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By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
Northborough/Southborough - Dave Teggart's cell phone vibrated so often in his pocket - nearly nonstop - that the recent Algonquin Regional graduate thought it was malfunctioning. When he returned home he went online only to find his e-mail inbox stuffed with messages.

It was then the UConn freshman-to-be picked up the latest issue of "Sports Illustrated" (SI) magazine from his dining room table and began to leaf through it. When he got to page 37 he knew what all the fuss was about.

Him.

"I just said, 'Oh, my God' when I saw it," Teggart said. "I mean, I knew it was coming. I didn't know when, but I knew I was going to be in the magazine. So, even though it was expected, it was unexpected. I don't know how other people feel, but I don't think I ever imagined opening up a magazine, let alone that magazine, and seeing my face in it."

Teggart is listed in the Faces in the Crowd section of the July 2 issue of SI, which hit the streets June 28, the day of all the electronic craziness in Teggart's life.

Next to his face is a brief description of Teggart's high school athletic accomplishments, including his four-homer, seven-RBI effort in a baseball game against Leominster this year. Also listed are the facts that he made 50 of 51 extra points and 18 of 24 field goals during his Tomahawks career.

Youth baseball

The Timber Rattlers captured the Shrews - bury Junior League Baseball Championship with a thrilling, come-frombehind 6-5 win over the Thunder at Dean Park June 24.

The Timber Rattlers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to capture the title, the tying and winning runs coming on a squeeze bunt by Jared Helenic.

Sean Russell opened the bottom of the seventh with a double and advanced to third on a single by Brett Mikolajczyk. Russell scored to cut the deficit to one, 5-4, on an RBI single by Josh Desai. Helenic then followed with the bunt that scored both Mikolajczyk and Desai.

Mikolajczyk pick up the win on the mound for the Timber Rattlers.

Other team members included Matt Bodley, Myles Greenough, Chris Jones, Will Michalski, Gabe Rodriguez, Kyle Samant , Steve Trudel and Mike Tozeski.

The team was coached and managed by Joe Mikolajczyk, John Trudel and Kurt Bodley.

Road racing

The Second Annual Special 5K Road Race will be held in Shrewsbury Saturday July 21 at 8:30 a.m.

The race, which will start and finish at Floral Street School, will benefit the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department's Special Needs Program, with all proceeds going to the Shrewsbury Special Olympics program.

The cost to register for the race is $15 before July 15, $20 after July 15. The first 100 runners to register for the 5K will receive a commemorative T-shirt.

Checks can be made out to Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation and mailed to the department at 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

Questions about the race should be emailed to race director Peg Holdash at pholdash@yahoo.com.

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