Marion to host Ripken tournament
Marion is hosting the Cal Ripken 12-and-younger District Four tournament starting Thursday.
The team winning the double-elimination tournament advances to state July 25 at Scott City.
Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for those 12 and younger, and free to those six and younger. Tournament T-shirts are $10. Concessions will be available.
Teams are Cottonwood Valley team No. 1, coached by Mike Jeffrey, and Cottonwood Valley team No. 2, coached by Grant Thierolf. Other teams are Council Grove, Moundridge, Sedgwick, and Newton.
Game times are 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3, 5, and 7 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, and championships 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Western Associates wins
Marion Western Associates baseball team won the Olpe tournament Saturday.
Playing were Calvin Jeffrey, Chase Carlson, Logan Richmond, Bryce Suffield, Zan Fine, and Justin Heidebrecht of Marion; Brian Palermo, Cole Starkey, Eli Fowler and Greg Davis of Cottonwood Falls; and Travis Riesen, and Gavin Serene of Hillsboro.
The team placed second June 29 at Lindsborg. Those playing included Jeffrey, Carlson, Richmond, Suffield, Fine, Heidebrecht, Wil Case, Isaac Hett, Adam Maag, Palermo, Starkey, Davis, Riesen, and Serene.
Coaches are Mike Jeffrey, Mitch Carlson, and Allan Richmond. Batboy is Colton Jeffrey.
Legion team loses
Fortunately for the American Legion Post 366 baseball team the zone tournament is coming up this weekend.
Had Sunday's doubleheader at Lyons been a week later, 366 would be playing spectator for the remainder of its own tournament in Hillsboro.
Lyons got a boost from the Post team's miscues in both games as the host swiped a pair from a dazed 366 squad.
Post 366 enters this weekend's tournament staggering at 14-4 overall.
