A men's stickball player is attended to by a paramedic after getting hit in the eye during the championship game of the men's division of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A young boy practices stickball prior to attending the ages 10-13, Pushmataha Division Final of the World Series of Stickball, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. Choctaw children are initiated into the sport at an early age. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A Koni Hata player holds on to the "towa," or ball, as he is tackled by a Pearl River defender during the title game of the Men's Division of the World Series of Stickball championship, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians flag waves at the World Series of Stickball, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. The event, hosted by the tribe, involved five separate championship games. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A full-contact jam from behind by a Beaver Dam defensive player dislodges the ball from a young woman on the Bok Cito team during the Pushmataha Division Finals game of the World Series of Stickball, Friday, July 12, 2024, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The stickball playing sticks are made of hickory and the ball is made of woven strips of leather seen on Saturday, July 13, 2024, prior to the start of the final two championship games of the World Series of Stickball in Choctaw, Miss., and hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Fans watch the World Series of Stickball Women's Division title game between Bok Cito Ohoyo and Koni Hata Ohoyo, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A Beaver Dam offensive player looks for an opening to hurl the "towa," or ball, at the goal post in the Pushmataha Division Finals of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Players from Koni Hata Ohoyo and Bok Cito Ohoyo communities battle for possession of the "towa," or ball, during the second half of the World Series of Stickball Women's Division finals, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Community tribal drummers maintain a steady rhythm during a World Series of Stickball finals game, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. Each team has their own set of drummers and their cadence is constant throughout the games. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Players from Koni Hata, foreground, and Pearl River communities salute each other prior to their Men's 35 and over Division Finals of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A Koni Hata Ohoyo player attempts a throw of the "towa," or ball, past a Bok Cito Ohoyo player defending the goalpost during the second half of the World Series of Stickball Women's Division title game, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Players from Koni Hata, and Pearl River communities battle each other for the "towa," or ball, during the first half of their Men's 35 and over Division Finals of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A Bok Cito player, right, loses his sticks as he tackles a Beaver Dam player who is looking for a shot at the goal post during the Pushmataha Division Finals game of the World Series of Stickball, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A player in the World Series of Stickball Men's Division title game holds his stickball sticks or "kapuchas" above his head before the game's start, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bok Cito Ohoyo players celebrate the sudden death score by Leia Phillips, center, over Koni Hata Ohoyo during the World Series of Stickball Women's Division title game, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Pearl River's Kanyon Jimmie sprints with the "towa," or ball, while pursed by teammates and a Koni Hata defender during the Men's Division of the World Series of Stickball title game, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. With the exception of some wearing mouth guards, the players wear no padding in the full-contact game, which is the precursor to lacrosse. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bok Cito Ohoyo's Shanita Morris (25) lifts the winner's trophy drum as the players celebrate the sudden death win,1-0, over Koni Hata Ohoyo, during the World Series of Stickball Women's Division title game, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Teams walk across the field prior to the finals of the Women's Division of the World Series of Stickball, Saturday, July 13, 2024, on the football field at Choctaw Central High School in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' children are initiated into the sport of stickball at an early age, with many having personal sets of stickball sticks or "kapuchas" as these two young boys attending the World Series of Stickball, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Boys and girls, ages 10-13, vie for the ball or "towa," in the Pushmataha Division Finals of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. The games are physically competitive contests between communities that historically were used to keep the tribe's warriors in shape for warfare and hunting. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Leia Phillips of Bok Cito Ohoyo, right, is pursued by a Koni Hata Ohoyo defensive player while advancing the "towa," or ball, during the second half of the World Series of Stickball Women's Division title game, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)