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Meet the 10 state champions converging on Staten Island
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Meet the 10 state champions converging on Staten Island

Staten Island is preparing to host the Little League Eastern Regional 10s All-Star Softball Tournament this week, featuring 10 state champions from the Northeast.

There are no Staten Island teams in the event and there is no sanctioned Little League World Series play at this level. This is the first of three consecutive years that the East Region 10s Softball Tournament will be held on the island, according to District 24 Administrator Frank Cambria.

The teams will descend on Snug Harbor Little League in Livingston for the five-day event, which begins Wednesday and ends Sunday. Teams will arrive in Staten Island on Monday and Tuesday.

Who is participating in the event this year?

The 10 state champions from the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions are as follows: Massapequa LL (New York) Bristol LL (Connecticut), Bordentown LL (New Jersey), Connecticut Valley LL (Vermont), Gorham LL (Maine), Cranston Western LL (Rhode Island), St. Mary’s LL (Pennsylvania), South Hampton LL (Massachusetts), Delmar LL (Maryland), Lower Sussex (Delaware).

Meet each of the teams below. Keep scrolling to see their rosters and coaching staff.

Connecticut – Bristol Girls Little League

Manager: Anthony Lefurgey, Coaches: Kevin Kalat, Mike Bastiaanse

Players: Lucy Kalat #1, Ava Lefurgey #2, Makinnley Whitlock #3, Maci Duchemin #4, Lucy Bastiaanse #5, Caroline Motel #6, Ellie Tiscia #7, Keeva Knowles #10, Mary Thompson #12, Ava Wijdan # 16, Maddy Yopp #22, Dakota Green #99

Connecticut – Bristol Girls Little League

Delaware – Lower Sussex Little League

Manager: Hunter Holland, Coaches: Brian Gottschalk, Jay Owens

Players: Charlie Starkey #1, Mila Canino #2, Raelyn Ireland #3, Olivia Owens #4, Julia Owens #6, Ava Knox #7, Skylee Perry #8, Maddy Gottschalk #10, Emma Hager #12, Korie Pitts # 13, Kate Dorman #15, Harper Holland #55

Delaware – Lower Sussex Little League

Maine – Gorham Little League

Manager: Nathan Schools, Coaches: Julio Santiago, Laura McDonald

Players: Taylor Schools #6, Amelia Cote #17, Caroline Kline #10, Gabriella Saldivar #11, Hannah Wilson #9, Julia Shaffer #32, Maeve McDonald #4, Natalie McCurdy #99, Nora Emlet #14, Sloane Taaffe # 15, Sophia Santiago #30

Maine – Gorham Little League

Massachusetts – South Hampton Little League

Manager: Brian St. Pierre, Coaches: Nick Mulvaney, Daryl Soares

Players: Ally Woz #1, Caroline Labrie #2, Taylor Leary #4, Stella Trombley #5, Elly Soares #8, Kendall Jarosz #9, Kennedy Mulvaney #10, McKenna Morrey #12, Taylor St. Pierre #13, Adalyn Johnson #14, Molly Huard #55, Louisianna Sinopoli #56

Massachusetts – South Hampton Little League

New York – Massapequa International Little League

Manager: Joe Solitto, Coaches: Pat Valentino, Jimmy Hasselmann, Mike Cretty

Players: Brooke Sheinfeld #1, Emily Cullinan #5, Ashley Larmann #6, Sofia Monahan #7, Milla Solitto #9, Giuliana Cretty #10, Kennedy Doumas #13, Adriana Sinatra #19, Sophia Nislow #21, Ashlin Lynam # 22, Kaycee Weiss #29, Aria Valentino #99

New York – Massapequa International Little League

Pennsylvania – St. Mary’s Little League

Manager: Doug Straub, Coaches: Bill Thorwart, Lee Cunningham

Players: Reagan Timm #2, Lydia Swanger #3, Mya Floravit #5, Quinn Newell #9, Maria Jovenitti #10, Ella Herzig #14, Gia Straub #15, Maddie Thorwart #17, Matti Orlic #22, Jill Cunningham # 25, Aria Wendel #27, Mila Thorwart #99

Pennsylvania – St. Mary’s Little League

Rhode Island – Cranston Western Little League

Manager: Bobby Arrighie, coaches: Michael Cerio, Bill Chatelle

Players: Genevieve Earls #1, Mila Castillo #2, Aubrey Riker #5, Alyssa Chatelle #8, Chloe Whittenberger #9, Hayden Cerio #12, Milania Morse #13, Yariana Giron #14, Aydeliz Reyes #18, Mackenzie Taveira # 21, Nina Graziano #22, Emma Arrighie #32

Rhode Island – Cranston Western Little League

Vermont – Connecticut Valley Little League

Manager: Adam Carter, Coaches: Cassie Moulton, Jeremy Hatch

Players: Kylee Melton #1, Anna Armburg #2, Addie Moulton #3, Riley Taylor #4, Kaylin Ruggles #5, Brynn Carter #7, Sophia Hart #13, Maylee Danforth #19, Hayden Hatch #22, Marley Perry # 23, Camilla O’Donnell #33, Panda Sullivan #99

Vermont – Connecticut Valley Little League

Maryland – Delmar Little League

Manager: Dustin Shiles, Coaches: Jeff Wright, Kelly Shiles

Players: Joanna Miller #3, Claire Ford #5, Kennedy Griffith #6, Rowan Preston #7, Riley Medford #8, Olivia Gattis #9, Rylynn Twilley #10, Annistyn Zidanic #14, Rachel Wright #22, Brinlee Bradley # 25, Logan Shiles #31, Samantha Timmons #66

Maryland – Delmar Little League

New Jersey – Bordentown Little League

Manager: Jeremy Martino, Coaches: Frank Barkosky, Richard Rossi

Players: Myla Savoy #1, Teagan Harris #3, Agnes Gendek #7, Lily Cooper #8, Amber Barkosky #10, Skylar Keating #11, Olivia Kelly #16, Maxine Portadin #22, Giuliana Rossi #35, Sophia Stefani # 49, Ashley Martino #88, Giuliana DeClerico #99

New Jersey – Bordentown Little League