Lycoming County

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker shares how the tournament benefited the county as a whole.

12 day series came to a close on Sunday with the Curacao team and Nevada team meeting up on the diamond.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Little League World Series is bringing more than baseball to the Williamsport area. With more than 70,000 players, coaches, family members and fans traveling to the region, local businesses are seeing a major boost as visitors fill restaurants, shops and other businesses between games. In downtown Williamsport, Bullfrog Brewery [...]

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Baseball fan or not, Williamsport's welcome the world celebration is a way for everyone to get a piece of the Little League World Series action. Each year thousands flock to West Fourth Street on the Friday before championship weekend. Food and craft vendors line the busy streets, full of people from [...]

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A once in a lifetime opportunity for Team Curacao and UPMC families. Newly inducted Baseball Hall of Famer Andruw Jones was outside UPMC Williamsport Friday morning, playing a wiffle ball game with the teams. Jones was born and raised in Curacao before playing 17 seasons in the MLB. He says [...]

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after four girls told police he touched them inappropriately when he took them to a Lycoming County swimming hole in July, according to court documents. Jesse Roberts, 52, of Lock Haven, faces several charges, including unlawful contact with a minor, failure to register, and corruption of minors. [...]

The games continue Saturday at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, starting with the Challenger Division Exhibition Game.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This year's Little League World Series in Williamsport has brought more than 70,000 visitors and an estimated $40 million in revenue to Pennsylvania, according to a state press release. “For 79 years, Pennsylvania remains the center of little league baseball each year, inviting thousands of visitors from across the globe [...]

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — 89-year-old Wahneeta Welter read off names from her childhood. But those aren't just old friends, they're some of the first players in Little League baseball history. Those early days trace back to Williamsport, where Carl Stotz founded the league in the late 1930s. Wahneeta never played the game herself, but her [...]

The expansion and renovation project at Lycoming Career and Technology Center in Hughesville is now complete.