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Published: 08/27/09

Feminist Milestone? Girl Has Game-Winning Hit in Little League World Series

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Feminist Milestone? Girl Has Game-Winning Hit in Little League World Series

Katie Reyes, you play ball like a girl. By which I mean, of course, that you win games. ESPN reports that the 13-year-old Canadian's single pushed Vancouver past a team from Germany, 14-13, in the Little League World Series on Wednesday. Officials say it's the first time in the event's history that a girl has had a game-winning hit. Girls have played in the championship tournament for the last 25 years, though the number is small -- only 15, including Reyes. "I was so excited, I was shaking," she said of her final hit. Lest anyone think that Reyes is just a one-hit wonder, her game-winner ...

Published: 08/19/07

Little League World Series Highlight Catch

By  Michael David Smith - AOL News
Little League World Series Highlight Catch

This was a pretty awesome catch to win a Little League World Series game for Walpole, Mass.: But I must object to the sportscaster who calls the Little League World Series "The purest form of the game." Has he never heard of Danny Almonte? ...

Published: 08/18/07

Aaron Durley, One Year Removed From the LLWS, Weighs in at 6'10", 280 Pounds

By  Ryan Wilson - AOL News
Aaron Durley, One Year Removed From the LLWS, Weighs in at 6'10

I just made a pit stop at the local hamburger joint to grab a bite, and the Little League World Series was on the teevees. Saudi Arabia was playing Canada, which probably isn't the marquee matchup of the tournament, but former Saudi first baseman Aaron Durley is a story unto himself. (Just so ya know: apparently, the Saudi team is comprised mostly of "the children of foreign petroleum workers, many from the United States.") Anyway, Durley, who's making his third appearance who wrapped up his eligibility at Williamsport in 2006, is currently 6'10", 280 pounds. And he's 14 years old. In 2005, he ...

Published: 08/7/07

Pierre Turgeon Makes the Hall of Fame ... for Little League Baseball

By  Greg Wyshynski - AOL News
Pierre Turgeon Makes the Hall of Fame ... for Little League Baseball

Q. What do Cal Ripken, Jr., Rudolph Giuliani, Kevin Costner and Pierre Turgeon have in common?A. All of them have (or will) be inducted into The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum Hall of Excellence -- and none of them have played (or will play) in the Stanley Cup Finals.Yes, Pierre Turgeon -- all 515 goals and 1,327 NHL regular season points of him -- will become the first native of Canada to be enshrined in the Hall at a ceremony before the U.S. championship game in Williamsport, Pa. on Aug. 25. In 1982, Turgeon and the Canadian National Champion Rotary Little League came within two wins ...

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