“WALLA WALLA – A 5-1 nightcap victory over Mill Creek – in a second and final game forced by Mill Creek’s 10-1 win over Bainbridge two hours earlier – gave the island’s Little League All-Stars their first-ever state Majors title Tuesday.With the triumph, Bainbridge advances to the Western Region Little League Tournament in San Bernardino, Calif.. The squad opens play at 5 p.m. today against Montana’s state champion, Billings Big Sky. The regional 16-team tournament is one of four nationwide, and the winners of each will move on to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. “
“Division One (ages 7-10) Lightning 3, Coyotes 2 The Lightning clinched the Division One title with one goal scored by Lyle Daniel and two by Cole Kawaguchi, with assists from Brandon Keller and Lyle Daniel. Throughout the season the Lightning focused on developing its strong defense, and they would not have won without goalie Matt Sandridge’s performance. The Coyotes, coming off a spectacular win against the Mighty Ducks in sudden death overtime during the playoffs, came close to tying up the final game in the last period when Bjorn Ostenson and Cameron Parker both scored. “
“WALLA WALLA – To what extent has Bainbridge Island baseball history repeated itself?By the time you hold this newspaper in your hands, Bainbridge’s Little League All-Stars will have their answer.Bainbridge, which played in last night’s state Majors baseball tournament championship, needed just one win to take the title and trot for airline tickets to Southern California.There, play in the Little League Western Region Tournament – one level shy of the World Series in Williamsport, Pa. – will take place in the city of San Bernardino beginning Saturday. “
“Three Bainbridge Island Swim Club swimmers took High Point honors at the Starlight Invitational Swim Meet in Wenatchee July 21-22. They included Zachary Gosney (boys 10 and under), Sarah Gleason (girls 13-14), and Melissa Clune (girls 15 and over).High Point honors are given to the swimmer in each age group who scores the most points based on their overall meet performance, in all events. “
“The Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars came up a game short in their quest to win the state championship, falling 4-0 to North Kitsap on Tuesday afternoon after forcing a final game with a 6-5, 11-inning win earlier in the day.I think the first game took a lot of energy out of them, said Charles Peach, who coached many of the players during the regular season. It was hot, and we had to play an extra game to get to the finals. “
“How far is it from the downtown Colman terminal to the Vashon ferry dock in Fauntleroy?It’s 13 miles, says Cookie Gaulding of Bainbridge, matter-of-factly. She knows – she walked the route as part of her training for the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, which begins in Enumclaw on Aug. 10 and concludes in Seattle, Aug. 12. “
“The Bainbridge Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars hoped that the old baseball adage Let’s play two held true yesterday.After wins in their first two games, they lost to North Kitsap 4-2 on Monday morning to drop into the loser’s bracket in state tournament play. “
What girls softball 9/10 All-Stars coach Tony Gaspich called the weirdest play I’ve ever seen was a major factor in the team’s 3-2 loss on Sunday to Redmond West in the state tournament in Vancouver.Following wins in the team’s two opening games – including Haylee Baker’s no-hitter on Saturday – the defeat set up a loser-out game yesterday.
“WALLA WALLA – Tonight, Bainbridge Island’s boys of summer may be sound asleep in their beds with visions of Southern California dancing in their heads.Bainbridge’s 11/12-year-olds, competing as one of 11 district-tournament-winning teams in the state Little League Majors baseball tourney, won their first two games of the week-long event despite being forced to play in – for them – uncharacteristically searing heat. “
“The two key hits in Thursday’s 5-2 district championship win over Gig Harbor, advancing the Bainbridge 11/12 All-Stars to next week’s state championships, couldn’t have been more different.The first was Peter Huisinga’s 210-foot, two-run homer that climaxed a three-run first inning. The other was Rudy Sharar’s 15-foot bunt single that trickled down the third base line to ignite a two-run sixth inning and provide some breathing room in a close game. The victory was the third in three days as the team rebounded from a Sunday defeat by the Gig Harbor Americans to take home the championship trophy. “
“The Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars have a Herculean task ahead of them after dropping a 5-0 decision to host North Kitsap Wednesday, in the first game of their state tournament at Poulsbo’s Snider Field. The loss dropped Bainbridge into the loser’s bracket, where they would have to win yesterday, today, twice tomorrow and two more times on Monday to capture the tournament title and advance to the regional tournament in Idaho. “
“The Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars opened district tournament play in fine fashion on Friday. C.J. Hall threw a complete-game one-hitter and the team knocked off South Kitsap 4-2 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Silverdale.But it was a vastly different story on Saturday when the team endured a 19-4 thumping by Central Kitsap.First the wheels came off, said coach Jon Kroman, and then the rest of the car parts. “
“The Bainbridge 9-10 girls All-Stars became the first-ever island softball team to advance to the state tournament as they completed a three-game sweep of the District 2 tournament on Wednesday by trouncing host Sequim 12-1.The team opens state tournament play in Vancouver on Friday at 6:00 p.m. Pitcher Lindsay Willmann went the distance against Sequim, throwing a one-hitter and striking out 12 as the game was called after five innings due to the ten-run rule. Willman had an outstanding tournament, allowing just two hits in nine innings and fanning 24. “
