Register staff report
Aug. 23, 2026, 4:08 a.m. CT
The Little League World Series continues Sunday for Iowa’s representatives from Davenport.
Davenport Northwest Little League is one of 20 teams competing in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It marks Iowa’s 16th appearance in Williamsport and first since 2022, with the state still seeking its first Little League World Series title.
The Midwest Region champions beat a team from California 1-0 on Friday and will play a team from the New York Metro Region on Sunday. Cooper Thissen had 15 strikeouts and hit a home run to lead Iowa to its Friday victory.
The 2026 Little League World Series runs from Aug. 19 to Aug. 30.
Who does Iowa play in the 2026 LLWS?
Representing the Midwest, Davenport opened tournament play Friday, Aug. 21 with a 1-0 victory against West Region champion Sweetwater Valley Little League of Bonita, California. On Sunday, Iowa will face a team from New Jersey representing the New York Metro Region.
How to watch Midwest in the 2026 LLWS
Little League World Series teams
United States
- Great Lakes − West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio)
- Metro − Bayonne Central Little League (Bayonne, New Jersey)
- Mid-Atlantic − East Side Little League (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
- Midwest − Davenport Northwest Little League (Davenport, Iowa)
- Mountain − Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nevada)
- New England − Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Northwest − SoundView Little League (Tacoma, Washington)
- Southeast − Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League (Phenix City, Alabama)
- Southwest − Boerne Little League (Boerne, Texas)
- West − Sweetwater Valley Little League (Bonita, California)
International
- Asia−Pacific − West Seoul (B) Little League (Seoul, South Korea)
- Australia − Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)
- Canada − Little Mountain Little League (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Caribbean − Los Nacionales Little League (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
- Curaçao − Pariba Little League (Willemstad, Curaçao)
- Europe & Africa − South Czech Republic Little League (Brno, Czechia)
- Japan − Joto Little League (Tokyo, Japan)
- Latin America − Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League (Leon, Nicaragua)
- Mexico − Municipal De Tijuana Little League (Tijuana, Baja California)
- Panama− David Doleguita Little League (Chiriquí, Panama)
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