How to Watch Boulder Little League Team in the 2024 Little League World Series Qualifiers

The North Boulder Little League Wildcats need to win two more games to make it to the Little League World Series.

August 7, 2024

The North Boulder Little League Wildcats could be Colorado's first team to make the Little League World Series. North Boulder Little League

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The North Boulder Little League Wildcats just need to win two more games to become the first team from Colorado to make it to the Little League World Series.

The fields that the NBLL plays on were built in 1957, so it's been a long wait to get to this moment.

The Wildcats have made their way through the Mountain Region tournament in San Bernardino, California, all week. If they win the tournament, they will head to Pennsylvania on August 14 for the Little League World Series.

The NBLL team in question, 12U All-Stars, won the Colorado State Championship earlier this summer. But after winning their first game of the regional tournament, 18 to 7, on August 4, the Wildcats fell to Utah last night with a score of 2 to 16. Although the Boulder team is now on the elimination side of the bracket, the Wildcats still have a chance for redemption if they beat a team from Nevada and win a rematch against Utah.

When Are the Games?

The first step is facing the team from Nevada tomorrow, August 8, at 3 p.m. Mountain Time. Nevada lost its first game but has won two straight to stave off elimination. Should Colorado win its matchup against Nevada, it will move on to the championship game on Friday, August 9, at 3 p.m. Mountain Time.

How to Watch Each Game

Both games will be aired on ESPN networks. The August 8 game will be on ESPN2, while the championship will be on ESPN.

Throughout the tournament, the Outback Saloon at 3141 28th Street in Boulder has held watch parties for those who want to cheer the squad on in the company of others.

Here's a look at the bracket:

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Colorado needs two more wins to head to the Little League World Series.

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Catie Cheshire is a staff writer at Westword, where she has primarily reported on news since September 2021. Her prior work experience includes contributing to Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, the Regis University Highlander and AZ Big Media. Catie holds a master's degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree from Regis University in Denver.

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