The Palisades Pony Baseball Association’s Bronco Division all-star team enjoyed a winning weekend in Hacienda Heights, advancing to the championship game of the Highlander Invitational. The tournament included 12 of the best youth baseball teams in the region and when the dust settled, Pali had won three out of four games to take home second-place trophies. On Saturday, Pali beat Duarte and Whittier by 18-8 and 9-3 scores. On Sunday, Pali’s all-stars defeated Walnut Valley, 9-5, to earn a shot at top-ranked West Covina in the final game under the lights. West Covina won, but Pali head coach Steve Skolnik, who coached the Indians to the World Series in June, was proud of his team’s effort. ‘This was a great confidence builder for us going into the important Pony tournament in two weeks. To go head-to-head with some of the best teams in L.A. and advance that far proved to the kids that they can play with anyone.’ Coached by Skolnik, Bob Benton, Charlie Meister and Tom Lombardi, the Bronco all-stars consist of Dylan Jeffers, Patrick Elder, Jake Schuster, Barrett Meister, Greg Oliva, David Skolnik, Andrew Goldberg, Sam Ziering, Evan Abraham, A.J. Hong, Jack Lombardi, Steven Shigematsu, Jackson Ligouri and Chris Aronson.
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