We've been following them all week long, waiting on every pitch, every swing and cheer of the packed crowd. And it was worth every second of it as the team from Waipahu, Hawaii celebrated its Little League world championship on the mound earlier this afternoon in Williamsport, PA.

Congratulations to the boys of the Waipio Little League and Coach Timo Donahueafter their 12-3 win over the international champions from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico in the final game shown on ABC.

Donahue watched as his son Christian induced two groundouts in the top of the sixth to record the final outs. The younger Donahue was brough in to relieve starting pitcher Caleb Duhay, who threw a masterful performance before reaching his pitch limit and having to come out. All of Oahu is celebrating tonight!

And how fun was it to see the drained Hawaii coaching staff collapsed in the middle of the field after the game while their players took a victory lap around Lamade Stadium.

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Call it a Comeback

The Hawaiians went undefeated for their entire week in Pennsylvania, but it wasn't easy. The U.S. championship game yesterday (Saturday) was an epic baseball battle for the ages that will be remembered for years to come.

Down by a score of 5-1 going into the top of the last inning, the boys from the Aloha State went on a six-run rally to defeat Lake Charles, LA.

"They've just always had this never give up attitude," manager Dohahue said after the game on Saturday.

A team from Hawaii won the Little League championship in 2005, the first of three consecutive titles for U.S. teams. Waipahu made it four in a row today. Even after the Olympics ended earlier today, can you still hear the U-S-A chants?

More About Timo

Back on May 28, weplay honored Donahue as Weplay Coach of the Week, one of the first winners. He has been involved with the Waipio Little League for nine seasons and and sits on the board of directors for Waipio's Little League. He previously led his team to the 2006 and 2007 Hawaii State titles. His other son, age nine, who also plays baseball.

We're definitely looking forward to hearing more from the coach after the celebrations die down and the team returns home. Congratulations again to everyone who participated and made the LLWS so great this year.