Front Row, left to right: Donny Kilgore, Fred Golab, Brandon Goldinger, Bucky Johns, Junior Shoop, Keith Wolfe; Back Row, left to right: Brian Gilbertson, Rob Wolford, Dave Berry, Rich Cypher, Glen Kilgore, Jarid Huth, Mark Bowser, Todd Mellish; Missing from photo: Matt Klingensmith, Derek Mechling

It took 5 games to do it, but Long's Market won the Chicora League Championship Series, 3 games to 2. It is the first time that Long's Market, managed by Dave Berry, has won the championship in their 16 years of existence. Armstrong has played in the Chicora League championship 12 of the past 13 years, winning 9 of them. Congratulations to both teams for a hard fought series.

Some details from the series are listed below, if anyone has more details from the series, please email them to cbellis54@zoominternet.net and I will post them on the website.

Armstrong Beer won game 1 of the series 6-1.

Game 2 was a pitcher's duel, with Armstrong's Scott Petras and Long's Market's Bucky Johns on the mound. Long's won the game 3-2, holding Armstrong off in the bottom of the 7th.

Armstrong won game 3 by a score of 5-3. They now lead the series 2 games to 1.

Game 4 was a barn burner, decided in the 8th inning. Long's won by a score of 8-6. Jarid Huth broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the eighth with a bases loaded double to left field. Long's posted 3 in the top of the inning and Armstrong answered with 1 in the bottom.

Game 5 lived up to the excitement, with the Johns brothers (Goose and Bucky) squaring off against each other on the pitchers mound. Armstrong held a 2-0 lead into the 5th inning. However, Long's posted 3 in the bottom of the 5th. In the 6th Long's got 3 more, and Armstrong only was able to put 1 on the board in the top of the 7th. It was the first time that the home team had won in the 2007 championship series.

FIRST ROUND

WEST DIVISION #2 vs. #3
Armstrong won series over Last Laff 2-0.

EAST DIVISION #1 vs. #4
Moose won series over VFW 2-1.

WEST DIVISION #1 vs. #4
Long's won series over Toaster's 2-0.

EAST DIVISION #2 vs. #3
County Line won series over Jo-De Pizza 2-0.

SEMI FINALS

County Line vs. Long's Market
Long's won series 2-0.

Armstrong Beer vs. Chicora Moose
Armstrong won series 2-1.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Armstrong Beer vs. Long's Market

Thanks to everyone who has umpired in the playoffs. If you would like to umpire contact Chris or Harley. The following people have umpired playoff games thus far.

VFW: Harley Flick
Armstrong Beer: John Rupp, Goose Johns
Toaster's: Dennis McCollough, Joe Schrecengost
Jo-De Pizza: Justin Kriley, Tony Kriley, another person
Last Laff: Chris Dietrich, Chris Bellis, Brian Hilderbrand, Ronny Harnish, Shawn Bellis
County Line: Vic Goodman, Matt Detwiler, Dale Wiles

CLICK HERE FOR A DETAILED LIST OF HOMERUNS
22 - Travis Trimbur - Chicora Moose
11 - Glen Kilgore - Long's Market
10 - Sluggo Smith - Chicora Moose
9 - Dave Tarr - County Line
7 - Dave Cushey - Armstrong Beer
7 - Rick Belles - Armstrong Beer
7 - Tyler Callihan - Chicora Moose
5 - Rich Cypher - Long's Market
5 - Erik Fuhrer - Chicora Moose
4 - D.J. Kutch - Armstrong Beer
4 - Dale Wiles - County Line
4 - Jason McCollough - Chicora Moose
4 - Joe Schrecengost - Toaster's
4 - Jared Huth - Long's Market
4 - Dave Craig - Last Laff
4 - Chris Miller - Last Laff
4 - Brad Bothell - Armstrong Beer
4 - Jarid Dunlap - Armstrong Beer
4 - Goose Johns - Armstrong Beer
3 - Travis Bellis - Last Laff
3 - David Hilderbrand - Last Laff
3 - Jay Livengood - Toaster's
3 - Rob Wolford - Long's Market
3 - Dan DeCola - Toaster's
3 - Brian Saelor - Toaster's
3 - Tony Kriley - Jo-De Pizza
2 - Keith Clark - Armstrong Beer
2 - Carl Hays - Last Laff
2 - Brad Ramsey - Chicora Moose
2 - Brandon Goldinger - Long's Market
2 - John Rupp - Armstrong Beer
2 - Richie Toy - Armstrong Beer
2 - Doug Augustine - Armstrong Beer
2 - Kolby Gregory - Jo-De Pizza
2 - Matt Klingensmith - Long's Market
1 - Lee Solada - Armstrong Beer
1 - J.J. Scherer - Toaster's
1 - Michael Mechling - Long's Market
1 - Joe Behrens - Last Laff
1 - Troy Christie - VFW
1 - Nathan McCollough - Chicora Moose
1 - Brian Hobaugh - Chicora Moose
1 - Chad Bell - Chicora Moose
1 - Chad Bachman - Jo-De Pizza
1 - Shawn Bellis - Last Laff
1 - Chris Dietrich - Last Laff
1 - Doug Rodgers - Toaster's
1 - Joe Callihan - Last Laff
1 - Ed Presley - County Line
1 - Mike Fleeger - Last Laff
1 - Todd Mellish - Long's Market
1 - Rick Boltz - Armstrong Beer
1 - Marty Gray - County Line
1 - Josh McNany - VFW
1 - Brian Holt - VFW
1 - Andrew Larimore - Chicora Moose

Chicora Moose - 55
Armstrong Beer - 40
Long's Market - 29
Last Laff - 21
Toaster's - 15
County Line - 15
Jo-De Pizza - 6
VFW - 3

Open Class
1st - Bonnell's (4-0)
2nd - Betts (4-2)
3rd - Ground Zero (1-2)
4th - Parker Pools (1-2)
6th - Marlins (0-2)
6th - Airways (0-2)

Class A
1st - Pit Stop (4-0)
2nd - Gallo's (3-2)
3rd - Slovak Club (2-2)
4th - Strasburg (1-2)
5th - Folmar Construction (0-2)
5th - Young Guns (0-2)
7th - Hilltop (0-2)

Class B
1st - Indians (6-1)
2nd - Yellow Dog (4-2)
3rd - Price's Seafood (4-2)
4th - Pine Grove (4-2)
5th - Chick's Beavers (4-2)
5th - Star Grill (3-2)
7th - Long's Market (3-2)
7th - Graham Machine (3-2)
9th - Rustic Inn (3-2)
9th - Landingville (2-2)
9th - Chicora Moose (2-2)
9th - McClain's Stone (3-2)
13th - Wildcats (2-2)
13th - Armstrong Beer (2-2)
13th - Chet's Place (1-2)
13th - Mario's (1-2)
17th - Miller Masonary (1-2)
17th - All Washed Up (0-2)
17th - TCI (0-2)
17th - Cougar Bob's (0-2)
17th - Fisher (1-2)
17th - Lonce (1-2)
23rd - American Legion (0-2)
23rd - Last Laff (0-2)

Class C
1. RC Printing (5-0)
2. Johnsons Bluestone (7-2)
3. JBS (4-2)
4. Ridge Valley Construction (5-2)
5. Jo-De Pizza (2-2)
5. O’Neal’s Pub (2-2)
7. Pumpkin Dusters (3-2)
7. Jim’s Automotive & Towing (2-2)
9.Unwired / Merchants (2-2)
9. The Left Idea (1-2)
9. Dixonville (1-2)
12.County Line Tavern (1-2)
12. Jergler’s (0-2)
12. Esther’s (1-2)
12. Toaster’s Saloon (1-2)
16. Sideline (0-2)
16. Advanced Chiropractic (0-2)
16. Uni – First (0-2)
16. Knockouts (0-2)
16. Erie Insurance (1-2)
21. Nick’s Inn (Removed for illegal player)(1-2)

Click here for Major State Tournament bracket.

Click here for Class A State Tournament bracket.

Click here for Class B Bracket

Click here for the Class C bracket.

Front Row, left to right: Matt Clark (Unwired), Gary Coe (Pit Stop), Tony Zachrel (Star Grill), Nathan McCollough (Chicora Moose), Boo Augustine (Star Grill), Brandon Goldinger (Long's Market), Rich Cypher (Long's Market), Mike McGrogan (Unwired); Back Row, left to right: Russ Ketchum (Star Grill), Matt Mentch (Mad Dawgs), Sam Atkinson (Star Grill), Don Uzmack (Star Grill), John Trinidad (Pit Stop), Rudy Freshwater (Unwired), Rick Belles (Armstrong Beer), Don Kern (Pit Stop), Jay Livengood (Pit Stop), Shawn Bellis (Last Laff), Carl Hays (Last Laff), Chad Bachman (Jo-De Pizza), Tony Kriley (Jo-De Pizza), Dave Berry (Long's Market); Missing from photo: Bill Konar (Pit Stop)

The all stars of the Chicora League defeated the all stars of the Field House League by a score of 16-9 on Saturday, September 22nd. The FH All Stars held a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd inning, when the Chicora stars scored 5 runs to take a lead they would not give up. The FH all stars tried to rally late, getting as close as only a 3 run deficit, but the Chicora All stars put a nail in the coffin with 6 runs in the 7th inning.
Carl Hays hit a 3 run homerun, Nathan McCullough had 4 hits and scored 4 runs, and Rich Cypher had 5 hits to lead the Chicora stars offense. Dave Berry pitched a complete game for the win.
Matt Clark hit a homerun among his 3 hits and Tony Zachrel hit an inside the park homerun among his 4 hits to lead the FH stars. Don Kern and Don Uzmack each pitched 2 innings, while Rudy Freshwater pitched 3 innings.

Both leagues hope to build on the all-star game for next year. The Chicora league will host the game next year, and a date will be set early in the season.

Click here for detailed regular season umpiring fine information.

Click here for the bracket.
1st - Last Laff - 4-0
2nd - Star Grill - 4-2
3rd - Armstrong Beer - 2-2
4th - Pitt Stop - 2-2
5th - Unwired - 1-2
5th - Jo-De Pizza - 1-2
7th - Long's Market - 0-2
7th - County Line - 0-2

Long's knocked off division rival Last Laff 14-11 early in the week to solidify their lead in the East Division. They lead at 8-2 and the rest of the division is a few games back, but within a game and a half of each other.

The Moose outscored their opponents 40-14 this week to extend their division lead to 4 1/2 games in the West Division.

Other highlights in the week: 15 homeruns were hit and the website had 345 hits this week, over 100 more than any other week.

At this point in the season, The Moose has hit more homeruns (30) as the next three teams combined. (Long's 12, Armstrong 9, Last Laff 8)

Horse Race forms must be turned to Harley or Chris by Tuesday or Wednesday this week.

As the first month of the season comes to a close, all four teams in the East Division are within 3 games of each other. Long's still holds a 1 game lead over the Last Laff (6-3) for first at 7-2, but Toaster's is in 3rd at 5-4, and Armstrong is only three games back at 4-5 in the bottom spot in the division.

The Moose has taken command of the West Divsion at 8-1, with no one else closer than 4-5.

Homerun totals have continued to plummet, with only 11 being hit in the past week, 7 of those were hit by the Moose.

Don't forget, each team must sell 20 horses for the fundraiser on June 22, and the $5 raffle tickets are for the month of July.

After 3 weeks of play in the 2007 Season, Chicora Moose has strengthened its lead in the West Division, taking a 3 game lead over County Line with a record of 6-1. In the East Division, Long's Market has still only lost to The Moose and has a 1 game lead over Last Laff with a record of 6-1 as well.

Highlights from Week 3 included The Moose edging The Last Laff 11-9 on Friday in a rematch from last year's championship. Toaster's Saloon was able to pull off 1 run victories on back to back nights on Tuesday and Wednesday. Only 13 homeruns were hit this week, which is the lowest total for a week thus far this season.

We are improving in umpiring our scheduled games! This week, of the 16 umpires who were scheduled to be there, 15 of them showed up.

After two weeks of play, the Chicora Moose has rebounded from its opening day loss, winning all of their games since to take the lead of the West Division at 4-1. The County Line is close behind at 3-2. In the East, the Last Laff has also won all their games since their opening day loss to force a tie for first with Long's Market. The ball is still flying out of the park, with 15 homeruns being hit in the week. There have been no rainouts to this point, but we have had to move a game to St. Wendelin's. Please make sure if you move a game to St. Wendelin's, you clean up afterward since the kids are still in school and have recess outside.

Don't forget, the $1 raffle tickets are due to your manangers since they are based on the evening drawing of the Daily Number for the week of May 21st. Also, be sure to buy your horse for "A Night at the Races" on Friday June 22 at Happy Hunters.

Long's Market is leading the East Division, and County Line is leading the West Division after the first week of the 2007 season. Both teams are undefeated at 3 wins and 0 losses. Last season Long's finished at 13-10 in 2nd place of one division, and County Line finished 3rd in the other division at 7-17.

Other highlights of the first week included 20 homeruns being hit. That's up from only 6 homeruns hit in the first week in 2006. Leading the way this summer is newcomer Travis Trimbur. He hit 5 homeruns in the first 2 days of the 2007 season.

On May 6, 2007, the underdogs had the edge at 7 Hills road ball field. This year's opening day included 4 "upset" victories. First, at 12:30 Jo-De Pizza edged VFW by 1 run, after VFW led for most of the game. This is the first time in team history that Jo-De's has been in 1st place in their division. Then in the 2:00 game, Long's market knocked off the defending league champion Last Laff by a score of 8-4. Next, in the 3:30 game, County Line defeated last year's runner up Chicora Moose by 2 runs. Finally, in the 5:00 game, league champions 9 of the past 12 years Armstrong Beer was nipped by Toaster's by a score of 17-16. The Chicora League appears to be as balanced as ever which should provide an exciting 2007 season.

Click here for the 2007 Chicora Area Softball League Schedule.

On Wednesday February 28th the Chicora Area Softball League had its first league meeting of the 2007 season. 12 people were present at the meeting. The following items were discussed:

1) It is necessary for us to have an additional fund raiser due to the fact that last season, the league's expenses were greater than its revenue. We plan on having a "Horse Race" fundraiser some time in June. We will need the support of all 8 teams to make this important fund raiser a success!

2) All teams must have their $300 entry fee at the next league meeting.

3) The divisions for the 2007 season will be as follows:

East Division: Last Laff, Armstrong Beer, Toaster's Saloon, Long's Market

West Division: VFW, Chicora Moose, Jo - De Pizza, County Line Tavern

4) Opening Day will be Sunday May 6th at 7 Hills. The game schedule for the day will be as follows:

12:30 - VFW vs. Jo-De Pizza, Long's umpires
2:00 - Last Laff vs. Long's, VFW umpires
3:30 - Moose vs. County Line, Armstrong umpires
5:00 - Armstrong vs. Toaster's, Moose umpires

On Wednesay March 28th, the Chicora Area Softball League had its second meeting of the 2007 season. The details for the Horse Race Fundraiser were discussed. We will see everyone on opening day! Good luck for the 2007 season!

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