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Show The Emery County Review, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 A7 SPORTS Little League teams gather in Huntington for tournament Josie Luke With the Little League Baseball season coming to an end, Cal Ripkin minor and major league teams from the county gathered at the Emery County Softball Complex in Huntington for their end of season tournament on June 6 and 7. After playing until late into the night on Friday, players woke up to what threatened to be a wet and cold day for the conclusion of the tournament, but the weather improved and parents and fans were treated to the upsets, comebacks and memorable moments that come with little league baseball. The first championship game, for the major league teams began at 1 p.m. with Orangeville facing a combination of players from the Ferron and Huntington teams who joined together when neither was able to field a full team, and that had made it into the final on a late inning rally the night before. The Orangeville team jumped out on top in the first inning, scoring three runs on two hits and three walks, after their lead off hitter Baylee Bolotas smashed a double to start the game. Bolotas scored first, followed by Slayde Cologi and Draven Farmer. Orangeville added an- other run in the second, when Bolotas scored a second run, and two more in the fourth, scored by Ashton Bell and Charlie Turner. The team came into the sixth inning up by a score of 6-0, looking nearly unbeatable, but the Ferron/Huntington squad again rallied in the final inning. Tyeray Migliori reached base first for the Ferron/ Huntington team on a walk, but the next two batters were both sent back to their dugout. With two outs, Carson Healy hit only the second single of the game for his team, and Wyatt Payne followed with another single, scoring Migliori. After Jorgan Allred then made it to first base on a walk and Jared Shakespeare reached on an error, both Healy and Payne scored, bringing the team within three runs of their opponents. But the magic didn’t last for the comeback Ferron/Huntington squad; the six point cushion the Orangeville team had fought to build proved to be enough to bring them the championship. The minor league championship game started at 5:30 on Saturday. The game brought a match-up of Cleveland and Castle Dale. In the first inning the two teams looked evenly matched, with each team sending five batters to the Photos by Josie Luke Players congratulate each other after a minor league semifinal game between Huntington and Cleveland. plate and Cleveland scoring one run, but the second inning was dominated by the team from Castle Dale. In the top of the inning, the Castle Dale pitcher Zach Jorgensen walked the first batter and then struck out three straight. To start the bottom of the second Igna- cio Arrien hit a single and scored after Cleveland gave up an error and two walks. That began a streak of thirteen straight batters scoring for Castle Dale, bringing the score to 13-1, and virtually ending the game after the second inning. Cleveland responded valiantly in the top of the third, with Jaxon Winn, Jaxon Bradley, Austin Allred and Bowdie Jacobsen scoring, but they only amanged to bring themselves within eight of the Castle Dale team. And though their pitcher struck out three straight to keep them in the game, they couldn’t manufacture another run, so when Castle Dale added two more runs in the fourth, the game ended early on the ten run rule, making Castle Dale the minor league tournament champion. Major League Champions - Orangeville Huntington Pee Wee T-Ball League The Huntington Pee Wee T-Ball League played their last game of the season on Saturday, June 7. The 58 children who participated were presented with trophies and snacks for their efforts. Minor League Champions - Castle Dale OUT ‘N’ ABOUT Emery Town Beautification Contest Emery Town is sponsoring a “Most-Improved Yard” contest for all Emery Town residents. Please submit your before and after pictures to the town office by July 14. The winner will be announced at the Pioneer Day celebration on July 19. Monumentally Important Emery Town is updating the Veteran’s Memorial Monument in the Emery Town Park. Please call the Emery Town Office at 286-2417 by August 30, 2008 if you know of any veterans who need to be added, deleted or changed. The update is expected to be completed by Veteran’s Day. Food Handler’s Class The Southeastern Utah Health Department will be conducting Food Handler’s Classes at their office, 25 West, Main, in Castle Dale on June 19. All classes will begin at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information call 381-2252. Please Vote for Rue Ware for Emery School Board I Have Over 30 Years Experience as a Teacher, Principal and Administrator, Plus Three Years as a Department Head at CEU. How Could You Go Wrong? Vote Rue Ware! |
