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Show Sun Advocate Soldier Creek wins tourney convincingly ELMO The weather remained clear while the Soldier Creek Coal Hustlers stormed undefeated through five rounds of action to capture first place in the third annual Castle Valley Womens Fastpitch Softball Tournament held here last weekend. The tournament was the concluding action for the scoring six runs. They continued to score throughout the game season league champions, Hammond Realty of Ferron against the Hustlers. Soldier Creek was the first to score and held the upper hand throughout the game. After three and a half Friday night action found Soldier Creek facing league powerhouse Price Steel Fab. The Hustlers scored the initial run of with superb defense holding Hammond Realty socreless. Errors allowed Ferron to score two runs in the last inning. Winning pitcher for Soldier Creek was Miriam Smith. Pitching for Ferron were Karen Fenn, Sharon Wayman, and Idonna Dugmore. Soldier Creek Coal had opened the tournament Thursday night by coasting to an easy 24 to 2 victory over Lawrence. Chris Wilson was the winning pitcher for the Hustlers. Castle Valley League. Thirteen teams from Carbon and Emery counties participated in the 3 - day tournament. The championship game held Saturday afternoon pitted regular the game in the bottom of the first. Excellent hitting by the team from Elmo gave them a 5 to 1 edge in the second inning. Soldier Creek fired up to go ahead 9 to 5 in the third. Price Steel Fab was held to one run for the remainder of the game. The Hustlers added a few more runs to the score to end the game 12 to 6. Miriam Smith was the winning pitcher while Roanna Olsen toed die rubber for Price Steel Fab. innings of play, Soldier Creek led 9 to 2. Hammond Realty capitalized several fielding errors to stage a rally and close the gap to two 9 to 7 in the 4th inning. runs Soldier Creek was not to be outdone and added eight runs to their score in the top of the fifth. Hammond Realty could only manage one run in their half of the inning. The Hustlers scored two more runs in the top of the sixth before the game was called by Ferrons coach Vic Lucero with the score on Soldier C'eek's Karen Bentley got a kick out ot the Castle Valley Women's Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Elmo last week as she got a free ride to first base after being hit on the Helper WBBA r catcher Cathy Ciarus of toot with a pitched ball. Hammond Realty shows her intensity in keeping her eyes on the ball. All-sta- standing at . In comments made after the game Lucero stated that his pitchers had done their best and it was pointless to continue as they were all suffering from fatigue and couldnt give any more. Hammond Realty had used five pitchers in the course of the game, the fourth game of the day for the realty team. Miriam Smith was the winning pitcher for 19-8- squad all-st- ar files down to Santa Monica ByWALTBORLA Sports Editor Helpers WBBA league all stars boarded a flight at the Salt -- Lake International Airport Monday afternoon bound for Santa Monica, Calif, and participation in the little world series of Western Boys Baseball which starts today (Wed.) The 15 member team, their managers Don Marrelli and Robert Dimick, WBBA director Walter Borla and a host of parents, friends and backers will spend the week in Santa Monica for the tournament. They will return on an early flight from Los Angeles International Sunday morning, due to arrive in Salt Lake at 9:30 a.m. Helper won the right to represent this region in the final tournament by defeating Price National on the Southside Field in Price last Thursday afternoon by Helpers all score. The victory a close left Helper undefeated in the region. It was the second time during the week they defeated Price National. Helper has lost one game in all - star competition thus far, this, a defeat, at the hands of Altamont in the district meet at Duchesne two weeks ago. 13-1- 1 had the National satisfaction of knowing that only Helper was able to beat them this year. Price Price National assumed an lead in the final game early with Helper only to see the 8-- 1 eventual champions come on strong late in the game to finally take the lead and go on to win the trip to California. The Price team posted seven runs on the scoreboard in the very first inning, chasing the Helper starter, Junior Sosa. Steven Vasquez came in from second base to handle the mound duties for Helper after the Price National outburst and the little right hander hung on to get the win. -- Jimmy Keele had the big hit in the first inning for Price National, blasting a home run after a couple of walks, three Helper errors and a single by Arnold Skinner had jammed the bases. The losers picked up another tally in the top of the second frame after Helper scored its first run in the bottom of the first inning. Mike Beacco scored the run on Scotty Baumans single. Bruce Sherman picked up Helpers first run, getting on via a Price National error and circling on singles by Mark Nielson and Richard Dimick. Helper tightened up the score somewhat with a good rally in the bottom of the second, netting six runs on three walks, singles by Eddie Gonzales, and doubles by Sherman and Nielson. With the score a close Price National struck back with three runs in the top of the fourth to take a comlead. Home runs manding played a big part in the rally by the heavy hitting Price National crew. Back - to - back homers by Marty Vuksinick and Bauman, Vuksinicks behind a single by Beacco, appeared at that stage of the game to indicate that the two teams would be back again Friday night for the final game. 11-- 7 History Repeated seem like only yesteryear - twenty years to be exact - that a Sherman and a Bianco made the trip to Santa Monica to play In the national WBBA tournament. The same combination went this year in the form of Bruce Sherman, front row on left, and Chad Bianco. Their fathers Bruce, Sr. and Johnny stand proudly behind their sons. It v team Emery County Commissioner Gardell Snow threw out the game ball for the championship game. She was them presented with a ball signed by the top teams of the tournament in memory of her husband and his support of the softball league. Soldier Creek Coal. The Hustlers had toppled stars had other Hammond Realty earlier in the no thoughts, however, wanting part of a second game, the thrill of anticipation for the Santa Monica trip inspiring them on to a game winning rally in the bottom of the sixth. 20-1-7 8-- 7, - Backed by excellent defense, Barbara Jackson pitched a shut - out as Soldier Creek blanked Jelco of Huntington, 13 to 0 Saturday morning. Jelco was given few opportunities to score and were unable to take advantage of them. Irma Snow, wife of the late Other members of the championship team are: Coaches Chuck Bentley and Clemont Bentley; Players: Karen Ben- day to advance Soldier Creek to the championship bracket while dropping the Ferron realtors to the losers bracket. Hammond Realty beat Price Steel Fab of Elmo 9 to 5, to earn the right to play for the championship. In the earlier Soldier Creek vs tley, Rhonda Bentley, Carolyn Bruno, Earbara Curtis, Katy Austin Karen Grako, EveVon Dimick and Max Martinez started things off by hitting successive two - baggers. An Hammond Realty game, the error allowed Scott Jones to get Hustlers opened the game by on base and Gonzales slashed another double. Jeff Laws followed with a single and Sherman picked out a high, hard delivery from Beacco to sail it over the left field fence for a home run. Six runs crossed the plate before the frame was over and Helper had a two - run lead, McCourt, Barbara Jackson, Louise Giraud, Kendra Tomsic, Sally Wells, Chris Wilson and Miriam Smith. 13-1- 1. Vasquez, tiring badly on the mound, reached down for something extra after Beacco opened the Price National half of the sixth and final inning with a clean single. Fly balls to the outfield accounted for the first two outs find the Helper kids could almost taste victory and the coveted trip. The last Price batter lifted a foul pop up near t he back - stop screen that appeared to be out of play. The ball stayed within the playing field, however, and the little Helper catcher, Chad Bianco, was there to catch it for the final out and the victory celebration was National -- on. After leaving the scene of their triumph, the all - stars and their managtTS were met at the Blue Cut and given a police escort through Spring Glen and Helper aboard a city fire truck followed by a caravan of well - wishers. The caravan eventually ended up at the c ity park for refreshments where excitement was so high that th? city council temporarily recessed a regular session in the city hall and Mayor Charles Ghirar delli and the council members journeyed to the park to offer their congratulations. Lint; score: Price Nat. 710 300 Helper 160 06X 13 9 3 10 3 11 Beacco & Bauman Sosa, Vasquez (1) & Bianco 2bh-iclson, Dimick, Martinez Gonzales (11) Vuksinick, Bauman HU-Keel- (PNli Sherman Soldier Creek Center fielder Karen Bentley attempts to leap out of the way of the ball, but to no avail as she was awarded first base after being struck during action in the early innings of Soldier Creek's 19-- rout over Hammond Realty of 8 Ferron. Twelve selected on squad all-st- ar Twelve players were selected from the thirteen teams participating in the Castle Valley Womens Fastpitch Tournament last week. They were selected by the managers of the teams for their over - all merit of play and conduct. sportsmanlike were asked to select Managers nine players for the all - star team and that those nine players selected could not be from their own teams. The players selected and the team the represented were: and Barbara Soldier Creek Coal Hustlers, Carbonville; Karen Fenn and Cathy Ciarus, Hammond Realty, Ferron; Reba Hansen and Betty Hansen, Price Steel Fab, Elmo; Annette Grimm, Diggers, Huntington; Glenna Jensen, U.S. Fuel, Elmo; Susan Fielder, United Auto, Ferron; Sharon Brown, Jelco, Huntington; Kaye Rukavina, Mitchells Mummies, Price and Christine Petty, Consol., Emery. Kendra Curtis, Tomsic |