Three WRALL teams advance to South Section Tournament; Lady Warhawks selected as PGF finalists

It’s little league tournament season, and Warner Robins American Little League had three teams advance to the South Section Tournament to face off against District Eight.

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It’s little league tournament season, and Warner Robins American Little League had three teams advance to the South Section Tournament to face off against District Eight.

WRALL’s coach pitch baseball team beat Vine Ingle on Tuesday for the District Five championship. The sandlot softball team won their district championship, and the sandlot baseball team finished runner-up to Dudley Little League.

Now these teams advance to the sectionals against District Eight for a chance to play in the State Finals.

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All three teams start on Friday, June 5 at 6 p.m. The sectional championship games will be on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m.

The coach pitch team will play at the Western Little League in Macon, the sandlot baseball team will be at Dudley Little League and the sandlot softball team will host at WRALL.

The WRALL sandlot softball team won the District Five championship on Tuesday. They advance to the sectionals on June 5 with a shot to play in the State Finals. (Courtesy of WRALL)
The WRALL coach pitch baseball team beat Vine Ingle on Tuesday to claim the District Five championship. They advance to the sectionals, starting on June 5, with a chance to play in the state finals. (Courtesy of WRALL)

Westfield baseball represented by two in GIAA All-Star games

Westfield’s Matt Molina and Will Canterbury were selected as GIAA All-Stars to round out their senior year.

This is the first time the Hornets have some representation since Zane Childree and Grey Brennan made the 2022 GISA All-Star team.

This comes on the heels of Westfield’s quarterfinals appearance, their best postseason performance since 2023.

Lady Warhawks receive national attention

The Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American finalists have been announced, and two Lady Warhawks made the cut.

Duke commit Rizzy White was selected as an East Regional finalist and Bella Fendley is a sophomore finalist for the futures game.

There is still more of the selection process to go through; The region finalists have to be whittled down from over 100 to just 20 before the teams are announced.

The PGF All-American game will be broadcast live on ESPNU on July 25.

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Clay Brown is the Sports Editor for the Houston Home Journal. His career started as a freelance journalist for the Cairo Messenger in Cairo, Georgia before moving to Valdosta and freelancing for the Valdosta Daily Times. He moved to Warner Robins with his wife, Miranda, and two cats Olive and Willow in 2023 to become Sports Editor for the HHJ. When not out covering games and events Clay enjoys reading manga, playing video games, watching shows and trying to catch sports games.

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