West Seattle sports: Little League champs; recordsetting lifter

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Thanks to Cami for those photos and the news that the West Seattle Little League All-Stars teams shown in them are now the district champs:

West Seattle Little League’s 9-10 and 10-11 All-Star teams both beat South Highline Nationals teams in championship games on Saturday! The 9-10 All-Stars will advance to the state tournament in Vancouver, WA on July 19th and the 10-11 All-Stars will be playing in Auburn, WA, also on July 19th. Both teams were undefeated in play in the District 7 Tournament.

Currently, WSLL is hosting the District 7 Majors (11-12) tournament at Bar-S Field. West Seattle beat PacWest 3-1 Saturday and plays again (today).

For full bracket information for the 11-12 tournament and more information on upcoming state tournaments, visit westseattlelittleleague.com.

Another West Seattle sports note – thanks to Brian from Aus der Traum Photography for pix from the bench press/deadlift championships at Alki on Saturday:

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winifred2.jpgThat’s recordholder Winifred Pristell, 69 years old, deadlifting 270 pounds, reports Brian, who says that since he was only able to shoot her lift from that angle, he asked her to pose afterward, and that led to the photo you see at left. Results from the meet aren’t posted yet but should eventually turn up here; you can see Pristell’s previous record listed in her age class on this page. According to this article from last year, she’s a great-grandmother who’s only been lifting for a few years!

3 Replies to "West Seattle sports: Little League champs; recordsetting lifter"

  • cami June 29, 2008 (3:08 pm)

    Tracy, thanks for the posting. Our 11-12 team beat the South Highine Nationals 11-3. Their next game is Tuesday at 6pm at Bar-S. Please come down and enjoy BBQ, baseball and sunshine!

  • WSB June 29, 2008 (3:18 pm)

    congrats! adding these dates to calendar now (and coverage plan)

  • charla June 29, 2008 (5:05 pm)

    Wow, Winifred is amazing! A real inspiration to us “kids” of any age. Thanks for the notice and the link.

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