Rockland beat Lincoln County 11-12 Little League All-stars 9-1 in the District 2 championships on July 22 to advance to the state tournament. Nick Mazniak collected the win for Rockland, and Brady Leeman took the loss for Lincoln.
Lincoln spoiled the shutout with a run in the 4th inning on three singles to Nick Morton, Colton Spear and Aaron McCullagh. Travis Creamer picked up the only other hit for the local boys with a single in the 3rd inning.
Hitting for Rockland were Ryan Allender, Mazniak, Keenan Hendricks, Bryon Thomas, Dustin Steeves and Jake Bartlett.