It takes talent, execution and, as any baseball coach will tell you, a little luck along the way to achieve greatness. All three aspects of the game were put to the test this past week as the three remaining District 42 all-star teams took the field in search of Southern California-South Sub-Division III championships.

Park View had its vaunted Blue Bombers and Eastlake had its California Golden Boys both reach for immortality at the Little League World Series.But what to call Sweetwater Valley’s newly-minted California Section 7 champions? How about the Bonita Blasters for lack of a better word choice?

Sweetwater Valley Little League played the short end of the Section 7 championship tournament schedule by collecting run-rule victories in each of its three contests, including Monday’s 15-5 championship game victory against District 41 champion Rancho San Diego at the District 66/Spring Valley Little League complex.

While the 10U Division in Little League Baseball does not have a national championship tournament, it does award titles at the state level. In California, teams play for regional championships.