SPORTS: Port Angeles hosting 14U Babe Ruth State Tournament starting Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Sequim may have the lavender celebration this weekend but Port Angeles has the North Washington 14U state Babe Ruth Tournament.

Both host Port Angeles and Sequim will have teams in the tourney.

Olympic Junior Babe Ruth League and Port Angeles Parks and Recreation are hosting the event, which starts today and runs through Sunday at Volunteer Field, across from the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles.

Eight teams will be participating with the winner advancing to the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament scheduled for The Dalles, Ore., on Aug. 1-6.

The state tournament consists of two divisions of four teams each for pool play.

The American Division includes Oak Harbor, North Kitsap of Poulsbo, Ellensburg and host North Olympic, the Port Angeles team.

The National Division includes Sedro-Woolley, the Skagit Valley Sox, Sequim All-Stars and Moses Lake.

Pool play begins this morning at 9. Four games each are scheduled for today, Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday, the top two teams in each pool play off for the regional berth.

The semifinal winners play for all the marbles and the regional berth at 4 p.m.

North Olympic’s first game is today at 5:30 p.m. against Ellensburg, following brief opening ceremonies.

North Olympic’s other pool games are Friday night at 5:30 versus Oak Harbor and Saturday at 5:30 against North Kitsap.

The Sequim All-Stars, meanwhile, open today at 9 a.m. against Moses Lake, then play Friday at 9 a.m. against Skagit Sox and Saturday at noon against Sedro Woolley.

Sunday’s playoff games have the American Division No. 1 team playing the National Division No. 2 team at 10 a.m., and the National Division No. 1 playing the American Division No. 2 at 1 p.m.

The two winners meet at 4 p.m. for the championship.

All games are at Volunteer Field.

There is a daily admission fee of $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $1 for students 18 and younger.

Children 6 and younger get in free.

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