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July 30, 2007
Governor on hand to welcome home Junior League Baseball Champions Gov. John deJongh, Jr. has congratulated the St. Thomas Junior League baseball team who returned home Sunday night one day after winning the Latin American Regional Junior League championship in Panama. DeJongh was on hand at the Cyril King Airport Sunday night to welcome the team home. "It is the first time that a Virgin Islands team has advanced to the Little League World Series out of the regional tournament and I thought it important to be a part of the hero’s welcome planned for the members of the team…to show our support for our young people who set high performance standards for themselves." deJongh said. The team will travel to Michigan on August 12 to represent Latin America in the Junior League World Series. "I see these young athletes as having the drive and the determination to win, this series of games will be the perfect opportunity to show the world the talent that the V.I. possesses," deJongh said. |
