Stamford Scores and Standings: July 29

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Three of the zone four teams who played Thursday in the quarterfinals of the American Legion junior state tournament advanced, including No. 3 seed Stamford, which defeated No.  6 West Haven, 5-4.

Also winning were  No. 7 seed Trumbull, which posted a 2-1 win over No. 2 Southington in eight innings, and No. 5 Ridgefield, which defeated Bristol 8-4 for its 16th consecutive victory.

The only zone four team to lose was No. 8 Norwalk, which fell to top seed Bethel, 7-2.

In the semifinals on Friday, Stamford takes on Trumbull at Veterans Field in Windsor Locks at 6 p.m. and Ridgefield faces Bethel at Rogers Park in Danbury, also at 6 p.m.

With three zone four teams in the semifinals, an area squad is guaranteed of reaching the final, which is set for Saturday at Muzzy Field in Bristol at 1 p.m.

The 25th annual Sharkey Laureno Baseball Tournament begins Saturday at Cubeta Stadium and continues through Aug. 9. This year's tournament consists of two eight-team divisions, 15 and under and 14 and under. The tournament funds colleage scholarhips for graduates of Stamford's Junior Babe Ruth program.

The North American Hockey School Summer camps will take place at Terry Conners Ice rink in Stamford during August. The Ryan Hull Goaltending Camp as well as Eric Lund's Elite Shooting/Scoring/Stick Handling Camp are set for Aug. 1-5: Goalies age 10 and under go from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. while goalies age 11 and older are on from noon to 6 p.m. It's the same age and time brakedowns for the elite shooters.

The Glenn Anderson Stanley Cup Week is Aug 8-12, Age 10 and under from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and age 11 and older noon to 6 p.m. The All Phases Camp (power skating, shooting, defensemen) will Ryan Hughes and Lund is Aug 15-19 for ages eight through bantams and midgets. Aug 22-26 features power skating, shooting, defense and goalie camps.

The complete hockey skills camp is Aug 29-Sept 2. To register, call toll-free 888-752-8394 or call 203-979-4232 or e-mail info@northamericanhockeyschool.com or visit www.northamericanhockeyschool.com

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Stamford Jr 5, West Haven Jr. 4

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Stamford Jr. vs. Trumbull Jr, postponed

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Stamford Jr. vs. Trumbull Jr, 12 p.m., at Veterans Field, Windsor Locks

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS