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Sports Brief for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019

Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Sports Brief for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
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Sports Brief for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
The Place to Be 40’s qualified for the softball world championships in Las Vegas after winning one tournament and placing second in two others over the summer. (Submitted photo)

Local softball team qualifies for world championships

The Place to Be 40’s senior softball team, formerly known as the Harbor Stars, qualified for the World Championship Softball Tournament to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada Sept. 27-29.

The team, comprised of mostly Grays Harbor area athletes 40-49 years of age, qualified for the championships after a summer full of league play and success in three tournaments. The 40’s won the Northwest Cup in Lacey, placed second at the Classic Rock Tournament (also in Lacey), and took second in the Jim Sherman Memorial Tournament held in Salem, Oregon.