The curse of coverage
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 by barstowsportsA curse was lifted on Tuesday evening. The curse of coverage by David Heldreth.
The West Barstow Junior Division All-Star team won 8-4 over Sunset on Tuesday to advance to the Sectional tournament in Rialto. They are the first little league team to get a win that I have followed out of Barstow.
Already this year I traveled to Richardson Park in Adelanto and witnessed two losses for West Barstow’s Major Division All-Star team. The team was undefeated in the tournament prior to my arrival defeating Victorville American and Spring Valley Lake.
The majority of the Major Division team was part of the 2005-06 11-year-old team that extended their season all the way to the Divisional tournament. They won several games last year including away games in Alta Loma for the Section 7 tournament. That was until I followed them to the Divisional tournament in Norwalk. They then fell in two straight games to be eliminated from the tournament. They lost 8-5 to Rancho Buena Vista and 8-2 to Long Beach.
I only hope that the curse is lifted permanently.
-David Heldreth, sports reporter
