LITTLE LEAGUE SQUADS PREP FOR POSTSEASON

LL all stars1 SUB — Sequim’s Little League 11- and 12-year-old all-star baseball squad is suited and ready to play in the district tournament in July. They play at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, at Art Mikelsen Field in Port Orchard, taking on the winner of the July 5 game between South Kitsap East and South Kitsap West. Team members include (back row, from left) manager Randy Perry, Josh McConnaghey, Isaiah Dewan, Alex Serrano and coach Jim Whitaker; (middle row, from left) Zach Rigg, Parker Rossi, Brady Vig, Cody Jones, Daniel Harker and Chris Whitaker; with (front row, from left) Jackson Oliver, Tanner Rhodefer and Dusty Bates. Submitted photo




 
LL all stars2 SUB — Sequim’s 9- and 10-year-old softball stars vie for a berth in the state tourney when they open a district tournament against Gig Harbor at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, at Strawberry Park on Bainbridge Island. The winner gets Bainbridge Island in the quarterfinals; loser of the contest has to win five consecutive win-or-go-home games. Sequim’s all-stars are (back row, from left) manager Donnie Sparks and coach Dan Rigg; (middle row, from left) Kyla Rigg, McKenzie Bentz, Allysen Montelius, Kallee Gumm and Emily Carter; and (front row, from left) Chloe Sparks, Jordan Bentz, Jessie Kalen, Alisha Grasser, Erin Vig and Dailey Sampson. Submitted photo





LL all stars3 SUB — Like their younger Sequim counterparts, Sequim’s softball majors all-stars (11- and 12-year-olds) are in Bainbridge Island on Sunday, July 5, in the district 2 tournament, battling with three other teams for a berth in the Washington state tourney. The majors squad takes on host Bainbridge at 3 p.m. at Strawberry Park. The team includes (back row, from left) manager Dave Bentz, coaches Terri Kirsch, Craig Stevenson and Herman Murillo; (middle row, from left) Halie Wilson, Shelby Lott, Alexas Besand, Olivia Kirsch, Mary Lu Clift and Melanie Guan; with (front row, from left) Makayla Bentz, Katie Stevenson, Tia Bourm, Cara Hammond-Neske and Kennedy Spencer. Submitted photo





LL all stars4 SUB — Sequim’s 9- and 10-year-old all-stars are still in the hunt for a district championship this week. Team members are (back row, from left) Christian Goodrich, Jared Brauner, James Thayer, Bailey Earley, Jake Warren and Matthew Sierra; with (front row, from left) Jonathan Serrano, Zakery Reidel, Drew Crook, K.C. Spencer, Ethan Richmond and Billy Arnold. Not pictured are manager Kristi Hart and coach Marcus Conventon. Submitted photo


Sequim Gazette


Batters up!

Sequim’s Little League baseball and softball all-stars are in action this July, each team hoping for a chance to advance to their respective state and regional tournaments.
First up: districts.

Sequim’s 9- and 10-year-old boys all-stars were the first to take the field in a 14-team bracket in Gig Harbor last week. The Sequim stars are still alive in their district tournament after a 10-4 loss to Bainbridge Island Blue on June 27. The Sequim squad has a chance to get back in district championship consideration when they play either South Kitsap South or Key Peninsula at 6 p.m. on July 2. Sequim needs seven consecutive wins for a district championship. 

Sequim’s other baseball all-stars, the 11- and 12-year-olds, open district tournament play July 6 at Art Mikelson Field in Port Orchard.

Sequim’s junior girls softball all-stars already have a ticket to state after other area Little League teams (Gig Harbor, Bainbridge Island, Port Townsend) declined to create all-star squads. That means Sequim receives an automatic berth in the Washington state tourney, scheduled to start July 18 at Everest Park in Kirkland.

Sequim’s other softball teams (major and 9- and 10-year-olds) both kick off their run to state on July 5 at Strawberry Park on Bainbridge Island. Sequim’s majors squad is in a four-team bracket (Bainbridge, Jefferson County, North Kitsap) while the 9- and 10-year-olds are in a five-team bracket (Gig Harbor, Bainbridge, Jefferson County, North Kitsap).