Canfield wins little league district softball title

BOARDMAN

Last season, the Poland all-stars advanced to Portland, Oregon and the semi-final round of the Little League Softball World Series.

With only two players from that team returning this season, manager David Marsico knew it would be a challenge to repeat as District champions, yet alone make a return trip to the west coast.

Canfield (4-0), on the other hand, defeated Poland (3-2) by a 6-3 count on July 7, knowing all they needed was just one more win to wrest the title from the defending champions.

Falling behind by three runs in the first inning didn’t seem to faze Canfield as they rallied to stop Poland, 11-5 to earn the District 2 championship Tuesday at Boardman’s Fields of Dreams Complex.

They will now advance to the opening round of the state tournament Wednesday in Elyria where they will take on District 3 champion Tallmadge at 5:30 p.m.

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