Legion rolls on in Oklahoma
Rockport, Ind., will represent the Great Lakes Regional in the American Legion Baseball World Series.
The Indiana team will play Columbia, Tenn., on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Bartlesville, Okla.
Other teams in the World Series are Burlington, Vt.; Bellingham, Wash.; Eden Prairie, Minn.; Tucson, Ariz.; Boyertown, Pa.; and Bryant, Ark.
Rockport defeated Apple Valley, Minn., 7-2 Monday for the title in Menominee, Mich., the regional site that also featured Arlington Heights.
After losing to Arlington in the tourney opener 11-1, Apple Valley won 4 straight games.
Blissfield, Mich., the team that eliminated Arlington Heights 10-7, bowed out of the tourney with a 6-4 loss to Norchester, Pa. Norchester then lost to Apple Valley 2-1.
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