MT. ZION, Ill. (WAND) - In only a few weeks, children across central Illinois will return to the classroom as a new school year begins. The start of August marks the final days of their summer break.

For a handful of kids, the 217 ALZ Backyard Wiffle Ball Classic has become a reunion event where they can spend a week with their friends feeling like big league ball-players.

Now in its 10th year , founder Ethan Parker and members of the event's board made an effort to include more games for children in their "minors" division of play. The additions of more games led to both first-time competitors and returning locals eager to win the tournament.

A common theme no matter who you ask - "playing with friends and it's fun."

Team names vary from Wifflebombers, to Smash Bros, to Lady Legaci

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