{"id":65,"date":"2008-08-24T19:43:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawaiisecret.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2008-08-24T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T19:43:50","slug":"hawaii-little-league-team-shocks-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawaiisecret.com\/blog\/hawaii-little-league-team-shocks-the-nation","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Little League Team Shocks the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The entire state of Hawii is ecstatic about the recent victory of Hawaii Little Leaguers over Lake Charles, Louisiana. At stake was the United States Little League Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The team from Waipio, started off to a 1-0 lead early on in the game. By the end of the 5th inning Waipio was losing 5-1. <\/p>\n<p>Everyone thought the game was over. Spectators left. The Hawaii crod was quitet. A mother of a team member decided she could watch no longer. She left the field and walked away. &#8220;No way can they win&#8221;, she thought.<\/p>\n<p>But tell that to 12 and 13 year olds who had come to play ball. The kids dug deep and did not give up. A battle was raging on the ball field. When the smoke had cleared the Hawaii team was victorious. They pulled off a staggering comeback.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson is clear. Don&#8217;t give up. If you believe, you can succeed. There are many lessons we can learn from this Little League team.<\/p>\n<p>Never say, never. And it&#8217;s not over til it&#8217;s over. Good luck boys. You are role models to all of us.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more of the story here at <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory?id=5639725\">ABC Sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire state of Hawii is ecstatic about the recent victory of Hawaii Little Leaguers over Lake Charles, Louisiana. At stake was the United States Little League Championship. 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