By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

A combined team from the Queen Anne, RUG and Ballard areas of Seattle did things the hard way to capture the state Junior Little League age 13-14 all-star baseball championship Sunday.

The team took a 3-2 loss to Kirkland in the provisional final in the morning but bounced back for an 11-9 victory in the afternoon if-necessary final with everything on the line.

The tournament took place at the Hazel Dell Little League complex in Vancouver.

In the Majors age 10-12 tournament in Walla Walla, meanwhile, West Seattle went down to a 5-1 loss at the hands of Soundview of Northeast Tacoma in its second game Sunday morning but beat Columbia in the loser's bracket by an 11-9 score Monday.

West Seattle takes on Lake Stevens with its season on the line again at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The West Seattle age 9-11 softball team is playing at state in Gig Harbor and took a 3-1 loss to Magnolia/Northeast Seattle on Sunday and came back to blast Evergreen, 15-0, Monday.

It returns to play South Hill of Puyallup or the Everett/Lake Stevens contingent at 6 p.m. Wednesday.