Elkins 11-12-year-olds earn state berth

Belington/Tucker County squad falls one victory short of reaching 8-10-year-old tourney

SUTTON -- The Elkins 11-12-year-old Little League All-Stars are headed to the state tournament after claiming an 11-5 win over Tygarts Valley Saturday at Holly-Gray Park.

Elkins advances to the state tournament as the District 8 runner-up.

Tygarts Valley had dropped to the loser's bracket after falling, 6-5, to Summersville in Friday night's winner's bracket finale.

Play in the 14-team state tournament begins July 15 at Martinsburg's Oatesdale Park.

Elkins faces District 1 runner-up Barboursville in its opening game at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 15, in Mountaineer bracket play.

District 8 champion Summersville will compete in the Herd bracket and battle the District 6 champion at 7:30 p.m. on July 15.

The champion and runner-up from both the Mountaineer Bracket and Herd Bracket move to the championship bracket set to get underway on July 19.

In 8-10-year-old District 8 action, the Belington/Tucker County squad fell one win away from moving to states, being edged, 5-4, by Braxton County in Saturday's loser's bracket finale.

Summersville captured the District 8 banner with a 14-2 win over Braxton County on Friday evening.

District 8 11-12-year old tourney

pairings

At Holly-Gray Park

Sutton

Saturday, June 25

Game 1 -- Tygarts Valley 11, Belington/Tucker County 8

Game 2 -- Summersville 10, Clay County 0

Sunday, June 26

Game 3 -- Tygarts Valley 11, Braxton County 4

Game 4 -- Summersville 3, Elkins 2

Monday, June 27

Game 5 -- Elkins 11, Belington/Tucker Valley 0

Tuesday, June 28

Game 6 -- Braxton County 9, Clay County 7

Thursday, June 30

Game 7 --Elkins 3, Braxton County 0

Friday, July 1

Game 8 -- Summersville 6, Tygarts Valley 5

Saturday, July 2

Game 9 -- Elkins 11, Tygarts Valley 5

District 8 8-10-year old tourney pairings

Saturday, June 25

Game 1 -- Summersville 11, Elkins 5

Game 2 -- Braxton County 14, Tygarts Valley 12

Sunday, June 26

Game 3 -- Summersville 27, Richwood 2

Game 4 -- Braxton County 9, Belington/Tucker County 3

Monday, June 27

Game 5 -- Belington/Tucker County 18, Elkins 6

Tuesday, June 28

Game 6 -- Tygarts Valley 17, Richwood 1

Thursday, June 30

Game 7 -- Belington/Tucker County 21, Tygarts Valley 17

Friday, July 1

Game 8 -- Summersville 14, Braxton County 2

Saturday, July 2

Game 9 --Braxton County 5, Belington/Tucker County 4