When the Guam Little League Northern all-stars came together this season to prepare for the Major's Division Local Tournament, they knew they had a large task at hand. The defending champs had only two returnees and this year's roster had two first-time baseball players. Realizing all the work that had to be done, manager Steve Dumanal and his coaching staff got right to it and had the team practicing five days a week for five straight weeks. As every athlete knows though, it is almost an insurmountable task to teach so many newcomers the skills they would need to know in order to compete with the best of the best. Tournament day arrived and the Northern team, despite their courageous play, lost their first game to the Southern all-stars. Southern then proceeded to defeat Central and capture the Local Tournament. When Day 3 of the tournament arrived, Northern knew that they were not going to be the team to represent Guam in the Regional Tournament in Hong Kong. However, that did not stop them from going out and giving 100 percent in their consolation game against Central. As a result, Northern, along with Central, gave baseball fans what could be the greatest Local Tournament game in Guam Little League history as they persevered through eleven innings, coming from behind to defeat Central 10-9. After the game, Dumanal was very proud of his team and spoke about this year's team. "Our weakness was we had a lot of new players. Our pitching was strong, but we had only two returnees." He also showed optimism for next season though adding, "Next year seven of our players are going to be returning, so next year you will see a much stronger Northern team."