GREENVILLE, N.C. – A season that began in the Johnstown area ended on the sport’s biggest stage Sunday as West Suburban Little League hoisted the championship banner.
Behind another dominant performance from pitcher Reagan Bills, the Mid-Atlantic champions edged Central Region (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) 1-0 to win the Little League Softball World Series.
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West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates her team’s Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
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West Suburban players celebrate their Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates her team’s Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
A crowd at the Carrolltown American Legion celebrates the West Suburban 12-under team’s Little League Softball World Series championship, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills is interviewed after her team’s Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
The West Suburban Little League team gathers at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Kendal Schilling (front) high-fives teammates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Camilla Gaunt runs past the dugout at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Reagan Bills stands on base at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban players celebrate their Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates her team’s Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
A crowd at the Carrolltown American Legion celebrates the West Suburban 12-under team’s Little League Softball World Series championship, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills is interviewed after her team’s Little League Softball World Series championship win against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
The West Suburban Little League team gathers at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Kendal Schilling (front) high-fives teammates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Camilla Gaunt runs past the dugout at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban pitcher Reagan Bills celebrates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
West Suburban’s Reagan Bills stands on base at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
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‘It means the world’: Excitement, pride overflow back home as West Suburban girls win Little League Softball World Series
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West Suburban’s Camilla Gaunt runs past the dugout at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
Denis Kennedy/Little League Softball
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West Suburban’s Kendal Schilling (front) high-fives teammates at the Little League Softball World Series championship game against the Central Region (Indiana) Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Greenville, N.C.
Denis Kennedy/Little League Softball
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