The local sanctioned District Little League Baseball Tournament is being staged this year at Beaver Dam’s Ray Chapman Park starting Saturday. The district event will send qualifiers to the regional tournament with winners there advancing to the state tournament.State winners advance to a regional qualifier with hopes of reaching the annual Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn.First-round games in the district tournament will be in two five-team pools with winners and runners-up in pool play advancing to a four-team tournament round.Host Ohio County is in Pool A of the 11-12 year old tournament along with Butler County, East Daviess County, Muhlenberg County, and Warren County North. Pool B teams are Bowling Green East, Franklin, Logan County, Owensboro Southern, and Warren County South. Ohio County also has a team in the 9-10 year old tournament in Pool B with Logan County, Muhlenberg County, Bowling Green East and Warren County North.Beaver Dam officials expect the tournament be a big tourism draw for the city.Tournament play is scheduled to run through July 1.