PHOTOS: Dr. Phillips Little League Juniors top Ocoee in district tourney
The team from DPLL improved to 2-1 in the Florida District 14 Tournament with a sound victory.
The team from DPLL improved to 2-1 in the Florida District 14 Tournament with a sound victory.
Teams from Dr. Phillips, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden took the field this past weekend at Winter Garden Little League for the Florida Little League District 14 Majors (12-year-old) All-Stars Tournament.
The Panthers fell 5-1 to Timber Creek Saturday morning in the FHSAA Class 9A State Semifinals.
The Warriors led the visiting Gainesville Hurricanes 35-7 at halftime May 25, eventually winning by a final score of 45-7.
The Wolverines fell to visiting Holy Trinity (Melbourne) 41-21 in the program's first home game at Deputy Scott Pine Community Park, showing strong signs of improvement after going 0-10 last fall.
The Warriors came up one win short of their bid for a third consecutive state title, falling 7-0 to Western (Davie) May 24 in the FHSAA Class 9A State Championship Game.
A strong outing from senior pitcher Landry Newgent, and clutch at-bats from Julia Sniffen and Lexi Scalzo, helped the Warriors advance to their third state final in as many years.
