WEEKEND SCENE: Chamber wins first-ever Battle for West Seattle

Just last Tuesday, Claiborne Bell of Seattle Sorbets and Distinguished Foods Kitchen was at a podium accepting the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce‘s Westsider of the Year award; today, he was on the field at Steve Cox Memorial Park, as the Chamber faced the West Seattle Junction Association in a softball game dubbed “The Battle for West Seattle.” We just dropped in for a few minutes before breaking news called us away. Among other starters, Phil Tavel was on the mound for WSJA:

And from the Chamber’s winning team, Mark Bouma of Lake Washington Physical Therapy – West Seattle (WSB sponsor):

(We previewed both rosters here.) As previously noted, the game was a fundraiser for the West Seattle Food Bank and White Center Food Bank; we’ll be checking on how that turned out. The numbers we do know (thanks to Karla from WSFB): The Chamber won in 10 innings, 13-11.

4 Replies to "WEEKEND SCENE: Chamber wins first-ever Battle for West Seattle"

  • Sam-c May 21, 2023 (9:39 pm)

    Did they set off fireworks at the game?We heard an explosion in the Arbor Heights area at 7:24pm (just one boom)

    • sbre May 22, 2023 (7:40 am)

      Nope, the game ended hours before the boom.

  • The truth May 22, 2023 (2:20 am)

    Game started way before that. Nothing to do with them.

  • Cathy McCollum May 22, 2023 (12:57 pm)

    Exciting game! I wish it wasn’t just a once-a-year event. Congratulations WSCofC! Yay team!

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