8-10 team also headed to State

The Mile High 11-12 All-Star baseball team is partying like it is 2009.

For the first time in 15 years, the Mile High stars captured the Montana District 2 championship Monday in Billings. The Butte boys beat Mount Sentinel 5-4 in championship game, avenging a loss on Saturday. Butte went 4-1 over the four days of the tournament.

The title sends the Mile High Stars to Billings for the State tournament, which is July 26-28. The winner of that tournament heads to San Bernardino, California Aug. 2-8 for the Western Regional. The winner of that tournament goes to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The Mile High team is made up of Lane Lisac, Brady Hansen, Kason Liston, Benny Donaldson, Finn Hassler, Rody Johnson, Hunter Summers, Hudson Summers, Cruz Kissell, Drew Kachmarik, Kale Alexander and Mason Lowney.

Travis Johnson is the manager. John Summers and Troy Hansen are coaches.

The 11-12 Mile High All-Stars won’t be the only team playing at State in Billings July 26-28. They will be joined by the Mile High 8-10 All-Star team, which placed third in the District tournament in Missoula.

Players for that team are Pierce Collins, Cooper Coffening, Kooper Conway, Reid Hoffman, Daxon Dennehy, Cruz Clary, Jace Graham, Cooper Phillips, Cade Salo, Kobin Kujawa, Hunter Liston and Chase McQueary. Jordan Clary and Keli Renz-Coffing are the coaches, and Matt Kujawa is the manager.

Mile High 8-10 All-Stars