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State Representative Aaron Michlewitz has announced his sponsorship of the 4th Annual North 2 South Baseball Classic with the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) & South End Baseball. Game 1 will be held in the North End on Monday, June 24th at 6 p.m. and Game 2 in the South End (Peter’s Park) on Wednesday, [...]
NEAA baseball will begin on Saturday April 27th. All 8 of our Minor and Major League Teams will play a full game starting at 10am. The Game will be played in honor of Carmine “Tilly” DiMartino. We will have a big pizza party for all of the players, families and fans who attend all of [...]
Capping off a successful season, the North End Athletic Association Minors held an awards event on Monday night. The Nazzaro Center was standing room only as kids, parents and coaches marked the teams accomplishments last season. The NEAA minors teams are the Muck Dogs, Mud Cats, Raptors and Grasshoppers. Up and coming are the enthusiastic [...]
The annual North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Majors Banquet was held on March 3rd at Filippo’s Ristorante. Players from the 2012 Major League season attended along with their families. Each player received at least one trophy as recognition for their contribution to the team for the season. During the NEAA season, the St. Agrippina Cardinals [...]
North End resident, Christine Lorigo, is a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, but she really wants to spend the next baseball season in the Major League Baseball Fan Cave. If chosen, she’ll head to New York City with the challenge of watching every game of the season in the Fancave, which is located in the [...]
North End Stories continues its digital narrative talking to Sam Viscione who shares how he and his friends would walk from the North End to Fenway Park each weekend to play baseball and watch the Red Sox play. See all the interviews at NorthEndStories.com.
The NEAA Dodgers squared off with a very talented team from Lawrence in a battle for the 2012 Champs Boston Wood Bat Championship. The undefeated Dodgers had to like their chances with ace Greg Bilikas on the hill. Bilikas was the winning pitcher August 5th when the Dodgers took home the Lou Tompkins Championship this [...]
The NEAA 19 and under Dodgers played the Boston Padres in the semi-finals of the Boston Champs Wood Bat League. The number one seeded Dodgers took on the 4th seeded Padres in a battle to the end. Mike Martignetti got the start for the Dodgers and did not disappoint. Mike threw a complete game 2-hitter, [...]
The NEAA Senior Dodgers opened up the 19u wood bat tournament sweeping a doubleheader from the East Boston Eagles by scores of 8-1 and 12-0. The Dodgers, who haven’t played a game since their championship victory on August 5th did not look like a rusty team. Playing their first game with wood bats they scored early [...]
Coming off their 19u Lou Tompkins Championship the NEAA Senior Dodgers will enter the 19u Fall Wood Bat Classic Tournament put on by Champs Boston and the Boston Foundation. Coaches Ralph Martignetti, Randy Foley and Steve Passatempo will take their recently crowned squad and give it one more go against some of the best teams [...]
On Thursday, August 2, 2012, the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) entered a team of 13-15 year old players to compete against an elite team of same-age boys from Japan! This annual Japan-Boston Baseball Exchange is sponsored by the Boston Red Sox Foundation and was played at Puopolo Park on Commercial Street. The Coaches for [...]
The North End Dodgers went into the Lou Tompkins All-Star Baseball Tournament of Champions as the #1 seed. In order to win the championship the Dodgers were going to need to win three games in three days against three stellar opponents. Led by the pitching of Greg Bilikas and Ryan Colbert and the all-around outstanding [...]
Our 13-5-1 record and 9 game winning streak has earned us the number one seed in the 19 and under Lou Tompkins Tournament of Champions. Here is the schedule. We open Wednesday at Bunker Hill College at 5:30 probably vs the South End. If you are interested in watching some good baseball we’d love the [...]
The NEAA 19u Dodger’s team riding a 6 game winning streak thrusted themselves into first place in the Lou Tompkins All-Star baseball league. The Dodgers have been red-hot for the last 3 weeks and playing their best baseball of the season. Led by their rock solid pitching staff and suddenly explosive offensive the Dodgers have [...]
by Phil Orlandella North End Athletic Association Majors Commissioner Ralph Martignetti has announced its team that will participate in the 2012 Mayor’s Cup Tournament. The team will be coached by Al Vilar, assisted by Mike Szulc, Tim Griffin and Dan Shea. The players are: Francis Shea, Mattea DelPeschio, Calvin Szulc, Isabella Vilar, Brianna Woods, Richard [...]
The international appeal of Little League Baseball brought together the North End Athletic Association and a team from Verona, Italy in a first of its kind youth baseball game on Thursday night. It was a close, but high scoring, game with a final score of 13 – 12, as the North End Athletic Association came [...]
The NEAA entrant into the Suburban Youth Baseball League got off to a strong start with a rousing 4-3 victory over Braintree America. The team of 11-12 year old All Stars sponsored by the family of Ralph DeMarco rallied and scored two runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to walk off with the [...]
On Saturday, June 23rd, the North End Athletic Association hosted its annual Youth Major League All-Star game at Langone Park / Campochiaro Field in Boston’s North End. Players from the Cardinals and Cubs, coached by Dan Shea, battled players from the Tigers and Indians, coached by Al Vilar. The game was dedicated to the memory [...]
The North End Athletic Association, NEAA, will host a little league team from Verona, Italy on June 28, 2012. The game is scheduled for 5:30 pm at Langone Park on Commercial Street. The Italians are bringing a large group (44 people) and playing at locations across the U.S. All are welcome to cheer on the [...]
Upcoming special games and team lineups for the North End Athletic Association Youth Baseball League. Major’s Youth Baseball All-Star Game – Friday, June 22, 2012, 7pm Saturday, June 23, 2pm at Langone Park, Campochairo Field on Commercial Street. This year, the game will be played in memory of good friend, Johnny Paolo. Pizza and snacks [...]
The Saint Agrippina Cardinals won the NEAA little league championship, capping off the best season of the NEAA only league. The Cardinals won all ten regular season games and followed that up by winning all three of their playoff games. The game started off poorly for the Cardinals, as the Tigers scored five runs in [...]
The first game of the 3rd Annual North2South Baseball Classic was held on Tuesday at Langone Park, between the North End and South End Little League programs. A second game will be held next Sunday at Peter’s Park in the South End. The series is sponsored by State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz bringing together the Little [...]
by Ralph Martignetti For the fourth straight year, the Cardinals and Cubs met in the NEAA playoffs. The past two years, the Cubs knocked the Cardinals out in single elimination. This year, the Cardinals got a measure of revenge with a two game sweep by scores of 8-1 and 9-4. The Cardinals set the tone [...]
We have an action packed week in this our last week of NEAA Major’s baseball. Tuesday starts the action as the North End All-Stars take on the South End All-Stars in game one of a home-and-home series. Game one is at our field and starts at 6pm. It should be some fun baseball and we [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, Commissioner The NEAA Dodgers recently kicked-off their 2012 season. The Dodgers put three teams on the field. In the RBI League the Dodgers field a 13-14 year old team coached by Chuck Bilikas and Bill McAllister and a 15-16 year old team coached by Aaron Michelwitz and Matthew Imbergamo. In the Lou [...]
On Friday June 22nd at 7pm the NEAA will host its annual All-Star game at Langone Park. Players from the Cardinals and Cubs will battle players from the Tigers and Indians. The game will be dedicated to the memory of Johnny Paolo. The teams will be named after two recently retired coaching legends; Paul Luongo [...]
In a game that had more twists and turns than a roller coaster, the Tigers edged the Indians 5-4 in seven well-played innings by both teams. Suffice to say that Jace Cherchi (Indians), Vin Coppola (Indians), Fortunato D’Ampoli (Tigers) and Kyle Bernadini (Tigers) pitched strongly for both teams and going into the bottom of the [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, NEAA Commissioner The NEAA Major’s baseball program played an intra-league series with the Hillhouse Little League baseball program last week. This was the first meeting of the two programs and hopefully the start of an annual event. The four NEAA teams were matched up against the four Hillhouse teams in a two [...]
Dear Parents: As we approach the half way point of the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) regular season, I thought it would be great to get some feedback from you so that we can improve our programs for the future. Please take a few minutes to take this survey. Your feedback is wanted and [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, The Commissioner NEAABaseball.org Standings Thru 5/21/12 Standings Wins Losses Pct Cardinals 7 0 1.000 Indians 3 2 0.600 Tigers 2 4 0.333 Cubs 0 6 0.000 Coach Al provides the latest write-ups for the Indians: 5-18-12 The Indians and Cubs played a very entertaining game last night. The Indians scored 6 runs [...]
by The Commissioner The Cardinals and Tigers dodged raindrops to get their game in. The rain was intermittent during the game. The hard rain waited until the final out. The Cardinals threatened in the top of the 1st, but the Tiger pitcher, Fortunato D’Ampolo, raced toward 1st base to field a grounder and throw Francesco [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, Commissioner With the season about one third of the way through, the pecking order of team strength is being established and it looks like the Cubs and Tigers are becoming a heated rivalry. The teams met for the second time this season and again both teams were ready play. Colman Shea who [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, Commissioner The Cardinals broke open a tight game with a 7 run 6th inning to run their record to 3-0. Fred Moseley had the big blow in the inning with a shot into the left center field gap with the bases loaded that saw him fly around the bases for his second [...]
by Commissioner Ralph Martignetti The Cardinals beat the Indians 6 – 2 in the nitecap of the Saturday doubleheader. The Indians scored both of the their runs in the 1st inning. With one out Jase Cherchi walked and stole 2nd. As the throw got got past the shortshop, Cherchi headed for third and continued home [...]
The Cardinals beat the Cubs in a four inning game. The Cards scored four runs in the first, five in the second, four in the third and seven in the forth. JC Pezzuto, Owen Locke and Fred Moseley each had three hits and Francesco Santaniello had two. Pezzuto started the scoring with an inside the [...]
by Ralph Martignetti, Commissioner After an emotional and well-planned Honorarium to Robert “Bobby” Simboli it was time for the 2012 NEAA Little League to begin: starring the Tigers and Cubs. As expected, the lanky and talented Coleman Shea was able to keep the Tigers scoreless for two innings while also providing the game’s initial offense [...]