here for the entire roster of the 2003 North Parkland Jr. Legion Baseball Team.

here for the 2003 Schedule and Results.

William C. Smith Memorial Day Tournament  for important information.

The 2003 Playoff Season begins Thursday, July 10th.
The Buffaloes are seeded 2nd and host 7th seed South Parkland for Game 1.  
Game time is 5:45 pm at the Parkland High School Varsity Field

For the complete League Playoff Bracket, please visit: http://www.lvjlbl.org/

Playoff Updates:
Game 1:  The Buffaloes defeated South Parkland (6-4) on Thursday to advance in the winners bracket.  Game 2 will be Friday, July 11th at 5:45 against #3 seed Freemansburg @ the Orefield Middle School (Home Field).

Game 2:  The Buffaloes beat Freemansburg (11-1) on Friday to advance in the winners bracket.  Game 3 will be Saturday, July 12th at 5:30 against #1 seed Quakertown.

Game 3:  The Buffaloes game with Quakertown will take two days to decide the winner.  With the Buffaloes leading 18-12 in the top of the 7th, 1 out, runner on first, the game was suspended due to darkness.  The game will resume Sunday, July 13th @ 10:00 AM.

Game 3 (cont.):  The Buffaloes beat Quakertown in the continuation of Game 3 (18-14), to be the only undefeated team remaining in the Playoffs.  Game 4 will be Monday, July 14th @ 5:45 PM against Bath (#8 Seed).  Note: Game will be played at the Parkland High School Varsity Field.

Game 4:  The Buffaloes remained undefeated in the playoffs by defeating Bath in Game 4...7-4.  They will advance into the League Championship to host the #6 Seed Southern Lehigh.  If Southern Lehigh happens to win, there will be another game to determine the League Champion.

Game 5: (Championship)  The Buffaloes defeated Southern Lehigh (7-3) and captured the Lehigh Valley League Championship.  They will advance to the Pennsylvania Eastern Regionals beginning Tuesday, July 22nd.

Congratulations to the
2003 North Parkland Jr. Legion Baseball Team
on winning the Lehigh Valley League Championship!!!

Good Luck in Regionals!!!

The 2003 PA Eastern Regional Games begin Tuesday, July 22nd.
The games will be played in Emmaus and Kutztown.  The Buffaloes will be playing in Kutztown.

here to read article in Allentown's The Morning Call.

The Buffaloes will begin play at 12:00 PM against Southampton (Lower Montco Champion).  The Game(s) will be played at Kutztown Community Park.   

If they win, they will play Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM.  If they lose, they will play Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:00 AM.  Keep checking for Information, Scores and Updates!!! The top 2 teams will advance to the PA State Tournament in Homer City (Indiana County).

here for the Tournament Bracket and directions to the Field(s)

Game 1:  The Buffaloes defeated Southampton 13-3 in 5 innings on Tuesday.  Southampton was the team that knocked out the Buffaloes in the 2002 Eastern Regionals.  They will play Plains on Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM.  

here to read article in Allentown's The Morning Call.

Game 2: The Buffaloes rallied in the 7th (4-3) to send Plains into the loser's bracket.  They will advance to the winner's bracket championship to play Methacton on Thursday, July 24th at 4:00 PM.

Game 3:  The Buffaloes were defeated by Methacton (12-2) to drop to the loser's bracket.  They will play the host team Kutztown on Friday, July 25th at 1:00 PM.  The Buffaloes need to win and Methacton to defeat Plains (4:00 PM) to advance to the PA State Finals next week in Homer City, Indiana County.

Game 4: The Buffaloes bounced back to rally in the 7th to defeat Kutztown (3-2) and advance to the PA Eastern Regional Championship Game against Methacton.  They will need to defeat Methacton twice to win the PA Eastern Regional Championship.  With their win against Kutztown and Methacton defeating Plains, the Buffaloes advance to the PA State Finals next week in Homer City (Indiana County).

Game 5:  The Buffaloes faced Methacton again and the outcome was very different than earlier in the week.  This time the Buffaloes came out on top 11-3.  They will play Methacton later in the day to determine the winner of the PA Eastern Regional.

Game 6: The Buffaloes finished the PA Eastern Regional as Runner-Up by dropping the second game to Methacton (4-2).  However they still qualify for States next week in Homer City.  Good Luck Guys!!!

here to read article in Allentown's The Morning Call.

Good Luck in Homer City!!!

The 2003 Pennsylvania State Finals begin Tuesday, July 29th.
The games will be played in Homer City, Indiana County.  
The Buffaloes will face the defending 2002 PA State Champion - Punxsutawney (Fezell Enterprises) in Game 1 on Tuesday, July 29th @ 10:00 AM

here for a preview of the PA State Tournament

Game 1:  The Buffaloes opened the PA State Tournament by defeating Fezell Enterprises (2002 State Champs) 7-4.  HR's by Bryan Shellhamer and Alex Atiyeh led the way.  The next game will be on Wednesday, July 30th @ 1:00 PM against Creps United.

Other Scores:  Arone Auto Body (1-0) 6, Methacton (0-1) 0
                        Creps United 5 (1-0), Bensalem (0-1) 1
                        Boyertown 3 (1-0), Meadville (0-1) 0 

here for 1 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 1.
here for 2 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 1.

Game 2: The Buffaloes defeated Creps United (8-6) to advance to the Winner's Bracket Final.  The next game will be on Thursday, July 31st @ 5:30 PM against Boyertown (the only other Eastern Team remaining).  

Other Scores:  Boyertown (2-0) 7, Arone Auto Body (1-1) 0
                        Fezell Enterprises (1-1) 13, Bensalem (0-2) 3 (eliminated);
                        Meadville (1-1) 11, Methacton (0-2) 1 (eliminated) 

here for 1 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 2. 
here for 2 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 2. 

Game 3:  The Buffaloes were knocked down but not out by Boyertown...10-6.  The Buffaloes are still alive in the PA State Tournament and if they win and Boyertown wins today, they will be going to the finals on Saturday.  The next game will be on Friday, August 1st @ 1:00 PM against Meadville.

Other Scores:  Fezell Enterprises (2-1) 12, Arone Auto Body (1-2) 4 (eliminated);
                        Meadville (2-1) 7, Creps United (1-2) 4 (eliminated) 

here for 1 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 3.
here for 2 of 2 articles reviewing the action from Day 3.

Game 4:  The Buffaloes advanced to the final day and championship by defeating Meadville...5-1.  The offense was lead by Alex Atiyeh's 3-run HR.  The Buffaloes will face Boyertown on Saturday, August 2nd @ 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM if necessary.  This is the same scenario of the 2001 PA State Finals.  Let's hope the outcome will be different in 2003!!!

Other Scores:  Boyertown (4-0) 6, Fezell Enterprises (2-2) 5 (eliminated)...8 innings.

Game 5: The Buffaloes were defeated by Boyertown (9-2) for the PA State Title.  It is the second time in three years the Buffaloes finished State Runner-up to the Boyertown Bear Cubs.  Congratulations to Alex Atiyeh who was presented the Sportsmanship Award and congratulations to all of the Buffaloes on a terrific season.  For the players leaving the Jr. Legion program, good luck on the Connie Mack or Legion Teams.  For the players returning, work hard in the off-season to make 2004 another terrific year. 

here for the article reviewing the State Final action.
here for the article covering the final thoughts from the State Tournament.

Congratulations to the
2003 North Parkland Jr. Legion Baseball Team
on winning the Lehigh Valley League Championship,
Eastern Regional Runner-Up and PA State Runner-Up!!!