AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Russell Wilson set for Week 1 return to Seattle

SEATTLE — The NFL wasted no time in setting up Russell Wilson with a return trip to Seattle to face his former team.

Wilson and the Denver Broncos will visit the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football Sept. 12 in Week 1.

The game will be nationally televised on ESPN.

Wilson played 10 seasons with the Seahawks, helping them reach a pair of Super Bowls before being traded in March.

Local edges Westport

PORT ANGELES — Cole Beeman, Brandt Perry and Brady Rudd shined offensively as Local 155 edged Westport 9-7 in Olympic Junior Babe Ruth action Tuesday.

Beeman totaled three hits and scored three runs for Local, while Perry added a couple of hits and three runs. Rudd had four RBIs with two hits.

Alex Angevine scored three runs and recorded a hit, while Chris Jaynes came home twice with one hit. Bryce Deleon and Ian Smithson each posted a hit and scored.

Perry and Angevine combined for the win on the mound, receiving good defense behind them as Local racked up 13 putouts.

Hunter Stratford led Westport with three hits and a pair of runs, while Garrett Buerer scored two runs on two hits.

Lincoln Bear, Carston Siebel, Soloman Sheppard and Josiah Meyer also hit for Westport.

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