Locals compete play in world championships

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.

 

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