Poland softball team headed to regional tournament

The success of the Poland High softball program has inspired a group of 11-12-year-old township girls who are hoping to make highlights of their own beginning Saturday in Carthage, Mo.

The 12 players, coaches and members of their families will depart Thursday on a chartered bus for a trip to the Little League regional tournament.

The team, managed by Chuck Masluk, recently captured the state championship by winning four straight games in Portsmouth.

Poland joins 12 other teams from the Central Region in a pool-play format that will determine who earns a trip to the Little League World Series in Portland, Ore.

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator.