6th Annual Wiffle for Cancer Tournament, Sunday June 13

The 6th Annual Wiffle for Cancer tournament in memory of Nick Currey, will be held on Sunday, June 13th, starting at 12:00 noon at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 335 North Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood. In the past five years, hundreds of players of all ages and skill levels have taken part in the event which has raised over $50,000 to date. All proceeds benefit the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing’s Sarcoma Research. The fund was created in memory of Nick Currey, Ridgewood High School Class of 2004, who lost his 14-month battle with Ewing’s sarcoma on November 3, 2005 at the age of 19.

Nick was a lifelong player in the RBSA all the way through 12th grade Bonvarlet.

Participants are invited to put together a team of 3 to 5 players and register at  www.wiffleforcancer.org..

There is a $50/team entry fee, all of which goes to cancer research.

Any questions should be directed to wiffleforcancer@gmail.com.

The tournament features two divisions—a "competitive" division for those teams (high school and college age boys/girls and competitive adults) who want to compete seriously for a shot at bragging rights as tournament champion, and a "recreational" division for those teams (younger kids and noncompetitive adults) who primarily just want to have fun and support the cause.

Any age can enter if they can actually play wiffle ball. The recreational division is the best choice for younger kids.

Teams in each division will be grouped into four-team brackets for an initial round robin. Each team will play every other team in the bracket once, so every team is guaranteed to play at least three games.  At the end of the round robin, the top teams will advance to a single elimination championship round.

There are trophies for the winning teams as well as best team name, shirt and costume (so be creative).

For further information and signup, visit  www.wiffleforcancer.org.