By Bobby Black – Sports Editor

Ten teams faced off at Jonathan Law on March 26 for a kickball tournament to benefit Camp Sunshine. 

The kickball tournament was hosted by the Jonathan Law Key Club. Key Club President Caroline Doyle came up with the idea for the tournament and was the host of the event. In total, over $1,200 was raised for Camp Sunshine.

“To plan the kickball tournament, I had to communicate with the staff and other Key Club officers for a few months in advance,” Doyle said. “We had to reserve the fields, organize pricing and volunteers, and more to make the event possible.”

At the end of the day, The Grazers won the tournament led by sophomore captain Michael Smith. 

“Winning the tournament was very exciting,” sophomore Jack Distassio said. “It was a great experience for me and my teammates and the winnings were well appreciated.”

The Grazers defeated runner-up Papitos 23-16 in the championship game.

“A big struggle we faced was that the team didn’t have a great kickball IQ and needed to know how to play more,” junior Jack Bretthauer said. “We will practice for next year.”

Each team consisted of 8-10 players, most of which were Law students. There was also a team of Law faculty members.

“After assembling our team and looking over the competition, our team realized there was none,” Distassio said. 

There were also some challenges for the winning team, The Grazers. 

“Honestly, our team didn’t face many big problems but If I were to pick one it would be the amount of foul outs we had,” Distassio said. 

Their were some limitations in the rules to make sure everyone had a fun and fair experience. 

“We had penalties written in the rules regarding fair sportsmanship, but luckily everything went smoothly day of,” Doyle said.

Overall, the tournament was a fun experience for all and the event raised money for the Camp Sunshine program.