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We'll begin our extensive coverage of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic National Regional Tournament from Bear Stadium in Boyertown tomorrow.  Eight teams will begin the five day tournament tomorrow vying for one spot in the ALB World Series next week.  Be sure to follow our twitter and blog posts for the most up to date information on the tournament available.  

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By virtue of its 6-4 win over Bloomsburg today in Homer City, Northampton has won the 2011 Pennsylvania American Legion Junior Baseball Championship.  Northampton completed a 45-4-1 season with an undefeated run through the tournament.  Along with this year's title, Northampton also captured the title in 2009, also in Homer City.  We congratulate Northampton on the championship!

Round 1

Concord 8, Millcreek 2

Bloomsburg 4, Blairsville (Kovacik) 0

Nether Providence 15, Penn Township 1

Northampton 14, Homer City (Gorell) 1

Round 2

Penn Township 14, Millcreek 9 (Millcreek eliminated)

The 2011 Mid-Atlantic National Regional Championship Tournament page has been updated to include the bracket and the six teams that have qualified thus far.  West Virginia and Maryland will crown their champions tomorrow, weather permitting.

Bristol claimed its first ever legion state championship on Saturday afternoon with a 11-3 win over Boyertown.  We'll have a lot more on the game and the national regional qualifiers coming soon.

Updated: 9:30am

At the beginning of the season, nearly 400 teams from across the state were vying for a position in today's final round in West Lawn.  Two teams, perennial power Boyertown and new-comer Bristol, have played their way into the state finals.  Bristol, by virtue of their undefeated standing in the tournament, must be defeated twice by Boyertown today.

Updated 9:15am

Here is the revised schedule for Friday's action in West Lawn.

Game 11 - Continuation (11:00am)

Bristol 5, Boyertown 2

Bristol clinches a berth in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament.

The 2011 Junior Legion State Tournament will commence on Saturday in Homer City.  The bracket is as follows:

Game 1 (11am)

Millcreek vs. Concord

Game 2 (1:30pm)

Bloomsburg vs. Kovacik Insurance

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And then there were 6.  Two more elimination games and the winner's bracket final are on tap for today.

Game 9 (12:00pm)

Blackhawk 10, Millcreek 9 (10 innings) (Millcreek eliminated)

Game 10 (doubleheader)

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Updated 10:10pm

Day 2 of the state tournament will feature two elimination games in the morning session and two winner's bracket games in the afternoon doubleheader.

Game 5 (9:45 am)

Red Land 13, Plains 12 (Plains eliminated)

Gam...

Updated 10:45pm

The 2011 PA State Championship Tournament commences this morning at Owls Field in West Lawn.  If you are going to the games and would like to help the site out, please contact [email protected] for more info.  Also, don't forget to use your twitter account to tweet with the hashtag #palegionball.  Anything you post with that tag...

Seven regional champions and host West Lawn will descend on Owls Field in West Lawn, Berks County to take part in the 2011 ALB PA State Championship Tournament beginning on Tuesday morning.  Here is a breakdown of the tournament specifics and a brief description of each team left playing this week.

Site: Owls Field at Ted Palka Park, West Lawn

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State regionals commence on Saturday with four eastern regionals and a western regional.  The four champions of the eastern regional and three representatives from the west will join host Homer City at the state tournament.

Spring City Regional

Conestoga vs. Aston

Central York vs. Beech Creek

J.P. Mascaro vs. ...

By the end of the day, seven teams will be crowned regional champion and head to the 2011 PA State Tournament to be held next week in West Lawn.

In Region 2, Pennridge played their way into the final day by scorching Nazareth's pitching staff to the tune of 19 runs in seven innings.  What makes the feat all the more impressive is that the BuxMont League champions trailed for much of the game...

Last update: 1:25am

The field is down to 28 and could go as low as 14 by the end of the night, we'll post the updates here when we get them.

Region 2

Pennridge 19, Nazareth 8 (7 innings) (Nazareth eliminated)

Boyertown 4, Bath 1 (Bath eliminated)

It's been a long summer for teams from around the state and country.  As the degrees on the thermometer have inched higher, so have the number of innings logged by teams in search of continuing their playoff push.  In Region 4, New Oxford and Red Land have emerged as the lone unbeatens in a tournament that has featured a good deal of offense.  

New Oxford, the York County represent...

Day two of PA's regional tournaments commenced on Sunday with fifty-six teams still vying for a spot in states.  By the end of the day, that number had been reduced to forty-two, with another fourteen elimination games today.

In Region 2, Bath eliminated Northern Valley by double digits in game one.  Fullerton bounced back with a three run victory against Southern Area.  Boyertown ...

It's that time of year again, where teams from across the state vie for a few precious positions in one of the nation's top state tournaments.  Fifty-six teams entered the day hoping to win one of seven regional championship spots into next week's tournament in West Lawn.  

In Region 2, defending regional champion and state runner-up Pennridge continued their torrid postseason run with ...

We'll post scores from around the state here once they become available.  If you have a score you don't see here, pleast post a comment or send an email to us at [email protected] and we'll put it up as soon as possible, thanks!

Region 2

Pennridge 16, Northern Valley 12

Nazareth 16, Fullerton 5...

All seven PA regional tournament brackets have been posted under the 'postseason' heading at the top of the page.  We'll keep the brackets as up to date as possible throughout the weekend and into the final rounds at the beginning of the week.  Check back often for scores and more from around the state!