Ridgefield Scores and Standings: June 27

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Ridgefield's Lucas Meyer, 27, was the top American finisher in Sunday's Stratton Faxon Half Marathon in Fairfield.

A graduate of Ridgefield High School and Yale, Meyer crossed the finish line fifth overall with a time of 1:09.52. As expected, Ethiopians took the first four spots.

Meyer already has qualified for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, by running the USA Track and Field Championships half-marathon in 1:03:51, crushing the qualifying time by one minute and nine seconds.

In October, he placed second in the Hartford Half-Marathon with a time of 1:06:59, trailing winner Derese Denibaba by 35 seconds.

-- Considering there are more than 6,000 Little Leagues through the United States, the odds of any one reaching the promised land in Williamsport are astronomical.

But as Fairfield American showed last year, it is not impossible for a team from Connecticut to get there. The boys from Fairfield became the 17th squad from the state to reach the Little League World Series.

The summer-long process begins anew on Tuesday with the start of the District One  tournament which involves 14 Little League All-Star teams divided into two groups of seven.

Group A includes National Lione (Stamford), North Stamford, Northrop (Stamford) , Redding, Ridgefield American, Springdale (Stamford) and Stamford American. Group B includes Darien American and National, Federal (Stamford), Norwalk, Ridgefield National, Weston and Wilton.

After round robin play within in each group, the two top finishers in each pool advance to a playoff tournament.

The eventual winner qualifies for the section one tournament, to be hosted by Orange of District Four, from July 20-27. The two sectional winners clash in a best-of-three series to determine the state champion.

The Connecticut state winner advances to the New England Regionals in Bristol from Aug. 4-14.  The eight regional winners from around the country qualify for the Little World Series, to be played from Aug. 18-28 in Williamsport.

The District One tournament begins with the opening ceremonies during which the the 1951 Stamford American Little League World Series champions will be honored on the 60th anniversary of their victory.   The opening game of pool play between Springdale and defending champion Stanford American will follow.

American Legion Baseball

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

Stamford Sr. 7, vs. Ridgefield Sr. 2

Ridgefield Jr. 6, Fairfield Jr. 2

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

Norwalk Sr. 8, Ridgefield Sr. 3

Trumbull Jr. 14, Ridgefield Jr. 0

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

Trumbull Sr. 16, Ridgefield Sr. 0

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE

Ridgefield Sr. vs. Greenwich Sr., 5;45 p.m., at old Ridgefield High School 

 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS