Local roundup: Post 22 seniors out of state tournament contention >Modified: 7/17/2021 10:16:57 PM
MERRIMACK, N.H. Lebanon Post 22 saw its last-gasp hope to reach the New Hampshire American Legion state tournament expire in a 5-2 loss to Merrimack Post 98 in the first game of a District A senior doubleheader at Merrimack High School on Saturday.
Post 22 (6-11) needed a sweep of the set to keep its fleeting chances alive. Lebanon bounced back in the nightcap, 5-4, for a split.
Merrimack (7-8) tagged Lebanon starting pitcher Owen Taylor for three third-inning runs to take control of the opener. Post 98 added single tallies in the fifth and sixth frames to close its scoring.
Local roundup: Quirion latest Nighthawks alumnus to sign pro contract >Anthony Quirion (20) of the Upper Valley Nighthawks poses for a portrait at the Maxfield Sports Complex in White River Junction, Vt., on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Valley News - Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. >Nighthawks catcher Anthony Quirion positions himself to tag Austin Gauthier, of the Mountaineers, out at home at the Maxfield Sports Complex in Hartford, Vt., Saturday, July 6, 2019. The Nighthawks won 4-1. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News file photograph James M. Patterson
Local roundup: Weare junior rally past Lebanon late >Modified: 7/11/2021 9:19:18 PM
LEBANON Weare Post 65 made the most of Lebanon Post 22 generosity to get back into the ballgame, ultimately using single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to earn an 8-7 win in a New Hampshire American Legion District A junior baseball game at Lebanon High School on Sunday.
Post 22 (3-6) held a 6-2 lead in the fourth inning when three walks and three errors contributed to three runs for Weare (1-5). The visitors took the lead for good in extra innings and wiggled out of a two-on, no-outs jam in the home eighth after Lebanon’s Bodie Benoit and Spencer Cunningham both singled and stole bases to open the frame.
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