{"id":6209,"date":"2023-08-09T16:18:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:38:02","slug":"monte-irvin-youth-defend-crown-as-u-s-women-soccer-falls-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/monte-irvin-youth-defend-crown-as-u-s-women-soccer-falls-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Monte Irvin Youth Defend Crown, As U.S. Women Soccer Falls Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>SPORTS WRAP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Willaim-Hathaway-Jr.-e1644534774360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3563\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Orange Monte Irvin minor league youth baseball team came into their year as the defending 2022 league champions. This year, the 8-10 year old squad beat Elizabeth in the 2023 championship game to retain their crown. The title contest, which took place in July in Elizabeth, saw Orange win in a 17-0 rout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Monte Irvin all team was led by second year player Eli A Chavis, who pitched a complete game shutout and led with three hits and eight RBI. Leading the Orange youth minors were coaches Weldon Montague and Sharief Williams. Overall, they were 10-2 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Orange however, the United States Women Soccer Team will not successfully defend their crown. Their run in the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup came to a stunning end in Melbourne, Australia.&nbsp; In the first game of the knockout stage, Sweden took out the U.S. in a penalty kick shootout, leaving Megan Rapinoe to end her career on a sour note.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPORTS WRAP BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR. 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