Members of the team include (Front row L-R): Mike Owen, Dwayne Phinney, Steve Bergstrom, Cam Preston, Grant Hodge, Steve Betgstrom, Joe Harari. (Top row): Tom Crouch, John Higgins, Gary Blake, Ron Martin, Connie Burnett, Jim Hardenbrook, Wayne Terry, Tom Adams, Al Carlson, Mark Reilly.
The Brunettes/Spikes 70's AA slow pitch softball team, featuring players with West Plains ties finished second in a world championship tournament following play on Sept. 24 in Las Vegas. The team includes Cheney High softball coach Gary Blake, former Medical Lake Mayor John Higgins, Wayne Terry, a contractor from Medical Lake and Cam Preston who assists Higgins coaching softball at Medical Lake High School.
The team went 8-3 overall and 2-1 in pool play that led to the championship. They advanced to the championship game against the OKC Outlaws and had to beat them twice for the title. Brunettes/Spikes won the first game 25-24 scoring a walk-off run in the bottom of the seventh inning but fell in the next contest 21-19.
Reader Comments(0)