Bronco team headed into next Zone

Fountain Valley’s 11-12 Bronco All-Star team, comprised of players

from Huntington Beach, won the Section championship Monday with a 2-1

victory over Anaheim.

The Bronco All-Stars, winners of two postseason tournament titles,

advances to play in the Zone Tournament.

The team’s first game is at 5 tonight in Whittier.

The Zone Tournament is the final tournament qualification

tournament prior to the Bronco World Series which will be played in

August in Monterey.

Garrett Heckel leads the team in home runs with five. Austin Hill

is next with four, Ryan Manzon has hit three and Anders Torgensen has

two.

Manzon, Michael Chairez, Griffen Cowen and L.J. Littel and the

team in runs scored, Donald Sneed and Nick Morton have led the

defense and Carter Wallace and Chris Martinez have played pivotal

roles in tournament play.

Hill, Littel, Mark Trentacosta and Garrett Haeckel have led the

team in pitching.

In club baseball, The 14-and-Under SoCal Mizuno Sluggers, an

independent travel baseball club team comprised of local players,

will hold a tryout session on Aug. 24 for its fall 2003 and spring

2004 seasons.

The tryout will be held at the Huntington Beach High baseball

fields.

The fall team has up to three roster spots to fill for the fall

2003 season which runs between Sept. and Dec.

The fall season includes up to 40 games and tournaments played

throughout Orange County and in Las Vegas.

The spring 2004 season will include approximately 70 games and a

berth in the World Series tournament.

For more information, call (714) 791-1436 or e-mail ocsluggersbaseball@yahoo.com.

In women’s water polo, the Golden West Water Polo Club team placed

third in the 20-and-Under Division at the Junior National

Championships held in Mission Viejo.