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Softball: Port City All-Stars win pair

The Portsmouth softball U14 All-Stars defeated Stratham, 11-10, on Tuesday. Olivia Grant pitched a complete game with five strikeouts. Grant also had six defensive outs in the game, two of which were girls trying to steal home. Catcher Sarah Melanson played well, as did shortstop Brianna Croteau and second baseman Ama Carney.

Offensively, every member of the Portsmouth team (5-1) had at least one hit in the game. Melanson was 3-for-3, Alexis Sullivan was 2-for-3 with a double, and Ivey Telles and Nora DiCesare each had two hits.

On Monday, Portsmouth beat Suncook Valley, 13-6. Christina Porter pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts. Porter (3-for-4) had solid defense behind her from Croteau in left field and Shannon Hatch at first base.

Rye Little League game postponed

MANCHESTER ? Tuesday's deciding game in the 9- and 10-year-old Little League state finals was postponed due to threat of thunderstorms.

Rye and Bedford will meet in the winner-take-all Game 3 tonight (7) at Precourt Park in Manchester.

Rye, which lost Saturday's opener 14-0, bounced back with an 8-3 win in Game 2 on Sunday. The winner of tonight's game advances to the New England Regional in Cranston, R.I.

Favara scores 24 points in hoop win

PORTSMOUTH ? Coates Sports Management beat Mulvey Law 91-55 on Sunday afternoon in The Page Serious Summer Basketball League action.

Craig Favara poured in a game-high 24 points for CSM, while Jamie Finneran (15 points) and Clive Weeden (14) also played well. Mulvey was led by Harry Rafferty's 20 points and Jamie Baker's 19.

Coates Sports Management then won its second game of the afternoon by beating Great Island Realty 81-70. Mike Maggiacomo (19 points), Clive Weeden (17) and Finneran (14) led the way for CSM. Simon McCormick scored a game-high 24 points for Great Island, while Matt Carr added 13.

In the last game of the day, Great Island Realty beat Bud Light Lime 67-66. McCormick tossed in a game-high 19 points for Great Island, while Drew Dunlop (18 points) and Tom Dowd (12) also played well. Liam Needham and Kevin August each scored 17 points for Bud Light.

Beach Plum wins

PORTSMOUTH ? The Beach Plum beat E's Tees 53-28 on Sunday night in the Portsmouth Gaslight Co. Women's Basketball League.

Becky Dixon and Krystyna Smith each scored 11 points for The Beach Plum, while Meg Averill added 10 points. E's was led by Lisa Garcia's game-high 14 points, and Annie Keazer's six points.

Freestyle Olympic skier kills self

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide.

Peterson, a freestyle skier who patented the so-called "Hurricane" and took second place at the Vancouver Games with it, called 911 before shooting himself, police said. The 29-year-old had been cited for drunken driving Friday in Hailey, Idaho and had pleaded not guilty.

Officers found Peterson late Monday night between Salt Lake City and Park City in Lambs Canyon.

Police said a suicide note was found near Peterson's car; they declined to reveal what it said.

He was one of the most colorful of athletes, and he wore his heart on his sleeve ? never more than on Feb. 26, 2010, when he walked off the mountain with tears streaming down his face after taking the silver medal.

"I know that a lot of people go through a lot of things in their life, and I just want them to realize they can overcome anything," Peterson said that night. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."

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Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110727-SPORTS-107270384

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