 Well the end of summer is around the corner and with that it's tournament time for Bemidji Youth Baseball. The Northern Heat 9U squad is preparing for the state tournament that they will host kicking off Saturday in pool play at Bemidji Youth Baseball Complex and finishing Sunday where champion will be crowned. They have participated in six tournaments this summer and started practicing all the way back in March. But now they take the field with two other teams this weekend and hoped to qualify for regionals in Nebraska. Summer has been really good. We started playing and practicing actually in March. So we've been at it for quite a while and to see the progress that these kids have made throughout the spring and summer has been incredible. It'll be us, Wade Park and Baxter. And on Saturday we'll be doing pool play so we will each be playing each other and then on Sunday the number two and number three seed will play each other in the morning and then in the afternoon the winner of that game will play the number one seed for the state championship. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.