ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Bears Headed For Championship Game

  When your hot your hot and Tri-Valley Central School varsity coach John Rusin handed the ball to his ace pitcher Joey Mickelson in a Section 9 Class C semifinal game at Grahamsville Thursday and Joey fired a two-hitter and struck out eight as the Bears defeated Chester 1-0.
  The win advances Tri-Valley to the championship game Saturday afternoon at 3 against S.S. Seward who defeated Rhineback 4-1. The location of the game was not known at this time.
  Mickelson's record this season now reads 7-0 and in recording this pitching masterpiece he only needed 83 pitches.
  The only run came about in the second inning when Tyler Lopez singles, stole second and scored on an RBI by Steve McInerney.
  The game took only one hour and 20 minutes to play.
  The win pushes the Bears record to 17-4. Seward will come into the championship game with a 15-7 record.

Identification of the above photos, from top to bottom. Bears ace pitcher Joey Mickelson throws a strike in Thursday's 1-0 win against Chester. Tri-Valley short-stop Rodney "Taylor" Jester swings at a curve during the Bears 1-0 victory. Congratulation to everyone as pats on the back were in order with the win over Chester.