Thissen, Johnson put on outstanding pitching performance in Iowa’s no hitter

August 21, 2026

It took less than two hours. In that short time, Cooper Thissen became a household name. Producing one of the more dominant pitching performances in Little League World Series history can do that for a kid. And Anthony Johnson displaying some big-time clutch pitching sure helped, too. Thissen and Johnson combined on a no-hitter, striking out 17 as Davenport, Iowa edged Bonita, California, 1-0 Friday afternoon at Lamade Stadium. Thissen threw 5 1/3 no-hit innings, struck out 15 and hit a first-inning home run. Johnson excelled under pressure as fans around the stadium stood in the ...

Photo gallery-Latin America defeats Panama in wild game

August 21, 2026

This afternoon Latin America won the game 6-4 over Panama in a game that was hard fought every inning. In this photo gallery we show our complete selection of "keeper" photos from the game. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

After LLWS trip as a parent, Klimes is back as coach

August 21, 2026

Two years ago, Czechia’s Michal Klimes was sitting in the stands at Volunteer Stadium watching the Brno, Czechia team compete against both Santa Clara, Cuba and Santa Cruz, Aruba. He didn’t get to see Czechia win a game, but he got to witness something even nicer: his son playing at ...

Martina, Ryan have superb performance on mound in no-hit win against Japan for Curacao

August 21, 2026

Once Jaymiell Martina struck out Japan’s Ryosuke Takaoka in the top of the second inning, any worries he may have had being on the mound against Tokyo, Japan went away. It was also with that strikeout that he felt he had the ability to do something special. And do that he did. Martina ...

Soundview made people aware of Washington baseball

August 21, 2026

Nearly everyone can point out Tacoma upon a Washington map. It is the state’s third largest city behind Seattle and Spokane, so most from Washington know plenty about Tacoma. It’s just that few knew much about Little League Baseball there. That is, until now. The Soundview Little ...

Cowley’s walk-off single lifts Nevada past Nevada at LLWS

August 21, 2026

A night after his mom surprised him, Hudson Cowley provided her quite a gift. Cowley capped an exciting comeback, hitting a walk-off single and lifted Henderson, Nevada, to dramatic 6-5 in against Ohio Friday morning at Lamade Stadium. A night earlier, Cowley’s mom surprised him when she arrived in South Williamsport after saying she would have to stay home to take care of her younger son. An ecstatic Cowley carried that energy into Friday. lofting an 0-2 pitch into center field, scoring Owen Guzman as Nevada took its first lead all morning and earned a spot in Sunday’s ...