Twins win district tourney, head to state

The Glacier Twins took the long route to a district title, and it could have been longer.

Mikey Glass, Tristan Butts and Jake McIntyre all homered, and the Twins rallied from a 7-5 deficit before holding off Mission Valley 11-10 in the West A District Legion championship Sunday.

The slugfest featured five home runs, including one each from Mission Valley’s Wyatt Wadsworth and Hunter Emerson. The Mariners went into the final unbeaten, so an if-necessary game could have been played Monday. Instead, the Twins (28-9) — who beat the Bitterroot Bucs 6-1 earlier Sunday to make the title game — will take the West’s top seed into the State A tournament that begins Wednesday in Laurel.

The Mariners (24-15), who beat the Twins in winner’s bracket action on Saturday, grabbed the second and final seed out of the West.

Earlier that day, the Twins took down the Bitterroot Bucs 6-1 to make the championship game. Butts collected four hits in four at bats to lead Glacier over the Bitterroot.

The Twins will take on the South District’s No. 2 seed, the Butte Miners, in the State A’s first game Wednesday at 10 a.m.