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Capture the flag
Manteca all-stars ride late surge to District 67 title
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Players and coaches from Manteca Little Leagues minor-division all-star team celebrate with their newly-acquired District 67 Tournament championship banner Thursday in Tracy. - photo by JONAMAR JACINTO
TRACY — Zach Chamberlain got the final out of Manteca Little League’s 15-5 victory over Tracy American with a nice throw from the third-base side of the infield.Somehow he ended up in deep right field moments later with 11 teammates piled on top of him.That is how Manteca’s minor-division all-stars celebrated their District 67 championship run at Jefferson School’s Pikas Field on Thursday. With Tracy teams claiming district banners in the other three divisions (11-year-old, majors, juniors), Manteca’s 9-10-year-old squad is the last area team standing.Up next is the Northern California Section 3 Tournament hosted by San Ramon Little League of District 57 at Los Cerros School in Alamo. Manteca opens with the District 15 champion this Saturday at 2 p.m.Thursday’s contest was the rubber match between Manteca and Tracy American.