State legion: Bellingham will play for title
July 30, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SELAH, Wash. — Zach Slesk delivered two clutch hits in the final two innings, and scored on Anthony Pitsch’s game-winning, two-out home run in the bottom of the ninth as Bellingham eliminated Hanford in a wild Senior Legion state tournament game Friday at Carlon Park. Bellingham remained unbeaten and needs to win just once today to [...]
7/29 State Legion update
July 29, 2011 by Scott Spruill
AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT STATE FINALS, July 26-30 At Selah, Carlon ParkTuesdayGame 1: Spokane Bandits 6, Twin City Titans 4.Game 2: Bellingham 14, Kennewick Bandits 4.Game 3: Hanford Flames 12, Spokane Blue Devils 6.Game 4: Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak 6, Pacific Tech 3.WednesdayGame 5: Spokane Blue Devils 11, Twin City Titans 7, loser out.Game 6: [...]
Pak pitcher comes through in the clutch
July 29, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Wagar’s big day at bat, on mound lifts Pak to final 4 || SELAH, Wash. — For two weeks and through four long games, Steve Wagar tried as hard as he could to make a contribution to the postseason fortunes of the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak. And most of the time he came away frustrated, [...]
7/29/11 Yakima Valley-Spokane Blue Devils photo gallery
July 29, 2011 by Andy Sawyer
Photos from Thursday’s Senior Legion state tournament game between the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak and Spokane Blue Devils at Carlon Park in Selah, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Legion roundup: Pitsch powers Bellingham to win
July 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SELAH, Wash. — Anthony Pitsch provided the big blow early, and Bellingham’s bats came alive late to help the team become the lone unbeaten team remaining in the Senior Legion state baseball tournament at Carlon Park. After tying the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh, Bellingham erupted for four more in [...]
Local report: Beetles’ Moore resigns
July 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — For the third time in six years, the Yakima Pepsi Beetles are looking for a new head coach of their Senior American Legion baseball team. Mike Moore resigned after the recently completed season, his second two-year stint at the head of the program. “Mike let us know, with the two businesses he [...]
Pak suffers a one-two punch
July 28, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Bellingham hits, pitches way past Pepsi Pak || SELAH, Wash. — With two days down and two teams gone from the Senior Legion state baseball tournament, two things reverberated loudest at Carlon Park on Thursday. The Twin City Titans, winners of 50 games and a strong pre-tournament favorite, were quickly shown the door and Bellingham, [...]
7/28/11 Yakima Valley-Bellingham photo gallery
July 28, 2011 by Sara Gettys
Photos from Wednesday’s Senior Legion state tournament game between the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak and Bellingham at Carlon Park in Selah, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Spokane Bandits rally past Hanford
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SELAH, Wash. — Hanford’s eight and a half innings of top-notch baseball was all washed away in a stunning ninth-inning rally by Spokane. Scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Bandits overtook Hanford 7-6 in Wednesday’s first winner’s bracket game at Carlon Park. Spokane, which scored six of its runs in the [...]
Striking while hot
July 27, 2011 by Dave Thomas
Smith pitches out of trouble as Pak top defending state champs|| SELAH — No offense to any of the birthday gifts D.J. Smith received on Tuesday, but nothing topped the prize he earned for himself and his Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak under the lights at Carlon Park. Smith had that feeling before he threw one [...]
