SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA— Fresh off a thrilling win over defending 2024 LLWS champion Lake Mary in the Southeast Regional final, Irmo LL of South Carolina cruised past Braintree LL of Massachusetts—the New England Region champion—13-0 in one-hit fashion in each team’s Williamsport opener on Thursday.

The top 20 Little League teams from around the globe enter Williamsport, aiming to become the 2025 Little League World Series champions.

The Braintree Little League team suffered its first loss of the summer Thursday, falling 13-0 to Irmo, South Carolina in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

A South Carolina trooper has died three days after he was struck by a box truck while walking back to his cruiser following a traffic stop. Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks died Wednesday at the hospital,

A South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper that was injured in the line of duty has died. As we previously reported, Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks was critically injuring during a traffic stop just after 2AM Sunday in Orangeburg County.

The trooper died nearly four days after being hit by a vehicle while performing a traffic stop in the Midlands, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.