By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle is alive and well in the loser's bracket of the state age 9-11 Little League all-star softball tournament in Gig Harbor after shutting out South Hill of Puyallup in a 9-0 game Wednesday.

The Westsiders now face Issaquah in a 6 p.m. Thursday game.

West Seattle entered the tournament as the District 7 champions.

It dealt Evergreen a 15-0 defeat Monday after opening with a 3-1 loss to Magnolia/Northeast Seattle on Sunday.