Baseball

• Central Oregon youths picked for national event: Three Sisters residents have been selected to represent the Northwest at the 2012 USA Baseball National Team Identification Series. Joey Morgan and Justin Harrer were chosen for the Northwest (Oregon, Washington and Alaska) 16U team and are scheduled to participate in the 16U series scheduled for Aug. 23-26 in Cary, N.C. Ryan Funk has been picked for the Northwest 14U team that will participate in the 14U series scheduled for Sept. 6-9, also in Cary. Morgan, Harrer and Funk are three of 50 players total chosen to represent the Northwest at the series on 17U, 16U and 14U squads. Players participating in the national series are eligible to be selected for national teams and national development team programs, depending on the age level. Accounts in each player’s name have been set up at the Bank of the Cascades for donations to help offset travel costs to North Carolina. Sponsorship information is also available at followingthefunk.com, followjoeymorgan.com and followjustinharrer.com.