ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE
AVERAGE PERSON.
(HE)
A BIG DAY TODAY FOR BARRINGTON
LITTLE LEAGUE--
AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR
CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE.
(MM)
NEW TONIGHT- AN EYEWITNESS NEWS
EXCLUSIVE.
BARRINGTON'S COACHES DEFENDING
THEIR TEAM---- AND LASHING OUT
ABOUT ALLEGATIONS OF "SIGN
STEALING".
LET'S GET RIGHT TO SPORTS
DIRECTOR YIANNI KOURAKIS IN
STUDIO--
WITH THE DETAILS ON THE
CONTROVERSY.
(YK)
MIKE, SHANNON, THE MANAGER OF
THE GOFFSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TEAM, THAT BARRINGTON BEAT IN
THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL...WAS
QUOTED IN AN ARTICLE WITH THE
UNION LEADER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS
SAYING THAT BARRINGTON STOLE
SIGNS IN THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME.
BARRINGTON VEHEMENTLY DENIES
THIS ALLEGATION AND TONIGHT THE
COACHES ARE ONLY TALKING ON
CAMERA TO OUR MOREY HERSHGORDON.
MOREY JOINS US LIVE NOW IN
WILLIAMSPORT AS THE TEAM TRIES
TO ENJOY THEIR WORLD SERIES
EXPERIENCE
(MH)
THIS YEAR IT'S BARRINGTON MAKING
TRIP TO WILLIAMSPORT
BUT IN THE MIDST OF A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE -
THEY'RE LEFT WITH FACING
CHEATING ALLEGATIONS BEFORE
THEIR FIRST GAME.
WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA IS
BASEBALL PARADISE FOR LITTLE
LEAGUERS TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD
BUT BARRINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE
HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FULLY ENJOY
THEIR EXPERIENCE
"It's a disgrace and ashame that
11 and 12 year old boys are
being depicted as cheaters and
sign stealers."
TWO DAYS AFTER WINNING THE NEW
ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BARRINGTON WAS BEING ACCUSED OF
STEALING SIGNS
THAT ACCORDING TO A NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNION LEADER
WHICH QUOTEED A GOFFSTOWN LITTLE
LEAGUE MANAGER.
"It's disgusting. It's fake
news. False allegations. And
really just pathetic quite
honestly."
"THEY MISS MY SIGNS AND IM THE
THIRD BASE COACH. SO ALL OF A
SUDDEN WE TAUGHT THEM THIS
INTRICATE SIGN SYSTEM. I FEEL
BAD FOR THE KIDS PEOPLE NOW
ASSUME THAT WE TAUGHT THEM THIS
INTRICATE
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
EYEWITNESS NEWS
BARRINGTON MANAGER CHRIS
PROMADES AND ASSISTANTS FRANK
FEDE AND E-J ANDERSON
TELL US THEY BELIEVE THIS HANGS
A BLACK CLOUD OVER HIS TEAM
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
"IT PUTS A BLACK MARK ON THE
WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF LITTLE
LEAGUE IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT A
STORY LIKE THIS HAS GONE VIRAL
ALL THREE SAY HAVE DONE THEIR
BEST LIMITTING THE NEWS FROM
REACHING THE TEAM
AND REMAINING POSITIVE TO SOAK
UP THIS EXPERIENCE
"We are 100 percent focused on
playing in the LLWS here in
Williamsport, PA"
(MH)
AND IN TALKING TO THE COACHES -
THEY TOLD ME THEY EVEN HAD TO
TAKE THE KIDS CELL PHONES AWAY
FROM THEM LAST NIGHT IN THE
DORMS
TO SHIELD THEM FROM THE ARTICLES
AND COMMENTS SURFACING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA
MOREY HERSHGORDON EYEWITNESS
NEWS
"]
(MM)
MOREY WILL BE IN
WILLIAMSPORT---- AS THE TEAM'S
CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE CONTINUES.
YOU CAN FOLLOW HIS REPORTS--
AND ACCESS EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL
CONTENT--
INCLUDING A LIVE STREAM OF THE
GRAND SLAM PARADE--
ON OUR WEBSITE WPRI DOT COM--
--- WE'LL BRING YOU AN UPDATE AS
SOON AS WE LEARN IT.
(HE)
OUR OTHER TOP STORY TONIGHT ---
BARRINGTON'S LITTLE LEAGUE
COACHES ARE BLASTING ALLEGATIONS
THAT THEY CHEATED ON THEIR ROAD
TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD
SERIES.
(MM)
WE BEGIN OUR TEAM COVERAGE
TONIGHT WITH SPORTS DIRECTOR
YIANNI KOURAKIS ---
MIKE, SHANNON, THE MANAGER OF
THE GOFFSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TEAM, -----THAT BARRINGTON BEAT
IN THE NEW ENGLAND
REGIONAL-----...WAS QUOTED IN AN
ARTICLE WITH THE UNION LEADER IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AS SAYING THAT
BARRINGTON STOLE SIGNS IN THEIR
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
BARRINGTON VEHEMENTLY DENIES
THESE ALLEGATIONS AND TONIGHT
THE COACHES ARE TALKING TO OUR
MOREY HERSHGORODN WHO JOINS US
NOW LIVE IN WILLIAMPSORY
(MH)
THIS YEAR IT'S BARRINGTON MAKING
TRIP TO WILLIAMSPORT
BUT IN THE MIDST OF A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE -
THEY'RE LEFT WITH FACING
CHEATING ALLEGATIONS BEFORE
THEIR FIRST GAME.
["WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA IS
BASEBALL PARADISE FOR LITTLE
LEAGUERS TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD
BUT BARRINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE
HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FULLY ENJOY
THEIR EXPERIENCE
Chris Promades, Manager
"It's a disgrace and ashame that
11 and 12 year old boys are
being depicted as cheaters and
sign stealers."
TWO DAYS AFTER WINNING THE NEW
ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BARRINGTON WAS BEING ACCUSED OF
STEALING SIGNS
THAT ACCORDING TO A NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNION LEADER
WHICH QUOTEED A GOFFSTOWN LITTLE
LEAGUE MANAGER.
Chris Promades, Manager
"It's disgusting. It's fake
news. False allegations. And
really just pathetic quite
honestly."
Frank Fede, Assistant Coach
"THEY MISS MY SIGNS AND IM THE
THIRD BASE COACH. SO ALL OF A
SUDDEN WE TAUGHT THEM THIS
INTRICATE SIGN SYSTEM. I FEEL
BAD FOR THE KIDS PEOPLE NOW
ASSUME THAT WE TAUGHT THEM THIS
INTRICATE
DESPITE THE SWIRLING
ALLEGATIONS,
THE TEAM PRACTICED WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FINAL TIME
BEFORE THEIR OPENING ROUND GAME
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE
AGAINST VIRGINA
"we just have to play our best
have good practices and
hopefully that it translates to
the game tomorrow
THE SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONS PRESENT
A TOUGH TEST
BUT ONE THAT BARRINGTON FEELS
IT'S READY FOR
AS LONG AS IT STICKS TO WHAT GOT
THEM HERE
we're always grinding hopefully
we can get a win back home for
the fans in barrington "]
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TELLS US
IN A STATMENT IN PART---
"IN RESPONSE TO THE ACCUSATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST
BARRINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE AT THE
NEW ENGLAND REGION TOURNAMENT,
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HAS
FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE UMPIRES
AND TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS HANDLED
THIS SITUATION APPROPRIATELY."
"THE LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
THIS ISSUE CLOSED AND HAS
STRESSED TO THE TEAMS IN
WILLIAMSPORT THE IMPORTANCE OF
ADHERENCE TO ALL RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LITTLE
LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES."
(MH)
AND IN TALKING TO THE COACHES -
THEY TOLD ME THEY EVEN HAD TO
TAKE THE KIDS CELL PHONES AWAY
FROM THEM LAST NIGHT IN THE
DORMS
TO SHIELD THEM FROM THE ARTICLES
AND COMMENTS SURFACING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA
(YK)
THANK'S MOREY --- HE'LL HAVE
MORE REPORTS FROM WILLIAMSPORT
ON AIR AND ON W-P-R-I-DOT-COM.
ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW
--- WE'RE LIVING STREAMING THE
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
PARADE.
I'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE COVERAGE
COMING UP IN SPORTS.