EL SEGUNDO HERALD July 25, 2019 Page 5
Story and Photos by Gregg McMullin
Two El Segundo Little League (ESLL) allstar
teams fell in the Little League Section 4
tournament and their season has come to an end,
albeit with some controversy and drama. The
13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars are enjoying
their trip to the Pacific Southwest Regional in
Price, Utah and the American Legion team’s
season ended with two losses in the Pacific
League tournament. Two EL Segundo softball
all-star teams are competing at Western National
Tournaments.
ESLL 11s Fall
El Segundo faced West L.A. Little League
in the first round of the Section 4 All-Star
Tournament. ESLL’s touted offense was kept in
check with just four hits and fell 4-0. Joaquin
Wagner-Bagues, Lincoln Quaintance, Jaiden
Rico and Andre Sugden each had hits while
Townes Potter took the loss.
El Segundo bounced back against Westchester
LL in a big way with an 11-0 win. Wagner-
Bagues and Sugden combined on a three-hitter
while striking out six. The offense came alive
with a seven-run fourth inning highlighted by
Spencer Osborne, Quaintance, Sugden and
Potter each driving in runs. Shaun Conley,
Jamie Owen and Osborne led the offense with
two hits each.
In the elimination final, El Segundo couldn’t
hold off West L.A. LL and lost 11-7. ESLL
Following Up On All-Star Teams
Chase Mattoon comes across second base on a double play against West L.A. Jordan Slavens won two games at the Little League Section 4 Tournament.
Camden Quaintance had two hits in the win against Torrance. Ryan Wiacek slides under the tag of Torrance catcher Dominic Golea for the winning run.
See Sports, page 11
Congrats to Our 2019 All-Stars!
This is a photo of our El Segundo Little League All Star Teams for 2019. Top Row: Coaches and managers in the back row from left to right (11s team): Al Rico, Mike Wagner, Jason Knupfer. (12s team): Michael Alcala, Jeff Puffer, José Méndez. (9/10s
Team): Jay DuPertuis, Darian Wiacek and Anthony Gomez. Second row/standing left to right: Sean Mossman, Nainoa Breeden, Grady Lubs, Logan Brooks, Hudson Winterrowd, Owen Reed, RJ Puffer, Reed Abrams, Ethan Tyler, Aaron Newman, Porter
Robins, Robert Cantu, Ben Lee. Third row/kneeling left to right: Joaquin Wagner-Bagues, Spencer Osborne, Eli Stephens, Lincoln Quaintance, Jamie Owen, Grant Ostler, Andre Sugden, Colin Engelhardt, Townes Potter, Cole Knupfer, Shaun Conley, Joey
Schobel, Jaiden Rico. Front/bottom/sitting left to right: Jameson DuPertuis, Jordan Slavens, Bryant Waites, Chase Mattoon, Dylan Stenberg, Giovani Blanco, Sebastian Gomez, Carson Rollins, Camden Quaintance, Ryan Wiacek, Tyler Brooke, Wyatt Francis.
Not pictured-Brayden Vanek. Photo: JW Photography