tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377982232011-11-27T15:19:30.603-08:00Little League Softball: Scores and Moreinfo and photos about Little League Softball and featuring coverage of the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, OregonCarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798223.post-77304016749284559702011-08-16T10:07:00.000-07:002011-08-16T10:07:19.096-07:002011-08-16T10:07:19.096-07:00ESPN Day!CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0Today is a most exciting day ... after five days of Pool Play, four teams have advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon!
ESPN is onsite, with their trucks and cameras, extra lighting, and on-air personalities. What a treat for the girls to mingle with USA Softball legend Michele Smith!
Here are today's match-ups:
Semifinal 1
Central (
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Also, I have to admit, I am doing a lot more on Facebook these days. I love how interactive it is and we can get instant feedback on scores and photos, and it really gives the fans a
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The Canada region final is an all-Windsor, Ontario, affair: Turtle Club LL vs. Windsor South.
Tomorrow, the teams will begin arriving at PDX and will be driven by
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Who am I? I am a local Little League President, former LL softball player, coach and umpire. I am a huge fan of the Little League Softball World Series and of Alpenrose Stadium (more on Alpenrose later)
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Here is a rundown of the softball championship tournaments:
Little League Softball
Portland, Oregon
August 11-17, 2011
Junior League Softball
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"All five of the U.S. regional tournaments in the Little League Softball Division will now be played at the regional centers, it was announced today by Patrick Wilson, Vice President of Operations for Little League Baseball and Softball."
The excitement
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Here are some links to media coverage about the tournament and teams:
Sue Enquist and XProTex gloves
"Championship Bid Falls Short" (West)
"...Little Leaguers Get Heroes Welcome" (Central)
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Southeast defeated West (Burbank LL, Burbank, CA) last night, 8-6 in front of a packed house at Portland's Alpenrose Stadium and an international television audience on ESPN2.
West advanced
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Poland, OH (Central)
http://www.myvalleysports.com/mostpopular/story/Poland-Advances-to-Semis-of-Softball-World-Series/eGn1aoqROkWRKAdKgUSVhg.cspx
http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Hometown-Pulling-for-Poland-in-World-Series-Semi/qaQWP3RwwU6J_i8QZkm9SQ.cspx
Oregon District 4 (host)
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The weekend games of the LLSWS allow for some
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Six teams were in action Thursday, with West (Burbank, CA), Southeast (Warner Robins, GA) and Central (Poland, OH) coming away with their first wins of Pool Play, with Canada, East and EMEA having the
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1) All games feature live scoring. Thanks to hard-working local volunteers, the LLSWS has been a leader in providing this feature. Simply go to the website and click on the game number. You will be taken to the scorebook software for each game.
2)
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The Opening Ceremonies were followed by
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A limousine arrived this morning shortly after 9am filled with the host team from Tigard Little League and we were off! Teams arriving at Portland International Airport were
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The bad news is that we have learned that the team from the Phillippines, representing Asia Pacific, is unable to travel to Portland and has withdrawn from
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East Region: Robbinsville, New Jersey
West Region: Burbank, California
Nine of the ten slots are now filled -- Canada plays its championship tonight and will send its winner south right after the game.
This is how the Pools are shaping up:
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The West Regional tournament, being held just over the Columbia River from Portland in Vancouver,
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And for ten days every August, the softball world's gaze is fixed on the dairy/stadium nestled in a southwest Portland neighborhood.
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Little League Softball: Canyon Lake returns home with fond memories
Rapid City Journal
Ready to take on the world
TheTigardTimes
WORLD SERIES BOUND -- Major softball all-stars win regional title
Brenham (Texas)
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Washington County LL, representing Texas East, defeated team Texas West from San Antonio, 11-1, last evening to advance to the 2010 Little League Softball World Series.
Washington County LL (located between Austin and Houston) will begin play in the LLS World Series next Thursday at 8pm (PDT) versus
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Western Regional
Burbank, CA All-Stars
Alaska
Cascade Little League
East Regional
Waterford, Connecticut
Swampscott All-Stars
Merrick
Robbinsville
Central Region tournament
Rapid City
Southeast Regional
Warner Robins
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WRALL, representing Georgia, defeated Florida (New Tampa LL) 10-2 in tonight's Southeast Region final game. They will open the 2010 LLSWS on Thursday, August 12, versus the host team from Oregon District 4 (Tigard LL).
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Red Pool
Michigan
Clinton LL
Clinton, Michigan
Nebraska
Keystone LL
Omaha, Nebraska
Kansas
Frontenac LL
Frontenac, Kansas
Wisconsin
South Milwaukee LL
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Host (District 2
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