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Members of the Willmar Velocity 10U fast-pitch softball team took third in a tournament May 16-18 in Ramsey. Team members are, front row, left to right: Lexi Uecker, Everly Guennigsmann, Leah Kafati Torres, Kolbie Stern and Bria Wadsworth. Back row, left to right: Lila Arcilla, Teagan Streff, Ara Hjelden, Alaina Kveene, Emersyn Lee, Emma Ewert and Claire Puchalski, Submitted photo / Andrew Kveene
RAMSEY — The Willmar Velocity 10-and-under fast-pitch softball team got its season off to a good start over the weekend.
The Velocity wound up third Sunday in the Anoka-Ramsey Dirt Devil Tournament at Central Park, posting a 4-1 record.
The Willmar squad won two pool play games, then went 2-1 in the championship bracket.
In pool play, Willmar beat the Aitkin Flying Gobblers 11-4, then knocked off the Osseo-Maple Grove Athletic Association Storm 14-0 to advance to the championship bracket.
In the quarterfinals, the Velocity beat the Andover Sutherland team 4-2. Then Willmar fell 7-2 to the Mahtomedi Blue in the semifinals.
The Velocity rebounded with a victory over the Elk River Scarlet 7-5 in the third-place game of the Class B gold bracket. With the victory comes an invitation to the Northern North American Fastpitch Association Nationals on July 24-27 in Cottage Grove, MN.
Team members are: Lila Arcilla, Emma Ewert, Everly Guennigsmann, Ara Hjelden, Alaina Kveene, Emersyn Lee, Claire Puchalski, Leah Kafati Torres, Teagan Streff, Kolbie Stern, Lexi Uecker and Bria Wadsworth.
"thanks to their determination and strong performances, Velocity secured a third-place finish in the competitive gold bracket ..." said Andrew Kveene, Willmar Softball Director. "Throughout the tournament, the team showed exceptional resilience, competing fiercely against strong B teams and finishing with four wins out of five games."
Source: https://www.wctrib.com/sports/youth-sports-willmar-velocity-come-home-with-a-3rd-place-trophy
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