November 20, 2024
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. Jamie Flick (R-83), along with Williamsport City Mayor Derek Slaughter, applauded $750,000 recently awarded to the city through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Sports Marketing and Tourism Program. Funding will help support the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series and Major League Baseball (MLB) ‘Little League Classic’ game held at Williamsport’s historic Bowman Field by making needed capital infrastructure improvements. Equally important, the funding will benefit the Williamsport Crosscutters organization, a member of the MLB Draft League, which plays at the stadium each year from late May until mid-August, along with the Pennsylvania College of Technology Wildcats baseball team. [Read More]