Friday, July 20, 2012

Day two of district tournaments underway

Update: 6:15 p.m.

Medicine Hat finally emerged victorious over the Tri-County Cardinals with a 9-8 win in 15 innings to prolong their season at least one more day while the Bitterroot Bucs avenged a first-round loss with a 16-8 win over the Bitterroot Red Sox.

The Laurel Dodgers advanced in the winners bracket over in the Eastern A tourney with a 6-4 win over the rival Billings Blue Jays. Lewistown and Glasgow are underway in the other winners bracket contest.

In the southern A, the Bozeman Spikes eliminated Anaconda while Helena advanced to Saturday with a 5-4 win over Deer Lodge this morning. Gallatin Valley defeated Dillon 16-6 in the first winners bracket game with Belgrade and Livingston set to square off shortly.

This will be my last updates until later this evening as I will be covering the Scarlets-Royals crosstown contest beginning in 45 minutes at Dehler Park.
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Update: 3:10 p.m.

The Tri-County Cardinals and Medicine Hat Knights are locked in what's turning into a classic battle north of the border.

The Cardinals rallied to tie the game 8-8 with a five-run seventh inning. The two teams have now traded scoreless frames the rest of the way as they play on in the top of the 13th inning in Medicine Hat.
  
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Update: 1:50 p.m.

Five teams have staved off elimination for at least another day while five others are now heading home and "waiting until next year" to make a run at a State A Championship.


Team that were eliminated today:
Glendive Blue Devils (Eastern A)
Deer Lodge Wranglers (Southern A)
Great Falls Stallions (Northern A)
Kalispell Lakers A (Western A)
Miles City Mavericks (Eastern A)
Anaconda A's (Southern A)
Tri-County Cardinals (Northern A)


Currently their are three loser out games still in progress and will be wrapping up in the next couple of hours before we head full steam into this evening's winner bracket match ups.
 
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Update: 11:00 a.m.

Lethbridge has eliminated the Great Falls Stallions by a score of 14-4. It is my understanding, that the Stallions finished the season 0-29.

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Loser out action at the American Legion Class A District tournaments is well underway this morning around the state.

In Lewistown...The Billings Cardinals season will continue for at least one more day as they eliminated the Glendive Blue Devils in Eastern A loser-out action by a score of 17-6.

At Medicine Hat....Lethbridge is currently leading the Great Falls Stallions in the bottom of the seventh by a score of 13-4.

The Southern A in Livingston is underway with with Deer Lodge currently leading Helena 3-1 midway through that one.

Friday’s Schedules
Eastern A
(At Lewistown)
Losers Bracket
Billings Cardinals 17, Glendive 6, loser out
Richland County 6, Miles City (11 innings), loser out
Winners Bracket
Laurel 6, Billings Blue Jays 4.
Glasgow vs. Lewistown, 5 p.m.

Northern A
(at Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Losers Bracket
Lethbridge 14, Great Falls Stallions 4 (8 innings), loser out
Medicine Hat 9, Tri-County 8 (15 innings), loser out
Winners Bracket
Havre vs. Fort Macleod, 3 p.m.
Great Falls Electrics vs. Vauxhall, 6 p.m.

Southern A
(At Livingston)
Losers Bracket
Helena 5, Deer Lodge 4, loser out
Bozeman 13, Anaconda 6 , loser out
Winners Bracket
Gallatin Valley 16, Dillon 6
Belgrade vs. Livingston, 6 p.m. 

Western A
(At Missoula)
Losers Bracket
Kalispell 8, Glacier 4, loser out
Bitterroot Bucs 16, Bitterroot Red Sox 8, loser out
Winners Bracket
Kootenai Valley vs. Mission Valley, 4 p.m.
Libby vs. Missoula, 7 p.m.

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