PORT ANGELES — More than 30 teams from northwestern Washington battled on the fields at Lincoln Park this week with teams from Lynden completely dominating the Cal Ripken Northwest Washington tournament.
Port Angeles hosted the tournament for the first time in 20 years, with teams from as far away as Moses Lake attending.
Lynden Lobos teams won every division with the Port Angeles 11U team the only local team that made it all the way to the championship game, though other Port Angeles teams had good tournaments.
Lynden won the 9U championship game 12-4 over Wenatchee. Lynden 10U beat Silverdale 5-4, Lynden 11U beat Port Angeles 9-5 and Lynden 12U beat Eastmount 8-0 in their respective championship games.
The Port Angeles 11U team gave Lynden a pair of good games, losing to the Lobos in the first round 3-1, but then winning two straight, 15-0 over Ferndale and 10-9 over Silverdale.
The Port Angeles 12Us had a solid tournament, beating Silverdale 11-0 and Moses Lake 11-0. They lost to Ellensburg 9-4, then beat Wenatchee 9-0. They lost 6-5 to Lynden in the semifinal.
The local 9U team beat Moses Lake 12-11 and beat Eastmont 13-2 before losing 13-4 to Lynden in the semifinals.
The Port Angeles 10U All-Stars lost to the MLYBA All-Stars 13-2, lost 12-2 to Ferndale and lost 14-4 to Silverdale.
More than 340 kids participated in the three-day tournament.
Jack Rudd pitches for the Port Angeles 12U team in a semifinal game against Wenatchee Saturday morning at the Port Angeles Baseball Complex. Grant Lancaster is the 1st baseman ready for what the hitter hits. Port Angeles beat Wenatchee 9-0 to advance to the title game.
