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Members of Shelton’s 2021 Coach Pitch team were, front row, left to right, Lily Dack, Brooklynn Cole, Blaire Power, and Kenzie Wesrburg; and back row, coaches Carrie Rogers and Emmy Power, Mariah Nutter, Meika Rogers, Reagen Brandt, Kylie Rogers, Nora Johnson, Kylie Klingbeil, and coach Kay Johnson. Not pictured is Kailey Mendez. (—courtesy photo)

The Legion Seniors baseball team representing the communities of Shelton and Gibbon has been assigned to the Area tournament that will be played at Ravenna, The S/G team will join the host team from Ravenna, along with DCB (Dannebrog/Cairo/Boelus), Elwood, Wood River, Ord, and PWG (Palmer/Wolbach/Greeley). In a double-elimination format, Shelton/Gibbon faces Ord in a 1:00 game tomorrow, Friday, the 23rd. A win means playing either Wood River or PWG Saturday at 4:00, while a loss means a 1:00 game. The tourney champion will join other qualifying teams at the state tournament that will be played at Palmer beginning next Saturday, the 31st. The state champion will be crowned Thursday, August 5.

Wood River’s Seniors Legion baseball team made the trip to the home of the Twin River Titans Thursday, July 15, pay by coming home with an 8-0 shut-out win. The game stopped at the mandatory five innings before the mercy run- rule took effect. It took three scoreless innings