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Lets play ball! Kona Legends host another successful tournament

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A Kona Legends softball play rounds second base on Saturday against The Sons of Hawaii in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic at Old Airport Field. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii infielder throws the ball back to the circle against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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Kona Legends third basemen Mike Slavenski scoops up a ground ball against the Sons of Hawaii in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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Kona Legends pitcher Jimmy Ferguson releases the ball against the Sons of Hawaii at the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport Field. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii batter attempts to hit the ball against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii infielder waits for the pitch against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii infielder throws the ball back to the circle against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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Kona's David Fukumoto awaits the pitch on against the Sons of Hawaii in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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Kona's second basemen throws the ball to the pitcher against The Sons of Hawaii in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii batter attempts to hit the ball against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport.(Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii player jogs to first base against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport.(Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

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A Sons of Hawaii player rounds second base against the Kona Legends in the Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic on Saturday at Old Airport. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

By STAN GRAHOVAC Special to West Hawaii Today

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KAILUA-KONA — The second-annual Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic was played last weekend at Old Airport Field, and was won by Scrubs, a team from Kona.

There were six teams that participated in the tournament — the Kona Warriors, Local Boyz, Kua’aina, Sons of Hawaii (from Oahu) and Mixed Plate.

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In 2022, the Kona Legends won the A-Division Championship at the Hawaii Kupuna Softball State Tournament on Oahu, earning the honor of being the best team in the state for one year.

The team wanted to put on a softball tournament as a fundraiser, which a lot of teams have done. The vision was to have a tournament entirely different from other tournaments held on the island.

Donald Meinel, coach of The Sons of Hawaii team, called the outing “a fun and well-organized tournament.”

“We are looking forward to coming back next year and hope to bring a couple of other Oahu teams too,” he added.

“We really enjoyed ourselves. Mahalo for having the tournament and inviting us,” Doug Davis, coach of The Scrubs, said.

“I had a blast this weekend,” Sam Terry, a player on Mixed Plate, said.

The third-annual Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classic is scheduled for January 10 and 11, 2025.

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Herald edited this story, from its original, West Hawaii Today version.

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