The Kennewick Bandits and the Twin City Titans saw their seasons come to an end Tuesday at the AAA American Legion state tournament at Heidelberg-Davis Park in Tacoma.
The Bandits (41-18) were the first of the two crossriver rivals removed from the double-elimination tournament with a 15-5 loss to the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak.
"The last two days our Achilles heel was exposed, and that was our depth of pitching," said Kennewick coach Gary Key.
Landon Scott led the Kennewick offense, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Twin City (36-22) was sent packing after a 12-2 loss to Lakeside Recovery, which stayed unbeaten in the tournament. Lakeside Recovery will play the Yakima Pepsi Pak 5 p.m. today for the championship. If Lakeside loses, a rematch will follow at 8 p.m.
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On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
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On Sept. 26 in ...
* 1986 -- Nosetackle Brady Yount recovered three furmbles -- returning one 26 yards for a touchdown -- and had three sacks as Kennewick's defense pitched its third straight shutout to open the season with the Lions' 27-0 victory over the Pasco Bulldogs. Bobby Wilkinson gained 186 yards for the Lions.
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KENNEWICK -- You can enjoy a game of miniature golf, free lunch and perhaps win prizes at Ignite Youth Mentoring's golf tournament from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The putting green at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick will be turned into a miniature golf course for the day.
Teams of two, one adult partnered with a youth, will compete in divisions according to the age of the youngest of the pair.
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