ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Our final Rising Stars of the summer comes from Alexandria , where a tee ball team is rising to the top, winning the Dixie World Series representing Cenla.

“I love to play softball, and my team is so great,” said catcher Mia Tackett. “I love all my coaches and my teammates. I love to play softball.”

The Alexandria Sweetees are a 6U teeball team that has taken the Cenla area by storm, winning the Dixie World Series.

“We played against Pineville in our last game, and we won by one point,” said Leah Leglue. “I was excited that we won.”

“I was a little bit nervous that day, but we won,” said Charley Basco. “I was so happy we won. We were so excited when we won the World Series. I had a great time there. When we won at Johnny Downs, we did cartwheels in the outfi

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