 with Win over National Lione
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In a rematch of last year's championship thriller, the NSLL 11s defeated National Lione 2-1 behind solid pitching from Kevin Stone. Stone went 5 innings and then turned the ball over to Luke Dawson who earned the save. Jeremy Benjamin and Connor Matheny helped lead the offense, while the defense played flawless ball to keep Lione from tying the game in the late innings. |
Kevin Stone |
7/7/09
11s Open with big Win
Johnny Spoto |
The NSLL 11 year-old all-stars opened their season vs. Springdale with a 13-0 victory.
Peter Horn pitched a strong game, giving up only 2 hits, striking out 5, and surrendering no walks. The offense was lead by Johnny Spoto with 3 hits, including a 3-run home run. Kevin Stone had 2 hits while Jeff
Kurzman, Connor Matheny and Luke Dawson also had hits for NSLL. |
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
W/L/T |
RF |
RA |
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Sat 07/18/2009 |
2:00p |
Stamford Frank |
Darien National |
L |
3 |
7 |
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Thu 07/16/2009 |
7:30p |
Stamford Springdale |
Wilton |
W |
4 |
3 |
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Mon 07/13/2009 |
5:30p |
Stamford Springdale |
Ridgefield American |
W |
10 |
0 |
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Sat 07/11/2009 |
2:00p |
Stamford Chestnut |
Darien American |
W |
11 |
0 |
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Thu 07/09/2009 |
6:00p |
Stamford Kosziusko |
National Lione |
W |
2 |
1 |
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Tue 07/07/2009 |
5:45p |
Stamford Chestnut |
Springdale |
W |
13 |
0 |
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43 |
11 |
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5 wins, 1 loss and 0 tie |
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2008 Season
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The Team |
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MANAGER
Don Rossi |
COACH
Gary Purpura |
COACH
Rob Herrmann |
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Ryan Carragher
Dom Colarossi
Cameron Curto
Cameron Elkins
Matt Fogel
Charlie Gorski
Will Herrmann
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JP Loughran
Matt Molinaro
Brian Murphy
Tim Noone
Tyler Pingol
Taylor Purpura
Michael Rossi
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State Sectional Playoffs
Championship Game
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
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Fri 07/25/2008 |
8:00p |
Milford Clarkson |
Trumbull American |
L |
0 |
3 |
Pool Play
7/22
This game against Shelton was a typical nail biter. North Stamford has rallied from behind all season and was down 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth. North Stamford scored six runs and held on in the sixth inning for the win.
Taylor Purpura notched the win going all the way, striking out three. Will Herrmann and Michael Rossi (2 hits on the night) started things off in the fifth with base hits and then walks to Purpura, Charlie Gorski and Tyler Pingol pushed two runs across to make it 3-2.
Matt Molinaro then tied up the game with a single to center. Cameron Elkins then delivered the key double which cleared the bases and gave North Stamford the lead for good. Dom Colarossi and Cameron Curto also hit safely and some key defense was turned in by Brian Murphy and Tim Noone.
7/20
North Stamford came away with a 6-2 victory. Tyler Pingol got the win going five innings while striking out six and allowing four hits. Charlie Gorski got the save, striking out the last batter to end the game. North Stamford scored first in the second inning. Dom Colarossi laced a two-out double to right center and Cameron Curto singled and North Stamford had a 1-0 lead.
Trumbull went ahead in the third inning on a two-run homer by Jonathan Uber. Down 2-1, North Stamford scored five times in the top of the fifth to go ahead for good. Will Herrmann started things off with a bunt single and Michael Rossi then walked. Taylor Purpura doubled while Charlie Gorski and Tyler Pingol delivered RBI singles. Matt Molinaro, Dom Colarossi and Cameron Curto also hit safely for North Stamford.
7/18
North Stamford won big against a tough East Haven squad by a score of 8-0. Taylor Purpura went all the way for the win while striking out three and giving up just three hits. Again, North Stamford played for the big inning and scored eight times in the fourth. Purpura started things off with a double to left center and was followed by a single by Charlie Gorski. JP Loughran reached base safely and Brian Murphy was then hit by a pitch. Cameron Elkins singled and Tim Noone delivered a big two-run single with the bases loaded.
Michael Rossi, Taylor Purpura and Charlie Gorski also delivered base hits which gave North Stamford the 8-0 lead. The defense was anchored by Will Herrmann, Ryan Carragher and Matt Fogel. Purpura retired the last six hitters to face him and North Stamford was now 1-1 in Sectional bracket play.
7/17
North Stamford got off to a tugh start facing a dominating team from Wallingford. The NSLL squad lost 10-0 in four innings.
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Time |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
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Tue 07/22/2008 |
5:30p |
Milford Clarkson |
Shelton National |
W |
6 |
4 |
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Sun 07/20/2008 |
1:00p |
Milford Clarkson |
Trumbull American |
W |
6 |
2 |
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Fri 07/18/2008 |
8:00p |
Milford Clarkson |
East Haven |
W |
8 |
0 |
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Thu 07/17/2008 |
5:30p |
Milford Clarkson |
Wallingford |
L |
0 |
10 |
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District 1 Playoff Results
7/14
North Stamford won the District 1 title in dramatic fashion, rallying from a 7-0 deficit to beat National Lione, 8-7, with 8 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. North Stamford opens sectional play against the District 5 champion Wallingford Little League at Milford National’s Clarkson Field.
JP Loughran, coming back from an injury was superb as he notched the win in relief pitching the last 2 innings striking out the final batter with the tying run on base. Tyler Pingol pitched the first 4 innings allowing 4 runs and six hits to a tough Lione squad. Billy DeVito pitched an excellent game for National Lione and North Stamford was unable to score until the fifth inning. Down 7-0, North Stamford sent 11 men to the plate and scored 8 times. Brian Murphy led off and grounded out on a hard hit ball between first and second. Matt Molinaro, North Stamford’s left fielder started things off with a bunt single and was followed by another single to right by Tim Noone. Ryan Carragher then walked to load the bases with still one out. Will Herrman and Michael Rossi both walked to make the score 7-2. Taylor Purpura then singled to knock in 2 more runs. Needless to say, the boys and the crowd sensed that something special was going on here. Charlie Gorski then came up and doubled in 2 more runs. Tyler Pingol then singled and tied up the score with Gorski scoring. Cameron Curto pinch ran for Pingol and Matt Fogel moved Curto to second on an infield ground out. Curto then stole third and came home on a wild pitch on a very close play at the plate.
7/12
North Stamford returned to the District 1 finals for the second year in a row and was the #1 seed coming out of pool B and defeated Springdale in the semi-finals by a score of 5-0. Taylor Purpura was dominating as he struck out 7 and scattered 3 hits. Charlie Gorski notched the save striking out 3 in 1 1/3 innings. North Stamford had a balanced offensive attack provided by Purpura, Gorski, Tyler Pingol, Cameron Elkins, Matt Molinaro, Matt Fogel and Cameron Curto. Great defensive play by Will Herrmann, Michael Rossi and Matt Fogel helped contribute to the victory. Brian Murphy was key to North Stamford on the bases.
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Time |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
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Mon 07/14/2008 |
7:30p |
Stamford Springdale |
National Lione |
W |
8 |
7 |
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Sat 07/12/2008 |
4:30p |
Darien McGuane/Coleman |
Springdale |
W |
5 |
0 |
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Pool Play Results
7/6
North Stamford lost a tough one to Darien American by a score of 8-7 which gave them a 3-1 record. Tyler Pingol pitched a gem of a game striking out 5 and allowing 3 hits over 5 innings. Darien came back and won the game in the 6th with some very timely hitting. Will Herrmann, Michael Rossi and Taylor Purpura had 2 hits apiece for North Stamford.
7/2
North Stamford then defeated Ridgefield National by a score of 9-5. It was a tight game until the 5th and North Stamford erupted for 4 runs. Taylor Purpura and Cameron Elkins led the offense with 2 hits while Ryan Carragher and Tim Noone contributed defensively. Taylor Purpura notched his second win in pool play with 5 strike outs and surrendering 4 hits. Cameron Elkins pitched the 6th inning and got the save while striking out 2 batters.
6/29
North Stamford also defeated National Lione during pool play by a score of 9-5. Tyler Pingol notched the win striking out 3 and scattering 4 hits. Charlie Gorski came in and registered the save. Will Herrmann, Michael Rossi, Charlie Gorski and Taylor Purpura led a balanced scoring attack with 2 hits each as Cameron Elkins and Dom Colarossi also scored 2 runs.
6/27
In their first game in the pool, North Stamford defeated Stamford American by a score of 3-2. North Stamford was down to its final strike and down by a score of 2-1. Dom Colarossi singled with 2 outs and Matt Fogel walked to set the stage as Cameron Curto then stroked a 2 run triple for the game winner. Taylor Purpura notched the win striking out 5 and scattering 2 hits in going the distance.
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Time |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
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Sun 07/06/2008 |
2:00p |
Darien McGuane/Coleman |
Darien American |
L |
7 |
8 |
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Wed 07/02/2008 |
5:45p |
Norwalk Veterans |
Ridgefield National |
W |
9 |
6 |
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Sun 06/29/2008 |
4:30p |
Stamford Chestnut |
National Lione |
W |
9 |
5 |
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Fri 06/27/2008 |
5:30p |
Stamford Scalzi |
Stamford American |
W |
3 |
2 |
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2007 Season
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The Team |
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MANAGER
Bill Duggan |
COACH
Joe Sanfilippo |
Matt Casino
Steven Chiappetta
Nick Della Jacono
Ryan Duggan
Nick Longo
Matt Noone
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Joe Palumbo
Andrew Puccella
Anthony Sanfilippo
Evan Skoparantzos
Miles Singer
Justin Smith
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Stamford American Tourney
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
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7/19 |
5:30 PM |
Springdale |
Babe Spinola 12s |
Lost 6-12 |
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7/20 |
5:45 PM |
Chestnut Hill |
Norwalk (BW) 11s |
Won 10-6 |
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7/21 |
12:00 PM |
Chestnut Hill |
Ridgefield Amer 11s |
Won 13-3 |
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7/22 |
10:00 AM |
Chestnut Hill |
N. Stamford 12s |
Won 14-4 |
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7/24 |
7:30 PM |
Springdale |
Springdale 11s |
Lost 0-3 |
District 1 Playoffs
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Team1 |
Team2 |
Result |
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7/5 |
5:45 PM |
DNL |
Darien American |
North Stamford |
Won 12-5 |
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7/7 |
4:30 PM |
NS |
North Stamford |
Ben Whone |
Won 6-5 |
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7/9 |
5:30 PM |
WIT |
Ridgefield National |
North Stamford |
Won 4-2 |
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7/13 |
5:30 PM |
NL |
North Stamford |
Stamford American |
Lost 1-2 |
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Semis 7/15 |
4:30 PM |
Federal |
Wilton |
North Stamford |
Lost 14-4 |
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