08/12 - Media articles on the eight American Legion Baseball Regional Champions

08/12 - Some Media articles on the eight American Legion Baseball Regional Champions 

Some Notes: 

*64 teams entered regionals (8 in each regional - 49 state champions, 8 hosts and 7 runner-up teams);

*On Sunday (08/11) a maximum of 16 games were possible - 16 were played;

*On Sunday (08/11) a maximum of 24 teams (3 from each region) could have been playing - 19 did play;

*Team rosters were locked in June - no pickups / no replacements;

*Eight teams (all having won their region) will play this week for the American legion World Series Championship;

*American Legion Baseball "Eight teams punch ticket to 2019 American Legion World Series" - https://www.legion.org/baseball/246698/eight-teams-punch-ticket-2019-american-legion-world-series

*American Legion Baseball "How to watch the American Legion World Series" - https://www.legion.org/baseball/246700/how-watch-american-legion-world-series

*American Legion Baseball World Series info / stats / history - https://legion.org/uploads/baseball/2019/mediaguide.pdf

*2019 American Legion Baseball "Regional Hub" - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2019regionals (schedule / scoreboards + "I-Score")

Regional Champions media - 

*Worcester Telegram (Shrewsbury, MA Post 397) "American Legion Northeast Regional final: Shrewsbury tops Lawrence in second game for World Series berth" - https://www.telegram.com/news/20190811/american-legion-northeast-regional-final-shrewsbury-tops-lawrence-in-second-game-for-world-series-berth

*Lincoln Herald (Randolph County, NC Post 45) "Randolph County Team Wins Mid-Atlantic Regional" - https://lincolnherald.net/main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=241&ArticleID=30988

*Times Picayune / New Orleans Advocate (Destrehan, LA Post 366 / Pedal Valves Cardinals) "Pedal Valves Cardinals realize American Legion Baseball World Series dream by winning Southeast Regional in Tampa" - https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/article_ccbfbe50-bc6c-11e9-ae63-b740ef980e54.html

*Jefferson County Leader (Festus, MO Post 253) "Festus Post 253 wins regional title, going to American Legion World Series" - https://www.myleaderpaper.com/sports/festus-post-wins-regional-title-going-to-american-legion-world/article_7f7b2dbe-bd43-11e9-9039-3b09b3defee9.html

*Commercial News (Danville, IL Post 210) "Refusing to lose" - https://www.commercial-news.com/sports/local_sports/refusing-to-lose/article_f5150c38-dfba-5a62-b2b9-7a5659d94ca1.html

*News Gazette (Danville, IL Post 210) "Vinson helps Danville Post 210 secure first World Series trip" - https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/vinson-helps-danville-post-secure-first-world-series-trip/article_eac417b4-967f-5485-b758-ba34948e7c56.html

*InForum (Fargo, ND Post 2) "Fargo Post 2 edges Excelsior, earns spot in American Legion World Series for first time since 1992 " - https://www.inforum.com/sports/baseball/4606887-Fargo-Post-2-edges-Excelsior-earns-spot-in-American-Legion-World-Series-for-first-time-since-1992

*KVRR Fargo (Fargo, ND Post 2) "Fargo Post 2 Rewriting History With American Legion World Series Appearance" - https://www.kvrr.com/2019/08/12/fargo-post-2-rewriting-history-with-american-legion-world-series-appearance/

*Idaho State Journal (Idaho Falls, ID Post 56) "Idaho Falls Bandits win Northwest regional tournament, head to American Legion World Series" - https://www.idahostatejournal.com/sports/highschool/idaho-falls-bandits-win-northwest-regional-tournament-head-to-american/article_ce49ced3-473a-5e6a-8c41-7f0ec902e0eb.html

*Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM Post 13) "Local team to play for American Legion title" - Local team to play for American Legion title" - https://www.abqjournal.com/1353016/local-team-to-play-for-american-legion-title.html

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