(La Porte, IN) – The National Champion Pop Warner football team from La Porte is home, and was recognized during Monday night’s city council meeting. Each of the players was introduced by their head coach, Mike Nelson, before a packed council chambers at La Porte City Hall.
“It was a heck of a run. I couldn’t be more proud of these guys,” he said.
The 10U Greater La Porte Slicers went 8-0 during the regular season, then won six consecutive games in the postseason tournament to win the national title last Friday in Orlando, Florida. The team defeated the Norristown Bengals from Pennsylvania 39-6 in the “Super Bowl” game. The Slicers made it to the national semi-finals last season…