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More than 200 players on 16 teams representing eight different states, eight countries and four continents, came to South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 Little League World Series. Cheap Jerseys USA .They came here seeking glory on the baseball diamond, but for many of the players, some of the most fun theyve had over the 10-day tournament has been around a pingpong table or in the pool.The Grove is the melting-pot residential complex where all 215 players and their coaches stay in Williamsport and where languages and culture mix. Its a place where kids like Curacaos Nair Jamanika, above, cut can loose, make new friends and share the international language of baseball with players from all over the world.This Little League World Series has become a seriously big event, no doubt. During the downtime between games, we found a bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds acting like, well, kids.Bugsy Jensen, 12, diving, and Oregon teammate Evan Ullman, 13, cooled off between games at the Groves pool -- under the watchful eye of several lifeguards.Five-time MLB All Star Torii Hunter -- a former Little Leaguer in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who was enshrined in the Little League Hall of Excellence Wednesday night -- met with players in the rec center and encouraged them to enjoy the moment.Panamas Harrison Castillo found that playing Fast and Furious with some new friends was a good way to blow off steam. The Groves rec room features arcade games, an air hockey table and a flat-screen TV.Rhode Islands Cullen McGrew, left, and Thane Denton, center, took part in another treasured LLWS tradition -- trading pins -- with Oregons Joe Schutz.The pingpong table was a popular meeting spot among players from every country, where a game called Runaround, in which three or more players would take turns serving and moving around the table trying to keep the point alive, was all the rage.You can take a ballplayer off the baseball field, but you cant take the baseball away from him for long. The pool was another popular place to have a catch.Players eat all their meals in the Groves cafeteria, where meals can range from spaghetti and meatballs to sloppy Joes. Theres a strict no-hat policy.Each U.S. team shares a floor with an international squad. The Iowa players got a good-luck sendoff from their dorm-mates before their game against Kentucky.Players like Tennessees Ethan Jackson, left, found time to have fun on the field too.Teammates greeted Mexicos San Nicolas players with fist bumps as they came off the field during their game with South Korea.At the beginning and end of each game, South Koreas players lined up along the third base line and bowed to the opposing team and its fans.Future LLWS stars? Eight-year-old Hudson Nottmeier, left, and Bryson Moore, 9, came all the way from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to cheer on the Great Lakes team during its game against Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Mexico rebounded from a loss to Panama in its first game to reach the international semi-final, where it lost to South Korea.Tennessees Jon Luke Simmons hurried out to the field after the final out in his teams win over Kentucky -- which sent Goodlettsville to the U.S championship -- to secure the game ball.After his team was eliminated by South Korea, Fabian Alejandro Mar and his San Nicolas teammates scooped up dirt from the field to take home as a souvenir.Tennessees R.J. Moore and South Koreas Min Ho Choi exchanged high-fives during their off-day trip to the Lycoming Mall.Min Ho Choi and his teammate Juhnyeok Lee, left, fished for prizes in the crane game at the mall.Then they surveyed their snack options in the food court.They capped off the trip by playing MotoGP in the arcade.Canadas Nicola Barba, Victor Lizarraga and Loreto Siniscalchi shared a laugh with Californias Ali Camarillo and Devin Hinojosa at a Williamsport High School football game.Throughout the week, players were treated like celebrities wherever they went in Williamsport.They made friends with locals like Mallory Pardoe, 12.Finally, they paused to reflect on a memorable week. Cheap Jerseys Authentic . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. Wholesale Jerseys Store . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. 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