LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings Sunday over Curacao in the championship of the Little League World Series.

The Taylor North Little League team defeated a squad from Ohio to take home the Little League World Series title.

“It’s amazing. It’s a once in the lifetime opportunity for these kids,” said Christopher Capobianco.

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They are the first Michigan Little League team to win the Little League World Series championship since Hamtramck won in 1959.

Only one team from Michigan has ever won the Little League World Series -- the Hamtramck team from 1959.

The Little League World Series is planning to return in 2021 after last year's edition was canceled due to the COVID-19. A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Little League World Series to be canceled, organizers are hopeful the late-summer Classic will return this August. The World Series is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. To that end, both the Little League World Series and the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina, will be adding teams in 2022. “Every 11-12 year-old kid playing Little League this year thinks about ending their summer in Williamsport.”___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports