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Harris Lyons and Degan Harte had run-scoring singles for Arizona in the sixth inning, but Nevada held on for a 14-8 victory.

It's Hawaii vs. Nevada in the finale at 7 p.m. Sunday, live on ESPN2.

Nevada scored two in the fifth and now leads 12-6 with Arizona batting in the bottom of the fifth. Jesse Keiser hit his second home run for Nevada.

Nevada scored five runs in the fourth and leads 10-6. Michael Blasko hit a double and there were lots of wild pitches.

We're in the bottom of the fourth now, one out and one on for 'zona.

It is 6-5 Arizona in the bottom of the third with Arizona coming to bat. This has been a wild game and I won't try to re-cap it all now. Lots of hits, walks, wild pitches and an error, too.

Jesse Keiser hit a home run for Nevada on the first pitch of the game. Nevada led 2-0 in the middle of the first inning, but manager Jim Kelly pulled fireballing Michael Blasko before he reached 20 pitches and then Arizona's offense came alive.

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Northern California kept its chances alive to reach the West Regional semifinals with an 8-5 victory on Tuesday afternoon against Arizona, which needs to beat Southern California on Wednesday and get some help to advance to the semis.

Northern California got six runs in the second inning and was helped by three Arizona errors. Jacob Dronkers got the pitching win with seven strikeouts.

Arizona is now 0-3 in the tournament and in danger of missing the semifinals for the first time since 1999.

Hawaii turns 4-6-3 double play to end game and wins 5-1. Now 2-0 in west region play. Caleb Duhay throws four-hitter and C-boy Donahue was the hero at the plate and in the field.  

Hawaii goes ahead 5-1 on a bases-loaded, two-out, infield error that cleared the bases. Hawaii's Christian Donahue - who hit the hard grounder - also scored on a throwing error on the same play. It is not the top of the fifth, Az coming up to bat.

Arizona's Harris Lyons leads off third with a home run over CF fence and it's now 1-1 heading to bottom of the third. 

Hawaii leads Arizona 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning, scoring in the first on an RBI double by Caleb Duhay. Duhay drove in Christian Donahue, who led off the game with a single, then moved to third on a stolen base and wild pitch.

Both pitchers - Duhay and Arizona's Degan Harte - look strong.

The Cedar City (Utah) Little Leaguers upset the team from Glendale (Ariz.) 4-3, scoring the winning run in the sixth inning. 

Brock Esplin drove in the winning run for Utah, hitting a grounder to third base with one out. Arizona third baseman Harris Lyons got Esplin at first base, but the throw by first baseman Degan Harte arrived too late to nail the sliding Trevor Sanders at home. 

The loss snapped a 17-game regional losing streak for Utah, dating back to 2002.

Hunter Low had a two-run home run for Utah and Kayden Lunt had a pair of hits.

Nate Calles had a two-run home run for Arizona and Owen Sanborn had a solo homer.  

One of the things that always amazes us is how the Western Regional just sort of creeps up on people. I think part of that is the sudden realization that you're playing in something that a lot of people pay attention to, including national television audiences. ESPN televises all 31 games at the Little League World Series.

Of course, there's also the challenge of making the trip to California and spending at least 10 days here. If you win, there's another two weeks in Williamsport, Pa. for the Little League World Series. Needless to say, this is an expensive venture that probably is not budgeted for by most families.

So, here begin the fundraisers. Here's an interesting note from the North Boise Little League:

"On Sunday, after North Boise won the 11/12 State Championship, a North Boise parent gave a donation to the team. A 10 year old boy named Quin Steubner saw this happening and asked what he was doing. He then proceeded to dig into his pockets and gave our team $13."

Boise fans were being asked to drop off donations around the city.

Down in Arizona, the team from Glendale was having a fundraiser at a pizza restaurant. Travis A. Johnson, who should probably become an adjunct member of this operation, gives this report:

Please bring the family and or friends out to Oggi's Pizza Today (Tuesday 07/29) from 5-8pm to help support the Arrowhead Little League Team, your AZ State Champs and wish them a successful and safe good-bye as they head to the West Regional Tournament in CA. Oggi's PIzza is located behind Paradise Bakery at 67th Ave/ 101. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! News channel 3 will be covering the benefit dinner on the ground and in the air!  Please come and show your support!! If you can't make it and wish to make a donation you can go into any Bank of America and deposit into the Arrowhead Little League Account # 45711807816.

No doubt, it takes a village to raise money for a Little League team.

Western Region Director Jim Gerstenlager was in attendance at the Southern California Little League championship and said that Laramie Little League will, once again, represent Wyoming in the Northwest Region. 

Unpage.org is reporting that Arrowhead Little League out of Glendale defeated Cottonwood Verde Valley for the Arizona Little League title. No score was provided. More details to come. 

Bad weather in Flagstaff has apparently caused havoc with the Arizona Little League Tournament, but they managed to get a game in on Friday.

Arrowhead held off Randolf, 3-2, to advance to the title game, which will be played at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Arrowhead's Web site said Marco Burgarello and Degan Harte hit home runs in the first inning.

Arrowhead now awaits the winner of the Verde Valley-Canyon View game. That game was rained out and will be played Saturday at 10 a.m.

Canyon View, Randolf, Verde Valley and Arrowhead are the semifinalists in the Arizona Little League Tournament and they play tonight in Flagstaff. The title game is 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Judging from the standings it looks like this will be the semifinals:

Arrowhead vs. Randolf

Canyon View vs. Verde Valley

All four teams are 5-1 in pool play.

 

Here's the overall standings from the tournament:

Pool A

Arrowhead 5-1

Verde Valley 5-1

High Desert 4-2

Douglas 4-2

Payson 2-4

Mesa Southern 1-5

Bullhead City 0-6

 

Pool B

Canyon View 6-0

Randolf 4-2

McCormick Ranch 4-2

Ahwautukee 3-3

Desert Ridge 3-3

Mt. Graham 2-4

Maricopa 1-5

Utah
Cedar City American is coming for the first time.

Nevada
Henderson Paseo Verde is making its first appearance.

Oregon

Washington
Mill Creek faced a tough task against Bainbridge Island, and still faces a tough road to San Bernardino against one of five teams still alive. Mill Creek's program is one of the state's best but hasn't been in California in 2002.

Arizona
Pool play wraps up Thursday, with the semifinals on Friday and the championship on Saturday. Arrowhead has been tough in Pool A, but look out for Canyon View and Scottsdale McCormick Ranch. Arrowhead is unbeaten.

Northern California
The tournament opened on Wednesday. Pleasanton had an impressive offensive effort with 18 runs in its win over Foothill. East Turlock American needed eight innings for a 1-0 win over Briarwood-El Camino. The winners bracket features Petaluma Valley and Woodcreek.

Southern California
It's starting to feel like an all Orange County final with Aliso Viejo already in the So Cal final, while Tustin needs a victory to advance.

Hawaii
The title game was played on Wednesday between Kaimuki and Waipio, which reached the West last season. Kaimuki was unbeaten but it had not played Waipio in the tournament.

Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
It's uncertain as to which teams are in the state tournaments here but it would not be surprising to see the usual suspects: Missoula Southside (Montana), Dimond West (Alaska), North Boise (Idaho) and Laramie (Wyoming) back in San Bernardino.

Tuscon's Canyon View Little League is leading Pool B of the Arizona Little League Tournament being played this week in Flagstaff, Az.

While Southern California decides its champions, there are state tournaments going on around the West and Tuesday was a busy day to catch up. Here's a run down of what happened around the West Region.

WASHINGTON
Mill Creek and Bainbridge Island will face off at 7 p.m. in the winner's bracket finals of the state tournament on Wednesday. Of course, this is a double elimination tournament and the actual finals are not until Sunday, but this is a compelling matchup.

Still alive in the tournament are: Redmond North, Richmond, Larch Mountain, Walla Walla Valley, Salmon Creek and Richland.

Mill Creek has a big advantage in the tournament as the its host and top seed.

ARIZONA
In Pool A of the state tournament, which is being played in Flagstaff, Arrowhead, Douglas and Verde Valley are still alive to reach the semifinals. Arrowhead is 5-0 and off until Thursday when it faces one-loss Douglas. Verde Valley has one loss but has beaten Douglas.

In Pool B, Tuscon Canyon View is 4-0 and plays Wednesday against Awhatukee and Thuesday against one-loss McCormick Ranch. Two-loss Awhatukee is also in the mix and could disrupt the tournament after surging to back-to-back wins over the last two days.

OREGON
After stopping perennial powerhouse Beaverton Murrayhill, South Suburban of Klammath Falls has moved to 2-0 in the Blue Pool of the state tournament, but don't count out Murrayhill, which plays one-loss Pendleton on Wednesday.

In the Red Pool, Herminston is out to a 3-0 start with wins over Medford National Central, Sheldon and Corvallis National.

The tournament concludes on Friday.

NEVADA
It's Las Vegas vs. Henderson in the title game, which was decided Tuesday night. Henderson's Paseo Verde and Las Vegas Mountain Ridge were battling it out for a trip to San Bernardino.

Arrowhead Little League rolled to an 11-0 victory on Monday against Bullhead City in the Arizona Little League tournament being played in Flagstaff. Arrowhead is now 5-0 in the tournament.

Results for the rest of the Arizona games were not complete on Tuesday afternoon.

Earlier today we posted the standings of the Arizona Little League, which is ongoing in Flagstaff, and we didn't have the score from the Verde Valley-Douglas game, which was won by Verde Valley, 11-0 on Saturday night. 

Pool A