The Clairemont Hilltoppers' 9-10 All-Star team was the last of our league's teams to be eliminated in All-Star play, finishing with an excellent fourth-place showing in their tournament after falling to eventual runner-up Scripps Ranch National. Their final victory, a dramatic last-inning nail-biter, 6-5 over Presidio on July 8, will be the one that all the parents and players remember. This came the day after a 14-5 win over Clairemont Mesa, and marked their fourth consecutive win in the tourney. On Thursday, July 5 they won their second consecutive game, 3-1 over Rancho Penasquitos Central. After running into a tough Coronado team in their first round game on Saturday, June 30, they bounced back on Monday, July 2 against Mission Bay, prevailing in a wild one, 7-6. Their games were played at Mira Mesa Little League. Elsewhere, our remaining teams also completed All-Star play. Our 10-11-year-old team ran into a buzzsaw in their first game, losing to Point Loma. Their next contest in the tournament, played at Rancho Penasquitos, saw them eliminated on Tuesday, July 3 against Coronado. Our 11-12 team had a barnburner of a first game in their tournament, hosted by our league at Cadman Park. Jumping off to an early lead against a scrappy Presidio team, the game went back and forth before Presidio tied the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the sixth inning, then pulled out a 9-8 decision in the 7th inning. The Hilltoppers then were eliminated on July 3, when Rancho Penasquitos North toppled them 7-4. CHLL battled back hard in the late innings, even bringing the winning run to the plate in the last frame. In the Juniors division tournament, being played at Mira Mesa, our team was eliminated on Saturday, July 8, falling in a heartbreaker to Coronado 8-7. A dramatic four-run rally in the top of the 7th inning was not quite enough, as Coronado came back eke out the win in the bottom half. The Juniors had rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to pull out a dramatic 11-8 victory victory over Mission Bay in their first game. They once again battled from behind repeatedly in their second game against Peninsula, finally falling 8-5, but not before they brought the winning run to the plate in the last inning. In their third game against Scripps Ranch on July 5, they received lots of early offense and went on to win 10-0. Thanks to all who supported our teams during tournament play. If you missed this exciting part of the season, be sure to plan for the first two weeks of July next year to catch some truly exciting Little League baseball.