SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Las Vegas Bishop Gorman defeated Honolulu 7-3 Monday, to win the Western Regional title in American Legion baseball here Monday.

The Gaels, 70-7-1, will play Central Plains regional winner Omaha, Neb, 40-16, at 7 a.m. PDT Friday at Shelby, N.C.

Gorman was undefeated in four games going into the clash with Honolulu, 3-1 in the regionals, contested at the Surprise Sports Complex here.

The Gaels defeated Tucson 10-6; Niwot, Colo., 9-2; Honolulu 14-4 and Taylorsville, Utah, 8-4 enroute to the finals.

Honolulu's wins were against Covina, Calif., 14-4; Anthem, Ariz., 9-1, and Albuquerque, N.M., 8-4.

The Legion World Series will start Friday at Keeter Stadium -- where more than 5,000 fans watched host Shelby lose 4-3 to Sumter, S.C., in the Southeast Finals Sunday -- and Veterans Field. The Southeast regionals drew more than 33,000 fans to the five-day event.

The title game results in the other regionals

Northeast

Bristol, Conn. 5, Portsmouth, N.H. 4

Mid-Atlantic

South Richmond, Va. 20, Edison, N.J. 12

Mid-South

Jonesboro, Ark. 4, League City, Texas 1

Great Lakes

Midland, Mich. 8, DePere, Wis. 6

Central Plains

Omaha, Neb. 11, Blue Springs, Mo. 8

Northwest

Kennewick, Wash., 6, Boise, Idaho 4

Pairings

The American Legion World Series will be played in Shelby, N.C., starting Friday.

First-Day Pairings

(Pacific Time)

Upper Bracket

7 a.m. -- Omaha vs. Bishop Gorman

2 p.m. -- Kennewick vs. Jonesboro.

Lower Bracket

11 a.m. -- Midland vs. South Richmond.

5 p.m. -- Sumter vs. Bristol.

Saturday

Championship

Upper Bracket, 2 p.m.

Lower Bracket, 5 p.m.

Sunday

Championship bracket finals, 5 p.m.

Elimination Games

7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday

2 p.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday

Monday

Championship round, starting at 1 p.m.