Norwalk Scores and Standings: July 8

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The 10-year-old District One baseball semifinals will be played Saturday at 10 am.  Chestnut Hill Park will host the game between Wilton and Ridgefield National. Scalzi Park will host the game between Norwalk and North Stamford.

Regardless of the outcome of Thursday's game against Fairfield, the 13-year-old Norwalk Babe Ruth team knew that it would play in the New England Regionals as the host of the tournament.

It was still highly motivated to win the District One title and rolled to a 10-0 victory at Bunnell behind the  two-hit pitching of Dan Romanello.  The contest was called after 4 1/2 innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Norwalk actually lost the first game of the districts to Trumbull 6-4 in nine innings, but that defeat served as a wakeup call.

In the following four games, the team scored 62 runs, including a 22-2 victory over Fairfield on Wednesday that forced Thursday's winner-take-all contest.

Norwalk will bypass the state tournament to prepare for the regionals, which get under way July 30 at McMahon High School.

As the runner-up, Fairfield will represent District One in the state tournanent even though it has lost its last two games by a combined margin of 32-2. The states begin July 15 in Ridgefield.

Norwalk also could have skipped the districts and still been entered into the New England Regionals.

Matt Diurno, Christian Lengyel and Jessie Rodriguez each drove in two runs Thursday while Corey Hayes was the only Norwalk player with two hits.

Romanello was dominant on the mound, only allowing a double to Fairfield starting pitcher Brendan Beiser in the third and a bad-hop single to Emil Friis in the fifth. He struck out eight and walked three.

Thursday's win gave Norwalk two district titles in as many days. The 14s defeated Fairfield 3-2 on Wednesday and those players were in attendance on Thursday to support the 13-year-olds.

In the District One Little League tournament on Thursday, Norwalk fell 9-1 to undefeated Darien American

-- Defensive back Clement Abonyi DB McMahon and offensive lineman  Evan Opdahl of Norwalk are on the final roster for the Fairfield County All-Stars, who will take on New Haven County in the 15th annual Hall of Fame Classic on Friday at West Haven's Ken Strong Stadium (7 p.m.)

There were some last-minute additions as the coaching staff scrambled to fill roster spots after a number players pulled out due to other commitment. The final roster was pared from 45 to 32 players.

Here is the final Fairfield County roster:

1 Jerry Kramer WR St. Joseph
2 Craig Lowery DB Warde
3 Phil Terio WR Trumbull
4 Zaire Reiph St Lukes
5 Giuseppe Parisi WR Danbury
6 Zach Emilcer DB Westhill
7 Joe Della Vecchia QB St Joseph
8 Myles Gordon LB/TE Harding
10 Adam Eyerman K/P Stratford
11 Matthew Becker WR New Milford
12 Marc DesRuisseaux DB Stratford                                                22 Clement Abonyi DB McMahon

29 Lucas DeSouza DB Central
30 Alex Delaney RB Warde
34 Matt Lena FB/LB Trumbull
38 Kevin Maxen LB Pomperaug
44 Tyler Matakevich LB St. Joseph
52 Dominique Williams DL Stratford
55 Mike Marini OL St Joseph 
56 Ryan Phillips LB Wilton
57 Evan Opdahl OL Norwalk
58 Kevin Harrigan OL Notre Dame
59 Willie Maxen DL Pomperaug
65 Nick Adzima OL St.Joseph
68 Pat Roeker DL Danbury
71 Alvin Garcia DL Harding
72 Matt Datin OL Newtown
73 Jeff Wright OL Masuk
75 Ryan Mrozek OL St. Joseph
80 Joe Diaz WR Masuk
92 Tim Allen DL Masuk
99 Mark Robinson DL Stamford

 -- The ninth annual Mossman Sprint Triathlon begins Saturday morning at 6:30 at Norwalk's Calf Pasture Beach. The competition includes a 0.5 mile swim, 12.5 mile bike and 3.1 miles run.

The fees are:  $65 15 – 19 Youthl $75 Individual Age Group (Adult);
$125 Relay.

The kids Mini Mossman Youth Triathlon begins on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Calf Pasture Beach.

There are three ages groups: 4-6, 7-10, 11-14. The 4-6 year olds swim 20 yards, bike 1 mile (training wheels allowed), Run 100 yards (1 parent helper allowed);  the 7-10 year olds swim 100 yards, bike 2 miles and run 0.5 miles; the 11-14 year olds swim 200 yards, bike four miles and run one mile.

Fees are $45 for individual and $60 for relay. For race day registration , the prices increase by $10. For additional information visit http://www.teammossman.com/events.html

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Westport Sr 3, Norwalk Sr. 2

Bridgeport Jr. 9, Norwalk Jr 5

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

No games scheduled

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Westport Sr. vs. Norwalk Sr., 9:30 a.m., at Staples High School

SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE

Norwalk Sr. vs. Darien/NC Sr., 11 a.m., at City Hall Annex

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS