The Hill Country town is ablaze with pride as their local boys get set to play for the U.S. championship at the Little League World Series.
BOERNE — Nothing is bigger in Boerne right now than Little League baseball. Capping a whirlwind journey over the past few weeks, Boerne ’s team of 11- and 12-year-old all-stars will take on a team from Lake Mary , Fla., for the U.S. championship Saturday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport , Pa. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be nationally televised on ABC .
Boerne advances to U.S. Championship game at Little League World Series The Boerne team’s stunning run to the top of the youth baseball world has ignited a frenzy of community support and hometown pride in the Hill Country town of about 22,000 people. Posters and banners in support of the Little Leaguers dotted Boerne’s main drag on Friday, and the team was the chief topic of conversation in many shops and restaurants.
Boerne’s 'little brother' lifts his team in big moment in LLWS Jorge Reyes, who is on the board of Boerne Little League, said the organization has sold out of shirts made to support the team. “I just love to see it in these boys' eyes,” Reyes said. “They see their friends on TV, they see their teammates, peers on TV, and it just opens up the next generation to follow suit.” Ritchie won’t be in town this weekend but promised he will be watching the “once in a lifetime” game.
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