Little League team advances

The Warner Robins American Little League team beat West Virginia 14-3 this afternoon at the Southeast Regional tournament in Gulfport, Florida. Last year the team from Warner Robins beat out all others to become the Little League World Champions. Now the boys must wait for the results of this afternoon’s Florida-Tennessee game to see if they’ll advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday.

Little League champs meet President Bush

Warner Robins' Little League world champions met President George Bush in a ceremony yesterday at the White House. The Macon Telegraph reports the team first stopped at Capitol Hill for a meeting with Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss. Next was the visit to the White House. There, the boys spent a few minutes with the President and had pictures taken in the Oval Office. The Warner Robins American Little League team beat Japan in the Little League title game in late August.

Winning Little Leaguers arrive in Atlanta

Family, friends and fans greet arriving Little League world champions from Warner Robins at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday, August 27, 2007.
(Valarie Edwards)


Warner Robin Little League team holds press conference at ATL's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, following world championship win in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Warner Robins Mayor Donald Walker is on hand to congratulate the team. Pictured is 12-year old first basemen, Micha Wells.
(Valarie Edwards)


Pictured (l-r) sisters 13-year-old Karley Gann, Victoria Gann, 6, and Anna Marie Gann, 10, of Snellville, Ga., eagerly await the arrival of their cousin, Dalton Carriker. Carriker, 12, hit the winning run that gave Warner Robins it's win over the team from Tokyo (Japan).
(Valarie Edwards)

Team manager Mickey Lay introduces the winning Warner Robin Little League team during press conference.
(Valarie Edwards)

Triumphant Little Leaguers return home

Team members and staff arrived Monday evening, August 27th, at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, to cheers from family, friends and well-wishers.



Little League heroes come home from Dave Bender and Vimeo.

The manager of last year’s Little League world champs, from Columbus, says the Warner Robins kids had better get ready for fame and fun. More on that, and an audio interview is here.

Columbus mgr.: new Little Leaguers in for fame

(Courtesy Warner Robins Little League)
The manager of last year’s Little League world champs, from Columbus, says the Warner Robins kids had better get ready for fame and fun.

Randy Morris, manager of the 2006 champs, Columbus Northern, says that his team’s still “livin’ in the big,” one year later:

“It basically changed our lives somewhat, you know. These kids have become little celebrities; they are recognized wherever they go, and they’ve made so many appearances, and gotten to do so many wonderful things…

The team has put in many public appearances since their win, including meeting with the president, and other national figures, Morris told GPB News.

Morris adds that the children’s experiences have been positive, and that they have handled success well:

“That’s the one thing I’m most proud of them for; none of this has went to their heads – they’re just little kids.”

But, Morris says, not too little to be signing autographs. Lots and lots of autographs.

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Central Georgia team prepares for Little League World Series

Gov. Sonny Perdue is betting a gallon of Georgia mountain water that the Warner Robins American Little League team will beat Westside Little League of Mobile, Alabama tonight and head to the World Series.

Perdue says he will give Alabama Gov. Bob Riley the water should the Warner Robins team lose, but he's confident that will not happen.

The Warner Robins Americans are 4 and 0 as they go into this game. It will be played in Florida and aired on ESPN tonight at 8PM.

Columbus Northern won the Little League title last year.