AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL:

OGD. MAPLES 10 NORFOLK ROVERS 4

A BATTLE FOR A BIT AS THE ROVERS TOOK A 4-3 LEAD INTO THE SIXTH BUT THEN IT WAS THE MAPLES PULLING AWAY WITH IT AS THEY SCORED FIVE RUNS IN THE SIXTH AND TWO MORE IN THE SEVENTH FOR THE 10-4 VICTORY.  THE MAPLES WERE LEAD BY PEPSI PLAYER OF THE GAME ANDY FISHER WHO REACHED BASE ALL FIVE TIMES GOING 3-3, 2 WALKS, INCLUDING A LEAD OFF TRIPLE TO START THE GAME.  BRAD STONE HAD A 2 RUN HOMER TO HELP THE MAPLES OFFENSIVE CAUSE.  QUINCY WOOD WAS THE WINNING PITCHER GOING ALL 7 INNINGS GIVING UP 4 RUNS, 5 HITS, WALKED FOUR, STRUCKOUT 4 AND HIT 3 BATTERS.  ADAM STONE WAS THE LOSING PITCHER GOING 7 INNINGS AS WELL GIVING UP 10 RUNS, 12 HITS, WALKED 6, STRUCKOUT 8, AND HIT ONE BATTER.  COMING INTO SCORED FOR THE ROVERS WAS NICK BELILE TWICE, ADAM STONE, AND DUSTIN CURRIER

LACROSSE NEWS:

SALMON RIVER'S TY THOMPSON AND CARTHAGE'S DEREK KEHOE HELPED LEAD A ROCHESTER BASED TEAM WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE ADIDAS ALL AMERICAN NATIONAL LACROSSE CLASSIC.  BOTH PLAYERS WILL TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO COMPETE FOR THE BROGDEN CUP AGAINST CANADA LATER THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL DETERMINE THE TOP LACROSSE TEAM IN NORTH AMERICA

GOLF:

A PAIR OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY WOMEN GOLFERS PLACED IN TOP 20 THE THE WOMEN'S N.Y. STATE AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT.  SAINTS SOPHOMORE MELISSA SNIZEK FINISHED TIED FOR 15TH IN THE 70 PLAYER TOURNAMENT SHOOTING A THREE DAY TOTAL OF 243, INCLUDING A 79 ON THE 2ND DAY.  INCOMING FRESHMAN AIMEE CALIGIORE WAS TIED FOR 17TH OVERALL FINISHING ONE STROKE BEHIND SNIZEK WITH A SCORED OF 244.

SUNY POTSDAM HALL OF FAME NEWS:

FOUR FORMER SUNY POTSDAM ATHLETES WERE ELECTED INTO THE 2009 BEARS HALL OF FAME.  BRIAN AUSTIN WHO WAS AN ALL AMERICAN LACROSSE PLAYER IN 2001.  JACK BISETTA, FOUR YEAR BASKETBALL PLAYER SCORING 659 POINTS, HAD 206 REBOUNDS AND 164 ASSISTS.  TOM CARVOTTA WHO WAS AN ALL AMERICAN SWIMMER IN 1976.  MIKE SPENSER ALSDO WHO WAS AN ALL AMERICAN SWIMMER IN 1976 AND 1978.