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New Jersey State Tournament
Host - Toms River (District 11)
At Scavuzzo Memorial Field
Participating Teams
Section 1 Champions
Bergenfield American (District 4)
Section 2 Champions
West New York American (District 7)
Section 3 Champions
Franklin Township (District 10)
Section 4 Champions
Audubon (District 14)
Tournament Results:
Semifinal Round (Friday, August 11):
West New York American 4, Bergenfield American 2
Franklin Township 1, Audubon 0
Consolation Game (Saturday, August 12):
Bergenfield American 6, Audubon 4
Championship Game (Saturday, August 12):
West New York American 11, Franklin Township 0 (TITLE)
West New York American raced to an 11-0 lead before Franklin Township got its first hit in the 1967 New Jersey title game. Catcher Ken Wilson sparked the West New York offense with a two-run double in the first and a homer that capped a six-run second inning outburst. Pitcher Bruce Sabatini won his fourth game in tournament play, pitching a complete game and allowing only two hits.
In the semifinals, Bergenfield American and West New York American were deadlocked 2-2 in the sixth inning when Wilson, having been given new life when the Bergenfield thirdbaseman dropped his foul popup, slammed a double into right-center field to score Cisco Gonzales with the go-ahead run. West New York had plated unearned runs in the first and fourth innings.
West New York American -- which won the state title for the second year in a row and for the third time in eight years -- narrowly missed a second consecutive trip to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania when it lost the Eastern Region championship game, 1-0, to Newtown-Edgmont Little League (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania).
Follow West New York American at the Eastern Region Tournament -- click here to view results.
| Semifinal Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
| West New York American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Bergenfield | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Semifinal Round | ||||||||||
| Audubon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Franklin Township | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Consolation Game | ||||||||||
| Audubon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Bergenfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| Championship Game | ||||||||||
| West New York American | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Franklin Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
1967 New Jersey District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results:
| District Champions in Section 1 |
District Champions in Section 2 |
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D1 - Denville D2 - Wayne American D3 - Ridgewood National D4 - Bergenfield American
Section 1 Tournament
Tournament Results:
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D5 - Wallington D6 - Ridgefield Park D7 - West New York American D8 - Harrison
Section 2 Tournament
Tournament Results:
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| District Champions in Section 3 |
District Champions in Section 4 |
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D9 - Union Central D10 - Franklin Township D11 - Toms River D12 - Ewing National D17 - Bound Brook
Section 3 Tournament
Tournament Results:
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D13 - Maple Shade D14 - Audubon D15 - Pennsville D16 - Margate City
Section 4 Tournament
Tournament Results:
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