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Sunday, May 29, 2011
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North Pocono second baseman Val Suriano, left, tags Wyoming Area’s Kody Nowicki on an attempted steal.
Old Forge and Valley View advanced teams in District 2 tournament play in both baseball and softball. Old Forge reached the final in Class A. Valley View is in the semifinals in Class AAA. Scranton (AAAA) and Lackawanna Trail (A) are also in the finals in baseball. West Scranton (AAA), Abington
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK Heights (AAA) and Dunmore (AA) are alive in the baseball semifinals. Riverside is in the Class AA softball semifinals. DISTRICT 2 BASEBALL Four-time defending champion
Old Forge returned to the Class A final by dominating two opponents. The Blue Devils crushed Forest City, 18-3, then shut out Blue Ridge, 9-0, in Thursday’s semifinals. Winning pitcher Tony Goodall’s three-run homer capped a five-run second inning against Blue Ridge. Dave Argust and Gary Puckett singled in runs before Goodall’s
homer. Goodall threw a three-hitter with a walk and eight strikeouts. Dave Argust and Gary Puckett each drove in all three runs in bases-loaded situations during the romp over Forest City. Argust drove the runs in with a triple in the second inning and Puckett got the job done with a See ROUNDUP, Page 35