Friday, June 29, 2007

Braves edge Dodgers in little league championship

A jubilant Atlanta Braves? little league team shows off its trophies following a surprise championship victory in the boys 11-12 Blaine County Recreation tournament Wednesday. Back row, from left, are assistant coach Stephen Poklemba, Alex Mungall, Mark Karlovich, Zach Trautwein, Stephen Pfeiffer, Jamie Wygle, Chris Taylor and head coach Michael David. Middle row, from left, are Stephen Poklemba, Gray David, Zach Miczulski and Jake Halopoff. Reclining in front is Jon Paris. Photo by David N. Seelig

Considered the Cinderella team, the Atlanta Braves came out of nowhere to win the Blaine County Recreation boys' 11-12 little league championship game Wednesday evening at Nelson Field in Hailey. The Braves, the tournament's sixth and last place seed, defeated the favored number one seed LA Dodgers in a 9-8 nail biter.



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