West U Little League Challengers Participate In All Star Tournament

District 16 Challengers with the FCLL American 10 Year Old, WULL American 11 Year Old and WULL Senior All Star teams.

West University Little League and First Colony Little League went to work fielding a combined team to represent District 16 after they received an invitation to bring a Challenger team to the Texas East State All Star Tournament.

WULL started its Challenger Division in 2005 and FCLL followed in 2007.  Katy American and Missouri City Little Leagues also have Challenger Divisions in District 16. Combined, these leagues serve 250 special needs players and 400 buddies.  There are 48 Texas Little Leagues (134 teams) who host Challenger Divisions and 867 Little Leagues across the United States (1876 teams) and 950 Little Leagues worldwide who have Challenger divisions (2050 teams).

The WULL Senior World Series Championship team from 2009 is making a repeat run and has already won District 16 and Section 3 has advanced to the State Tournament once again.  The now 11 Year Old WULL American All Star team is making a repeat run as well as the FCLL American 10 Year Old All Stars and Post Oak LL All Stars.

On July 24, All Stars from across the State of Texas took to Field 6 at the Faulkner Park Sports Complex in Tyler, Texas, alongside four special Challenger teams from Districts 10, 15, 16 and 28, a host of umpires, district administrators and other special guests for the traditional Opening Ceremonies.  Challengers were assisted by their buddies, some of whom are also on the WULL Senior All Star team, and entered as they were cheered on by family and friends.

At 4 p.m., on Field 7, District 16 Challengers took on the team from District 28 (ORWALL).  Those representing District 16 were Kenneth Adkins and buddy Chet Danto, Sean Barone and buddy Jason Sattler, Hannah Bauch and buddy Angela Sattler, Sofi Bauch and Catherine Taylor, Natalie Gay and buddy Tyler Gauntt, Blakeley Kress and buddy Kevin Roy, Jim Li and Drew Diaz, Maggie Mae Merrill and Hannah Pearson, L’Air du Robertson and buddy Lexi Hicks, Ezra Roy and buddy Harrison James, Devin Singley and buddy Davis Atkins, Emily Stromatt and buddy Matthew McCauley, Heather Jo Thomas and buddy Zach Pearson, and Kamden Thompson and buddy Luke Cone.  Coached by Michael Miller and Scott Sattler, the players all got great hits and rounded the bases for big runs.

On Saturday night, the 10Year Old FCLL American, 11 Year Old WULL American, Post Oak Little League, and WULL Seniors all raked in wins as the Challengers, WULL, POLL, and FCLL families and friends cheered them on.

WULL 11 Year Old American All Stars and Senior All Stars also brought home wins on Sunday to remain in the winners’ bracket.