Summer notebook
      Region - Definitely the dog days of summer on the local sports scene. The next few weeks are arguably the slowest. But things will quickly pick up as fans and players look forward to the fall. With a chance for a breather, it's a good time to clear out the notebook.
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Sports Roundup: Shrewsbury All-Star team wins Jimmy Fund Tournament
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Region - With a hard-fought 9-6 win over a tenacious Southborough squad, the Shrewsbury National 10-year-old All-Star team won the Massachusetts District 5 Little League Jimmy Fund Baseball tournament, hosted late last month by the Oxford Little League.
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Taking a dip
      Westborough - It's that time of the year where even the serious athlete takes time off to enjoy a summer dip as Westborough's Colin Gerrity did earlier this month.
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Shrewsbury legion baseball program back on the map
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Shrewsbury - Back on the map - that's what the Shrewsbury American Legion Post 397's baseball program is after this summer. Post 397 rallied late, winning several games down the stretch to finish the regular season, 11-11, grabbing the final Zone 4 playoff spot on the last day of the season.
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Learning to play
      Westborough - Westborough's Jeff Maxwell puts power into his backhand Aug. 11 during the "Learn to Play Free Clinics" for ages 7 to adult at the Westborough Tennis and Swim Club.
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Shutting down the baseline
      Marlborough - Marlborough's Andre Beauchamp shuts down the baseline with other defensive help from Canaan Sevein, George Jordan and Conner Flynn during the Worcester summer league championship game, a Marlborough win over Wachusett.
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Pitching leads Flames to senior Ruth playoff s
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish. That timetested sports adage wasn't trotted out by Marlborough Senior Babe Ruth coach Al MacQuarrie - but it could have been. "We got off to a tough start, getting roughed up by Franklin, 13-1, right out of the gate with o...
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Passing it along
      Marlborough - Baseball is a game meant to be passed down between generations and that's exactly what is happening here as Marlborough coach Joe Garbarino has his son Nick along as batboy during the 12-year-old Marlborough Invitational Tournament game Aug. 11.
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