North Bothell Little League 9-10s drop first state game

North Bothell Little League's 9-10 team — the District 8 champs — fell to Eastlake, 4-2, on Saturday in the opening round of the state tournament at GSA Park in Auburn. The locals will play Pacific at 6 p.m. tonight in a loser-out game.

North Bothell Little League’s 9-10 team — the District 8 champs — fell to Eastlake, 4-2, on Saturday in the opening round of the state tournament at GSA Park in Auburn. The locals will play Pacific at 6 p.m. tonight in a loser-out game.

North Bothell’s Nic Welp pitched the whole game, giving up four hits.

The locals’ hits came from Julian Jackson (2-for-3 with a double), Christian Galvan (1-for-2 with two runs scored) and Jeremy Kollman (1-for-2).