Members of the Lower Columbia 10-and-under All-Star baseball team pose for a photo after winning the title game in the Erik Wolfe Memorial Tournament, held last weekend in West Linn. The players come from area schools in Astoria, Warrenton, Knappa and Ilwaco, including Talon Shucka, Peyton Smith, Ryland Thompson, Triton Cave, Carter Wallace, Cedar Goin, Cooper Weston, Easton Hawkins, Eli Olson, Huck Randall, Hunter Meier and Levi Miller.

LOWER COLUMBIA — A local youth baseball team captured a tournament championship by winning four straight games last weekend.

The 10-and-under Lower Columbia All-Star Team defeated Winlock (11-4) and Gresham (13-10) in the opening rounds, then beat Newberg (15-0) in the semifinals and West Linn (9-3) in the title game to capture the Erik Wolfe Memorial Tournament, held last weekend in West Linn.

The team will next compete in statewide tournament, with opening-round games against Portland (Thursday, July 11, at 8 a.m.) and West Linn (Thursday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m.) followed by Lakeridge (Friday, July 12, at 8 a.m.) and Sandy (Saturday, July 13, at 6 p.m.).

“This is our first four games of pool play,” said assistant coach Mooch Smith.

“If we finish in the top two, we move to bracket play on Sunday.”

Members of the Lower Columbia 10-and-under team come from area schools in Astoria, Warrenton, Knappa and Ilwaco, including Talon Shucka, Peyton Smith, Ryland Thompson, Triton Cave, Carter Wallace, Cedar Goin, Cooper Weston, Easton Hawkins, Eli Olson, Huck Randall, Hunter Meier and Levi Miller.

Coaches include head coach Norm Stuzenegger, with assistant coaches Matt Meier, Jeff Hawkins and Mooch Smith.