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Behind a dominant combined no-hitter from Ryan Donnelly and Ryan Hennessey, an explosive offensive performance, and flawless execution in every phase of the game, East Side overwhelmed Newtown Edgmont Little League 10-0 in just 3½ innings via the mercy rule to advance to the Pennsylvania State Little League Championship.
Long before the national championships, state medals and 200-foot throws, Pitcavage was simply a young athlete showing up to the gym while most kids his age were still waking up.
With a little over a minute left in the Hoop Group Showcase League championship game, Chuck Hiller called a timeout. The coach of the Wyoming Valley Junior Clutch 17u girls’ basketball team didn’t have a play to draw up or a substitute to get in. Hiller just wanted that last huddle together with a team he has coached for 4 years. “I just told them how proud I was of them and that it was an honor to be a part of it.” Hiller said. Junior Clutch won that game 77-35, securing the HGSL Championship, in their final game of the season.
One win away. Blue Mountain refused to let the moment get too big. The Section 6 champions stayed unbeaten at the Pennsylvania Little League Majors State Tournament, knocking off previously undefeated Newtown-Edgmont, 9-2, to punch their ticket straight to Monday’s Championship Series. Now, while the rest of the field battles through the elimination bracket for the right to face them, Blue Mountain waits just one victory away from a trip to Bristol and a Pennsylvania State Championship.