TAYLOR, MICH (Fox 2) - Taylor North (Michigan District 5 host team), South-West Germany LL, Mannheim, Germany (Europe-Africa Region), River Forest/Elmhurst LL, River Forest and Elmhurst, Illinois (US Central Region) and Chung-Shan Junior LL, Taichung, Chinese Taipei (Asia Pacific Region) all advanced to round No. 2 of the 2025 JLWS tournament at Heritage Park.
GAME 1 – TEXAS/TAYLOR
Amare Lane (second from right) made two tremendous running catches in centerfield and then iced Game 1 with a long, two-run home run to left field as the Taylor North Little League (Michigan District 5 hosts) shutout Needville, Texas 3-0 in the Sunday morning opener of the Junior League World Series.
Leading 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Lane drilled a 315-foot home run to dead left field to put a ribbon