Two teams from the Heart of Virginia became state champions Tuesday, earning the right to represent the state of Virginia in their World Series tournaments — the Buckingham County Youth League (BCYL) Majors All-Star team and the Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Association (PEFYA) Ponytails All-Star team. Buckingham went undefeated in the state tournament in Victoria, qualifying for that level of play after going 4-1 in the district tournament that it hosted earlier in July. Prince Edward-Farmville went undefeated in its state tourney in South Hill as well, reaching that level of competition after going 3-0 in the district tournament of which it was also the host. Celebrating in the photo above, the BCYL Majors include, from left, George Hurt, Braedyn Schaeffer, Camden Allen, Daniel Farrish, Coach Walter Edwards Jr., Harrison Mitchell, Eli Bryant, Dillon Kimberlin, Holden Tyson, Manager Ben Gormus, hoisting the trophy, Cameron Newton, Desmond Vaughan, Coach John Toney, Justin Gunter and Jake Carter. Holding their hardware in the photo below, the PEFYA Ponytails include, from left, front row, Da’Nasia Dupuy, Alani Walton, Alyson Lucas, Sydney Baldwin, Kyla Edmonds; back row, Summer Boettcher, Brooke Conwell, Kassidy Knott, Olivia Elam, Meredith Schmidt, Brianna Overton and Danner Allen.