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Local sports teams react to El Segundo winning Little League World Series

The El Segundo 12U All Stars won the Little League World Series Sunday with a dramatic walk-off home run in the sixth inning.

In celebration of the team’s hard-fought 6-5 victory over Curaçao, many local professional sports teams have reacted on social media.

El Segundo’s Louis Lappe celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run in the Little League World Series Championship game on Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Lakers: “Congrats, Champs!”

Dodgers: “CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPS! 🏆”

Rams: “Another team of champions in LA 🏆 Congrats, El Segundo Little League!!”

USC Athletics: “Congratulations to El Segundo Little League on winning the #LLWS! Proud of the way you represented LA!”

Chargers: “WORLD SERIES CHAMPS! congrats to the el segundo little league team 👏👏”

Angels: “Congratulations, El Segundo Little League! 🏆”

“It’s been in Ohio as early as the mid-1850s at least, brought in as an ornamental plant because of its unique foliage and white flowers,” Gardner said. “It was actually planted in people’s landscaping, and it has been spreading.”

Sparks: “City of Champions! 🏆 Congrats to El Segundo on winning the 2023 @LittleLeague World Series!”

Kings: “CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆 Congratulations to our friends with the El Segundo Little League team 👏”

El Segundo’s Little League championship Sunday was the city’s first-ever and the eighth for California.