Niles Babe Ruth goes 1-2 at Regional Tournament

Published 12:43 pm Monday, August 1, 2005

By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES - The Niles Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Star team traveled to Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. this past weekend to compete in the 2005 Babe Ruth Regional Tournament.
The team, which is comprised of members of the Babe Ruth League in Niles, found out that competition at this level is much different than any they had seen.
Niles was defeated in its first game against Lexington, Ky., 13-3.
The team rebounded to grab an 11-1 win in the second game against Huntington, W. Va.
However, in the third and final game, Niles was shut out by Appleton, Wisc., 13-0.
Niles advanced to the Regional Tournament when they won the Michigan State championship in Grosse Pointe, July 15-17.
The All-Stars consist of Zach Gerber, Aaron Davis, Brian Evans, Ricky Briand, Steve Solkey, Wayne Marazita, Mickel Lindzy, Kevin Gross, Derek Nichols, Tyler House, Zach Edquist, Dustin Bell and David Sokolowski. The team is coached by Brian House, Bob Bell and Roger Solkey.