North Oldham suffered its first loss in the Little League World Series today. The team from La Grange, representing the Great Lakes Region, fell to Huntington Beach, California, at the tournament in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.The World Series is a double-elimination tournament, meaning teams must lose twice to be eliminated.North Oldham opened series play Friday with a 1-0 win over Keystone, Pennsylvania. The team's next opponent is Georgia. They'll square off at 4:00pm tomorrow.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.