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One softball crown was claimed on Friday. Another will have to wait for Sunday.A day after having the game postponed, Back Mountain came through with a 9-1 win over Kingston/Forty Fort to earn the District 31 Little League major softball championship, according to the league&#8217;s Facebook page.Back Mountain went unbeaten in the three-team, double-elimination bracket, edging Kingston/Forty Fort and Northwest.One more game will be needed to decide the District 16 major title.Nanticoke defeated Mountain Top 7-5 on Friday to prevent Mountain Top from winning the district.Nanticoke was led by Kaitlyn Brudnicki, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored, Lilli Nice was 3-for-4 with a run. Kailea Sekelsky and Abbe Williams both had two hits, a run and an RBI. Nice pitched all six innings, striking out seven with just only one walk.For Mountain Top, Olivia Mitchell drove in three runs and scored one herself. Kendall Petrosky and Charlene Daisey spilt the pitching duties.The two teams will play a rubber match for the championship &#8212; Mountain Top had won the first meeting of the tournament &#8212; at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Top.H.S. SOFTBALLAll-star game setThe 40th annual Robert L. Dolbear Senior Girls WVC All Star Softball Game sponsored by the Dallas Kiwanis club will be played at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Back Mountain Little League Field in Dallas with a rain date of Thursday.The East team will be coached by outgoing Pittston Area head coach Vito Quaglia and his assistants also from Pittston Area are Frank Parente and Kim Roman. The East roster is made up of players from Coughlin, Crestwood, GAR, Hanover Area, Holy Redeemer, Meyers and Pittston Area.The West will be coached by Tunkhannock head coach Bob Hedgety his assistants will be Ron Hampsey of Tunkhannock, Steve Mytych of Wyoming Seminary and Dallas&#8217; Joyce Tinner and Jen Yanuskavich. Players will be from Berwick, Dallas, Northwest, Tunkhannock and Wyoming Seminary.EAST ROSTERCoughlin (4): Stacy Balent, Ashley Tomeo, Alexa BerecinCrestwood (2): Cameron O&#8217;Neill, Haily NaperkowskiGAR (4): Sabrina Nunez, Nathalie Espinal, Mickayla Andrezjewski, Sarah YoukoskiHanover Area (2): Emilee Bobos, Sara WhitesellHoly Redemer (3): Allyson Laiuvara, Taylor Josefowicz, McKenna DolanMeyers (2): Ashley Bruno, Dakota ZybrawskiPittston Area (5): Alexa McHugh, Lexi Felinski, Shayla Williams, Morgan Mesaris, Bailey LoyackWEST ROSTERBerwick (2): Hannah Gizenski, Mya SitlerDallas (4): Mia Dixon, Gianna Spaciano, Samantha Kern, Christina SchappertNorthwest (5): Emily Culver, Nicole Cragle, Courtney Cragle, Brenna Babcock, Trista BabcockTunkhannock (5): Hope Jones, Faith Jones, Kendra Schultz, Hailey Farr, Jena SimmonsWyoming Seminary (2): Aubrey Mytych, Halle Kehl<style>
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Back Mountain Little League wins D31 major softball championship