A pipeline of baseball success on West Plains

While it proved to be a quick trip to the Washington State AAA American Legion baseball tournament in Centralia for the Spokane Cannons, one cannot forget this was the team's third consecutive berth for the team largely composed of West Plains players.

Featuring a roster of six players from Medical Lake and five from Cheney, the Cannons represent the top tier of summer baseball in the area and their rise from mediocrity just several years ago has been a testament to the overall picture of baseball in the western reaches of Spokane County.

But the Cannons are hardly alone in what has been a mos...