Education and Training Center School started its bid for an international title with a win yesterday in the 2006 Junior League Softball World Series at Field B of Everest Park in Kirkland, Washington.

The ETCS softball players, donning the Asia-Pacific colors, registered a convincing 4-0 victory over America West, bannered by the lady clouters of Murrayhill LL from Beaverton, Oregon, to share the early lead in Pool B with the Naples Girls Softball LL-bannered America South squad, 6-0 winner over Latin America.

America South, represented by the softbelles of Lake Wales LL from Florida last year, is the defending champion of the girls' 13-14 hostilities.

ETCS, mentored by Vilda Benjamin, Dina Barlita and Lagrimas Ciokon, hopes to duplicate the feat of the controversy-stricken Paglaum Village National High School squad that snared the country's first and only World Series crown three years ago.

The ETCS softbelles gun for their second consecutive victory when they battle the Central America lady clouters from Elyria LL of Ohio, in Field A at 8 a.m. today. The Bacoleñas will collide with America South in Field A at 5 a.m. on Thursday, before finishing its elimination-round campaign against Latin America in Field B at 6:15 a.m. on Friday.

ETCS, which placed second in the recent Palarong Pambansa, has finished third in its previous two World Series campaigns.

Games in Pool A yesterday saw America East demolishing Europe-Middle East-Afirca, 11-1, and America Southwest routing host District IX Kirkland National LL, 10-5.

The top two squads in each group will qualify for the crossover semifinal round. *CIT

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