Titletown, Colton: baseball, softball teams take state championships

The Champions: Coach Pat Doumit, assistant Justin Erwin, Cameron Bean, Peter Schultheis, Carter Dahmen, Brady Chadwick, Grant Kinzer, Reece Chadwick, assistant Taylor Spence, Nick Schultheis, Luke Vining, Matt Wolf, Tom Wolf, Brady Stout and Parker Druffel.

Colton junior Daylinn Smith bats in the state semifinals against Almira/Coulee/Hartline. Colton beat Pomeroy 14-6 to take its seventh state 1B softball championship in eight years.

Is it Gainesville, is it Green Bay, is it Boston, is it Pittsburgh?

The term “Titletown” has applied to them all. In 2016, it may just belong to Colton, Wash.

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