The Sports Calendar in August
So as we close the book on July and say goodbye to France for another year we set our sights on August and one of my favorite events in amateur sports, the regional finals followed by the Little League World Series. The tournament is held annually in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and features 11 and 12 year-olds from around the world in one of the few sports that can truly claim a world champion.
Locally Portsmouth, NH trounced their way through their district tournament, dispatching Laconia along the way. After the districts they went on to win the state tournament to represent New Hampshire in the regional tournament to be held from August 6th through the 16th in Bristol, CT. Six of the sixteen tickets to the World Series have been punched (see chart below) and Portsmouth will fight to join the ranks of the world elite. Good competition, good times, and refreshingly, good attitudes rule the day.
| Pool A | | Pool B | |
| Mid-Atlantic | TBD August 16 | New England | TBD August 16 |
| West | TBD August 15 | Midwest | TBD August 14 |
| Southeast | TBD August 13 | Southwest | TBD August 12 |
| Great Lakes | TBD August 14 | Northwest | TBD August 15 |
| Pool C | | Pool D | |
| Japan | Edogawa Minami LL | MEA | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Caribbean | Manati, Puerto Rico | Latin America | Chitre, Panama |
| Mexico | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Canada | TBD August 14 |
| Europe | Ramstein AB, Germany | Asia-Pacific | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei |
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