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Hondo LL wins District 21 title

Bandera -- With two more wins in the past week, the Hondo Major Division Baseball All-Stars captured the championship Monday night, with a 12-5 win over Pearsall at Mansfield Park.

Because of the numerous rain delays which pushed the finals of the tournament all the way into this week, the team had very little time to rest, turning right out and advancing to the Texas West-Section 3 Tournament in San Angelo. The tournament began Wednesday at the Texas Bank Sports Complex. Hondo was to take on the winner of District 4 (the San Angelo-area district) in Wednesday’s tourney opener.

Hondo was to play again tonight (Thursday) regardless of Wednesday’s outcome. They’ll play at 8 p.m. tonight against Hill Country LL with a first-round win, or with an opening loss, they’ll face the loser of Wednesday’s other first-round match, between Eagle Pass American and Alamo Heights.

To reach the finals of the District 21 tournament, Hondo won Friday’s battle of unbeaten teams, beating Devine, 6-1. Pearsall then eliminated Devine to earn a shot at the title, but Hondo escaped as the only unbeaten team in the division.

It was the second straight year for a District 21 championship for many of the members of the Hondo Little League All-Stars. Last year, the Hondo squad won the championship in the 10-11 year-old division.

Members of the 2010 District 21 champion Hondo Little League All-Stars are Cole Dale, Andrew Deleon, Brian Dominguez, Hunter Eitze, Cody Everett, Ryan Frosch, Joseph Gonzales, Jacob Rangel, Wesley Rogge, Rees Saathoff, Darren Vasquez and Ross Zaiontz. Team manager is Kevin Frosch and coaches are Richard Eitze and Eric Dale.

Texas West-Section 3

Major Division Baseball (at San Angelo, Texas Bank Sports Complex)

• Gm 1: Hondo vs. District 4 champ, Wed., late

• Gm 2: Eagle Pass American vs. Alamo Heights, Wed., late

• Gm 3: L1 v L2, Thurs., 6:00

• Gm 4: Hill Country vs W1, Thurs., 8:00

• Gm 5: L4 vs. W3, Fri., 6:00

• Gm 6: W2 vs. W4, Fri., 8:00

• Gm 7: W5 vs. L6, Sat., 7:00

• Gm 8: W6 vs. W7, Sun., 7:00

• Gm 9 (if nec.): Rematch of Gm 8, Mon., 7:00

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