Third is the word

PORTLAND, Ore. - Third in the world, not a bad place to be. In a place where the grass is a little greener, the lights a little brighter, 11 girls who started out in gold and finished in green brought home the bronze. Sterling's 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars won third place by defeating Latin American Region champ Puerto Rico 3-2 Wednesday as the curtain closed on the Little League Softball World Series at Alpenrose Stadium. "Third in the world sounds really good," Sterling catcher Mackenzie Staples said. "It's not as good as first or second, but it's still all right." Staples drove in the tying run and scored the winning run when she stole home in the fifth inning of the victory. The Central Region champions took the World Series by stor