Newly named Tri-County Patriots place second at Colville Tourney

The newly named Tri County Patriots rolled up a string of four wins in the Bob Haney Memorial Tournament at Colville over the weekend to get into the championship game. The collided with the Spokane Thunder in the title game and sustained a 2-9 loss to finish in second place.

The second place finish netted a team trophy and individual trophies for the players. It also wrapped up the tournament season for the team which played in tourneys at Potlatch, Pullman and Orofino as the Colfax 12-under club.

Coach Wayne Gregory, who has headed the team since their T-ball days, changed the name to the Tr...