Great Lakes Region State Little League® Champions

Great Lakes Region State Champions

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Teams listed in bold qualified for the Little League World Series by winning the North Region tournament (1957-1972), Central Region Tournament (1973-2000), or Great Lakes Region tournament (2001-present).

State Champions
2009 - Logan County/Russellville (Russellville)
2008 - Bowling Green Eastern
2007 - Warren County Southern (Bowling Green)
2006 - Owensboro Southern
2005 - Owensboro Southern
2004 - Owensboro Southern
2003 - Owensboro Southern
2002 - Valley Sports American (Louisville)
2001 - Owensboro Southern
2000 - Owensboro Southern
1999 - Valley Sports American (Louisville)
1998 - St. Matthews American
1997 - Campbellsville Youth
1996 - Valley Sports (Louisville)
1995 - Valley Sports (Louisville)
1994 - Valley Sports (Louisville)
1993 - Warren County Southern (Bowling Green)
1992 - Corbin
1991 - St. Matthews
1990 - Ashland
1989 - Jeffersontown
1988 - Jeffersontown
1987 - Buechel
1986 - Ashland
1985 - Lexington Southeastern
1984 - South Lexington
1983 - Lexington Southeastern
1982 - South Lexington
1981 - Lexington Southeastern
1980 - Bowling Green
1979 - Lexington Northern
1978 - South Lexington
1977 - Ashland National
1976 - Ashland National
1975 - Owensboro Southern
1974 - London
1973 - Lexington Central
1972 - Owensboro Southern
1971 - Gardenside (Lexington)
1970 - Lexington Central
1969 - Henderson American
1968 - Valley Sports (Louisville)
1967 - Henderson
1966
1965 - Louisville
1964 - Ashland American
1963 - Ashland American
1962 - Owensboro Southern
1961 - Ashland
1960 - St. Matthews National
1959 - Henderson
1958 - St. Matthews American
1957 - Owensboro Western

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Michigan

State Champions
2009 - Grosse Pointe Farms-City
2008 - Bay City Southwest
2007 - Taylor Northwest
2006 - Union Township Kids (Mount Pleasant)
2005 - Western (Grand Rapids)
2004 - Western (Grand Rapids)
2003 - Midland Northeast
2002 - Grosse Pointe Farms-City
2001 - Roosevelt Park
2000 - Eastwood (Comstock)
1999 - Commerce
1998 - Georgetown National (Jenison)
1997 - Clare
1996 - Gladstone JCs
1995 - Grosse Pointe Farms
1994 - Michigan-Wisconsin Northern (Iron Mountain)
1993 - Grosse Pointe Park
1992 - Alpena LL
1991 - Columbia (Brooklyn)
1990 - Columbia (Brooklyn)
1989 - Georgetown (Jenison)
1988 - Harper Woods
1987 - Georgetown (Jenison)
1986 - Clinton Valley National (Mount Clemens)
1985 - Jackson Southwest
1984 - Taylor Northwest
1983 - Taylor Northwest
1982 - Pinery Park (Wyoming)
1981 - Detroit Southwestern
1980 - Alpena LL
1979 - Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores National (Grosse Pointe Shores)
1978 - Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores National (Grosse Pointe Shores)
1977 - Alpena Huron Shore
1976 - Alpena Huron Shore
1975 - Alpena LL
1974 - Parchment
1973 - Birmingham Federal
1972 - Taylor Northeast
1971 - Alpena Huron Shore
1970 - South Farmington
1969 - Gaylord
1968 - Jackson Southeast
1967 - Alpena Huron Shore
1966 - Grosse Pointe Woods American
1965 - Birmingham Federal
1964 - Clintondale (Clinton Township)
1963 - Clintondale (Clinton Township)
1962 - Kalamazoo Oakwood
1961 - Taylor Northeast (*)
1960 - Harper Woods
1959 - Hamtramck National
1958 - Birmingham
1957 - Hamtramck (*)

(*) - Upper Peninsula teams competed through the Wisconsin tournament series through the 1974 international tournament. In 1957, the Escanaba JC Little League won the Division 1 and North Region Tournaments and advanced to the World Series. In 1961, Menominee won the Division 1 Tournament title and finished as the North Region runner-up.

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Ohio

State Champions
2009 - Hamilton West Side
2008 - Mount Vernon
2007 - Hamilton West Side
2006 - Hamilton West Side
2005 - Boardman Community East
2004 - Hamilton West Side National
2003 - Tallmadge
2002 - Hamilton West Side American
2001 - Fairborn American
2000 - Canfield
1999 - Tallmadge
1998 - Canfield
1997 - Poland Community
1996 - Boardman Community East
1995 - Hamilton West Side American
1994 - South Point
1993 - Hamilton West Side American
1992 - Boardman Community West
1991 - Hamilton West Side American
1990 - Ironton
1989 - Hamilton West Side National
1988 - Hamilton West Side American
1987 - Boardman Community West
1986 - Barberton American
1985 - Boardman Community West
1984 - Athens County
1983 - Painesville National
1982 - Painesville National
1981 - Tallmadge
1980 - Cambridge
1979 - Tallmadge
1978 - Ashtabula American
1977 - Youngstown Midget Boosters
1976 - Hardscrabble (Clayton)
1975 - Tallmadge
1974 - Tallmadge
1973 - Tallmadge
1972 - Tallmadge
1971 - South Point
1970 - East Liverpool
1969 - Elyria West
1968 - Fairborn
1967 - Sciotoville
1966 - Maumee
1965 - South Akron Kiwanis American
1964 - Cuyahoga Falls National
1963 - Painesville
1962 - South Akron
1961 - Elyria
1960 - New Boston Kiwanis
1959 - Ashland
1958 - Shelby

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Wisconsin

State Champions
2009 - West Madison American
2008 - Appleton Einstein
2007 - Wausau Northern
2006 - Appleton Einstein
2005 - Lakeland National (Bristol)
2004 - Appleton Einstein
2003 - Wausau Western
2002 - Merrill
2001 - Appleton Kiwanis
2000 - Oak Creek American
1999 - Oak Creek American
1998 - Eau Claire American
1997 - Appleton Lions
1996 - Appleton Lions
1995 - Appleton Lions
1994 - Milwaukee North Central National
1993 - Franklin American
1992 - Beaver Dam
1991 - Appleton Lions
1990 - Franklin National
1989 - Appleton Lions
1988 - Grafton
1987 - Appleton Linwood
1986 - Milwaukee Northwest
1985 - Appleton Kiwanis
1984 - East Madison
1983 - East Madison
1982 - Franklin National
1981 - Appleton Einstein
1980 - South Milwaukee National
1979 - Stevens Point
1978 - East Tonka (Minnetonka, MN) (*) (runner-up - Green Bay Lions)
1977 - Hopkins (Minnesota) (*) (runner-up - Marinette)
1976 - Appleton Linwood
1975 - Stevens Point
1974 - Appleton Kiwanis
1973 - Sturgeon Bay
1972 - K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base (Marquette, MI) (*) (runner-up - Wausau Northern)
1971 - Appleton Kiwanis
1970 - Manistique (Michigan) (*) (runner-up - Appleton Kiwanis)
1969 - Green Bay Southwest Kiwanis
1968 - Green Bay Lions
1967 - Appleton McKinley
1966 - West Madison
1965 - West Madison
1964 - Menasha South
1963 - Wausau Western
1962 - Janesville National
1961 - Menominee (Michigan) (*) (runner-up - Superior American)
1960 - Wisconsin Rapids
1959 - Superior American
1958 - Green Bay Kiwanis Southwest
1957 - Escanaba JCs (Michigan)

* - Leagues in Michigan's Upper Peninsula competed in the Wisconsin State Tournament through 1974. From 1968 through 1981, the Minnesota champion also competed against multiple Wisconsin district champions in a sectional tournament that determined the Minnesota-Wisconsin-Upper Peninsula area's representative in the divisional tournament.

In years noted with an asterisk (*), Minnesota or Upper Peninsula leagues won the sectional tournament (1968-1981) or state tournament (1957-1967). The highest finishing Wisconsin league for these years is noted in parentheses.

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