West Marin Juniors Finish Strong in District Event

If the goal for Little League All-Star teams in the lengthy District 3 Tournament is to be better at the end than at the start, then the West Marin Junior Division squad had to be proud of itself even in defeat last Thursday night.

Facing a Mill Valley team that already had beaten every other team in the tournament and needed one last victory to clinch first place, West Marin gave the powerful Southern Marin club a battle before falling short 4-1 at the White Hill Field in Fairfax.

All three West Marin entries in the tournament saw their seasons come to a conclusion following the end of pool play this week. Here’s a final look at each:

11-12-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Quincy Smith, Ryder Morford, Matthew Brockley, Liam Birmingham, Aaron Silverstein, Keegan Pedersen, Nick Roth, Charlie Gallagher, Zion Wallach, Noah Plunkett, Asher Siniako, Kyle Pult, Chris Johnson.

Results: San Francisco National 11, West Marin 3; San Francisco American 12, West Marin 0; Novato South 4, West Marin 2; Twin Cities 17, West Marin 0; Ross Valley 5, West Marin 2.

Note: Team finished tied for 11th place in pool play and did not qualify for the single-elimination quarterfinals.

Junior Division All-Stars

Roster: Oliver Davison, Andrew Hamilton, Jack Jenkins, Justin McGuinness, Matt Richman,  Alex Huber, Owen Karlenzig, Griffin Wright, Jonathan Herrle, Louie Vaccaro.

Results: San Francisco 19, West Marin 13; Twin Cities 14, West Marin 6; Dixie-Terra Linda 10, West Marin 1; Mill Valley 4, West Marin 1.

Note: Team finished in fifth place in pool play and did not qualify for the single-elimination semifinals.

9-10-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Kole Wilson, Eric Woodrow, Eamonn Lance, Jayden Enclade, Cooper Janssen, Zev Eiffler, Patrick Allen, Jonas Kaefer, Hayden Larson, Otis Lyons, Sage Kleiman, Jahmil Krotky.

Results: San Francisco American 8, West Marin 3; West Marin 10, Novato South 7; Novato American 7, West Marin 6; Twin Cities 6, West Marin 2; San Francisco National 14, West Marin 4.

Note: Team finished tied for 10th place in pool play and did not qualify for the single-elimination quarterfinals.