After watching Taylor North win the 2021 Little League World Series championship from afar, thousands of people came out early Thursday evening to show their support for the team in person.
The city of Taylor held a parade to honor the group of 11-and 12-year-old boys, who captured the World Series title in Williamsport, Pa. on Sunday, Aug. 29 with a 5-2 win over Ohio. It marked the first LLWS crown for a Michigan team since 1959 and Taylor North was the first Downriver-area club to ever compete at the World Series.
Photo gallery from Taylor North Little League World Series championship parade and celebration
With the LLWS games broadcast nationally on ESPN (last 2 on ABC), fans back in Michigan were able to see every pitch and got to know quite a bit about the players through interviews and features.
More than 4,000 people came out to see Thursday’s parade, on an evening with perfect weather, and many fans brought homemade signs with messages congratulating the squad.
Afterward, many people made their way over to the Sheridan Outdoor Pavilion in Heritage Park for a ceremony that recognized the team and featured quite a few special guests.
The parade started near the intersection of Goddard and Pardee. The participants headed south down Pardee to Heritage Park, with fans lined up along the way on each side of the road.
Taylor North players rode in the back of Chevrolet pickup trucks and tossed out candy as they rolled by. They were met with the loudest cheers of all in front of Heritage Park, which was where most people opted to view the parade along the route.
In addition to the LLLWS champs, all of the other Taylor North Little League baseball and softball teams participated in the parade.
The Taylor High School marching band and cheerleaders joined in the festivities, as did the Taylor Bike Crew, many Taylor first responders and two members of the 1959 Hamtramck Little League team, which was the last Michigan squad to win the LLWS before Taylor North accomplished the feat.
At the ceremony, following the parade, radio personalities Mike Stone and Jon Jansen of 97.1 The Ticket served as emcees along with Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars. Stone and Jansen introduced the players and coaches and they conducted a question-and-answer session with the group.
The two former Hamtramck players, Bill Heald and John Zarembski, were introduced by Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski. Heald played second base for the team and Zarembski was an outfielder. Both men later served in the military in Vietnam and both went on to successful careers. They brought along the 1959 trophy and a commemorative bat from that year’s LLWS and presented Taylor North with two certificates.
One of the many dignitaries on hand was Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist.
Taylor North coaches and players were set up a table to sign autographs and got through a big line of people who waited had patiently to get the team members’ signatures on balls, shirts, pictures and other items. The evening wrapped up with a fireworks display at the park.
Participants in the parade included Taylor High School’s marching band and cheerleaders along with first-responder vechicles Goddard and Pardee the Taylor Recreation Center on Goddard Road and then headed east down Pardee Road to Heritage Park.
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