The second annual Kevin Porter Memorial Tournament brought 30 teams to compete up on the hill at Miller-Sibley Park this past weekend. Six different age groups competed on four fields with games beginning at 8 a.m. and finishing into the evening to get them all in.
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The Franklin Firestorm teams hosted teams from Hermitage, New Castle, Erie and more. All weekend cheering could be heard from miles around from the 700-800 people participating or in attendance.
It was the place to be if you wanted to watch baseball played by kids who love to play baseball.
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The Firestorm's 10 and under team won and are so far undefeated on the season.
Other winners were the Lawrence County Dirt Dogs (7U), Neshanock Edge (8U), Hermitage Heat (9U) and the Titusville Go Devils (11U).
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During the weekend they also held an Alex's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser for childhood cancer, a nationwide foundation dedicated to helping kids diagnosed with cancer. One of the Firestorm players, Philip Steigerwald has been cancer-free for six years after getting an experimental treatment due to Alex's Lemonade funding. They raised over $1,400. Learn more at alexslemonade.org.
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