Local: 

The North Bend Little League baseball team won the Oregon State Championship and now will represent Oregon in the Little League World Series Northwest Regional! The games in this tournament will be livestreamed and televised on ESPN+ and ESPN. Their first game is on August 3rd vs the state champions from Alaska. That game will be on ESPN+ at 6PM.  The team has a GoFundMe to help cover travel and lodging costs for the competition in Southern California. The community has quickly raised nearly $12,000 towards their $15,000 goal.

Bend has made the playoffs while riding an 8 game win streak. Easton Amundson was named the West coast League player of the week. The Elks’ road trip continues in Springfield for a midweek series starting tonight.

The Big Butte Challenge is in full-swing, and has added two buttes to its line up. The Bonus Butte Challenge includes Vista Butte, and Tam-a-Lau Trail. That makes 10 Central Oregon buttes to climb by October 1st.

MLB: 

14 to 7 would be a low scoring Patriots Seahawks game but the Mariners were blown out by the Red Sox yesterday, with Logan Gilbert giving up seven of those runs in 2 and two thirds innings and Trent Thorton yielding four runs in 2 innings. Cal Raleigh homered in the losing effort. Also yesterday, the Mariners acquired INF Justin Turner and cash considerations from the Blue Jays in exchange for a minor leaguer. The Ms have game two from Fenway Park today. First pitch is at 4:10.

San Francisco hosts a two-game series with Oakland tonight. At two games under .500 the Giants may still make a deal ahead of the trade deadline at 3 this afternoon. Game 1 against the A’s starts at 6:45 tonight.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers aren’t interested in dealing Jerami Grant to the Lakers for DeAngelo Russell according to a report in the Athletic. Portland wants picks rather than players for Grant has been the story since before the draft, but Los Angeles has continued to try to make a deal work for Grant.