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Massapequa Advances To Little League Softball World Series

The girls' squad defeated North Pocono to reach the championship bracket in North Carolina.

MASSAPEQUA, NY — The Massapequa girls' softball team is bound for the Little League World Series.

Massapequa International punched its ticket by blanking North Pocono, 7-0 in Friday night's Mid-Atlantic Region Final.

Massapequa went 4-0 in the regional portion of the tournament. They will head to Greenville, North Carolina on Aug. 7 to face the winner of the Connecticut (New England) Italy (Europe-Africa) game.

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The title game is Aug. 13.

The Massapequa Coast baseball team made it to the Little League World Series last year.

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