DIXIE ALL-STARS: State time for local teams

By Tom Peavy

Published: July 17, 2008

It’s the next step for area Dixie baseball and softball All-Stars.

And that next step is the state tournament.

Beginning today, All-Star teams from the area will begin their bids for state bragging rights.

The Dixie Belles (13-15) softball All-Stars and the Dixie Boys 14s baseball All-Stars begin their state tournaments today. The Dixie Youth baseball AAA (9-10) and Majors (11-12) begin state play on Saturday.

The Dixie Belles tournament will take place at Lagoon Park in Montgomery.

Opelika is the lone local team alive. It will open play at 9 p.m. against Wilcox. Other teams playing include New Brockton, Muscle Shoals, host AUM and South Bibb.

The Belles tournament goes through the weekend with a championship game slated for Monday.

Thomasville will be the site of the Dixie Boys 14s tournament.

Auburn is the lone local team playing, opening against Jackson at 6 p.m.

Prattville, Enterprise, Selma, Montgomery American, West Side, Troy and host North Clarke are the other teams participating.

The 14s championship game is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Auburn Orange will begin its quest for a state title in the Dixie Youth AAA tournament in Clanton on Saturday.

Auburn opens up against Crossville at 5:30 p.m.

Alexandria, Underwood, Chelsea National, Decatur National, Taylorville American, Montgomery American Blue, Luverne, Dothan National Blue, Clanton and Municipal Park National round out the AAA bracket.

The AAA championship game is set for Thursday.

Auburn Blue and Auburn Orange will head to Anniston for the Majors state tournament.

Blue and Orange earned the bids after facing each other for the District 10 title — a game which Blue won.

Blue opens against Alexandria at 4 p.m. Orange gets started against Greenville at 7:30 p.m.

Taylorville American, AUM Green, Anniston, Hatton, Thomasville, Chatom, Ariton, and Glencoe round out the Majors bracket.