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Towamensing reaches finals

The Towamensing Yankees advanced to the championship round of the Keystone Senior Babe Ruth League by rolling past the Panther Valley Black Diamonds on Tuesday.

KEYSTONE SENIORBABE RUTH PLAYOFFSPanther Vy. Black Diamonds-Towamensing YankeesTowamensing put together a 14-hit attack to cruise past Panther Valley, 12-2, and advance to the league's championship round.The Yankees will now play in a best-of-three series for the title. Their opponent will be the winner of the Franklin Township Shockers-East Stroudsburg contest.Jim McWhirter and Eli Borger each had big games at the plate for Towamensing. McWhirter collected three hits, one a homer, and knocked in four runs. Borger finished with three hits, including a home run, and drove in three.The winners, who are the top seed out of the East Division, also received three hits and an RBI from Ty Achterman.For the Black Diamonds, Frank Nietz had three hits, one a double, and an RBI.Panther Valley 001 010 0 - 2 6 1Towamensing 020 524 x - 12 14 1Goida, Szczecina (5) and Buss; Peters, Kuntz (5) and George. W - Peters. L - Goida. S - Kuntz.FT Shockers-ES MustangsTuesday's contest between the Franklin Township Shockers and the East Stroudsburg Mustangs was postponed because of rain.The game will be made up tonight at Christman Field with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m.DISTRICT 18 10-11LL TOURNAMENTJim Thorpe-Franklin Twp.Jared Marykwas had a single, double, triple and knocked in five runs to help Jim Thorpe post a 15-3 victory over Franklin Township.Chris Condly, the game's winning pitcher, also helped his own cause with two hits and an RBI.For Franklin, Bonsiarna had two hits, one a double.