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Page 14 Norwood Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com August 2018 Norwood Sports Norwood American Legion: On the Cusp of Playoffs…Again! By Christopher Tremblay With just a handful of games remaining in the Norwood American Legion’s season at the time of this writing, Post 70 found themselves sitting in second place in the West Division of Zone 6. Walpole sits comfortably in first while Franklin, Needham, Westwood and Foxboro are all nipping at Norwood’s heals in third and fourth place. Although still a battle for playoff spots, Norwood finds themselves in good shape coming down the final stretch. “We’re right where we want to be, Norwood Coach Paul Samargedlis said. “The top four teams from each Division (East and West) advance into the playoffs. We should finish around 12-6 or 11-7 and that will get us in. We just need to stay healthy.” Last summer, Post 70 got into the District Playoffs, their 13th in 14 seasons, but eventually fell in the third round to Quincy. “One Hundred and fifty-seven teams enter the season all with the same goal – wining the state title, but only one team will do that,” the Coach said. “In order to do that you need depth, defense, pitching and breaks.” Throughout this summer, Norwood’s pitching has been one of their biggest strengths with the Post 70 hurlers posting an incredible 1.96 ERA. Throwing the baseball on a regular basis for Samargedlis have been Danny Quinn, Michael James, Matt Rice and Cam Flahive. Jay Wladkowski has come out of the pen to be the teams closer. He’s two for two in save situations, and according to the Coach, throws gas. Fifteen year old Sean French will also see some time on the mound. At the plate, Norwood has gotten its power from three dependable sources on a regular basis: Michael Dooley (.407), James (.379) and Wladkowski (.375). Second baseman Chris Petracca has also been very solid with the bat. Dooley primarily bats in the clean-up spot while Wladkowski in the three hole, but the coach likes to continuously shake up his order. “I have 18 guys and my philosophy is to have everyone ready at all times,” Samargedlis said. “I’m always moving them around in the order. They could be batting fourth one game and then the next I’ll drop them down in the order to see more fastballs.” Although the team has had its share of lopsided wins, they have also had their share of tight games. Pitching seems to come through on the days the team has been struggling at the plate keeping the team in the contest, but there have been other days where the defense hits a snag. In Norwood’s six loses to date, the defense has played a part in four of them. Franklin took out Norwood 5-0 with no issues, but loses to Walpole (two 5-0 games), Westfield 2-1 and Needham 4-2 have all had mishaps in the field. “We gave up four unearned runs in each of the two Walpole games, against Westwood we only gave up two hits, but we also gave up two unearned runs and three of the four Needham runs were unearned,” Samargedlis said. “Unfortunately, our defense has had some lapses during the season. One bad inning here and there and it has hurt us.” Behind the plate, Norwood has gotten incredible stats from Charlie Gover, who has thrown out 70 % of runners trying to steal and has only allowed a few passed balls while managing the pitching staff quite nicely. As Post 70 motors toward the playoffs for the 14th time in Samargedlis’ career, the coach not only wants to be successful, but he wants the kids to enjoy themselves. “I’ve never had an issue with any of the kids or parents,” the coach said. “I believe kids need to enjoy themselves being kids while they are still kids; maximizing what they can play in the community before it’s too late.” Samargedlis is looking forward to not only having a successful post-season, but one that the players will have fun and remember for years to come. Following Sunday July 15’s loss to Franklin 1-0, Norwood found themselves clinging to the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division of Zone 6. Post 70 has one game remaining in the regular season holding onto a two-point lead over Medfield, Westwood and Needham in the standings. A victory over Needham in their final game will get them into the post-season. NOW OPEN! Fine Cherry Furniture Made in Massachusetts Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come visit our Made FACTORY in Massachusetts and FACTORY SHOWROOM! 131 Morse Street | Foxboro | 508-543-9417 | woodforms.net Hours: Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Friday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CLOSED Sunday
August 2018 Norwood Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 15 Norwood Sports Sheryl Arduino Take on the PMC By Christopher Tremblay Many people get involved in the Dana-Farber Pan Mass Challenge because of someone they know has cancer and they’re looking to help. Norwood resident Sheryl Arduino didn’t know of anyone with cancer, nor did she even realize what the PMC was, she stumbled across it by mistake. “It was about 10 or 12 years ago,” Arduino said. “We had a cottage in Onset and my mother and I decided to take a walk, but when we got uptown, there were a lot of bike riders going by. We stood there to cheer the riders on and eventually I noticed a lot of Dana-Farber shirts, so we decided to make it a year to year event.” Arduino and her mother found it rather cool to see the appreciation in the rider’s eyes as the people cheered them on and those doing the cheering found what the riders were doing to rid cancer was cool as well. The Arduino’s originally didn’t know any of the riders, but they certainly watched them ride by in awe year after year. Eventually, a group of friends began taking part in the PMC and she was so inspired by what they were doing. Unfortunately, the ride eventually hit home. In May of 2017, Arduino’s father was diagnosed with Myelofibrosis (bone marrow leukemia) and a month later the family was hit with another cancer Sheryl with her teammates finding. Doctors found a second cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma or cancer in the kidney, in the family matriarch; an untreatable cancer. In February of 2018, Arduino’s father passed away, but six months earlier, in August of 2017, she decided that she was going to ride in the PMC for her father. Friends who had participated in the ride would stay at the Onset cottage during the weekend of the ride, and when Arduino decided to ride she was going to ride with their team (Team WOW). Team WOW does the Wellesley to Provincetown (163 miles), so Arduino decided that’s what she would do. Sheryl with her dad Now that she was going to commit to biking 163 miles over two days, she had to find a bike as she didn’t own one. Luckily, her friends husband loaned her a bike, and she began training on the month after her father passed away. “I hadn’t been on a bike since I was 12 years old and when they say it’s easy as riding a bike – it’s not,” Arduino said. “I was really wobbly and having a rough time getting used to it; it’s not as easy as you think. I began taking a spin class, tried to get out on the road every weekend, and then on Father’s Day I rode my first 50 plus mile ride.” Although she has yet to ride in her first PMC, Arduino has already begun thinking about participating on a yearly basis. “We’ve met some amazing people along this journey.” Arduino said. “Cancer fighters and their families are a community. I can’t imagine going through this all without the support system we had at every level.” While there are many options to funnel cancer donations, Arduino prefers the PMC as they give 100% of all riders’ monies to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber. PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICE Shade Tree Pruning • Tree Removal Ornamental Tree Pruning Bucket Truck Service Call the certified arborists at Destito Tree Services for an evaluation. The name you have trusted since 1984. Massachusetts Certified Arborist - Fully Insured FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED Nicholas Destito 781-551-0266 508-699-4532 www.destitotreeservices.com JOIN A COMPANY ON THE RISE Local Town Pages is one of the fastest growing newspaper publications in New England with eight newspapers, that reach over 75,000 homes and businesses direct mailed each month. Advertising Account Manager In The Natick/Norwood/Ashland Areas We Offer Salary plus commission, Established Territory with $25K in House Accounts, 401K and Health Insurance Please email your resume to Lori Koller at lorikoller@localtownpages.com free game buy one game, get one game free Norwood Sport Center Norwood • 781-769-0606 Not valid on league play. One coupon per visit per person. Offer expires 8-30-18. free game buy one game, get one game free Norwood Sport Center Norwood • 781-769-0606 Not valid on league play. One coupon per visit per person. Offer expires 8-30-18. JOIN A LEAGUE STARTING AFTER LABOR DAY CLOSED July 27th to August 5th 65 Cottage St. (East) Norwood 781-769-0606 CALL FOR SUMMER HOURS
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