The 6th annual "Burdell Bailey"  Coopers Cave Tournament gets underway today with 19 teams from across the Mid-Atlantic Region competeing at the U19 American Legion level.

Here is my story in today's Saratogian.

2010 Coopers Cave Tournament divisions
Red DivisionPost 233 Tri-County, New York
Hoxie Cleaners, Rhode Island
S.D. Ireland, Vermont
Post 150 Kingston, New York
Westbrook, Maine
Post 168 Morris J. Edwards, New Jersey

White Division Saratoga Stampede
Post 141 Trumbell, Connecticut
Post 232 Helmuth-Ingalls, New York
Colchester Cannons, Vermont
Post 72 Saugerties, New York
Post 735 West Seneca, New York

Blue DivisionPost 1080 Shrub Oak, New York
Post 64 Wicomico, Maryland
Post 20 Clinton County, New York
Post 323 Granville, New York
Anaconda Indians, New York
Post 184 Hudson Post, New York

Coopers Cave Tournament
Pool play schedule
Tuesday, July 6
Moreau Rec Park3 p.m. S.D. Ireland vs. Morris J. Edwards
6 p.m. Tri-County vs. S.D. Ireland
Veterans Memorial Park5:30 p.m. Colchester Cannons vs. Granville
8 p.m. Granville vs. Anaconda Indians
East Side Rec.8 p.m. Saratoga Stampede vs. Halmuth-Ingalls

Wednesday, July 7
East Field, Glens FallsNoon Kingston vs. Morris J. Edwards
3 p.m. Shrub Oak vs. Colchester Cannons
6 p.m. Hudson vs. Shrub Oak
Moreau Rec Park3 p.m. Kingston vs. Hoxie Cleaners
6 p.m. Tri-County vs. Hoxie Cleaners
Veterans Memorial Park3 p.m. Saugerties vs. Colchester Cannons
5:30 p.m. Granville vs. Wicomico, MD
8 p.m. Wicomico, MD vs. Anaconda Indians
East Side Rec9 a.m. Morris J. Edwards vs. Westbrook, ME
Noon Helmuth-Ingalls vs. Trumbell, CT
3 p.m. Tumbell, CT vs. West Seneca
5:30 p.m. Helmuth-Ingalls vs. West Seneca
8 p.m. Saratoga Stampede vs. Colchester Cannons

Thursday, July 8
East Field9 a.m. Hudson vs. Colchester Cannons
Noon Colchester Cannons vs. Wicomico, MD
3 p.m. Tri-County vs. Morris J. Edwards
6 p.m. Kingston vs. Tri-County
Moreau Rec3 p.m. Shrub Oak vs. Granville
6 p.m. Hudson vs. Anaconda Indians
Veterans Memorial Park3 p.m. S.D. Ireland vs. Westbrook, ME
5:30 p.m. Helmuth-Ingalls vs. Colchester Cannons
8 p.m. Trumbell, CT vs. Colchester Cannons
East Side Rec9 a.m Hoxie Cleanders, RI vs. Westbrook, ME
Noon Hoxie Cleaners, RI vs. S.D. Ireland, VT
3 p.m. Saugerties vs. West Seneca
5:30 p.m. Saratoga Stampede vs. Saugerties
8 p.m. Saratoga Stampede vs. West Seneca

Friday, July 9
East Field9 a.m. Colchester Cannons vs. Anaconda Indians
Noon Tri-County vs. Westbook, Maine
3 p.m. Hoxie Cleaners, RI vs. Morris J. Edwards
6 p.m. Morris J. Edwards vs. Kingston
Moreau Rec9 a.m. Kingston vs. Westbrook, Maine
Noon Colchester Cannons vs. West Seneca
3 p.m. Hudson vs. Wicomico, MD
6 p.m. Hudson vs. Granville
East Side Rec9 a.m. Shrub Oak vs. Wicomico, MD
Noon Saugerties vs. Helmuth-Ingalls
3 p.m. Shrub Oak vs. Anaconda Indians
5:30 p.m. Trumbell, CT vs. Saugerties
8 p.m. Saratoga Stampede vs. Trumbell, CT