We are pleased to report that the Westchester/Del Rey Little League Junior All Star softball team worked hard to represent their hometown, and Southern California, at the Western Regional Tournament this past week in Tucson, Arizona.
The team of 13-14 year old girls battled Alaska 12-2, Arizona 5-3, Idaho 13-3, and Oregon 7-0 to earn a place in the Western Regional Little League finals. They then had to win 2 out of 3 games against Arizona. They beat Arizona in the first game 13-1, then lost 7-8, then came back in the final game to win 9-4.
The players on the team are:
- Sandy Aguila
- Megan Baquet
- Nia Bolton
- Monica Cartwright
- Gilly Childs
- Danielle Cullen
- Brittany Evans
- Kamyle Glover
- Sammy Jo LaPlante
- Rachael Lee
- Haleigh Pellecer
- Sabrina Stewart
- Halie Times
- Jessica Times
The team is managed by Darryl Stewart and coaches are Darryl Lee and Brent Times.
They will now fly to the Junior Softball Little League WORLD SERIES, to be held in Kirkland Washington, Sunday August 12- Saturday August 18, 2007.
The team will be issued purple uniforms and now be referred to as “WEST”, for they will represent the 11 western United States (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY) in this international tournament.
To follow the team’s progress, go to the Junior Softball Little League World Series website: www.jrsoftballworldseries.com.
ESPNU will televise the final game between the top U.S. team and the top international teams live at 4pm on Saturday August 18, 2007.
Westchester Del Rey Little League is accepting tax deductible donations to off set the great costs of expenses incurred during their two weeks on the road. This can be sent to:
WDRLL
PO BOX 881419
Los Angeles, CA 90009
Go WEST!
WDRLL
PO BOX 881419
Los Angeles, CA 90009
Go WEST!
