Merrimack Sports Talk

Friday, January 20, 2012

The NEGTC Level 6 boys team finished third at the 2012 Winter Carnvial. Team members include, from left, Cameron Rogers, Cole Marchand, Zachary Dancoes and Jonathan Furlong. Missing from the photo is James Wallace.

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GYMNASTICS

NEGTC competes at Winter Carnival

The New England Gymnastics Training Center of Hudson boys teams (all levels) competed in the 2012 Winter Carnival in Brentwood on Jan. 8. NEGTC’s Level 6 team, which includes Merrimack’s Zachary Dancoes, took home the third-place team banner.

Dancoes, 11, placed fifth in the Level 6 all-around with a score of 79.30. He received an 11.90 on floor (fifth), a 13.00 on pommel horse (sixth), a 12.10 on rings (eighth), a 14.70 on vault (first), a 13.60 on parallel bars (second) and a 14.00 on high bar (fifth).

BASEBALL

Dodgers looking for pitchers

The Merrimack Dodgers of the Granite State Over-30 Baseball League are looking for pitchers for the 2012 baseball season. If you are an experienced pitcher who will be at least 30 years of age at some point in 2012, please contact assistant manager John Saraceno at saraceno21@aol.com or call 571-8361.

GSBL logo contest

Do you have what it takes to create a new logo for Granite State Over-30 Baseball League? As part of the GSBL’s 20th year celebration, the league is paying $100 for a new logo. The winning logo will be selected by the league board from all submissions, and in the case of a tie, the executive board will decide.

The creator of the winning submission will receive $100 in cash as payment for the logo. The new logo doesn’t have to contain the wording “The Granite State Over-30 League” but should at least say “GSBL” if the full league name is not incorporated into the logo. The new logo is encouraged to be in the tradition of existing red, white and blue league logos, if possible (see examples at www.gsbl.net), but it can deviate from the traditional elements, if necessary. Only the winning submission will become property of the league. Logo submissions should be made by April 7 by sending the logo as an e-mail attachment to saraceno21@aol.com (in 3 different sizes if possible, small, medium and large). Please let John Saraceno know if you have any questions at saraceno21@aol.com or by calling 571-8361.

Donate equipment

Do you have any new or used baseball or softball equipment you are looking to donate or get rid of? Ricky Salvatore is collecting it for his Bar Mitzvah Social Action Project and donating it to the most needy places around the world. Please feel free to call 472-3170 or e-mail him at rscatch9@comcast.net.

BASKETBALL

Rockettes looking for players

The Granite State Rockettes girls basketball club will hold tryouts for the spring 2012 season at Southside Middle School at 140 Jewett St. in Manchester on Jan. 22. Interested players may fill out an application at the door or contact Steve Signor at 668-6511 or send an to e-mail coachsignor@gmail.com. A copy of birth certificate is required with application.