The HoCo 2026 is set up just like the rest of the Grade Based levels. Kids can play up, but not many 4th graders are playing on in the 5th-grade teams. I don't think your comment about the leagues being a U11 B league makes much sense. In the HoCo 2026 AA, these are the strongest teams in 2026 (4th grade) from the area. Now the MPLL is a mix of AA, A and B teams and games tend to be a little more lopsided then you see in HoCo because all the teams play in one division, it's not broken out like it is in HoCo.
At my son's practice this week we were informed that there is a combined 25/26 team in this (MPLL) league. It was (apparently) approved by the organizations collectively due to the weakness of the team even with the older players.
