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Gov. Little activates National Guard again, directs hundreds of new medical personnel to help Idaho hospitals overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

Tuesday August 31, 2021

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today a last-ditch effort to avoid the first-ever activation of statewide crisis standards of care by adding hundreds of new medical personnel for Idaho hospitals, but he said the real solution to the crisis is more Idahoans choosing to receive the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.

Nearly all Idaho hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. There are more Idahoans in Intensive Care Units (ICU) with COVID-19 than ever before. The vast majority of them are unvaccinated.

“On a daily call with hospitals this morning, we heard there are only FOUR adult ICU beds available in the entire state, out of close to 400. Where hospitals have converted other spaces to be used as contingency ICU beds, those are filling up too,” Governor Little said. “We are dangerously close to activating statewide crisis standards of care – a historic step that means Idahoans in need of healthcare could receive a lesser standard of care or may be turned away altogether. In essence, someone would have to decide who can be treated and who cannot. This affects all of us, not just patients with COVID-19.”

Governor Little is adding up to 370 additional personnel to assist hospitals with the surge.

• By mobilizing the Idaho National Guard again, up to 150 guardsmen will support short-staffed medical facilities. They will be tasked with logistical support such as screenings, lab work, and other duties.
• In addition, 200 additional medical and administrative personnel will be available to Idaho through a contract with the U.S. General Services Administration.
• A 20-person Department of Defense medical response team will be deployed to North Idaho, where vaccination rates are among the lowest in the state and where they are experiencing the greatest need.

“Idaho hospitals are beyond constrained. Our healthcare system is designed to deal with the everyday realities of life. Our healthcare system is NOT designed to withstand the prolonged strain caused by an unrestrained global pandemic. It is simply not sustainable. Please choose to receive the vaccine now to support your fellow Idahoans who need you,” Governor Little said.

Governor Little highlighted other recent steps he has taken to alleviate the crisis. Last week, he announced the opening of three monoclonal antibody treatment centers across the state, where Idahoans at greatest risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19 will be able to receive therapeutic medications to hopefully avoid hospitalization and help preserve critical capacity in our hospitals.

He also directed new funds to help Idaho hospitals attract and retain the medical staff they need as they compete with healthcare systems across the nation for workers.

In addition, Governor Little’s administration announced this month that temporary licensing fees are waived again for retired or inactive nurses so they can activate their licenses and reenter the workforce more easily during this unprecedented time. This same step last year cleared the way for more than 1,000 nurses and other health professionals to help out.

“I hope it will be enough for us to avoid statewide crisis standards of care, but we are teetering on the brink and there is only one real solution – we need more Idahoans to choose to receive the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine now,” Governor Little said.

Some Idaho schools have already been forced to transition to remote learning because of COVID-19 outbreaks among staff and families. Addressing the Idahoans who are still on the fence or are just putting off receiving the vaccine, Governor Little said the time to get vaccinated is now, so our kids can have a normal school year.

“I want to thank the more than 818,000 Idahoans who have shown love for their neighbor by choosing to receive the safe and effective vaccine. To the others, please choose to receive the vaccine now to protect lives, help our exhausted medical staff, keep healthcare access available to all of us, keep our workforce healthy, and keep our kids in school,” Governor Little said.

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BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday he is reactivating the National Guard and directing hundreds of new medical personnel to help Idaho hospitals overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients.

Governor Little said Tuesday the moves are a last-ditch effort to avoid activating for the first time statewide crisis standards of care that could force medical professionals to decide who lives and who dies.

Little is adding up to 370 additional personnel to help hospitals with the latest COVID-19 surge. The release says by mobilizing the Idaho National Guard again, up to 150 guardsmen will support short-staffed medical facilities. They will be doing logistical support like screenings, lab work and other duties.

Around 200 additional medical and administrative personnel will be made available to the state through a contract with the U.S. General Services Administration. The release also says a 20-person Department of Defense medical response team will be deployed to north Idaho, where they are experiencing the greatest need.

#BREAKING: Gov. Brad Little is activating the National Guard again. Hundreds of new medical personnel will help Idaho hospitals overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. #idahoCovid19

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“Idaho hospitals are beyond constrained. Our healthcare system is designed to deal with the everyday realities of life. Our healthcare system is NOT designed to withstand the prolonged strain caused by a global pandemic. It is simply not sustainable. Please choose to receive the vaccine now to support your fellow Idahoans who need you,” Little said.

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'Teetering on the brink:' Little deploys federal workers, National Guard to hospitals - Idaho EdNews

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Nearly all of the Idahoans who are hospitalized with COVID-19 hospitalizations are unvaccinated — and the surge could force a rationing of health care. “Idaho’s hospitals are beyond constrained,” Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

Citing a drastic shortage in hospital space — and COVID-19-related closures at several schools — Gov. Brad Little Tuesday deployed 370 medical employees and National Guard troops to overwhelmed Idaho hospitals.

The deployments won’t directly affect schools. Instead, Little described the moves as a last-ditch attempt to head off health-care rationing at hospitals, a practice known as crisis standards of care.

“We are pulling out all of the stops,” Little said during an eight-minute video address Tuesday.

Little cited one grim statistic from the state’s current and most severe coronavirus spike. This morning, only four of the state’s nearly 400 adult ICU beds are open.

“We are dangerously close to activating statewide crisis standards of care – a historic step that means Idahoans in need of health care could receive a lesser standard of care or may be turned away altogether,” Little said in a news release. “In essence, someone would have to decide who can be treated and who cannot. This affects all of us, not just patients with COVID-19.”

COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions have hit all-time peaks. On Saturday, a record 500 Idahoans were hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. COVID-19-related ICU admissions soared to a record 160 on Sunday.

Little is assigning 150 National Guard troops to short-staffed hospitals. An additional 200 medical and administrative staffers will be available through a U.S. General Services Administration contract. The Department of Defense will send a 20-member medical response team to overburdened health care facilities in North Idaho.

Little incorporated a personal experience into Tuesday’s comments. He said he toured a Boise ICU Monday evening — nearly full with COVID-19 patients, all unvaccinated, most breathing only with the help of a machine. The average age of the patient: 43.

”What I saw was heartbreaking,” he said.

(More details on the tour, with comments from House Speaker Scott Bedke, from Clark Corbin of the Idaho Capital Sun.)

While Idaho’s health care system is “teetering on the brink,” Little said, the state’s schools are also feeling the effects of the latest coronavirus wave. Several schools have already closed or shifted to online learning. And while the state’s overall new case numbers were relatively flat last week, new cases among 5- to 17-year-olds increased by 21 percent.

So on Tuesday, Little renewed his appeal to Idahoans who are on the fence about the COVID-19 vaccines.

“Please choose to receive the vaccine now to protect lives, help our exhausted medical staff, keep health care access available to all of us, keep our workforce healthy, and keep our kids in school,” Little said.

Little’s last vaccine appeal drew a sharp response from a political adversary, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.

“It was shameful for Brad to suggest today that Idahoans must make a specific medical choice in order to show love for their neighbors,” McGeachin said in a tweet Tuesday afternoon. “I trust YOU to make your own health choices.”

Idaho’s vaccination numbers: more details

As we’ve been reporting for several weeks, Idaho’s COVID-19 vaccinations are rebounding.

Last week, the state administered nearly 30,000 vaccines. That’s far below the peak from early April, when more than 90,000 Idahoans received a shot within the span of a week — but nonetheless, it’s a sign the vaccination numbers are climbing.

But it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison. The current numbers also include third COVID-19 vaccine doses, now recommended for people with compromised immune systems.

Third vaccine doses — booster shots — are not yet readily available. But that could come this fall.

What does this new math mean, in terms of Idaho’s uphill push to boost vaccination rates, which remain among the lowest in the nation?

The third dose numbers do not affect the state’s count of “fully vaccinated” Idahoans, Department of Health and Welfare spokeswoman Niki Forbing-Orr said Tuesday. That count still reflects the number of people who have met basic vaccination requirements: two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or the single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

As of Tueday, 733,269 Idahoans are counted as fully vaccinated.

Let’s look at how the weekly numbers have been trending over the past month — because it also illustrates an uptick in the vaccination rate.

Date	Fully vaccinated Idahoans	One-week change
July 30	691,789	5,974
Aug. 6	698,267	6,478
Aug. 13	705,427	7,160
Aug. 20	714,645	9,218
Aug. 27	727,815	13,170

We’ll continue to track the vaccination numbers — and all the coronavirus metrics — and report on them weekly.

Please check back for updates on this developing story.

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Because the testing program is voluntary, it won’t do any good in some schools. And even where the tests take place, parents might not get data they can use to make informed decisions about their kids’ health and safety.

A line extended around the building early Wednesday afternoon. Parents said it was a minor inconvenience.

At least 13 Idaho districts and charters are requiring masks. West Ada decided to require staff to wear masks and students can opt out with a parent’s permission.

Rising vaccination numbers could be a linchpin to keeping schools in session this fall, Gov. Brad Little said again Tuesday. Meanwhile, federal money for K-12 coronavirus testing could be on its way shortly.

COVID-19-related ICU admissions surged to a record high last week. New case numbers climbed for the seventh consecutive week.

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NEW ORLEANS  — Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat.

Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when the electricity would come back on. Some areas outside New Orleans also suffered major flooding and damage to homes and businesses.

“I can’t tell you when the power is going to be restored. I can’t tell you when all the debris is going to be cleaned up and repairs made,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday. “But what I can tell you is we are going to work hard every day to deliver as much assistance as we can.”

The storm was blamed for at least four deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi, including two people killed Monday night when seven vehicles plunged into a 20-foot-deep (6-meter-deep) hole near Lucedale, Mississippi, where a highway had collapsed after torrential rains.

In Slidell, crews searched for a 71-year-old man whose wife said he was attacked by an alligator in Ida’s floodwaters. She pulled him to the steps of the home and paddled away to get help, but when she returned, he was gone, authorities said.

In Houma, the uncomfortable reality of life without air conditioning, refrigeration or other more basic needs began to sink in.

“There’s no running water. There’s no electricity. Our desperate need right now is tarps, gasoline for generators, food, water,” pastor Chad Ducote said Tuesday.

The pastor said a church group from Mississippi arrived with some food and supplies but was gone in 10 minutes. Neighbors came to Ducote’s pool to scoop up buckets of water to bathe or to flush toilets.

“The people down here are just doing what they can. They don’t have anything,” he said.

On Monday, rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought more than 670 people in Louisiana trapped by floodwaters to safety. An additional 20 people were rescued in Mississippi. Crews planned to go door to door in hard-hit areas to make sure everyone got out safely.

Also stuck in New Orleans were tourists who didn’t get out before the storm. The airport canceled all incoming and outgoing commercial flights for a third day, saying the lack of power and water meant no air conditioning or restrooms.

Adding to the misery was the steamy weather. A heat advisory was issued for New Orleans and the rest of the region, with forecasters saying the combination of high temperatures and humidity could make it feel like 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday and 106 on Wednesday.

Power crews rushed into the region. Louisiana’s governor said 25,000 utility workers were on the ground in the state to help restore electricity, with more on the way.

Still, his office described damage to the power grid as “catastrophic,” and power officials said it could be weeks before electricity is restored in some spots.

More than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi were left without power as Ida pushed through on Sunday with winds that reached 150 mph (240 kph). The wind speed tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the mainland.

A giant tower that carries key transmission lines over the Mississippi River to the New Orleans area twisted and collapsed in the storm, and power company Entergy said more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines were knocked out of service along with 216 substations. The storm also flattened utility poles, toppled trees onto power lines and caused transformers to explode.

In New Orleans, city officials told residents without power there was no reason to stay or return, at least for a few days.

Pamela Mitchell said she was thinking about leaving while she waited for the power to come back on, but her 14-year-old daughter, Michelle, was determined to stay and decided to clean out the refrigerator and put perishables in an ice chest.

Mitchell had already spent a hot and frightening night at home while Ida’s winds shrieked, and she thought the family could tough it out.

“We went a week before, with Zeta,” she said, recalling an outage during the hurricane that hit the city last fall.

Hank Fanberg said both of his neighbors offered him access to their generators. He also had a plan for cooking food: “I have a gas grill and charcoal grill.”

Some places are also facing shortages of drinking water. About 441,000 people had no water service in 17 parishes, and an additional 319,000 people were under boil-water advisories, federal officials said.

Hurricane Ida blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees, devastated the city and was blamed for 1,800 deaths.

This time, New Orleans, protected by a major overhaul of its levees since Katrina, escaped the catastrophic flooding some had feared, even though the city got close to 14 inches (35 centimeters) of rain. Other parts of the state received almost 16 inches (40 cm), while Mississippi got over 13 (33 cm).

In Mississippi’s southwestern corner, entire neighborhoods were surrounded by floodwaters, and many roads were impassable. Several tornadoes were reported, including a suspected twister in Saraland, Alabama, that ripped part of the roof off a motel and flipped an 18-wheeler, injuring the driver.

Ida’s remnants continued to bring heavy rain and flooding to parts of the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. Flash flooding and mudslides were possible around Washington on Thursday and in New England on Friday.

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Reeves reported from LaPlace, Louisiana. Associated Press writers Janet McConnaughey and Kevin McGill in New Orleans; Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge; Sudhin Thanawala in Atlanta; and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.

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BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho Gov. Brad Little is calling in 220 medical workers available through federal programs and mobilizing 150 Idaho National Guard soldiers to deal with a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients who are overwhelming the state's hospitals.

You can watch the announcement below.

Governor Little said Tuesday the moves are a last-ditch effort to avoid activating for the first time statewide crisis standards of care that could force medical professionals to decide who lives and who dies.

The last week has seen about 1,000 newly confirmed cases per day, most of them unvaccinated.

Little says only four intensive care unit beds were available in the entire state on Tuesday.

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The Little League World Series represented a micro-model of how halting the spread of the coronavirus in a community is achievable, according to Barbara Hemmendinger, a retired family medicine educator and member of the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition.

“With good medical advice and everyone’s participation, they were really able to keep everybody safe from getting a COVID infection,” Hemmendinger said. “Everybody had to do their part.”

Despite Lycoming County breaching into the high level of COVID-19 transmissions mid-series, Little League International reported no COVID cases during the span of its world series.

Little League officials separated the teams into pods, and either required vaccination or daily tests for those interacting with the players to keep all parties safe. Players could not see their parents and were tested every day as well.

Hemmendinger said the county at-large can learn from the example set by implementing similar plans informed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and local medical experts.

The Loyalsock Township School Board recently turned back on a former decision and voted to mask all students in its district during a special meeting until it could make a more permanent decision at its Sept. 8 meeting.

However, it remains the only public school district to mandate mask-wearing in the halls of its buildings.

“That’s concerning, because children can spread the virus as well as anybody,” Hemmendinger said. “In order for schools to remain open and not have a significant amount of students in quarantine due to exposure, they need to have proper, layered mitigation.”

To that point, Hemmendinger emphasized the Delta variant is in Pennsylvania as all counties have reported a high rate of transmission as of Sunday, and that West Virginia and Ohio are both experiencing surges.

“While the south has been hard-hit all summer, we’re starting to see some of that now,” Hemmendinger said.

The CDC looks at two indicators to determine a transmission level in counties.

If more than 100 people per 100,000 people in a county’s population test positive for the coronavirus in the past seven days, that county has a high level of transmission. Alternatively, if more than 10 percent of all COVID tests conducted identify positive cases in the past seven days, a county has a high level of transmission.

As of Monday, Lycoming County has had 200.35 new COVID-19 cases in the past seven days per 100,000 people, with a test positivity rate of 10.43 percent, just meeting the second indicator and meeting more than double what is required for the first, according to the CDC.

“That’s concerning,” Hemmendinger said.

Lycoming County leads neighboring counties with this count; Union County sits at 111.3 COVID-positive cases out of 100,000 people in its population in the past seven days, while Clinton County has 108.72 positive cases out of 100,000 people in its population in the past seven days.

According to CDC data, 55% of Pennsylvania’s population is fully vaccinated, while the United States is 52.4% vaccinated. Union County treads behind that rate at 49.8 percent vaccinated, followed by Lycoming County at 44.2% vaccinated and Clinton County at 36.4% vaccinated.

Hemmendinger mentioned that last week, the Food and Drug Administration delivered full approval to the Pfizer vaccine, now marketed as Comirnaty.

“While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated. Today’s milestone puts us one step closer to altering the course of this pandemic in the U.S.,” Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said.

As for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, Hemmendinger said they are still classified as having emergency use authorization–meaning that “the known and potential benefits of that product outweigh the known and potential risks,” according to the FDA.

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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.

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A lot has happened since we last saw Little Simz at the Tiny Desk in 2017. Her stock as an actress has risen thanks to her role on the Drake-pushed reboot of Top Boy on Netflix; her 2019 album, Grey Area, made plenty of best-of-the-year lists, and the London native received the prestigious Pioneer Award at last year's AIM Awards.

For her Tiny Desk home concert Simz beamed to us from a more modest setting than all of that might imply: a living room, dropped inside a void. But it's an appropriate space for Simz to introduce her self-searching new album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. That arc is pulled together here by a proficient group of players interpreting the relaxed sound of producer Inflo (who is on a run like few in the game at the moment – see Sault and Cleo Sol.) They open with the pulsing military drum and grandiose keys of the record's title track, closing with the bounce and sway of "Woman," dedicated to her mom. Between, a brutally honest message for her father, "I Love You, I Hate You," and a premiere of the Afrobeat bop "Point and Kill," featuring fellow London-based artist Obongjayar.

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little to make COVID-19 announcement Tuesday - KXLY Spokane

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BOISE, Idaho– Gov. Brad Little is scheduled to give an update on the state’s fight against COVID-19 Tuesday.

He’s set to speak at 11:30 a.m. PST.

Gov. Little’s office did not say what the announcement was, just that it was about COVID-19 in the state.

On Monday, Gov. Little said 9,763 more people in Idaho had gotten the vaccine since the FDA gave Pfizer full approval. The total number of doses given is now 1,480,615.

The state reported 1,312 new coronavirus cases for Sunday and Monday combined.

You can get more information on COVID-19 in Idaho here.

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It’s been one week since full FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 9,763 more Idahoans have chosen to receive the vaccine since then! Way to go! Keep it up, Idaho! #Choosetovaccinate #ourbestshot

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Little Miss Ocean City 2022 Arianna DiAntonio, of Sea Isle City, with her father, Anthony, and her sister and outgoing Little Miss Antonella. (Photo courtesy DiAntonio family)

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Arianna and Antonella DiAntonio share a lot of things. They both live in Sea Isle. They both attend the Ocean City Intermediate School. They both won the last two Little Miss Ocean City pageants.

And they made history.

“It was exciting because we actually had a sister crown a sister as her successor,” Michael Allegretto, aide to Mayor Jay Gillian, said. “That was fun for everyone to watch Arianna’s older sister Antonella crown her.”

On Aug. 20, 13 contestants vied for the title of Little Miss Ocean City. The contestants, ages 8 to 11, were judged on poise, talent, interview and scholastics. The pageant is open to Ocean City residents, property owners, and students from the school sending districts, which include Sea Isle City.

Arianna won the talent portion of the pageant for her dance performance, which she also won in 2019, when her big sister was crowned Little Miss.

A week after the history-making crowning at the Ocean City Music Pier, the family spoke to OCNJDaily.com about what it was like to secure a memorable place in the city’s pageant history, and what it was like for them the night of the monumental crowning.

“I am so beyond excited to have received this title,” Arianna, 11, who will be entering the sixth grade on Sept. 7, said.

She described her experience.

“Everything about the night that I was crowned was so over-the-top. It was magical,” she said.

The DiAntonio’s in 2019 when Antonella took the top prize while her sister, Arianna, wins the talent portion.

Antonella, who will be going into the eighth grade, served as Little Miss Ocean City for not just one year, but two, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said she was ecstatic for her little sister.

“I am extremely proud of my little sister, along with all of the other contestants,” she noted. “To turn the crown over to my sister was amazing.

She acknowledged that she will miss her reign as Little Miss.

“I had such a blast representing this town over the past two years,” Antonella said. “I am of course sad to see it’s over.”

For the girls’ parents, Angelina and Anthony DiAntonio, Aug. 20 was another glorious night of watching their talented daughters both performing and won winning the Little Miss pageant.

And in this case it secured a place as a history-making moment.

“We are so excited. This is so wonderful because it is the first time in the history of Little Miss Ocean City that a sister crowned sister,” Angelina emphasized. “It’s the best feeling in the world. We will forever be so appreciative.”

Other contestants, who won portions of the pageant, were as follows; first runner-up went to Lyla Clark; second runner-up was Gia Ermilio. The third runner-up was Stella Fleming and the fourth runner-up was Sarah Smith.

Arianna DiAntonio, back in 2019, wins for this dance routine to “Tippy Toes.”

The other pageant winners for 2022 were Miss Ocean City Maddyn Randazzo. She was crowned on Aug. 14 and Junior Miss Ocean City went to Makenna Fleming, who took the title on Aug. 21.

Both Maddyn, 19, a sophomore in college, and Makenna, 14, who will be a freshman at Ocean City High School, entered the pageants over the past several years.

The end result was that hard work and determination paid off, Allegretto explained.

“It was great to be able to hold the pageants again,” Allegretto said, noting that with the pandemic the pageants were canceled in 2020. “The three outgoing queens did a great job for the extended period and it is always great to crown our new queens for 2022.”

Maddyn Randazzo participated in the pageants securing spots in the court for seven years, before capturing the top title.

“It is a confidence builder. We were especially proud because she won the interview, talent and the academic essay awards. It was a trifecta for Maddyn,” her mother, Jeniene, said in an interview with OCNJDaily.com.

Maddyn is studying aviation management at the University of Ohio. She is also getting her private pilot’s license. She grew up in Pennsylvania and her family has a vacation home in Ocean City.

When she won Miss Ocean City, her mom said she repeated something over and over.

“She kept saying, ‘I’m over the moon and ‘I’ll be smiling all year,’” Jeniene noted.

Like Maddyn, Makenna Fleming competed several times in the pageants. Persistence paid off for her when she took the crown becoming Junior Miss Ocean City 2022.

“The two queens finally got their chance to win,” Allegretto noted of Maddyn and Makenna.

He added that Arianna, Maddyn and Makenna will be wonderful queens.

“We look forward to the newly crowned girls at all of our events throughout the year,” he added. “I know they will do a great job.”

The Ocean City Music Pier is home to the pageants each year.

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A 26-year-old man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Little Village on the West Side.

The man was inside his vehicle about 5 p.m. in the 2700 block of South Pulaski Road when he heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police department.

He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospotal, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

He hasn’t been identified.

No arrests were made.

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2021 Little League World Series: Michigan prevails over Ohio to win LLWS championship - CBS Sports

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After not being held in 2020, the 74th Little League World Series was a contest of 16 teams from the United States competing against each other for the right to be called the best youth baseball team. And in the end, the right to be called champions goes to the Great Lakes State.

On Sunday, Michigan's Taylor North defeated Ohio's Hamilton West Side in the Little League World Series final, earning the 2021 championship by a score of 5-2. The victory ended a long dry spell for the state of Michigan in the Little League World Series, as its last championship had come all the way back in 1959.

Leading the way for Taylor North was Jackson Surma, who hit a two-run double in his team's three-run first before a two-run single in the fifth inning gave Michigan a four-run lead. Starting pitcher Ethan Van Belle also made a great contribution, as he got his team out of two bases-loaded jams in the first and third innings. While Hamilton West Side was able to load the bases multiple times, the team was only able to cut the deficit between down to three runs by game's end.

Van Belle struck out eight batters, bringing his total strikeouts to 18 in 10 innings during the series.

The title game between Michigan and Ohio marked the first time in World Series history that two teams in the same region played each other for the championship. This was attributed to an altered LLWS format for 2021, as international teams were not allowed in the tournament for the first time since 1975 because of COVID-related travel restrictions. The 16-team field for the tournament was comprised of two teams from each region of the United States.

Michigan's win marked yet another triumph over Ohio, as the team had previously beaten its championship opponent 9-1 in the regional final.

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National runner-up.

That’s a pretty good place to be.

On Tuesday Mt. Pleasant’s Aryan Punjabi finished National runner-up in the T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby from Volunteer Stadium in Williamsport, Pa., the site of the Little League World Series.

Punjabi, who just entered the seventh grade, was one of eight competitors from around the country to compete for the national crown.

He won his first two rounds of competition and advanced to the finals where he squared off against Trey Ebel of Cucamonga, Calif. Ebel won the national title by belting 18 home runs in the championship round.

Punjabi hit 15 in the finale.

There will be a viewing party at noon Sunday at O’Kelly’s Bar and Grill in Mt. Pleasant. The competition will be aired in ESPN.

Earlier in the day Punjabi won his first two rounds of competition to advance to the final. He beat Hawaii’s Jason Lancaster 10-9 in the opening round, belting his 10th homer on the last pitch.

In the semifinals he beat Noah Kirby of Montoursville, Pa., by blasting nine homers with time still left on the clock.

Punjabi advanced to the national stage by winning a local home-run derby in Midland earlier this summer. From there he won the regional crown from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. He blasted 100 home runs combined in the local and regional competitions.

He played in Mt. Pleasant Little League and with the Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs this summer.

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Lake Superior: Michigan beats Ohio for Little League title - KMID - Local 2 News

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1. Lake Superior: Michigan beats Ohio for Little League title  KMID - Local 2 News
2. Little League World Series 2021 final score: Jackson Surma's big hits lead Michigan over Ohio  Sporting News
3. Michigan defeats Ohio to win Little League World Series championship  USA TODAY
4. Taylor North beats Ohio, wins Little League World Series championship  WDIV ClickOnDetroit
5. Perspective | The Little League World Series bubble shows it: Without parents, the kids are all right  The Washington Post
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Hamilton West Side runners up in historic Little League World Series run - WCPO

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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. — Despite a loss at the Little League World Series on Sunday, the Hamilton West Side baseball team still became the first little league team in the Buckeye state to make it to the championship game.

The Hamilton West Side boys fell 5-2 to Michigan.

Friends, family and fans cheered on the team from Municipal Brew Works in Hamilton. The crowd at the brewery was large, with every member glued to the television screens.

"These kids are role models," said Melissa Sauceda, a fan at the brewery. "Not everybody gets to go to the World Series and this is a once-in-a-lifetime dream for any kid."

Although the game didn't end the way the team or fans hoped, folks gathered to cheer on the team said it's still inspiring they made it to the championship game.

Hamilton West Side defeated South Dakota Saturday to advance to the finals. Hamilton (West Side) has been to the Little League World Series four times prior to this year, but has never won more than one game in South Williamsport, Penn.

OH-IO!

Parents and fans of Hamilton’s West Side #LLWS team are taking over a pizza place here in Williamsport, PA. They’re about to drive over to the stadium.

“Why not us,” one parent says.

Why not Hamilton? No matter win or lose—theyve made the Tri-State proud. @WCPO pic.twitter.com/ajuaWMr5jx

— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) August 29, 2021

The Comeback Kids will have to come back once again. Hamilton is down 3-0 early. @WCPO

— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) August 29, 2021

Hamilton is not throwing away their shot.

They’ve had a rally in every inning! These kids are fun to watch. @WCPO

— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) August 29, 2021

That hurts. Gut punch. Hamilton fans go from cheers to silence.

Leaving three runners on base, and a base running error foils what could’ve been a heckuva inning. @WCPO

— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) August 29, 2021

FINAL: Michigan 5, Hamilton 2.

What a ride. What a run. @WCPO

— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) August 29, 2021

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Umpire Will Little's terrible call in Yankees vs. A's leads to Bob Melvin being ejected - Sporting News

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After botching multiple calls throughout the afternoon, umpire Will Little achieved very little success Saturday, to borrow a phrase from Yankees announcer Michael Kay.

Little's escapades as the third-base umpire began in the bottom of the second inning of the Yankees' matchup with the A's in Oakland. He called a balk on New York starting pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. during a pickoff attempt.

"At first I didn’t know what I did," Cortes told the New York Daily News. "I was very surprised that the third base umpire was the one that gave the call. I feel like he had a rough first three innings at third base."

The bad calls were only just beginning. 

The next inning, Little called Oakland's Starling Marte safe on a stolen base attempt even though replays showed Marte had been caught stealing. The situation then quickly escalated with Yan Gomes at bat. Gomes lined an 0-2 pitch toward Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu, who caught the ball and promptly threw to third baseman Rougned Odor to double up Marte. As Marte was lunging back into the base, Little called him out.

The call was so ridiculously wrong that both local broadcast teams mocked the replay review that upheld it.

Third base umpire Will Little is having a day...

He's the only ump that called balk on a lefty, he missed an obvious out at third on a steal but the Yankees already lost their challenge, then he calls out on a double play and even after review umpires uphold it pic.twitter.com/QjEMRpCamx

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Upon replay review, it was clear that Odor's foot came off the base before he had control of the ball and Marte should have been called safe. A review that should have taken seconds ended up taking minutes.

The combination of events was enough to set off A's manager Bob Melvin. He abruptly exited the dugout to dispute Little's call and the review. He was ejected by home plate umpire Tony Randazzo.  

The A's added a run in the fourth inning to take a three-run lead and ultimately took down the Yankees 3-2. 

"I just got emotional," Melvin said of the ejection when asked by the San Francisco Chronicle. "I actually wanted to talk to the replay crew, but they wouldn't let me do that. There are certain times you get a little too emotional. I didn't go out there with the intent to get thrown out. As I sit here right now, I know Tony had to basically throw me out."

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Honolulu Little League Earns 2021 Jack Losch Little League Baseball® World Series Team Sportsmanship Award - Little League - littleleague.org

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Just three years after being named co-recipients alongside Peachtree City (Ga.) Little League, Honolulu (Hawaii) Little League has once again been named the winner of the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2021 event.

“In a year that has been filled with adversity and challenges for all of our local Little Leagues, maintaining the level of sportsmanship and respect that the team from Honolulu Little League has shown is truly remarkable,” said Stephen D. Keener, Little League President and CEO. “From their actions and demeanor on the field, to their respect and appreciation of the volunteers, fellow participants, and staff off the field, this team has fully exemplified the spirit that Jack Losch displayed and because of that, we are honored to present this award in his name.”

In addition to their display of sportsmanship both on and off the field, Honolulu Little League continues to make new memories during their time in Williamsport. While the experience at the World Series is different each year, this year’s Honolulu Little League team also has a unique perspective as Kevin Bagoyo, currently a coach for the 2021 team, played back in the 1988 Little League Baseball World Series and now gets to share this year’s journey alongside his own son, Zack.

Voted on by the 16 participating teams, team hosts, volunteers, members of the media, and the staff within the Dr. Creighton J. Hale International Grove, the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award recognizes the team that exemplifies a tremendous amount of sportsmanship both on and off the field, including the team’s time in the dormitories, dining hall, and interview room as well as their performance on the field.

To learn more about the Little League Baseball World Series, including the full schedule and how to follow along, visit LittleLeague.org/LLBWS.

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About Jack Losch and the Team Sportsmanship Award

As a boy, Jack Losch was the center fielder on the first Little League Baseball World Championship team in 1947. As a young man, he established football rushing marks that continue to be in the record books today at the University of Miami where he was an All-American as a senior in 1955. A year later, he became the first Little League Baseball World Series participant to play a professional sport when he was selected in the first round of the National Football League amateur draft by the Green Bay Packers. In 2004, the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award was established and is presented to a Series team each year that best exemplifies the spirit that Mr. Losch displayed both on and off the playing field.

Previous Recipients

• 2004-Kutno LL, Kutno, Poland
• 2005-Whalley LL, Surrey, B.C., Canada
• 2006-Whalley LL, Surrey, B.C., Canada
• 2007 -Windmills Alpeldoorn (Netherlands) LL
• 2008-Edogawa Minami LL, Tokyo, Japan
• 2009-Hastings Community LL, Vancouver, B.C.
• 2010-Edogawa Minami LL, Tokyo, Japan
• 2011-Hamamatsu Minami LL, Hamanatsu City, Japan
• 2012-Lugazi LL, Lugazi, Uganda
• 2013-Perth Metro Central LL, Perth, Australia
• 2014-Coquivacoa LL, Maracaibo, Venezuela
• 2015-AVRS LL, Kampala, Uganda
• 2016-Maine-Endwell LL, Endwell, N.Y.
• 2017-Hills LL, Sydney, Australia
• 2018-Honolulu LL, Honolulu, Hawaii; Peachtree City LL, Peachtree City, Ga. (co-winners)
• 2019-Cacique Mara LL, Maracaibo, Venezuela
• 2020-No Award Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
• 2021-Honolulu LL, Honolulu, Hawaii

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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- For the first time ever at the Little League World Series, two teams from the same region will vie for the championship on Sunday.

Cooper Oden struck out six and allowed two runs over five innings Saturday as Ohio hung on to beat South Dakota 5-2 in Saturday's first semifinal.

In the second semifinal, Cameron Thorning hit a two-run homer and struck out seven over 3 1/3 innings as Michigan defeated Hawaii 2-1.

Both Taylor North Little League (Taylor, Michigan) and West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio) advanced out of the Great Lakes Region this year. Two bids per region were awarded after it was determined that international clubs couldn't participate in the Little League World Series for the first time since 1975 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

"Two good teams coming out of the Great Lakes, it's such an awesome thing to be able to say,'' said Michigan manager Rick Thorning, Cameron's dad. "It shows we are a powerhouse this year.'

"The support that's going to be there for us, whether we win or lose this game, is going to be out of this world. It's going to be something that touches us for our lifetimes.''

Michigan's squad beat Ohio 9-1 when they last met in the Great Lakes Region championship game.

It is the first time that a team from Ohio has reached the championship game. A team from Michigan last won the Little League World Series in 1959.

Ohio jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning against Sioux Falls starter Maddux Munson. With runners on first and second and one out, Oden hit a single that right fielder Gunner Alfson bobbled, allowing a run to score.

Krew Brown loaded the bases with a bunt single, setting up a bases-clearing single from Levi Smith. The four runs in the inning were the first given up by South Dakota in the whole tournament.

"That first inning was pretty nerve-racking because this is probably the biggest game I have pitched in in my life and probably will ever pitch,'' Oden said. "Every 12-year-old that plays baseball, this is basically their dream.''

Trailing 5-1, South Dakota rallied for three straight singles off Oden in the sixth inning to score a run. South Dakota then loaded the bases off reliever Kaleb Harden and brought the winning run to the plate with nobody out. But Harden got three outs, the last on a force at third, to send Ohio into the title game.

"That kid today, Oden, threw a great game. He was pretty dialed in on his locations,'' South Dakota manager Mike Gorsett said. "His fastball is not overpowering but when you throw so many off-speed pitches and then throw that fastball, it really ties guys up.''

In the second game, Thorning homered over the right-field wall in the top of the first inning, racing around the bases to meet his teammates at plate. He followed that up by striking out the side in the bottom half.

"That's obviously one of the greatest moments of my life because it's in the Little League World Series, so it means a lot more,'' Thorning said.

The team from Honolulu Little League got to Thorning in the bottom of the third when Kaikea Patoc-Young singled to right to drive in a run. But reliever Jakob Furkas kept Hawaii hitless the rest of the way.

He sealed the deal by striking out Eli Iopa and bounced his way off the mound toward the third-base line to celebrate with his teammates.

The loss ended Hawaii's bid for a second LLWS title since 2018. Prior to the game, Honolulu received the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A little boulder: Climbers seek public wall in Granby - Sky Hi News

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An outdoor bouldering wall in Melbourne, Australia, shows the type of wall a group of local climbers hopes to bring to Polhamus Park in Granby. The town board was supportive of the idea, but a few more discussions are needed before anything will be finalized.
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A group of Grand County climbers want to bring a bouldering wall to one of Granby’s public parks.

Chris Michalowski coaches the local youth climbing team, the Never Summer Senders, which currently practices at the YMCA-Snow Mountain Ranch. It’s a branch of Stoke Factory Mountain Sports, a local nonprofit focused on climbing.

“We kind of quickly realized we just don’t have enough space for climbing,” he said. “At this point, I don’t even advertise the team anymore because we’re full. We don’t have any more spots.”

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Michalowski, along with other interested climbers in Grand, started looking for the right spot for an indoor bouldering gym and talked to several business owners. Unfortunately, they struggled to find the right spot at an affordable cost.

Outdoor bouldering walls at public parks are also pretty common, so the group shifted their focus to bringing such a structure to Granby. They’ve been working with Eldorado Climbing Walls to design one for the town.

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The project doesn’t have a final design, though it’s getting close. Chris Olivier brought the proposal to Granby’s town board this week, with the idea that the wall could be attached to the existing concrete band shelter in Polhamus Park. Michalowski, who sits on the town board, recused himself from the discussion.

The Granby trustees were supportive of the project, but had a number of concerns, including the location of the wall. There have long been talks about replacing or moving the concrete band shelter, so the board didn’t think it wise to attach the climbing wall to a structure that may not be there much longer.

Additionally, the town already has problems with children climbing onto the roof of the band shelter and didn’t want to encourage that behavior further.

If the bouldering wall were a freestanding structure, it would be about 11 feet tall and 30 feet long. The wall would be flat on one side with the other side overhanging at about 15-20 degrees.

This wall would be different from the other climbing options in Grand County because it would be re-routable. Michalowski explained over the phone Friday that other climbing walls in Grand like the one at Hideaway Park in Winter Park and the one at the YMCA can’t have a new route set.

“As far as just a project for climbers by climbers, there’s definitely not (anything like this),” Michalowski said. “That’s the beauty of it, we’d be able to change the whole route and keep it fresh.”

Building the wall as a standalone structure would cost about $75,000 and the climbers are hoping to fund most of the wall through grants. The nonprofit raised $3,000 toward the project with a Winter Park film festival earlier this summer and are reaching out to other organizations for support.

“In a perfect world we’d have it fully funded so the town wouldn’t have to contribute anything,” Michalowski said.

He wasn’t sure how many climbers are in Granby and surrounding areas that might utilize the bouldering wall. Olivier mentioned in discussions with the town board that many local climbers leave the county for recreation since there aren’t many nearby options.

Michalowski envisions making the climbing wall a hub for users with classes for children in the summer, events for adults and maybe even a fun competition series.

“Really trying to create a gathering space for climbers, but also build up the energy with the park there,” he said.

As for insurance, Granby staff said the insurance company for the town would be fine with adding the wall to th Granby’s policy. Some signage would likely be needed to reduce town liability.

Olivier mentioned that bouldering walls are reasonably safe, as they only go so high and include a landing area.

The town board gave support to the project, though more discussions would be needed before anything is finalized. The bouldering wall will go to the town’s parks committee for further review and to help determine the best location for it.

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LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH STRICT LIABILITY DRUG INDUCED DEATH APPREHENDED - Ocean County Prosecutor Office

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Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Captain James Hawkins of the Little Egg Harbor Police Department announced that on August 27, 2021, David Belk, 45, of Little Egg Harbor, a fugitive from justice relative to an incident that occurred in Little Egg Harbor Township on July 3, 2021, was apprehended in Atlantic City by the New Jersey Transit Police. At the time of his apprehension, Belk was found to be in possession of Heroin and was charged accordingly.  Belk was processed at Little Egg Harbor Township Police Headquarters and transported to the Ocean County Jail where he will remain lodged pending a detention hearing. 

Belk was charged on August 26, 2021 with Strict Liability Drug Induced Death in violation of  N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9a, Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(2), Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(3), and Possession of Heroin in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1) in connection with the July 3, 2021 incident.

On July 3, 2021, Officers from the Little Egg Harbor Police Department were summoned to a residence on East Susquehanna Drive for a report of an unresponsive sixteen-year-old male lying on the floor.  Responding Officers immediately administered lifesaving techniques; the young man was transported to Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.

An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department Detective Bureau determined that Belk and a co-defendant Stephanie O’Neill, supplied Heroin and Fentanyl to the victim.  Further investigation and toxicology analysis recently received by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the presence of Heroin and Fentanyl in the victim’s system.  Based upon the toxicology analysis, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office opined that the Heroin and Fentanyl found in the victim’s system was the cause of his death.  

As a consequence, on August 26, 2021, Belk and O’Neill, were charged with Strict Liability Drug Induced Death in violation of  N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9a.  Belk and O’Neill were also charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(2), Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(3), and Possession of Heroin in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1).  O’Neill was taken into custody on August 26, 2021 and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.  

Prosecutor Billhimer and Captain Hawkins commend the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department Patrol Division, Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office, New Jersey Transit Police, Atlantic City Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation and Belk’s apprehension.

The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).

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Perspective | The Little League World Series bubble shows it: Without parents, the kids are all right - The Washington Post

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Gavin Weir, the left-hander from South Dakota and latest teenybop sensation in the sports world, was three outs away from throwing his second no-hitter of the Little League World Series, and his teammate was about to commit a baseball sin.

Just before ESPN went to a commercial break during Wednesday’s game, the camera focused on the South Dakota dugout and caught Gunnar Alfson playfully pushing Weir in the back of his head. Imagine that — little Gunnar wasn’t just talking to a pitcher who was on the verge of a no-no, he touched him. Then the two boys, smiling while completely ripping apart the volumes of baseball’s unwritten rules, turned to one another and spread their fingers wide to prepare for what appeared to be a secret handshake.

Some grown-up must have forgotten to teach them proper no-hitter etiquette, and the kids are much better for it. In fact, there has been little obvious parental interference during the 11 days in Williamsport, Pa., where these ballplayers have giggled after beating a tag, cried after getting pulled from the mound or shimmied their hips and danced as if no one was watching.

The pandemic has limited interaction between these players and their biggest fans, their parents. Concerns about separation are real. But in a sport often known for parents behaving badly and in a summer when grown-ups have turned school grounds in battlegrounds, how refreshing it feels simply to keep the focus on kids being silly, delightful and innocent.

The LLWS returned this year after being shelved in 2020 because of the coronavirus, but this version has mirrored a baseball bubble. There are no international teams in the field because of travel restrictions, and the 16 teams that advanced to the LLWS have been sequestered. The event was closed to the general public, and instead of distributing 3,000 daily tickets to the complex, organizers limited the crowd almost entirely to the 250 passes given to each team. The protocols in place to mitigate the impact of the delta variant have kept well-meaning moms, dads and family members at a distance. They stand and cheer behind the fences and nets that separate the stands from playing field.

The kids, in other words, have autonomy to just be. This summer, we already have heard enough from parental figures who have stepped out of bounds. As schools have reopened, some parents have waged wars against administrators and teachers, using their children as pawns in their fight against masks:

There are other stories of grown-ups behaving boorishly — a father in California allegedly punched a male teacher after growing heated when he spotted his daughter wearing a mask while some teachers were not — all in the name of protecting their children’s freedom. Their actions — and the motivation behind them — have seemed self-serving, about advancing their own cultural and political beliefs.

Their helicoptering will teach impressionable minors only that cursing and right jabs are the default response to conflict — and those parents aren’t limited by any barriers.

The moms and dads behind the fences at Williamsport — whether willingly or unwillingly — have shown what happens when you fall back and let the kids run the show. It wouldn’t hurt to see even less of them and their awkward in-game interviews, but the bubble has helped keep the spotlight largely focused on the main thing: the kids.

Even so, ESPN, which has aired most of the games, could use a lesson in balancing celebration and exaggeration. The channel remains obsessed with comparing Weir to major league pitcher Chris Sale and even superstar Shohei Otani. The lanky southpaw has overmatched his peers, at one point striking out 114 of 132 batters he faced. His catcher winces every time one of Weir’s fastballs smacks his glove. Major League Baseball tweeted after Weir completed his fourth no-hitter of the summer. And yet he’s still a middle-schooler who counts root beer as a secret to his success.

Only Kyle Peterson, a former major league pitcher who is providing color commentary, has shown the willingness to pump the brakes on the hyperbole.

“It’s fun to make comparisons to major leaguers and kids of this age, especially when physically there are similarities,” Peterson said during Thursday’s broadcast. “I think we also need to be a little bit careful at the same time because in this case you could be comparing him to a guy that could end up in the Hall of Fame some day.”

Just like adults didn’t get in the way of the pure moment between Weir and Alfson in the dugout, no one should try to accelerate him into attention that his 12-year-old mind and body might not be ready to take on. If only there was a permanent protocol to keep all overzealous adults at bay.

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August 28, 2021 at 04:00PM
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