A look at Colonial League softball tournament history

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Every year at Pates Park, I ask trivia questions over the PA system in which the winner gets a hot dog, Coke (or a similar beverage) and a bag of chips. Many of the questions pertain to Colonial League softball history and many come from Colonial League tournament history. The league began holding a tournament in 1995 after its merger with the Centennial League, so what happened on Wednesday and Thursday nights at Pates Park represented the the 18th tournament. Groller's Corner readers who come to the games next year will have an edge if they print this list out: Colonial League tournament championships Southern Lehigh 8 Bangor, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern, Pen Argyl, 2 each Notre Dame, Palisades 1 each Colonial League tournament championship game losses Northern Lehigh 4 Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh 3 each Northwestern, Pen Argyl 2 each Bangor, Notre Dame, Palisades, Salisbury 1 each. Tourney appearances Southern Lehigh 14 Pen Argyl 13 Northern Lehigh 11 Saucon Valley 9 Northwestern 8 Bangor 6 Notre Dame 4 Palmerton 3 Palisades, Salisbury 2. All-time tournament records Southern Lehigh 19-6 Northern Lehigh 8-8 Northwestern 6-6 Pen Argyl 6-11 Bangor 5-4 Palisades 3-1 Notre Dame 3-4 Saucon Valley 3-9 Salisbury 1-2 Palmerton 0-3 Note: Wilson and Catasauqua have never played in the Colonial League tournament. And finally: Overall league championships dating back to the start of the league in 1975 (38 championships) Southern Lehigh 26 Bangor 2 Pen Argyl 2 Northwestern 2 Northern Lehigh 2 Catasauqua, Nazareth, Notre Dame, Palisades 1 each.