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Chicago’s Darion Radcliff (15) celebrates after driving in a run with a single off Las Vegas’ Brennan Holligan as Las Vegas first baseman Austin Kryszczuk (21) watches in the first inning of a U.S. championship game at the Little League World Series on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in South Williamsport, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 | 2:24 p.m.
Our Little Leaguers might have been cheated.
Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas last summer became the first Nevada team to reach the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., and appeared to be the best team at the event. But they were defeated 7-5 in the U.S. championship game by Jackie Robinson Little League of Chicago, coming up short against a team of inner-city players from a poor South Side Chicago neighborhood.
Well, maybe not.
DNAinfo.com reports today the Jackie Robinson league faces allegations of breaking Little League residency rules by using players from outside league boundaries to create a super team.
Mountain Ridge had a 16-0 record in four tournaments and had outscored opponents 184-29 entering the Jackie Robinson game.
Earlier in the Series, they beat Jackie Robinson, 13-2.
Jackie Robinson players, ages 12-13, became instant celebrities across the nation. They were honored before Major League Baseball games and visited President Obama, who is from Chicago, at the White House.
Jackie Robinson officials denies the claim in this story.
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