By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Wednesday’s New Era Tournament midget division first-round games were all about power.
The power of perseverance played a prominent part in the final outcomes of both games.
There was the power of the first-ever home run in a New Era game leaving the …
By Dave Bryne
LNP Correspondent
Change comes slowly to the local institution that is the LNP Midget Baseball Tournament.
When it does come, it is a notable event.
For only the fourth time in the 62-year history of the tournament, there is a change in administration as two of …
By Dave Bryne
New Era Correspondent
The New Era Tournament’s first year at Clipper Magazine Stadium was a rousing, unqualified success. Especially for the Lititz Oddfellows, who rode the top seed position of the tournament to a first-ever NET title.
Can they make it two in a row? The …
By Dave Bryne
New Era Correspondent
When its comes to the 2007 New Era Tournament’s Midget-Midget scrum, one thing is certain. There will be no repeat by last year’s champion.
The Norlanco Redbirds have left the building, graduated to the Junior-Midget division. So while there will definitely be a …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Karnac the Magnificent will now divine the answers having never before seen the question.
Wrigley Field, on days when the wind is blowing out.
Citizens Bank Park, any day.
Kunkle Field, when the junior-midgets set up shop.
The question?
Name three baseball …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Michael Houseal approached perfection while Ian Bentley approached exhaustion.
In the end, both embraced victory on the first night of the 62nd New Era Midget Baseball Tournament.
Houseal threw a no-hitter, losing his perfect game on a one-out walk in the fifth inning, …
By Jeff Reinhart
New Era Sports Writer
Lititz is out to defend its New Era Midget championship, and in its quarterfinal game Thursday night in Clipper Magazine Stadium, the Oddfellows certainly played like a team on a mission.
J.T. Garner had three hits and knocked in three runs and …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Sometimes, it’s not how you start, but how you finish.
That was the lesson learned by Mount Joy Blue and the Strasburg-Willow Street White Sox in Friday night’s New Era Tournament Junior-Midget quarterfinals.
After overcoming an early 3-2 deficit, Mount Joy Blue scored …
