Bayonne buzzing as its Little League World Series run continues

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Aug 22, 2026
The magical World Series run for Bayonne Little League continues tonight, and the city is
buzzing.
News 12 New Jersey's Tom Krasnowski at the Vick Tavern to get the party started.
Hey, you're in the right place.
Absolutely.
There are watch parties all over town.
Really, Bayonne is just absolutely buzzing tonight.
Here at the Vick Corner Bar, dates back to 1929.
I don't know if they've ever seen an incident quite like this that just brings everyone
in town together.
You remember last week, Bayonne had to beat Connecticut in Connecticut to advance?
Well, they have a similar test ahead of them tonight.
They're taking on Team Mid-Atlantic.
That's Westchester, Pennsylvania.
And the game, of course, is in Pennsylvania.
Now, I don't know if the fans out there are prepared for the buses full of Bayonne fans.
That took the three-to-four-hour trip this week.
What a game it was Wednesday night, with a walk-off home run to beat Massachusetts.
It's a city loud and proud for its boys of summer.
Bayonne versus everybody.
It's a mentality.
You know, we're hard workers.
I have one grandson in Little League, but he's younger than these guys, so he looks
up to them.
Business-wise, great.
I mean, close-knit town, like I said, but the game just seems to get better and better
each week.
Bayonne's going to kick ass.
You heard the man.
We play today, we win today, that's it.
If the boys win, they play Davenport, Iowa on Sunday.
If they lose, unlikely.
They're still going to play on Monday, so either way, this wild ride will continue,
and we're going to be all around Bayonne tonight, a lot of big plans tonight.
We'll keep you posted all the way.
In the meantime, you all know how it is, Bayonne versus everybody, and drinks up for everybody
here at the Vic.
Here we are in Bayonne.
Tom Krasnowski, News 12, New Jersey.
