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District Little League kicks off Friday
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Posted on Jun 21 2000
Saipan, Rota and Tinian Little League All-Stars ages 11-12 will compete in the 4th Annual District Little League Tournament.
Saipan has won three straight district title but this year, with the number of participants in Rota, Little League program increased, so there will be a lot of competition including those from Tinian Little League.
This year, Saipan has a total of 14 Little League teams ages 9-12, Rota with six teams and Tinian with three. Teams from Tinian and Rota are scheduled to arrive on Thursday at 3 :00 p.m. for briefing at the Ada Gym conference room.
Opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. on Friday at the San Vicente Ball Field and immediately after the ceremony, defending champion Saipan will take on team Tinian.
For the last three years, the games were scheduled at a game each day but this year it will be different since there’ll be two games each day. The two teams with the best win-loss record automatically advances to the championship game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
The winner in this local level will advance to the 2000 Far-East Regional Little League Tournament in Guam on July 25 to Aug. 1st.
The tournament committee is chaired by Joe Borja.
