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Page 4 July 18, 2013 Joe’s Sports Holly Park Minors Roll to District 37 Crown four consecutive walks. Westchester tied the to advance to the Southern California Division game in the bottom of the second behind a III Tournament. run-scoring hit from Payton Liberman. TRI PARK JUNIORS, LENNOX LENNOX 50/70 IN SENIORS WIN DIVISIONAL FINAL The Tri Park Junior (ages 13-14) Little The Lennox 50-70 Little League baseball League All-Star baseball team slipped past team (age 11-13) team is seeking to make Lennox 6-5 to win the District 37 title on its first appearance in the World Series July 10 at Jim Thorpe Park in Hawthorne. since its Major team advanced to the one in Tri Park and Lennox had to play a double Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1975. Lennox final after Lennox outlasted Tri Park 7-6 in romped through District 37 and Section 4 and 10 innings in the first contest. already won by five-inning mercy rules in Tri Park was unbeaten entering the final its three games to advance to last Sunday’s after defeating rival Holly Park 14-9 on championship contest in Moreno Valley. July 8. Lennox eliminated Holly Park in The California Division III (Southern the losers’ bracket final by a 12-2 score in California) All-Star Classic began with Lennox a six-inning mercy rule game a day later. crushing Burbank 18-1 on July 7. A day Tri Park began the Section 4 Tournament later, Lennox rolled over Metro Pioneer from at the Henderson Youth Sports Complex in Whittier 17-3 and on July 10, it blanked Arroyo San Pedro last Saturday. Grande from San Luis Obispo County 18-0. Lennox’s seniors (ages 15-16) rolled to the It was to take on either Burbank or Arroyo District 37 crown with an 8-2 win over Tri Grande for the championship on Sunday. Park-Wiseburn last Thursday at Thorpe Park. The Holly Park Minor Little League All-Star baseball team from Hawthorne catured the District 37 championship with an 18-4 win If Lennox wins the divisional, it would be Lennox began play in Section 4 at Marine over host Westchester on July 10. Photo by Joe Snyder vying in the Western Regional Tournament in Park in Manhattan Beach last Saturday. Irvine this week, in quest of making the World HOLLY PARK MAJORS By Brian Simon Westchester’s pitching continued to be in Series that begins Saturday in Livermore. LOSE DISTRICT FINAL The Holly Park Minor (age 9-10) Little trouble as Holly Park added seven runs to Lennox had District 37 wins over Tri Park, The Holly Park Major (age 11-12) Little League All-Star baseball team from Hawthorne build an 18-3 bulge. Four straight singles by 10-0, Inglewood Sportsman, 11-1, and Tri League All-Star baseball team was routed by rolled to the District 37 title after routing host Jonathan Rivas, Jaccon Doss, Wright and Park, 18-0, in late June. Del Rey 11-0 in the District 37 championship Westchester 18-4 in the final on July 10 at Pelayo, followed by a two-run double by Two weeks ago in the Section 4 Tournament, game on July 9 at Nielsen Youth Sports Park Carl Nielsen Youth Sports Park. After a 2-2 Drosco scored all of the runs. Lennox downed District 27 champion San in Westchester. tie through two innings, Holly Park went to Westchester managed one run in the bottom Pedro Eastview 12-1 and 16-5 for the crown work with nine runs to turn the contest into of the fourth, but Holly Park was able to win a blowout. Holly Park added seven more it to advance to the Section 3 Tournament runs in the top of the fourth and finished that began last Saturday at Kenneth Hahn off Westchester in the four-inning mercy State Recreation Park in Ladera Heights. rule contest. Results of Saturday and Sunday’s games When Holly Park had the nine-run third, were unavailable. It opened Saturday against there was no stopping from there. After one District 27 champion Torrance. out, Attin Wright was hit by a pitch, went to Holly Park scored twice in the top of the second base on a passed ball and stole third second on a single by Pellayo, followed by base. He scored on a double from Martin Pelayo. Francisco Drosco followed with a single, bringing home Pelayo. Then there was a walk to Thomas Thompson before he and Pelayo scored on a triple by Justin Rouston. Jordan Heath followed with a walk and then scored on a double by Wright. Wright went to third on a passed ball and scored on an error. Pelayo then walked, stole second and scored on a single from Drosco, who had two hits and two runs batted in that inning. He finished with three RBIs. In that inning, Holly Park sent 13 batters to the plate. Holly Park led 11-2 after that inning, Attin Wright of Holly Park slides home safely in last week’s The Del Rey American Major (age 11-12) Little League All-Star baseball team takes home the District 37 championship banner with before Westchester scored once in the third District 37 Minor Little League All-Star Baseball championship a victory over Holly Park on July 9. Photo by Andrew Uy when Michael Mulligan came home on a game against host Westchester. Holly Park won the title with a passed ball. four-inning 18-4 mercy rule win. Photo by Joe Snyder


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