Little League Series Under Way

Tue., Aug. 20, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

The ending was better than the beginning for Panama City, Fla., in the preliminary round of the 50th Little League World Series for 11- and 12-year-olds.

Stung by Jeff Clement’s first-inning home run for Marshalltown, Iowa, Panama City came right back with homers by Heath Anderson and Jody Posey in the bottom of the first and went on to an 8-3 victory.

In the other U.S. division game, Cranston, R.I, defeated Moorpark, Calif., 5-1.

In international openers, Julio Lara’s three-run homer powered San Isidro, Dominican Republic over Surrey, British Columbia, 5-1 and Kao-Hsuing City, Taiwan, defeated Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 12-3.

The Dominican Republic advanced to today’s game against Taiwan. The Canadian team from suburban Vancouver will next play Saudi Arabia in the international division of the round-robin tournament.

The top two teams in each division - U.S. and international - will play in Thursday’s semifinals for a spot in Saturday’s championship.

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