By Jane McInnis
The Tri-Valley 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth All-Stars won the State Championship last night 3-2 against Woodland.
It was a very close game, according to Darren Funkhouser, who was featured along with his son in a previous Patch story.
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The team will now travel to Vernal, Utah to compete in the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament on July 28, with a chance to make it to the Babe Ruth League World Series. The competition for the 13-year-old league is held this year in Williston, N.D. in August.
In 2012, the Tri-Valley 13-Year-Old team made it to the world series but were ousted in the semi-finals against Greenville, N.C. Despite the defeat, the team's Dante Albanese won the league's batting champion award.
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The Tri-Valley Babe Ruth League has an impressive history. The league boasts five World Series, and has had 10 teams total compete in the series since 2002.
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