After a dramatic comeback to win their district tournament in Hermiston, the Bend North 9-10 Little League baseball all-stars are ready for a shot at a state title in their own backyard.

Oregon Little League’s 9-10 baseball state tournament kicks off Saturday at 9 a.m. at Bend’s Sky View Middle School. Bend North, the tournament host, plays District 6 champion Klamath Falls at noon on the first day of competition. Bend North, which lost its opening game of the District 5 tourney last month before reeling off seven straight victories to win the tournament, plays the winner of Cedar Mill (Portland) and Eugene on Monday if it wins on Saturday, or the loser between La Grande and West Salem on Sunday if it falls to Klamath Falls.

This year’s 9-10 Little League baseball state tournament is made up of nine teams, a field that also includes squads from Clackamas, Wilshire-Riverside (Portland) and Medford National Little Leagues. Teams in the weeklong event are guaranteed at least two games in the double-elimination bracket format.

The title game for this week’s tournament is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday. If neither team has two losses after the first championship game, a final contest to decide the state tournament winner will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Admission to all games is free.

Bend North’s 11- and 12-year-old baseball team also starts state tournament play this weekend. Oregon Little League’s 11-12 state tourney begins today at Alpenrose Dairy in southwest Portland. Bend North, which won its district tournament in Hermiston earlier this month. On Saturday, Bend North will face the winner of today’s game between Cedar Mill (Portland) and Grants Pass American. The 11-12 state title game is scheduled for Thursday.

While the 9-10 state tournament is the end of the road Little League’s younger teams, the winner of the 11-12 tourney advances to the Northwest Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, California, Aug. 1-9.

For more information on both tournaments, including a brackets, go to Bend North Little League’s Facebook page.