Soccer
Playing in front of thousands of fans at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro before a New England Revolution game is a dream come true for any young soccer player in Greater Boston.
Goalie Ryan Simpson from North Andover will have that opportunity — not once, but several times.
Simpson has been selected to play for the newly created Revs U-16 team. He is one of three New England Aztec Club soccer players chosen for the team, along with Peabody's Luke Finkelstein and Revere's Doug Silveira.
Players from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire were selected for the first ever U-16 and U-18 Revolution boys teams. The Aztecs, which are based out of Beverly, were the only North of Boston club in the state to have players selected.
Baseball
Abisi carries Renegades
The Andover Renegades defeated the Haverhill Diamond Dogs 7-2 in Merrimack Valley Senior Babe Ruth League action. Rob Abisi fired a two-hitter, striking out eight for the win, and also supplied a key double. Matt Vetere led the offense with three hits and Josh Devine had two hits.
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The Haverhill Black Diamonds defeated the Lawrence Lightning 5-4 in Merrimack Valley Senior Babe Ruth action. Frank Xia and Ryan Magoon combined for the win while Mike Nicolosi (2 for 4), Alex Persichetti, Ryan Queenan and John Starner keyed the offense.
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The Haverhill Diamonds beat Georgetown in Intertown Senior Babe Ruth League action 8-0. A.J. DeRoche went all the way, allowing just one hit while striking out 13 and walking just two. DeRoche also helped his own cause, going 3 for 4 with three RBIs and J.T. O'Neill was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Also, Billy Lafferty was 4 for 4 as the Diamonds improved to 11-1 in Intertown play and 23-8-2.
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Derry Post 9 defeated Nashua 8-3 to improve to 15-4. Doug Schultz pitched seven innings for the win, allowing just three hits and two runs. Mike Donovan had two doubles, a triple and a single and scored twice to pace the offense while Luke Streeter had three hits and Pat Curry had two hits and three RBIs.
