The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire that includes the eastern portion of Rockingham County and the southern portion of Strafford County.
 The region stretches 13 mi along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine.
 The shoreline is generally very rocky and rough in nature, although a few sandy beaches have been created using jetties/groins, particularly in the towns of Rye and Hampton.
 The Seacoast Region stretches as far west as Epping.
 Portsmouth, the largest municipality and only city in Rockingham County, serves as the cultural and commercial hub of the region.
 Portsmouth has numerous historical landmarks and tourist attractions including Strawberry Banke, the Moffatt-Ladd House, the John Paul Jones House, and the Portsmouth Children's Museum, which moved to Dover in 2010.
 The Seacoast Region was the first area of the state to be permanently settled by Europeans in the early 17th century.
Lieut. Samuel Leavitt (1641–1707) was an early colonial settler of Exeter, New Hampshire, one of the four original towns in the colony of New Hampshire, where Leavitt later served as a delegate to the General Court as well as Lieutenant in the New Hampshire Militia, and subsequently as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
 The recipient of large grants of land in Rockingham County, Leavitt held positions of authority within the colonial province.
Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
 The population was 28,776 at the 2010 census.
 Salem is a marketing and distributing center north of Boston, with a major amusement attraction, Canobie Lake Park, and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park.
New Hampshire Route 87 is a 6.317 mi east–west highway in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire connecting Newfields to Epping.
 The eastern terminus of NH 87 is in Newfields at its junction with New Hampshire Route 85.
 The western terminus is in Epping at its junction with New Hampshire Route 125.
Brentwood is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
 As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,486.
 Brentwood has been the county seat of Rockingham County since 1997.
 It is drained by the Piscassic, Little and Exeter rivers.
The 1997 Junior League World Series took place from August 11–16 in Taylor, Michigan, United States.
 Salem, New Hampshire defeated Mission Viejo, California in the championship game.
Samuel Bell (February 9, 1770December 23, 1850) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835.
 Born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire, Bell became a lawyer in the 1790s, and entered politics by becoming a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1804.
 In 1806, the year he left the House, he became the head of a bank which during his tenure in that position became the only New Hampshire bank to fail between 1792 and 1840.
 A member of the New Hampshire Senate from 1807 to 1809, and an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1816 to 1819, Bell was elected to become the Governor of New Hampshire in 1819 as Democratic-Republican.
 Re-elected in 1820, 1821, and 1822 against token opposition, Bell's victory in 1822 was accompanied by the largest share of votes cast for a governor candidate of New Hampshire since John Taylor Gilman's victory in 1795.
 Whilst Governor, New Hampshire's crime level fell, and industry within the state prospered.
 In 1823, declining to stand again for the governorship, he became a Senator for New Hampshire.
 He won re-election in 1829, was the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims, and left the Senate in 1835.
 He retired from public life thereafter, and died in Chester, New Hampshire at the age of 80.
 He is buried in Chester Village Cemetery, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Wentworth, North Carolina, North Carolina.
 It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds into the high school.
 Rockingham County High School's mission statement is, "teaching all students to become lifelong learners."
 The school believes that all children can learn and by staying current with new trends and equipping classrooms with 21st century technology children can grow academically and socially.
New Hampshire Route 97 (abbreviated NH 97) is a 2.563 mi east–west state highway in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
 The western terminus of the route is in the center of Salem at New Hampshire Route 28 (Broadway).
 The eastern terminus is at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues east as Massachusetts Route 97 and continues on to Haverhill.
 NH 97 is named Main Street along its entire length.
The Rockingham County Fair Association is a non-profit organization that manages the Rockingham County Fair; the state of Virginia's biggest agricultural county fair, featuring exhibitions and events devoted to the presentation and promotion of farm life and food production.
 The fair is held annually, just south of Harrisonburg, Virginia at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on US Rt. 11.
 A board of directors is elected by the membership composed of 51 civic and service clubs from Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
 Volunteers contribute over 13,000 hours of labor each year to ensure the success of the fair.

Question: What sports series was held in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in 1997?
Answer: The 1997 Junior League World Series