The Sikeston 11-12-year-old baseball team has qualified to participate in the Bambino Little League World Series beginning Saturday in Vincennes, Ind.
Sikeston captured the recent Bambino Mid-Plains Regional Tournament to earn a berth in the national event.
Sikeston entered the final day of the regional tourney needing two victories in order to win the championship. The squad handed Brooklyn Park, Minn., its first tournament loss with a 6-5 win, then came back to again beat Brooklyn Park 8-4 for the title.
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