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CLEAR Temp: 60 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Sunday, September 1, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Cyberchef E The People Golf Job Network Headbone Zone Wellness Connection Movie Times Newspaper in Education Oregon CarZone Outdoor Journal Personals Prime Times Real Estate Tempo A & E TV Times W3 Magazine CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Destinations Automotive Communities Employment Entertainment Publications Real Estate Recreation Shopping Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Jobs @ Mail Tribune Email Story to a Friend August 9, 2002 U-14 Comets come up shy in national tourney game SANTE FE, N.M. — The Crater Comets dropped their opener in the double-elimination portion of the under-14 American Softball Association national tournament Thursday. The Comets grabbed a 2-0 first inning lead but the Calaveras Sliders from California came back to post a 4-2 victory. Andrea Bacon gave the Comets the lead with a two-run double. The Sliders scored two runs in the third and added two more in the sixth inning. Crater pitchers Kelsey Heider and Megan Wasteney allowed eight hits. The Comets, the only Oregon entry in the 58-team tournament, will try to avoid elimination in a game at 3 p.m. today. WESTERN NATIONAL U-18 A TOURNAMENT — At Beaverton, five players from Southern Oregon helped Strictly Softball, a team primarily made up of players from the Portland area, to the championship last weekend. The players from local area schools are: Ashley Bellum from Grants Pass, Amy Mapes from Eagle Point, Jennifer Mendenhall from South Medford, Brandi Paxton from North Medford and Tiffany Ross from Phoenix. Strictly Softball went 9-2 in the tournament and qualified for the national U-18 A tournament next summer in Garland, Texas. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S