Wisconsin District 4 Little League: District 4 Tournament History

Wisconsin's first Majors team was formed in Reedsburg in 1951.  Over the next several years, other teams from around the state joined Reedsburg, and competed against teams from other states to get to the World Series.  The first official Wisconsin Majors state tournament was in 1957, which saw the most successful team in Wisconsin Majors tournament history, Escanaba JC (Michigan), advance all the way to the LL World Series (teams from the upper pennisula of MI were grouped with WI back then). 

District 4 was formed in 1959 and covered all of southern WI (including the Milwaukee area).  It wasn't until 1965, that District 4 came to encompass the area as we know it today, when the Milwaukee area formed its own district.  From 1959 to 1981, the WI district champions competed with teams from MI and/or MN in a sectional tournament to determine who advanced to the regional tournament.  Since 1982, WI has had its own state tournament.

Teams advance from state tournaments to the regional tournament in Indianapolis, IN.  The winner advances to the World Series in Williamsport, PA.  The highest honor in this division is winning the World Series.

2009: West Madison American LL (also won state tournament)
2008: Madison Kennedy LL (lost in state championship game to Appleton Einstein)
2007: Waupun LL
2006: West Madison American LL
2005: West Madison National LL
2004: West Madison National LL
2003: West Madison American LL
2002: Madison Kennedy LL
2001: Waupun LL
2000: West Madison National LL
1999: Fitch-Rona LL
1998: West Madison National LL
1997: Reedsburg LL
1996: West Madison National LL
1995: Waupun LL
1994: Madison Kennedy LL
1993: West Madison National LL
1992: Beaver Dam LL (also won state tournament)
1991: West Madison American LL
1990: Edgerton LL
1989: West Madison American LL
1988: West Madison LL
1987: Beaver Dam LL (Green)
1986: Reedsburg LL
1985: Madison Kennedy LL
1984: East Madison LL (also won state tournament)
1983: East Madison LL (also won state tournament)
1982: East Madison LL
1981: Madison Kennedy LL
1980: West Madison LL
1979: Waupun LL
1978: Waupun LL
1977: West Madison LL
1976: Waupun LL
1975: West Madison LL
1974: West Madison LL
1973: Sun Prairie LL
1972: West Madison LL
1971: Waupun LL
1970: East Madison LL
1969: West Madison LL
1968: East Madison LL
1967: West Madison LL
1966: West Madison LL (also won state tournament)
1965: West Madison LL (also won state tournament)
1964: Waupun LL
1963: Waupun LL
1962: Janesville National LL (also won state tournament)
1961: West Madison LL
1960: Beaver Dam National LL
1959: North Shore LL (Milwaukee)
1958: Green Bay Southwest Kiwanis LL
1957: Beaver Dam American LL

Winning a state championship is the highest honor in this division.

2009: West Madison National LL
2008: Madison East LL
2007: Madison Kennedy LL (also won state tournament)
2006: Waupun LL
2005: Waupun LL
2004: Portage LL (first team from Portage to advance to a state tournament)

The 11 year-old division was created in 2004.  Until then, these players competed in the Majors division.  Winning a state championship is the highest honor in this division.

2009: Verona LL (lost in state championship game)
2008: Madison Kennedy LL
2007: Madison Kennedy LL
2006: Stoughton LL
2005: Verona LL
2004: Madison Kennedy LL (inaugural district 4 champs)

The Juniors division was created in 1981.  Until then, these players competed in the Seniors division.  Teams advance from state tournaments to the regional tournament in Fort Wayne, IN.  The highest honor in this division is winning the World Series in Taylor, MI.

2009: Verona LL
2008: Madison Kennedy LL (also won state tournament)
2007: West Madison National LL
2006: Madison Kennedy LL
2005: West Madison American LL (also won state tournament)
2004: West Madison National LL

Teams advance from state tournaments to the regional tournament in Columbia, MO.  The highest honor in this division is winning the World Series in Bangor, ME.

2009: West Madison National LL (also won state and regional tournaments advancing all the way to the World Series)
2008: West Madison National LL (also won state tournament) 
2007: Madison Kennedy LL
2006: Madison Kennedy LL (also won state and regional tournaments advancing all the way to the World Series)
2005: ??
2004: Madison Kennedy LL
2003: West Madison National LL
2002: West Madison LL (also won Division 1 North tournament; there was no WI State tournament--teams from WI, IA, and MN competed for a berth in the regional tournament)
2001: West Madison LL (also won Division 1 North tournament; there was no WI State tournament--teams from WI, IA, and MN competed for a berth in the regional tournament)
1988: Madison East LL (lost to Franklin LL in the state championship game)
1977: West Madison LL (also won the Central Region tournament, advancing to the Senior League World Series)
1971: West Madison LL (also won the Central Region tournament, advancing to the Senior League World Series)
1967: West Madison LL (also won the Central Region tournament, advancing to the Senior League World Series)

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