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J.T. Farr batted 3-for-3 for the Pirates on opening day Saturday, May 3.
Riley Klein
The Pirates include players aged 10 to 12 from Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. The Yankees include players from Goshen, Litchfield, Morris and Warren.
Milo Ellison plays second base for the Pirates.Riley Klein
Conditions were ideal for baseball at Louis Ripley Field. It was about 73 degrees with bright sun. A bounce house and ice cream truck were situated beyond the home run fence for fans and family in attendance.
Both teams scored a run apiece in the first inning. It remained tied until the third when Brody Ohler logged an RBI single to give the Pirates a one-run lead.
In the fifth inning, the Pirates tacked on two more runs. Ohler hit an RBI double and was quickly brought home by Liam Downey.
After six innings, the Pirates won 4-1.
Brody Ohler pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts in Litchfield.Riley Klein
Ohler pitched the full game for the Pirates with 15 strikeouts. On offense, he hit 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Liam Downey went 2 for 3 at bat with an RBI, J.T. Farr batted 3 for 3 and Ronin Hinman hit 1 for 3 with a double.
For Tri-Town, three players recorded hits. Delaney K. hit 1 for 2 with an RBI and Edward F. and Leo C. both went 1 for 2 at bat. Pitcher Edward F. threw 10 strikeouts for the Yankees.
The middle school baseball and softball games were played at Northwestern Regional High School Thursday, May 1.
Riley Klein
Both games started at 3:30 p.m. on opposite sides of the high school.
In baseball, the game came down to the wire. Region One built a 9-6 lead going into the final inning. It had to be the final inning because the varsity team needed the field for practice.
A pair of walked batters allowed Northwestern to cut the lead to one run with a sacrifice fly followed by an RBI double. Region One locked down defensively and secured back-to-back putouts at first base to end the game 9-8.
In softball, a high-scoring game was initially led by Region One. Pitcher Taylen Leonard put the Mountaineers up 7-6 in the third inning.
Northwestern battled back to take the lead and ultimately won 14-9.
Riley Klein
The 40th Classic Road Race began with a kids fun run.
Lans Christensen
At 10:15 a.m. sharp, runners lined up for the 5.3 mile Classic.
Held on a peaceful and scenic out-and-back course, starting on Veterans field, proceeding out Sharon Valley Road, and then a beautiful stretch along Mudge Pond.
The turnaround on Drum Road gave runners a chance to enjoy the course again on the return to the finish.
Returning Road Race winner William Sanders, who won in 2023, took the immediate lead and was never even closely challenged.
Running a blistering five-minute mile pace, he won again with a time of 28:51 minutes.
Nora Blodgett, of Boston, was the women’s winner with a time of 36:35 minutes.
Complete results are available at sharonclassic.org
Nora Blodgett finishes.Lans Christensen
