et um . ▁ ▁Pro ceed s ▁benefit ▁the ▁Le ila ▁Ar bor et um ▁Society ▁and ▁King man ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁hosts ▁the ▁annual ▁Michigan ▁High ▁School ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁team ▁wrest ling , ▁vol ley ball , ▁baseball , ▁and ▁soft ball ▁state ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁receives ▁quarter ly ▁boost s ▁to ▁its ▁economy ▁from ▁the ▁fans ▁who ▁f lock ▁there ▁to ▁follow ▁their ▁teams . ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁hosts ▁the ▁Sand y ▁K ou f ax ▁ 1 3 S ▁World ▁Series , ▁for ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁baseball ▁players . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁e ighth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁H . K . D . ▁Games . ▁ ▁Sports ▁teams ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁Bom bers ▁are ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁baseball ▁team , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North wood s ▁League , ▁who ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁last - place ▁finish ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Bom bers ▁went ▁ 4 7 – 2 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁N W L ▁championship . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁championship ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Battle ▁C ats ▁won ▁the ▁Mid west ▁League ▁championship . ▁ ▁The ▁team ' s ▁home ▁is ▁C . O . ▁Brown ▁Stadium . ▁In