2012 Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament

2012 Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament
Winner, runner-up advance to Mid-Atlantic Regionals

Host: Boyertown
Site: Bears Stadium WEBSITE

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Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, July 31
GAME 1: Doylestown 6, Hempfield East 3 STORY STORY
GAME 2: Ephrata 5, Wilcox 2 STORY
GAME 3: Milton 17, Penn Hills 9 STORY
GAME 4: Spring City 5, Boyertown 1 STORY

Wednesday, Aug. 1
GAME 5: Hempfield East 7, Penn Hills 3 (Penn Hills eliminated)
GAME 6: Wilcox 2, Boyertown 0 (Boyertown eliminated) STORY
GAME 7: Doylestown 11, Milton 1 (7 innings) STORY
GAME 8: Spring City 6, Ephrata 3 STORY

Thursday, Aug 2
GAME 9: Milton 4, Wilcox 2 (Wilcox eliminated) STORY
GAME 10: Hempfield East 5, Ephrata 4 (Ephrata eliminated) STORY
GAME 11: Doylestown 10, Spring City 4 STORY

Friday, Aug 3
GAME 12: Spring City 11, Milton 0 (8 innings) (Milton eliminated)
GAME 13: Doylestown 14, Hempfield East 1 (Hempfield East eliminated)

Saturday, Aug 4
GAME 14: Doylestown 8, Spring City 5 STORY

2012 PA American Legion Region 2 Tournament

2012 Pennsylvania American Legion Region 2 Tournament
Winner advances to state tournament

Site: Owls Field at Ted Palka Park (Host: West Lawn)

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Saturday
Game 1: Hatfield 5, North Parkland 0 STORY
Game 2: Doylestown 11, Bath 3 STORY
Game 3: Shillington 4, Valley View 0 STORY
Game 4: Oley-Topton 7, West Lawn 2

Sunday
Game 5: North Parkland 4, Valley View 2 (Valley View eliminated) STORY
Game 6: Bath 1, West Lawn 0 (West Lawn eliminated) STORY
Game 7: Shillington 6, Hatfield 5 (10 innings) STORY
Game 8: Doylestown 6, Oley-Topton 4 STORY

Monday
Game 9: Bath 6, Hatfield 3 (Hatfield eliminated) STORY
Game 10: North Parkland 8, Oley-Topton 7 (Oley-Topton eliminated) STORY
Game 11: Doylestown, 17, Shillington 10 STORY

Tuesday
Game 12: Bath 16, Shillington 4 (Shillington eliminated) STORY
Game 13: Doylestown 6, North Parkland  5 (North Parkland eliminated) STORY

Wednesday
Game 14: Bath 5, Doylestown 0
Game 15: Doylestown 5, Bath 4 STORY

2012 Bux Mont American Legion Tournament

2012 Bux Mont American League Tournament

Thursday
Game 1: (1) Doylestown 4, (8) Perkiomen 0 STORY
Game 2: (4) Pottstown 2, (5) Plumstead 0 STORY
Game 3: (3) Pennridge 6, (6) Hatfield 5 (8 innings) STORY
Game 4: (2) Souderton 1, (7) Warrington 0 STORY

Friday
Game 5: (5) Plumstead 9, (8) Perkiomen 2 (Perkiomen eliminated) STORY
Game 6: (6) Hatfield 3, (7) Warrington 2 (Warrington eliminated) STORY
Game 7: (1) Doylestown 2, (4) Pottstown 0 STORY
Game 8: (2) Souderton 10, (3) Souderton 9 STORY

Saturday, at Memorial Stadium, Quakertown
Game 9: (3) Pennridge 10, (5) Plumstead 8 (Plumstead eliminated) STORY
Game 10: (6) Hatfield 11, (4) Pottstown 5 (Pottstown eliminated) STORY
Game 11: (1) Doylestown 6, (2) Souderton 3 STORY

Monday, at Memorial Stadium, Quakertown
Game 12: (6) Hatfield 2, (2) Souderton 1 (Souderton eliminated) STORY
Game 13: (1) Doylestown 6, (3) Pennridge 5 (Pennridge eliminated) STORY

Tuesday, at Memorial Stadium, Quakertown
Game 14: (1) Doylestown  14, (6) Hatfield 13 STORY

North Penn Softball wins District One Class AAAA Title

North Penn's Erin Maher (4) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run as Bishop Shannahan catcher Claudia Boggi (4, right) ooks away during their playoff contest  at Plymouth WhiteMarsh High School on Thursday,  May 31, 2012. Photo by Mark C Psoras.

It took 27 years, but the North Penn softball team is back on top of District One.

Trailing 1-0 after five innings, the Maidens finally got to Bishop Shanahan's Villanova-bound pitcher Kate Poppe in the sixth scoring twice in the top of the frame to win the District One Class AAA final 2-1 Thursday afternoon.

The district title is the first for the team since 1985, with the North Penn squad eventually claiming the Class AAA state title.

 Here's two video interviews follwing the Maidens' victory.

First is junior Alexa Gable, whose RBI triple tied the game at one, then scored the go-ahead run on a error on Michelle Holweger's pop up.

The next video features freshman pitcher Jackie Bilotti, who struck out three in earning the complete-game victory for North Penn

Finally, here is Maidens coach Rick Torresani on North Penn's district championship following the game.

2012 District One Spring Postseason

BASEBALL
Class AAAA
Five teams advance to states
First Round
Last Monday
(N9) North Penn 7, (S8) Marple Newtown 4 STORY
(S12) Coatesville 1, (N5) Boyertown 0 STORY
(N7) Methacton 5, (S10) Radnor 3 STORY
(N11) Wissahickon 9, (S6) Garnet Valley 2 STORY
(N8) CB West 3, (S9) West Chester Henderson 2 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 6, (S5) Conestoga 2 STORY
(S7) West Chester Rustin 12, (N10) Council Rock South 3 STORY
(N6) Bensalem 13, (S11) Glen Mills 0 (5) STORY
Second Round
Last Wednesday
(N1) Council Rock South 4, (N9) North Penn 1 STORY
(S12) Coatesville 11, (S4) Penncrest 8 STORY
(N7) Methacton 14, (S2) Downingtown East 4 STORY
(N8) Central Bucks West 4, (S1) Interboro 0 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 10, (N4) Spring-Ford 4 STORY
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 5, (S7) West Chester Rustin 4 STORY
(S3) Downingtown West 10, (N6) Bensalem 0 (5) RECAP
Last Thursday
(N3) Upper Dublin 4, (N11) Wissahickon 3 (9)
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(N1) Council Rock South 10, (S12) Coatesville 0 (6) STORY
(N3) Upper Dublin 8, (N7) Methacton 5 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 3, (N8) Central Bucks West 2 STORY
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 8, (S3) Downingtown West 7 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday
(N1) Council Rock South 6, (N3) Upper Dublin 5 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 6, (N2) Hatboro-Horsham 5 (9) STORY
Final
Thursday, at Immaculata College
(N12) Central Bucks South 2, (N1) Council Rock South STORY
Third Place
Thursday
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 10, (N3) Upper Dublin 5 STORY
Fifth Place Playbacks
Tuesday
(S12) Coatesville 14, (S3) Downingtown West 7 STORY
(N8) Central Bucks West 9, (N7) Methacton 8 (9) STORY
Fifth Place
Thursday, at Plymouth Township
(S12) Coatesville 9, (N8) Central Bucks West 5 STORY

Class AAA
One teams advances to states
Quarterfinals
Last Tuesday
(5) Pope John Paul II 16, (4) Lower Moreland 3 (6) STORY
(2) Phoenixville 3, (7) Holy Ghost Prep 0 STORY
(3) Chichester 6, (6) Upper Perkiomen 1 STORY
Last Wednesday
(1) Upper Moreland 3, (8) Sun Valley 1 STORY
Semifinals
Last Thursday
(1) Upper Moreland 2, (5) Pope John Paul II 1 STORY
(2) Phoenixville 8, (3) Chichester 4 STORY
Final
Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Temple-Ambler
(2) Phoenixville 8, (1) Upper Moreland 7 STORY

Class AAA (Subregion with District 12)
Final
Last Friday
(1) Springfield (Montco) 8, (2) Devon Prep 1 STORY

Class A
One team advances to states
First Round
Last Tuesday
(5) Delco Christian 5, (4) Church Farm 2
(2) Calvary Christian 9, (7) Friends Select 1
(3) Jenkintown 6, (6) Christopher Dock 5 STORY
Semifinals
Last Thursday
(1) Bristol 17, (5) Delco Christian 7 (5) STORY
(2) Calvary Christian 16, (3) Jenkintown 1 (5) STORY
Final
Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Plymouth Township
(2) Calvary Christian 7, (1) Bristol 2 STORY

SOFTBALL
Class AAAA
Five teams advance to states
First Round
Last Monday
(17) Pennridge 8, (16) Boyertown 1 STORY
(9) Methacton 3, (24) Interboro 0 STORY
(12) Perkiomen Valley 10, (21) West Chester Rustin 0 (5) STORY
(13) Upper Darby 7, (20) Owen J. Roberts 6 STORY
(18) Central Bucks East 4, (15) West Chester Henderson 1 STORY
(10) North Penn 5, (23) Ridley 0 STORY
(14) West Chester East 5, (19) Truman 2 STORY
(11) Wissahickon 3, (22) Garnet Valley 1 STORY
Second Round
Last Wednesday
(1) Pennsbury 1, (17) Pennridge 0 STORY
(9) Methacton 4, (8) Downingtown East 0 STORY
(5) Bishop Shanahan 5, (12) Perkiomen Valley 1 STORY
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 3, (13) Upper Darby 0 STORY
(18) Central Bucks East 3, (2) Neshaminy 1 STORY
(10) North Penn 4, (7) Downingtown West 2 STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 1, (14) West Chester East 0 STORY
(6) Central Bucks South 4, (11) Wissahickon 0 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(1) Pennsbury 2, (9) Methacton 1 (8) STORY
(5) Bishop Shanahan 1, (4) Hatboro-Horsham 0 STORY
(10) North Penn 1, (18) Central Bucks East 0 STORY
(6) Central Bucks South 8, (3) Spring-Ford 0 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday
(5) Bishop Shanahan 4, (1) Pennsbury 0 STORY
(10) North Penn 4, (6) Central Bucks South 3 STORY
Final
Wednesday, at Plymouth Whitemarsh
(10) North Penn 2, (5) Bishop Shanahan 1 STORY
Third Place
Thursday, at Wissahickon
(6) Central Buck South 9, (1) Pennsbury 1 STORY
Fifth Place Playbacks
Tuesday
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 13, (9) Methacton 0 (5) STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 4, (18) Central Bucks East 3 STORY
Fifth Place
Thursday, at North Penn
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 8, (3) Spring-Ford 1 STORY

Class AAA
Two teams advance to states
First Round
Wednesday
(8) Phoenixville 8, (9) Upper Moreland 4
(10) Oxford 8, (7) Gwynedd Mercy 5 STORY
Quarterfinals
Friday
(8) Phoenixville 3, (1) Radnor 2 STORY
(4) Springfield (Delco) 7, (5) Chichester 6 (11) STORY
(2) Sun Valley 2, (10) Oxford 1 (8) STORY
(3) Nazareth Academy 2, (6) Pope John Paul II 1 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday, both games 4 p.m.
(4) Springfield (Delco) 5, (8) Phoenixville 3 STORY
(2) Sun Valley 5, (3) Nazareth Academy 2 STORY
Final
Thursday, at Harriton
(2) Sun Valley 7, (4) Springfield (Delco) 1 STORY

Class AA
One team advances to states
Semifinals
Tuesday, both games 4 p.m.
(1) Christopher Dock 14, (4) Morrisville 4 (5) STORY
(3) Springfield (Montco) 5, (2) Villa Joseph Marie 3 STORY
Final
Thursday, at Council Rock South
(1) Christopher Dock 4, (3) Springfield (Montco) 0 STORY

Class A
One team advances to states
Semifinals
Tuesday
(1) Bristol 8, (4) Calvary Christian 2 STORY
(2) Delco Christian 3, (3) Friends Select 2 RECAP
Final
Thursday, at William Tennent
(1) Bristol 6, (2) Delco Christian 0 STORY

VIDEO: Pennridge's Tori Gerlach, Marissa Sheva on PIAA Track and Field

Senior Tori Gerlach defending her Class AAA 3,200 meter title Saturday at the PIAA Championships, completing the eight laps in a time of 10:38.40. Her first-place finished helped the Pennridge girls to the area's best team finish, as the Rams tied Central Dauphin East for second in 3A.

Gerlach earned a second medal in the 1,600 meters, taking sixth in 4:57.33.

Pennridge had another top finish in the 1,600, as freshman Marissa Sheva used a burst of speed on the final lap to take second place in a time of 4:51.29.

Wissahickon's Max Hairston, CB West's Lizanne Furst on PIAA Track and Field

Wissahickon senior Max Hairston took second place in the Class AAA 110 hurdles Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, finishing in 14.15. He was also on the Trojans' 4x400 relay to claimed eighth place in 3:22.54.

Junior Lizanne Furst was a member of the Central Bucks West 4x400 relay that also included Courtney Taylor, Kelsey Horst and Jamila Branch that won the Class AAA state title with a time of 3:49.80.

VIDEO: GMA's Emma Keenan, North Penn's Meghan McGovern on PIAA Track and Field

Gwynedd Mercy Academy junior Emma Keenan defender her title in the Class AAA 800 meters Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, winning the half-mile race in a time of 2:07.06.

North Penn's Meghan McGovern earned her third straight medal in the 3A 3,200 meters, as she took second place in 10:39.50. The senior had finished third in both 2010 and 2011.

Another bad goal in Flyers playoff history

Ilya Bryzgalov has pondered the size of the universe. But apparently the Philadelphia Flyers goalie did not think hard enough about throwing a pass right at David Clarkson. End result, the puck went into the back of net, the New Jersey Devils took a 2-1 lead and finished of the Flyers' season with a a 3-1 win in Game 5.

Really, really bad goal to give up But was it the worst in Flyers' postseason history. Lets look back on the classics of Flyers bad goaltending in the playoffs.

Patrick Kane beats Michael Leighton in OT, Game 6, 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

Bryz's goal was bad, but this one was a super gut-punch since it was OT, it gave the Chicago Blackhawks the Stanley Cup and for a moment before the replay there was possibly some hope it didn't go in.

Claude Lemieux's slap shot past Hextall, Game 5, 1995 Eastern Conference Finals
 

Clarkson's tally wasn't the first time the Devils were involved with Flyers goalies giving up a bad goal. Here's Lemieux beating Hextall from the blue line with the game tied 2-2 in the final minute of the third period.

Brian Dawkins calls it a career

Weapon X is calling it a career.

After 16 seasons in the NFL, Brian Dawkins is retiring, announcing his decision on Twitter. Dawkins, who spent the last three years with the Denver Broncos after 13 with the Philadelphia Eagles, finished with 26 sacks and 37 interceptions, made nine Pro Bowls and was selected to the NFL's 200s All-Decade Team.

But beyond the numbers, Dawkins will undoubtedly go down for a lot of fans as the player they most associate with the Eagles run in the last decade that included five trips to the NFC Championship Game and one Super Bowl appearance.

Along with the highlights above, here is Dawkins' speech after the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons in 2004 NFC title game. (And if you are inclined to watch full highlights of that game, there are on Hulu here.)