![](https://images.hive.blog/DQmfXMNSeriV9ceZsmvYDCZgyg5Sq8BxwoTLoBLddxSNqpU/PXL_20250531_160746142.webp) ------------------------ If you are one of the few people who actually read this blog, you might recall yesterday I was talking about the Little League World Series. Well, actually it's the qualifying tournament games for the actual LLWS. While the teams from outside of the US have been set for a couple weeks now, the teams inside the US and I think Canada are still battling it out to see who is going to represent each region in the big showdown. There are a few teams who have been lucky enough to punch their ticket already. One of those being West Texas who faced a bit of controversy when a team from Tulsa was disqualified. I wrote about this all yesterday, you should go check it out if you missed the post. The long and short of it was, Tulsa got disqualified, then a judge instituted a restraining order so that they would be able to play. It was a bit of vaporware though as I don't think anyone except maybe Tulsa planned on actually honoring the restraining order. West Texas certainly didn't, the LLWS governing body was adamant their decisions were final, the outrage was pretty apparent across the nation. In fact, it made little sense that a judge in Texas would place the restraining order in the first place. I can understand if it were a Oklahoma judge, but not a Texas judge. That's like crapping in your own backyard. After thinking about it overnight, or getting read the riot act by half the state of Texas, the judge rescinded his restraining order yesterday. The Tulsa/West Texas game was not played (it wasn't going to be anyway), and West Texas is packing their bags for a trip to Pennsylvania to play in the tournament. I haven't seen any official statement from the Tulsa folks, but it will be interesting to see how they take this. Given their long record of shady activities, I wouldn't be shocked if they showed up in Pennsylvania just to cause a ruckus or expecting that they would be able to play. The good news is, authorities in the area have a week to figure out how to handle it should any shenanigans ensue. This has been an interesting story to follow, and though it was the one that got the most attention, Tulsa wasn't the only team that got disqualified in one of these regional tournaments. I can't find the info right now, but I know for a fact that a team who was in the same region as one of the local teams where I live was disqualified. It's possible they weren't going to make it to the LLWS anyway, and that is why I can't find any info on it now. At the very least, I think this proves just how dirty and underhanded adults can be when it comes to youth sports. We need to be setting a better example for these kids. There's definitely a lot of shame in Tulsa right now, though they would likely never admit it. I'm sure in their minds they are the victims in all of this. The kids are probably be taught to feel disillusionment with the LLWS when really they should be feeling disappointment that their parents and mentors let them down. ---------- ### [My Sports Account - @bozz.sports](https://www.peakd.com/@bozz.sports) ---------- #### Come hang out in [The Pub](https://peakd.com/c/hive-178138/created) [Find us on Discord](https://discord.gg/cCEMJXAEXk) Or Check out my [Grilling and Smoking Community on HIVE](https://peakd.com/c/hive-138631/created) ------------- ![TEAMUSAhive_footer_bozz.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/bozz/fXpCTKUZ-TEAMUSA-hive_footer_bozz.jpg) ---------------- *All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or @mrsbozz unless otherwise sourced*