Tri-State League 14 Strong The Tri-State Baseball League, entering its 38th year after starting out as the Inter-State Baseball League back in 1934, is inflating by leaps and bounds as two more teams (Mazda Dodge of Thomaston and Naugatuck Dogs) …
© Ron Lyon Tom Downey was an All-Duchess County selection at Webutuck Central in 1967, after posting a .478 batting average. He played his entire semi-pro career with the Amenia Monarchs in the Tri-State Baseball League from 1967 to 1995, …
© 2006 Republican-American (Joe Palladino) It was 83 years ago today that the City Amateur League played its first game in Waterbury. So that makes this as good a day as any to note that the Dave Wallace League, formerly …
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When fans attend a professional baseball game, one familiar sound all will hear is the crack of the wooden bat. Often, when you hear older fans telling stories of their first experiences with the game, you hear them talk about the …
By: Arlene Iuliano “Baseball’s been king for years in these towns”, said Doc Bartlett while being interviewed by a local paper in the 1990’s. Tom Downey III made a similar statement in an interview when talking about the team he coached …
Copyright © 2006 Register-Citizen – by Patrick Tiscia Back in the summer of 2003, I covered, and attended, my first Tri-State League baseball game. I don’t recall where the game was played or the teams involved, but I do remember …
Copyright © 2006 Register-Citizen – by Patrick Tiscia In an era where leagues are struggling to stay afloat and the number of teams diminishing, the Tri-State Baseball League is as strong as it’s ever been sporting 15 teams in the …
Lonnie C. Brooks unexpectedly passed away at the tender age of 34 on Monday October 17th, 2005. Lonnie graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1990 and was well-known for his athletic abilities, especially as a basketball player during that …
Tri-State League 12 Strong Judging by its numbers, the Tri-State Baseball League, which opened play on Sunday, certainly looks to be in good shape. Five new teams – Winsted, the Tri-Town (Litchfield-Shepaug-Goshen) Trojans, Amenia (NY) Monarchs, Burlington Spartans and East …
Arguments can be made for several teams as to the most powerful offensive lineup in league history but three of the candidates have to include the 2004 Torrington Rebels, 2000 Terryville Titans and 2009 Brass City Brew. Which team would …
