Blue is not an emotion the Yakima Stealers 16U Blue team needs to be feeling at this point.

Facing Hanford at home on June 16, the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak swept the competition 11-1 and 13-3.

They might as well be called the Pak Attack, as far as Hanford is concerned. In two days, Yakima Valley dominated Hanford by winning all four games.

The Yakima Stealers nabbed fourth place in the Valley Invitational Exposure fastpitch tournament over the weekend in Hillsboro, Oregon.

The Greater Selah Youth Soccer Association recently released the names of its leaders and board of directors.

Pictured: GSYSA President Aaron Wasilewski (left) and Vice President Marty Lackey (right) review pending tournament schedules.

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but maybe Reno should consider the same slogan after the Pepsi Pak squashed them in Legion Baseball play over the weekend.

On June 18, the Peppers split a doubleheader with Walla Walla. In the first contest, the Peppers defeated Walla Walla 9-5, but fell 11-7 in the second.

The Yakima Valley Peppers opened up the Hanford Youth Baseball Tournament Friday with a 4-2 win over Richland.

Up Crusher Canyon Road, just past the end of the new sidewalk, is a draw on the north side of the road with a stand of trees that has hosted a red-tailed hawk nest for years.  Following a recent City of Selah annexation, the stand is now within the city limits. This year, not only has the nesting pair returned to the nest, but a juvenile hawk born last year has also returned with them.  The juvenile is the same size as the adults, but is more vocal, hoping someone else will feed it.

Pictured: Two Redtail Hawks, parent and fledgling, sit in a nest above Crusher Canyon Road. Michael Martin photo.