Senior American Legion teams began their first round for the Ralph Bishop League North Division, Dirt Devil 16/18s were back in York, Wayne White Ponies competed in their respective TRICO semifinal, both Wayne Didget teams took part in tourney play and Northeast Nebraska Crush 9U returned to Sioux City.
From Hank Overin Field in Wayne, #2 Rolling Hills Supply Wayne Post 43 won by forfeit over #7 South Sioux City.
The Wayne Srs (14-2) will next play in the RBL North Division semifinals on June 30 in Hartington against #3 Plainview at 8 p.m.
Also in Wayne, #4 Wakefield Post 81 used a walk-off RBI single by Matthew Metzler to defeat #5 Crofton, 6-5.
The Wakefield Srs (7-6) will next travel to #1 Hartington for the North Division semifinal round on June 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Back in York for the Mid-Summer Blast, the Dirt Devil 16/18s won the Silver bracket thanks to victories of 8-7 (Sidney Nelson with a two RBI game winning base hit) over Stampede 18U and 3-1 against Havoc RLBL 18U.
The Dirt Devils (23-13) will next host Pender at 7:30 p.m. on June 29.
From Hooper Field hosted by Logan View, #1 Wayne White Ponies used a pair of runs in the fifth to win 4-3 over #4 Stanton during the Tri County League semifinal.
#1 Wayne White (14-1 overall) will next face #3 West Point Dodgers in the championship game on June 30 back at Hooper Field hosted by Logan View at 8 p.m.
From the Summer Sports Complex, #4 Wayne Blue Didgets held onto a 5-4 victory over #12 North Bend Black in the Tri County League Gold Division (Upper 16).
Wayne Blue (11-2) will next compete in Wayne during the semifinal round on June 30 against #1 Battle Creek Grey at 7:30 p.m.
From Battle Creek, #1 Battle Creek Grey won in walk-off fashion in the home half of the sixth, 9-8 over #9 Wayne White Didgets in the Tri County League Gold Division (Upper 16).
Wayne White ends their season at 8-5.
Back in Sioux City, IA, Northeast Nebraska Crush 9U suffered a 16-2 loss against 712 Stars 9U in the finals to earn a runner-up finish.
Crush 9U now sits 12-11-2 and will be off until July 10-12 during state tourney play in Omaha.
