10 years ago
Now a standout on the professional golf scene, Rob Oppenheim was a 19-year-old excelling as an amateur 10 years ago.
He grabbed the lead at the 74th annual Lowell City tournament with a blistering five-under 67, giving him a four-stroke lead through 36 holes.
He had also recently finished as the second lowest amateur at the Mass. Open.
Mark Matos fired a complete-game two hitter, striking out nine as the Andover Senior All-Star team downed Tewksbury 5-3. Matos was also 2 for 4 and Sean O'Day added a pair of hits.
John McCarthy pitched a complete game, allowing four hits as the American National Major All-Star team bested Lowell 8-3.
Ryan Greeley was 3 for 3 and scored a run.
Trailing by a pair of runs, Andover Legion erupted for eight runs in the fifth to down Lynn Post 345 12-6. Danny Hughes and Dave Powers each added three-run triples for the winners.
20 years ago
Dave Blanks allowed just one hit over five innings, walking one and striking out eight for his first Legion victory, a 13-1 win for Andover Post 8 over Beverly. Joe Lyons was 4 for 4 with three RBIs and Steve Howe added two doubles and Blanks singled twice.
Jim Hanning and Scott Eggert combined for a three-hitter as the Andover Gold bested North Reading 14-1. Jim Landry was 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Mark Hopkins was 3 for 3 and drove in three runs and Matt Daniels was a home run short of the cycle with three RBIs for the winners.
Future University of Michigan football star Joe Marinaro threw two four-hitters, leading Andover to wins over Tewksbury and Wilmington in the Northeast League. He also had a two-run double in the first win.
35 years ago
Don Bliss drove in Billy Hall from third to give the Red Sox the American League title in Little League action. Hall added a two-run homer, Robbie Wilkins tallied an RBI double and Mike Anderson and Eddie Powers combined for the win on the mound.
Bill Stahley struck out 12 and allowed just four hits as the Giants downed the Yankees in the second-place series in Little League action. Fred Foote had a double and a single and Robbie Robinson, Bill Eaton and Dave Robinson each had key singles for the winners.
Andover's Brian Twomey pitched a one-hitter with six strikeouts in Greater Lawrence Babe Ruth League action.
