By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Four teams remain in the hunt for the state age 9-11 Little League all-star baseball title and West Seattle is one of them.

The Westsiders sank Gig Harbor by an 11-2 score Friday, advancing them into a 4 p.m. Thursday game against Mill Creek for a berth into Friday's 6 p.m. loser's bracket final.

Friday's winner plays in the provisional championship at 11 a.m. Saturday and must win that and a 1:30 p.m. Saturday if necessary final to win the championship.

The action is taking place on the Lynndale field in Lynnwood.

Aside from Mill Creek, the other remaining teams are Soundview of Northeast Tacoma and Bellevue National who meet in the 6:30 p.m. Thursday winner's bracket final.

Mill Creek was the team that knocked West Seattle into the loser's bracket by a 7-3 score in an opener last Saturday.

The Westsiders began their road back with a 13-4 Monday win over Camas and a 7-5 Tuesday win over Capital to earn the right to play winner's bracket semifinal loser Gig Harbor on Wednesday.

Gig Harbor was shut out by Soundview in that game, 16-0.