LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM ELIMINATED

The Petaluma Valley Little League majors' all-star team ended their

tournament run last weekend when they went 1-1 at the divisional tournament in

Corte Madera.

The team had won three tournaments and compiled a 10-1 record but was

eliminated in a pool play tournament and finished the all-star campaign with a

12-2 record.

Petaluma Valley's elimination was a difficult pill to swallow, Manager

Wayne Bryan said.

Up until last weekend, every tournament had been in the double-elimination

style. The divisional tournament was not, and despite winning their final game

of the season, the team was eliminated because it had allowed more runs in the

two-game span than River Park Little League, which also went 1-1 over the

weekend and lost to Petaluma Valley.

''It's unbelievable that a tournament of the divisional magnitude would be

run like a weekend travel-ball tournament,'' he said. ''We won our last game

but did not get a chance to lose on the field.''