10U girls team wins tournament championship

At Ramona Girls Softball’s 22nd annual Valley of the Sun Tournament last weekend, the Ramona league’s 10U All Star team won the championship of the silver division, beating the Navajo team 13-11.

The tournament drew 39 teams, representing approximately 468 girls, from 11 different leagues: Ramona, Coastal Bay, Navajo, Lakeside, Imperial Beach, French Valley, Alpine, Fallbrook, Peninsula, 4S Ranch and Tierra Canyon.

Ramona Girls Softball holds the tournament annually to raise money as it is a nonprofit organization.

Teams were divided into two divisions — gold and silver. The following teams won championships:

8U Gold: Imperial Beach

8U Silver: French Valley

10U Gold: Navajo

10U Silver: Ramona

12U Gold: Navajo took first place

12U Silver: Navajo took first place

14U Championship: Alpine

The tournament directors said they are proud of all the girls who participated, fought hard and “played some great softball.”