Six local Little League teams are moving on to state tournaments after winning their divisions at the District 5 tournament in The Dalles last week. A seventh team, the South Central Intermediate 50-70 squad, began their state tournament run at the Alpenrose Dairy in Portland on July 5.

Crook County, which won the Majors (ages 11-12) softball division, will begin state tournament play in Gresham at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Warm Springs Nation won the Juniors (ages 13-14) division and will play their state tournament in Pilot Rock. The Juniors softball state tournament also begins on Saturday.

Crook County won the District 5 Juniors baseball division and will move onto the state tournament in Scappoose, while Bend North won the 9/10 age division to earn a trip to Hermiston. Bend South all-star teams won both the 10/11 and Majors baseball divisions. The 10/11 tournament will also be held in Hermiston, while the Bend majors will play in Klamath Falls.

Meanwhile, the South Central Intermediate team, which is open to kids ages 11 to 13 and draws players from La Pine and Sunriver as well as Gilchrest and Christmas Valley, beat West Salem on Sunday and Wilshire-Riverside on Monday. South Central was set to face West Salem again on Wednesday night, while the state championship game is scheduled for 5:30 this evening at Alpenrose Stadium.