Mid Valley Girls Little League Majors defeated Wayne Highlands U12 All Stars 10-3, driven by a powerful offense and strong relief pitching from Abby K.
Ben Hunter starred both at the plate and on the mound, while Aali Muhammad ignited the offense on the bases as Connell Park/East Scranton/Jefferson rallied from an early three-run deficit to defeat Dunmore Little League 12-9 Thursday evening in a back-and-forth District 17 11-Year-Old All-Star pool play showdown.
August Nealon collected three hits, Joseph Tomcykoski struck out eight, and North Pocono Dandy Lion used a six-run third inning to defeat Abington Little League 11-8 Thursday night at Aston Field in Spring Brook Township during District 17 11-Year-Old All-Star pool play.
North Scranton Little League jumped out to a four-run first-inning lead, but Carbondale Little League answered with a dramatic comeback, highlighted by an eight-run fifth inning, to earn a 14-7 victory Wednesday evening at Dickson City Crystal Park in District 32 Minors Baseball pool play.
History was made Wednesday night as the inaugural combined North Pocono Dandy Lion and Jefferson Township Little League Majors All-Star team captured the District 17 Championship. Behind a dominant complete-game shutout from Aubrey Gebhardt and an explosive offensive performance, North Pocono defeated Dingman Delaware Little League 10-0 to sweep the best-of-three championship series and advance to the Section 5 Tournament.