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Go get ‘em Robbie Opp!! A little golf and a lot of baseball talk

Jun 4th, 2009 by Hector Longo

As I type this Andover’s Rob Oppenheim is teeing it up on the Nationwide Tour event in Maryland. This is a big one for the Rollins College legend, who has been tearing it up lately in qualifiers and mini-tours.
Let’s shoot for a top 20, Opp. Good luck. By the way, the tournament is on the Golf Channel this weekend and you can also follow Rob on www.pgatour.com or his own site www.roboppenheimgolf.com.

OK, back to baseball.
What will Ryan Browner of Georgetown do for an encore?
Pinning a 2-1 loss on North Reading yesterday, the fab frosh improved to 9-1 and sent the Royals to the sectional finals against rival Newburyport.
After nipping the Port in the Spofford tourney finals, Georgetown coach Mark Rowe branded the Clippers “the favorite in the Division 3 north tournament.” He might have been Nostradamus after the Clips KO’d Hunter Gordon and Swampscott.
It makes for a wild section final with the Royals and Clips, a battle of mentor vs. protege with Bill Petingell and Rowe, his 1979 captain.

And speaking of freshmen, Brandon Walsh has been amazing.
Wild turn of events there with North Andover beating Dracut, which squandered a 4-1 lead.
He picks up the win in relief then another walkoff game-winner with a shot off the wall at alumni in left.

Love North Andover as a team of destiny. Of course, i was on them at the beginning.
Sets up for a great Saturday of baseball at LeLacheur with the Knights and Reading at noon, Gtown and the Port at 3 and the D1 finals after that.

i am most angry at the MIAA for not scheduling the Prep and Lowell as the night game. I would love to watch Carmain, Yaz and the boys battle Lowell, after my 4 p.m. date with Salem and Timberlane today. Oh well.
I’ve seen three of the four D1 finalists, and I’ll say a Prep/L-S sectional final is a pretty good bet.

Anyone have any thoughts on Saturday’s sectional finals?
I’d say the Clippers have a slight edge on G’town, but you have to love NA’s chances.
By the way Knight leadoff man Ryan Sifferlen is no 17 for his last 25 with a nine-game hit streak that his lifted the average to .479.

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  • Brent Demas
    Hector:
    Not sure if you are aware, but we won yesterday 6-1. Just an FYI.
    Brent Demas
  • Dave
    Hector,

    I just want to comment quickly on how proud we all are of the showing Timberlane athletes put on for all of us this year.
    The fall began with our football and field hockey teams both making some noise and extending their seasons into the playoffs.
    The winter session proved out to be a very good one as well. Wrestling took home a State and New England championship and our hockey team lost only on division game all year and brought home a state championship team as well..
    As we moved to the spring we had several great showings by some individuals on our track teams. Our baseball team not only made it to the playoffs, but proved they were contenders. Both boy's and girl's lacrosse were in the playoffs as well.
    Thanks to all the players and coaches of all the sports listed and not listed. You finished your year with success, and most important, a lot of class.
  • Brent Demas
    Hector-
    You know that I am pretty laid back about things, but enough is enough. We lost today 2-1 in the semi's and your paper did have a reporter there, the second game your paper was represented this year. I find it insulting that you claim to cover our area and only come to two games the whole season. While it only takes about 10 minutes of my time to call scores into you I guess I am finding it difficult to make any effort in regards to your paper. We had one of the top teams in this region- and beat a team you have been touting this whole year- and we recieved very little coverage. You can email me or call me with your reply if you choose, but unless you can convince me that your paper actually cares about NH baseball- and please don't trivialize our regular season again- I can't see any good reason to continue to work with your paper. Even the argument that it is "for the kids" doesn't apply as we recieved so little coverage. Not just us, but NH baseball in general.
    I really hope I am wrong, really you are good guys- but I just can't stomache the disrespect anymore.
    Best regards
    Brent Demas- Londonderry
  • HL
    Brent,
    I can't be everywhere at one time.
    We staffed your game with the very able Chris Helms. His two stories are on today's Eagle-Tribune. Just read them both and they are very well done. I think your comments might be a little misdirected.
    Which other daily newspaper out there has been to three of your game, written a couple of features on your athletes and regularly run your statistical leaders along with 20 other area teams?
    Sorry I couldn't be there man, but the newspaper was,
    because we care about you guys.
  • JP
    This stuff should be taken offline and not addressed in a blog. Have the conversation in private or via email and work it out there.
  • granitom
    Coach Demas: Congratulations on a fine season and making the state tourney as one of 16 (?) teams in Class L Just a suggestion, but perhaps next time you should refrain from making public comments until well after your tourney loss, preseason scrimmage results not withstanding.
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