We’re about ready for the Medford-Billings game to start. Cheyenne, Wyo., eliminated Covina, Calif., 4-2, in Game 2, scoring two runs in the bottom of the third for a 4-2 lead and making it stand up behind the pitching of Aaron Smith, who went the final 6 1/3 innings without allowing a run. He gave [...]
Washington wins the first game of the day at Harry & David, 12-2 over Alaska. The South Anchorage Wolverines are eliminated. Andrew West has three hits and two RBIs for the Lakeside Recovery team out of Bellevue, Wash. It scores 10 runs over the final three innings to pull away from a 2-2 tie. Covina, [...]
You can catch the Mustangs game online, courtesy of a mom from Billings, Mont. Go to www.ustream.tv/jschopp
Ty Gilmore goes 3-for-6 and drives in three runs and Billings, Mont., scores five runs in the eighth inning and three in the ninth to down Anchorage, Alaska, 10-2. Montana plays the Medford-California winner at 7 p.m. Saturday in a game of unbeatens. Anchorage plays at 1 p.m. Saturday against Bellevue, Wash. The Medford-California loser takes [...]
Andrew West goes 3-for-6 and drives in three runs to lead Bellevue, Wash., past Lewiston, Idaho, 12-11, in another elimination game at the American Legion Northwest AAA Regional at Harry & David Field. The tournament is running a bit behind, so unless the third game between Anchorage, Alaska, and Billings, Mont., goes quickly, the Medford [...]
Oregon champion Corvallis is eliminated from the American Legion AAA Northwest Regional when Cheyenne, Wyo., scores four runs in the top of the ninth inning for an 8-4 victory. Ty Lain’s two-run single is the key blow. He has three hits and four RBIs. Next up in a few minutes, Bellevue, Wash., vs. Lewiston, Idaho, [...]
Want to keep up to date on what’s happening with local sports? You can do so on Twitter. In fact, I did it as the Medford Mustangs were winning their regional opener Thursday night, as I was having trouble getting the game-tracker feed from the Legion site. Colleague Kris Henry kept us up on Jordan [...]
West Covina, Calif., scores four in the top of the eighth and two in ninth to overcome a 6-1 deficit and defeat Bellevue, Wash., 7-6 in Game 2. Two games, two great finishes. Might be worth a trip out there tonight. Corvallis plays Billings, Mont., in a game that should be starting, and the host Medford [...]
Okay, technology is giving me fits at the moment. Twitter was hacked and seems to be operating slowly, if at all, and the game tracker to follow the Legion Northwest Regional worked great throughout the game but seemed to shut down pretty quickly after. Here’s what I think I know: Alaska beat Wyoming, 5-4, in [...]
If you can’t make it out to Harry & David Field to watch the American Legion AAA Northwest Regional, you can follow each game on the Legion Web site using its game tracker feature. Go to the “Northwest” region and choose the appropriate game number. Game times are 9:30, 12:30, 4 and 7. Times are [...]
