MVP performer

A Little League player with local ties ends his 2023 season with an MVP, a four-hit night and a home run.

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July 21, 2023 - 2:59 PM

River Watkins Courtesy photo

Last weekend, River Glenn Watkins, 7,  of Ottawa finished his Little League season by winning the MVP Award and a signed baseball. 

He ended the season by going 4-for-4 for the Hawks, who play their games in Lawrence, with a home run

River is the son of Kared and Mallory Watkins and the grandson of Iolans Mick and Mona Melvin. He’s the great-grandson of Jeanne Percy and the late Glenn Percy and Jana Watkins and the late Lucien Watkins. 

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