Below, the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Wyoming All-Star tournament was a festive event as all of the participating teams gathered together to be introduced. COURTESY PHOTO / Tom Daughtee Bailey Schramm hurls a fastball in her first pitching appearance of the season. Due to Little League rules and the nature of the All-Star tournament (four games in four days) the Kemmerer All-Stars had to pitch players that had never pitched before. COURTESY PHOTO / Amy Schramm

The Wyoming Litttle League State Tournament took place July 19-24 in Riverton. Competition at the state level was quite a bit more challenging for the Kemmerer All-Stars than the games they played earlier in the season. On Monday, the Kemmerer All-Stars played Sheridan and were defeated 29-0. The next day, our hometown all-stars lost to Gillette American 30-0. On Wednesday, the team’s bats came alive against Rawlins, but they still lost by a slim margin of 7-6. The game Thursday knocked the Kemmerer All-Stars from the tournament with a 28-2 defeat at the hands of the Platte County All-Stars. Playing four games in four days brought 10 of the 11 All-Stars to the mound to pitch. Offensively, 10 of the 11 also hit, with outstanding hits by Dylan McCloud, Kodee Vining, Shaylee Smith, Austin Fagnant and Breandon Painter. The Laramie All-Stars eventually won the tournament state title on Saturday.

-Amy Schramm

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