Monthly Archives: August 2015

Letter of the rules vs. spirit of the game

More than one coach at this year’s Senior League World Series expressed disappointment with the tournament’s change in format. Rather than utilizing the pool-play approach featured during the event’s first 13 years in Bangor, Little League opted for a modified double-elimination format, in part to bring the SLWS into conformity with other Little League championship […]

SLWS thrives amid fine-tuning, new features

The Senior League World Series has carved out a substantial niche on the summer sports schedule in Eastern Maine. And if Little League officials have anything to say about it, little will change in the foreseeable future. “We’re very satisfied,” said Steve Keener, Little League’s president and chief executive officer, during a visit to Bangor’s […]