Tournament Results:
Semifinal Round (Thursday, August 7):
Levittown International 2, North Pittsburgh 0
Newberry 4, St. Therese 1
Consolation Game (Saturday, August 9):
St. Therese 12, North Pittsburgh 2
Championship Game (Saturday, August 9):
Newberry 6, Levittown International 2 (TITLE)
Summary:
Williamsport's Newberry Little League brought a local flavor to the 1969 Little League World Series by capturing state and regional tournament titles. In the state tournament at Kittanning, Newberry overcame slow starts and early deficits in both of its victories. In the semifinals, St. Therese jumped to a 1-0 lead with three first inning singles, but managed only one more hit against Newberry pitcher Steve Karney the rest of the way. Newberry rallied for a pair of runs in the second and iced the win with two in the third. In the second, Allen Reed walked, Mike Prowant singled, and Harry Sechler reached on an infield single to load the bases. Reed and Prowant both scored on a wild pitch when the catcher's throw sailed over the St. Therese pitcher's head. Randy Vaughn's two-run double in the third completed the scoring.
In the title game, Newberry pitcher Don Cohick allowed a pair of first inning runs and walked the leadoff batter in the second before settling down and using his sweeping curveball to retire the last 15 batters he faced. Joe Saboski led Newberry's offensive attack with a first inning homer and third inning triple; Cohick's sacrifice fly after the Saboski triple gave Newberry a 3-2 lead that it never relinquished.
Newberry became the first Williamsport team ever to win a Pennsylvania state tournament (Williamsport Maynard's 1947 World Series title preceded the first Pennsylvania state tournament by a year). At the Eastern Region Tournament in Bellevue, New Jersey, Newberry defeated Southington South Little League (Connecticut) and Smithtown Little League (New York) to capture the title and advance to the Little League World Series, where it eventually finished fifth.
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Linescores:
| Semifinal Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Levittown International |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
2 |
| North Pittsburgh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| Semifinal Round |
| St. Therese |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Newberry |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
x |
|
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
| Consolation Game |
| St. Therese |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
|
12 |
15 |
0 |
| North Pittsburgh |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
|
| Championship Game |
| Levittown International |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Newberry |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
x |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
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1969 Pennsylvania District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D1 - Corry
D2 - Hickory National
D3 - Alaquippa American
D4 - Brookline (Pittsburgh)
D5 - North Pittsburgh
D6 - Waynesburg
D25 - Oil City
Section 1 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Hickory American (District 2)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Hickory National 7, Corry 0
2 - Aliquippa American 6, Oil City 4 (7 innings)
3 - North Pittsburgh 3, Brookline 0
4 - Hickory National 5, Aliquippa American 3
5 - North Pittsburgh 12, Waynesburg 0
6 - North Pittsburgh 3, Hickory National 2 (8 innings; TITLE)
|
D7 - Homer City
D8 - Lower Valley (Springdale)
D9 - Donora
D10 - Bellefonte and Vicinity
D11 - Huntingdon
D12 - Newberry (Williamsport)
D26 - Allegheny Township
D27 - Latrobe
Section 2 Tournament
Championship Game Host - DuBois (District 10)
At Way Memorial Field
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Latrobe 5, Donora 0
2 - Lower Valley 6, Homer City 5 (12 innings)
3 - Newberry 7, Bellefonte and Vicinity 0
4 - Huntingdon 17, Allegheny Township 6
5 - Latrobe 5, Lower Valley 1
6 - Newberry 2, Huntingdon 0 (7 innings)
7 - Newberry 3, Latrobe 2 (TITLE)
|
District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D13 - Milton
D14 - York
D15 - Tunkhannock
D16 - St. Therese (Wilkes-Barre)
D17 - Dunmore
D18 - Tamaqua Area
Section 3 Tournament
Championship Game Host - York (District 14)
At Shipley Field
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - York 6, Tamaqua Area 2
2 - Dunmore 2, Tunkhannock 0
3 - York 1, Milton 0
4 - St. Therese 10, Dunmore 0
5 - St. Therese 4, York 2 (TITLE)
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D19 - Haverford Township #1
D20 - Bethlehem Northwest
D21 - Levittown International
D22 - Oreland
D23 - KAU (Kennett Square)
D24 - Cressona Area
Section 4 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Downington (District 23)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Cressona Area 7, Bethlehem Northwest 0
2 - Oreland 7, Haverford Township #1 4 (9 innings)
3 - Levittown International 7, Oreland 2
4 - KAU 5, Cressona Area 2
5 - Levittown International 7, KAU 1 (TITLE)
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