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Milwaukee Little League Has Seen Participation ‘Explode’ Amid Nationwide Decline In Youth Sports

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Cameron Connelly
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May 2, 2023 8:40PM EST
Little League

The crack of a bat. A ball hitting a glove. The grunt following a pitch to home.

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You can hardly hear yourself think inside the indoor practice facility at Milwaukee's Beckum Stapleton Little League.

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But that's just the way they like it.

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On a Wednesday night in March, nearly 50 kids are crammed into the facility near downtown Milwaukee, trying out to be on one of the league's 20 teams.

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One of them is Matthew Duncan, whose favorite position to play is catcher. He started playing baseball when he was just 5 years old. He's now 12, and he considers himself a veteran in the Little League, which serves hundreds of youth on Milwaukee's North Side.

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For the full article, go to: https://www.wpr.org/youth-sport-participation-milwaukee-beckum-stapleton-little-league-program?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=256114135&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99tlXsqyf8ejgBpnYqRm-2Lr0lZiP6JXhIWGXxNdvbgEeCoBnbrBhNWWuwJ7D2MXjIgDv0wMnomgLTuMWUo9SKzxarsnfrpKQYDc3BAfv-G8bhaXU&utm_content=256114135&utm_source=hs_email

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