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UMass Memorial doctor honored after performing CPR on ailing umpire at youth game in Oxford
OXFORD ― A local doctor sprang into action and saved the life of a baseball umpire during a Little League game last week. Philip Davis, a league official, was at the game July 11 in Oxford when umpire Korey Pontbriand was hit by a pitch and later collapsed. Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, who was...
Surgeon saves umpire's life at her son's Little League game
OXFORD - A cancer surgeon is being praised for her heroics outside the operating room. On July 11, Dr. Jennifer LaFemina saved a Little League umpire's life while at her son's baseball game in Massachusetts.The oncologist at UMass Memorial Health received a life-saving merit award from the Oxford Board of Selectmen on Tuesday for her actions at the 10U Jimmy Fund tournament game in Oxford.The home plate umpire was hit in the neck by a foul ball. At first he stayed in the game, but Little League organizers say LaFemina "observed some concerning behavior and symptoms" and convinced him to...
Norwich edges Willimantic, eyes state Legion tournament bye
With each zone’s top two teams earning a first round bye into next week’s American Legion baseball state tournament, the battle for second place in Zone 6 took center stage Tuesday night in Willimantic. Waterford clinched its fourth straight Zone 6 championship weeks ago, leaving Norwich, Willimantic and...
GAF Roofing Modified Masters Event Postponed At Stafford Speedway
With a forecast calling for the possibility of severe weather in the evening, Stafford Speedway management made the decision to postpone tonight’s scheduled GAF Roofing Modified Masters event. The event will now be run on Friday July 26. The Modified Masters event will be part of a card that...
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