Nightside Report Aug. 29, 2021: Taylor North wins Little League World Series championship, severe weather possible overnight, character actor Ed Asner dies
Taylor, Mich., players jog around the stadium with the World Series Champions banner after defeating Hamilton, Ohio, in the Little League World Series Championship baseball game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Taylor North beats Ohio, wins Little League World Series championship
DETROIT – The Taylor North Little League team defeated the West Side Little League squad from Hamilton, Ohio, on Sunday to capture the Little Little World Series title.
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The final score was 5-2.
Taylor North is the first Michigan team to win the Little League World Series championship since Hamtramck did so in 1959.
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