The Post 75 Senior Team closes out their season, the Post 75 Junior Team still playing

Post 75 Senior Team 

via MyFM103

"A remarkable season has come to a close for Franklin Post 75.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, Upper Deck Post 14 (Rhode Island) answered with two runs in the sixth before adding an insurance run in the seventh to secure a 3-1 victory in an elimination game at the American Legion Northeast Regional Tournament.

Franklin battled throughout the afternoon in a tightly contested pitchers' duel, but Rhode Island capitalized late and held off Post 75's final comeback attempt to advance in the tournament.

Final Score:

Upper Deck Post 14 (Rhode Island) – 3

Franklin Post 75 – 1

Despite today's result, Franklin closes out an outstanding summer that included an undefeated regular season, a Massachusetts American Legion State Championship, and a trip to the Northeast Regional Tournament to represent the Commonwealth on one of the region's biggest stages.

Congratulations to Franklin Post 75 on an incredible 2026 season, and thank you to everyone who followed along with our coverage throughout the summer."

Video of the SR Team baseball broadcast via My FM 103 - https://www.youtube.com/live/hJaiJVSE5U4

Post 75 Junior Team

via Tim McDonald  https://www.facebook.com/share/1Buc23kfVJ/

2026 American Legion Northeast Region 1 Junior Tournament.

Gill Stadium Manchester NH.

Franklin Junior Legion Team is MA State Champions.

I will update this page as fast as I can.

Fri Aug 7 10:00a Salam NH (1) Vs Franklin MA (9)

Fri Aug 7 12:30p. Newport RI (1) Vs Hampden ME (6)

Fri Aug 7 3:30p. Hilton NY (9) Vs Enfield CT (0)

Fri Aug 7. 6:00p. Braintree MA (12) Vs Merrimack NH 2

Sat Aug 8. 10:00a. Salam NH Vs Enfield CT

Sat Aug 8 12:30p. Newport RI Vs Merrimack NH

Sat Aug 8. 3:30p. Franklin MA Vs Hilton NY

Sat Aug 8. 6:00p. Hampden ME Vs Braintree MA

Sun Aug 9. 11:00a

Sun Aug 9. 1:30p

Note: If Franklin and Braintree both win on Saturday, that guarantees a MA team wins the NE Region 1 Junior Tournament.

The tournament page can be found here - https://www.newhampshireamericanlegionbaseball.com/baseball11a.html

American Legion NE Regional Tournament results for Senior Team & Softball Team

The Post 75 Senior Team did not have a good day, but they still play in the loser bracket on Friday, Aug 7

Updated bracket - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/page/show/9342694-region-1-northeast

Friday's schedule

• Globe article on Post 75 Senior team

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/06/sports/franklin-american-legion-champions/

Catching up to share the 'last' result for the Post 75 Softball team from Tuesday, August 4

The bracket plays out for the Softball tournament here

https://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=MASSACHUSETTSAMERICA&s=softball&p=bracketmanager&tournamentID=2026MALEGIONSOFTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP

Braintree Post 86 joins Franklin Post 75 in the American Legion NE Regionals on Friday

• Wednesday 8/5 4pm Games

2-1 Lowell Post 87 (1) Vs 2-1 Plymouth Post 40 (2) 9 innings.

2-1 Braintree Post 86 (7) Vs 3-0 Franklin Post 75 (6)

• 
  Wednesday 8/5 7pm Game

3-1 Braintree Post 86 (4) Vs 3-1 Plymouth Post 40 (3)

Braintree Post 86 advances to the NE Regionals with Franklin on Friday.

Many thanks for the updates via Tim McDonald Jr

Additional info on the American Legion baseball page - https://www.masslegionbb.org/home

Additional info on the NE Region games in New Hampshire

https://www.newhampshireamericanlegionbaseball.com/baseball11a.html

Post 75 captures the Junior Legion State baseball Championship

via Tim McDonald Jr (many thanks for this timely contribution!)

"Massachusetts is sending two teams to the NE Regionals (Junior Dept). With the Regionals starting in NH Friday, Franklin has been awarded the Jr Legion State Champion by going 3-0. 

To figure out who the second team is they will finish the MA State tournament tomorrow. 

If Franklin wins at 4 PM the winner of the other 4 PM game will advance with them to the Regionals. 

If Franklin loses the 4 PM game then both winners will play at 7 PM to see who will be the 2nd team to advance to NE Regionals.

Wednesday 8/5 4 PM

G1 2-1 Plymouth Post 40 Vs 2-1 Lowell Post 87

G2 2-1 Braintree Post 86 Vs 3-0 Franklin 75

Wednesday 8/5 7pm Finals

Winner of G1 vs Winner of G2."

Additional info on the American Legion baseball page - https://www.masslegionbb.org/home

Senior Legion Regionals also include Post 75 - Aug 6

"19U Senior Legion starts back up Thursday"

The tournament bracket for Region 1 https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/page/show/9342694-region-1-northeast

Shared from - https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbn7PjVSitV/

2026 Massachusetts American Legion Softball Playoffs and Championship - August 5

The 2026 Massachusetts American Legion Softball Playoffs and Championship are taking place Tuesday, August 4, and Wednesday, August 5, at Ruel Fields, 29 Locust Street, Oxford, Massachusetts.

Now in just its third season, the league has grown from four teams in 2024 to eight teams and more than 120 student-athletes representing communities across Central Massachusetts and MetroWest.

This year's championship week features much more than postseason softball.

Wednesday, August 5

6:00 PM

• Semifinal Games

7:45 PM

• Massachusetts American Legion Softball Championship Game

Immediately following the championship game:

• Championship Trophy Presentation
• Team and championship photos

The complete tournament bracket and standings are available here:

https://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=MASSACHUSETTSAMERICA&s=softball&p=bracketmanager&tournamentID=2026MALEGIONSOFTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP

This championship represents another milestone in the continued growth of Massachusetts American Legion Softball and showcases many of the region's top high school softball players competing for a state championship while celebrating leadership, sportsmanship, teamwork and community service.

Media are welcome to attend. Interviews with league officials, coaches and student-athletes can be arranged before or after games. High-resolution photos and additional background information are available upon request.

We hope you will join us in Oxford as we crown the 2026 Massachusetts American Legion Softball Champion.

Thank you for your consideration.

Massachusetts American Legion Softball Committee

American Legion Junior Dept Games rescheduled to Aug 4

Tuesday, August 4

Game 9     Greenfield Post 81          vs     Braintree Post 86          1PM
Game 10  Lowell Post 87                   vs     Beverly Post 331            4PM
Game 11  Plymouth Post 40            vs     Franklin Post 75              7PM

Additional info on the American Legion baseball page - https://www.masslegionbb.org/home

Shared from - https://www.instagram.com/p/DblDG06Sy1r/

Franklin Post 75 tops Beverly to advance in American Legion Junior Department Torunament

The results of Day 2 set up the playoff matchups for Day 3 for the American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament.

Sunday, August 2

Game 5     Lowell Post 87 - 8            vs     W Springfield Post 207 - 4

Game 6     Fall River Post 464 - 1   vs      Greenfield Post 81 - 3            

Game 7     Plymouth Post 40 - 5     vs      Braintree Post 86 - 3                  

Game 8     Beverly Post 331 - 1        vs     Franklin Post 75 11                  

Saturday, August 1

Game 1          Lowell Post 87      - 3                   vs     Plymouth Post 40 - 4 

Game 2         W Springfield Post 207 - 6      vs     Braintree Post 86 - 7

Game 3         Fall River Post 464 - 6                vs     Beverly Post 331 - 9   

Game 4         Greenfield Post 81 - 5                vs     Franklin Post 75 - 12  

Additional info on the American Legion baseball page - https://www.masslegionbb.org/home

American Legion 2026 Junior Department Tournament Results from Saturday, Schedule for Sunday (video)

Results from Saturday, August 1

Game 1          Lowell Post 87      - 3                   vs     Plymouth Post 40 - 4 

Game 2         W Springfield Post 207 - 6      vs     Braintree Post 86 - 7

Game 3         Fall River Post 464 - 6                vs     Beverly Post 331 - 9   

Game 4         Greenfield Post 81 - 5                vs     Franklin Post 75 - 12    

American Legion 2026 Junior Department Tournament
Results from Saturday, Schedule for Sunday (video)

Schedule for Sunday, August 2

Game 5     Lowell Post 87             vs     W Springfield Post 207 10AM

Game 6     Fall River Post 464    vs     Greenfield Post 81             1PM

Game 7     Plymouth Post 40      vs     Braintree Post 86                4PM    

Game 8     Beverly Post 331        vs     Franklin Post 75                   7PM

Franklin TV video of the Franklin Post 75 game on Saturday

video link - https://www.youtube.com/live/bRp48Ug2K6g

Watch Sunday's Post 75 game -  Franklin Pride TV - YouTube  https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

American Legion Post 75 finals rained out, new date July 30

Rain, rain go away, 

Post 75 wants to play...

Shared from - https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYbr6xSL6q/

Franklin Legion Post 75 Senior League State Tourrney game today - July 27 at 7 PM

IT’S GAMEDAY! 

Join us back at Fino Field for Day 3 of the Massachusetts State Tournament! First Game is at 1pm where Milford Legion Baseball will play their third game of the tournament against Leominster.

✔️ Stay tuned on social media for our daily schedule for pregame coverage and post game scores!!

✔️Follow tournament standings on Game Changer app. Final 8 Senior MA 

For our own Milford game coverage: 

🎤 MyFM 101.3

📺 MyFM 101.3 To watch live, MyFm YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@myfm1013

📺 Milford TV Comcast 6, Verizon 40 + HD2140

Stream: youtube.com/mymilfordtv

#fun #baseball 

Graphic credit to interns Bryson Parsons and Ashley Lester

Army Veteran’s DC Journey

At 70-years young, Army Veteran Tim App will travel this October to participate in the 41st running of the Army’s 10-mile Road Race being held in our nation’s Capital on October 12th.  This will be his first time running in the DC event. 

The 10-mile race is conducted by the Army’s Military District of Washington (MDW) whose operations seek to deter, prevent, and respond to threats aimed at DC’s Capital region. The Race’s proceeds will benefit the Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) unit which provides resources and programs to the Army’s population including families of those now serving our country. 

Since its inception in 1985, the event has hosted 488,191 runners from around the world. This year’s event anticipates 35,000 runners and 900 Teams comprised of military, civilian, wheelchair, and wounded warrior athletes. Tim chose to run in this year’s race in honor of the Army’s 250th birthday and for the successes he has achieved from his service to our nation. Tim commented “I am running the Army 10-miler as a celebration of all that I have accomplished, and that all started with my decision to join the Army, although an active conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, was raging.” He had voluntarily enlisted in the Army immediately following High School.

Tim App

After his service to our country, he moved to Massachusetts where he held various leadership roles within the Department of Corrections - for 27 years!  Following his retirement in 2003, he became an adjunct Professor at both Northeastern University and Stonehill College where he taught Corrections Practices, Sex Offender Programming and Ethics for 22 years. 

Tim took a hiatus from running after his military duty. He resumed his running career after his Niece’s toddler was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. His Niece started a 5K race to support her daughter and other children suffering from this rare form of cancer and asked him to run in the event.  Sadly, his Grand Niece passed away at age 3 and Tim carries a picture of her with him on his armband for each and every training run and racing event.  

An active member of Franklin’s American Legion Post 75, Tim serves as their Sargeant-at-Arms and remarked that “The Post does a tremendous amount of community work and I felt it fitting to run the ATM for the first time, on behalf of the Post.” He also supports the Franklin community through his work with the St. Vincent DePaul charity at St. Mary’s. In addition, he works with Meals on Wheels delivering food to Franklin residents in need.

Tom App ran last year’s Daytona 5K Race where he placed 3rd in his division

The armband of his Grand Niece is visible on his right arm.

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Natalee Webb-Rubino joined the Air Force in 1976 becoming its 1st female Aircraft Mechanic (Crew Chief) and at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. In 1999 she founded the 11K road race in Stoneham created to honor and recognize Veterans. At the time, it was the only 11K in America.  In 2009 she became the City of Melrose’s 1st female Veterans Service Officer.  She was first in her family to attend college full-time earning a bachelor’s degree in PR and Strategic Communications at Bridgewater State University graduating with honors in 2019.  Her essays on Veteran matters have been published in Franklin, North Attleboro, Melrose, Milford, and Stoneham

Franklin Post 75 Massachusetts Senior Tournament Cinematic (video)

Franklin Post 75 Massachusetts Senior Tournament Cinematic via Varun Desai (@Editorvar)

Video link -> https://youtu.be/EOMWUgbamTE

Boston Globe: "Jacob Jette takes charge in Franklin’s American Legion championship victory over Leominster"

"The four games leading to the final of the Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament all saw sixth or seventh-inning comebacks. In the championship game, Jacob Jette wouldn’t have it. 

The eventual tournament MVP fired 71 of his 107 pitches for strikes, racking up eight strikeouts in 6 ⅓ innings (he was pulled due to tournament pitch count rules) to earn the 6-2 victory over Leominster for Franklin (20-4) at Milford’s Fino Field. 

“My changeup was working really well,” Jette said. “It’s on and off, but today it was good. I was getting ahead on batters a lot with my curveball, which really helps.” 

Jette (1 for 4) pitched in the high school state championship for Franklin, where he pitched well but Taunton got the win. Coach Tyler Pasquarosa said this game felt like his second chance."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article (subscriptions may be required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/28/sports/jacob-jette-takes-charge-franklins-american-legion-championship-victory-over-leominster/ 

Via FHS Coach Zach Brown:

"Today was surreal! Watching 3 All-Star teams win Championships all at the same site & seeing each age group & all the families supporting each other was amazing! Franklin=Special Town! Congratulations to the 9u, 10u, 11u& 12u teams that won today! #PantherPride #FranklinStrong"

 https://twitter.com/FHSCoachZBrown/status/1552844862076108801

 Boston Globe: "Jacob Jette takes charge in Franklin’s American Legion championship victory over Leominster"Photo by A.J. TRAUB

Boston Globe: American Legion Baseball - Franklin 7, Milford 6

"The Franklin baseball team had not scored in five innings while watching Milford turn a 6-1 deficit into an extra-innings ballgame in the Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament. Two outs into the bottom of the eighth, it had seen six pitches and struck out twice. Up came Luke Sidwell.

Franklin’s rising senior wasted no time, placing a bunt down the third base line on the first pitch. After a hit batter, Jack Marino stepped up to the plate, and his plate-protecting swing lofted a soft liner to left that fell in front of Scott Pagliuca and sealed the 7-6 victory at Milford’s Fino Field (Franklin was the home team, as decided by a coin toss)."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article (subscription may be required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/27/sports/jack-marino-drives-winning-run-eighth-franklin-needs-extra-innings-beat-milford/

Franklin starter James Kuczmiec held Milford to three runs in five innings but left in the sixth with the bases loaded and no outs.MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF