1 day ago
Wayne Newton Post 346 received a forfeit baseball victory Wednesday morning in the American Legion Great Lakes Regional and will play for the first time at 4 p.m. Thursday in a winners' bracket game.
Now 35-5, Post 346 will play the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between Washington (Mo.) and Owensboro (Ky.). Post 346 is 4-0 against those teams, going 3-0 against Washington and beating Owensboro in the championship game of the John Hayes Invitational.
"But all of them have been really close games," coach Jason Fields cautioned.
Coach Fields has another situation to deal with too. Injuries and college commitments have cost him four players for the rest of the tournament, leaving him with 13 players (10 of whom have pitched this summer).
Terre Haute was expecting to play Valparaiso Post 94, the team that beat it 1-0 in the state championship last week, but a protest was filed against Valparaiso when the eight coaches convened Tuesday night.
#post #owensboro #first
Now 35-5, Post 346 will play the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between Washington (Mo.) and Owensboro (Ky.). Post 346 is 4-0 against those teams, going 3-0 against Washington and beating Owensboro in the championship game of the John Hayes Invitational.
"But all of them have been really close games," coach Jason Fields cautioned.
Coach Fields has another situation to deal with too. Injuries and college commitments have cost him four players for the rest of the tournament, leaving him with 13 players (10 of whom have pitched this summer).
Terre Haute was expecting to play Valparaiso Post 94, the team that beat it 1-0 in the state championship last week, but a protest was filed against Valparaiso when the eight coaches convened Tuesday night.
#post #owensboro #first
3 days ago
Wayne Newton Post 346 missed an Indiana American Legion Baseball State Tournament ******* le by the slimmest of margins last week, seemingly ending the Terre Haute team's stellar season.
Post 346 lost 1-0 to Valparaiso last Tuesday in the state championship game, allowing Valpo to advance into the next round at the Great Lakes Regional.
But last weekend, the Wisconsin state champion opted not to participate, the Terre Haute squad was offered an invitation to participate, and now the Post 346 team leaves Tuesday to compete in the eight-team field of the regional at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. Play in the double-elimination tournament begins Wednesday and concludes Sunday.
Ironcially, Wayne Newton, with a sparkling 34-5 season record, drew Valparaiso for a opening-day matchup at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Post 346 then plays either Washington, Missouri or Owensboro, Kentucky on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (if Terre Haute loses Wednesday) or 4 p.m. (if Terre Haute wins Wednesday).
Also in the field are teams from Pittsburg, Kansas; Midland, Michigan; Aviston, Illinois and Lexington.
#state #last #newton
Post 346 lost 1-0 to Valparaiso last Tuesday in the state championship game, allowing Valpo to advance into the next round at the Great Lakes Regional.
But last weekend, the Wisconsin state champion opted not to participate, the Terre Haute squad was offered an invitation to participate, and now the Post 346 team leaves Tuesday to compete in the eight-team field of the regional at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. Play in the double-elimination tournament begins Wednesday and concludes Sunday.
Ironcially, Wayne Newton, with a sparkling 34-5 season record, drew Valparaiso for a opening-day matchup at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Post 346 then plays either Washington, Missouri or Owensboro, Kentucky on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (if Terre Haute loses Wednesday) or 4 p.m. (if Terre Haute wins Wednesday).
Also in the field are teams from Pittsburg, Kansas; Midland, Michigan; Aviston, Illinois and Lexington.
#state #last #newton
14 days ago
The Owensboro Catholic Aces bounced back from a setback earlier in the week to capture a 53-31 win over Dugan Best in the 7th-8th grade division of the 53rd Annual Dust Bowl Basketball Tournament on a picturesque Thursday evening at Kendall-Perkins Park.
After suffering a loss Monday night, the Aces quickly regrouped to get back on the right track.
“It’s been interesting, because we lost to a very good team,” said Aces coach Drew Cooper, also the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball head coach. “I thought it was rising seventh- and eighth-graders, but it’s actually rising eighth- and ninth-graders. So we were able to add some age and some size with some 2030 guys.
“We’ve had a good night these last three nights. We’ll play a very good team tomorrow, and we’ll see if we can get to the championship game.”
Owen Cooper powered the Aces with a game-high 17 points, Kellan Atwell added 12 points, and Cal Murphy chipped in 11 points.
#cooper #back
After suffering a loss Monday night, the Aces quickly regrouped to get back on the right track.
“It’s been interesting, because we lost to a very good team,” said Aces coach Drew Cooper, also the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball head coach. “I thought it was rising seventh- and eighth-graders, but it’s actually rising eighth- and ninth-graders. So we were able to add some age and some size with some 2030 guys.
“We’ve had a good night these last three nights. We’ll play a very good team tomorrow, and we’ll see if we can get to the championship game.”
Owen Cooper powered the Aces with a game-high 17 points, Kellan Atwell added 12 points, and Cal Murphy chipped in 11 points.
#cooper #back
