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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Its not easy to advance to the Little League World Series. Bowling Green Eastern coach Scott Kelley knows that much.Its tougher for him to think his players would battle through the Great Lakes Region for the second straight year and find themselves in position to win a title again. But here the Kentucky kids are with a roster dotted with veterans -- an almost unattainable luxury.Its been a journey, Kelley said as his players ate an early dinner at a picnic Wednesday, hours before play begins in the 70th Little League World Series.One that picks up where it left off last year for infielder Spencer Newman and pitchers Devin Obee and Carson Myers. All three were on the Bowling Green team that went 2-2 last year.Now, theyre the old guys who started last year and helped lead Bowling Green to a 3-0 romp through the Great Lakes Regional into the 16-team championship field in South Williamsport.Both Devin and Carson pitched last year, Kelley said. That gives them that advantage of having been on the mound and in the spotlight in that situation. So that certainly helps. I think in terms of those three being leaders on the team, can kind of calm the nerves.It also helps that their teammates already got a taste of playing inside Howard J. Lamade Stadium where the finals will be played on Aug. 28. Bowling Green beat Essexville, Michigan, in their regional final in a game that was moved 10 hours east to the championship stadium after bad weather forced the games postponement in Indianapolis.But the postponement may also have a negative effect. Bowling Green might have to rely on one of its veterans early, too as ace pitcher Isaiah Head will be unavailable after pitching Mondays game.Hes throwing in the mid-70s, and throwing from three different angles and his offspeed has been pretty good, Kelley said. And hes been accurate. His strike percentage has been 75 percent, so hes been lights out for us. We were going all out to win that game and not worry about Friday.MORE THAN SPECTATORS NOWMaine-Endwell, Mid-Atlantic champions from Endwell, New York, is the closest thing to a local team competing in the tournament.Scott Rushs players know what its like to be the local favorite, too. Theyve bonded with last years runner-up, Red Land of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, the team that ended Maine-Endwells season a year ago. Red Lands players reached out to wish their regional rivals luck after Rushs players did the same last year.Six Maine-Endwell players remain from last years team that fell to Red Land.I think theyve all dreamed about it since theyve been five, Rush said. Theyve come just about every year to watch games. They were one step from being here, so they were obviously hopeful to make it here again this year.JAPANS DOMINANCEChofu Little League coaches and players celebrated with strangers who helped them take their team pictures on Wednesday.But the Tokyo team hopes to celebrate alone next weekend.Manager Koji Yamashita smiled when reminded that Tokyo teams have won four of the last five Little League Series titles. Hed like to see his hard-hitting bunch rake home Japans 11th championship a year after Kitasuna Little League beat Pennsylvanias ted Land 18-11 in the highest scoring final ever. Chofu looks like it has the talent to do so having averaged 14.25 runs per game while outscoring opponents 57-6 in their qualifying regional.I like that pace (winning four of last five), Yamashita said through a translator. They have a long life after this but it is a nice experience for them. We do our best all the time.TEXAS, CALIFORNIA LOOKING TO BREAK STREAKSTeams from Pennsylvania, California and Texas have been the most represented U.S. states in the field but aside from Red Lands deep run last year, none have won a title since Ocean View-Huntingdon Beach did so in 2011.Park View from Chula Vista, Calif., which won it all in 2009, will try to end that after advancing from the West Regional. Southwest Regional champion McAllister Park American out of San Antonio will try to end Texas 50-year championship drought.NEW AND FAMILIAR TEAMSLike Maine-Endwell, six other teams are making their LLWS debuts. First-time participants in the U.S. bracket include Johnston, Iowa; Warwick North, Rhode Island; and Bend North, Oregon. In the international bracket teams making their debuts are East Seoul, South Korea; Hills, Sydney, Australia; and San Nicolas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Goodlettsville, Tennessee, qualified for the first time since making a finals appearance in 2012 while Vancouver, British Columbia; Willemstad, Curacao; Emilia Italy; and Aguadulce, Panama have all appeared before.LOWER AGE CUTOFFOlder players wont be able to play in Little Leagues showcase event much longer. The league announced last fall it would move its age determination date from Dec. 31 to Aug. 31 for all its baseball divisions. It means this is the first of the last two years 13-year-olds will be eligible. Austin Seibert Browns Jersey .com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim for their third three-game winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the United Center. Sheldrick Redwine Browns Jersey . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. 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I took advantage of the first three par-5s.I was just very comfortable and hit it in there close a couple of times and made a couple putts, but it was a pretty low-stress day.Bradley had six birdies on the front nine and an eagle at the par-5 10th but then had two bogeys on his next three holes before recovering with birdies at the 16th and 17th.ddddddddddddEnglands Paul Casey was one stroke behind the leaders at 7 under, one clear of Indias Anirban Lahiri and two ahead of a group of four at 5 under, including Sergio Garcia and Aaron Baddeley.Ryan Moore, who won the CIMB Classic in 2013 and 2014, opened with a 71 in his first tournament since he delivered the winning Ryder Cup point for the Americans.He was one of 13 players tied for 44th at 1 under, including Ian Poulter, who was making his first PGA Tour-sanctioned start since a foot injury in May caused him to take off the rest of the season. Poulter tied for 28th last week at the Macau Open, his first tournament back. 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