SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. — The Sebastian County Girls Softball League hosted a heartwarming event this weekend to support childhood cancer awareness.

This morning, Ben Geren Park hosted the annual “Paint the Park Yellow” tournament. Established in 2022, this event began as a fundraiser for a local softball player diagnosed with cancer.

“Years ago, for one of my former softball players that I had coached-- she had been diagnosed with cancer. Her name is Aria Smith, and she's had a lot of surgeries in a battle, but she is still playing softball,” said Amy Adams with the Sebastian County Girls Softball League.

Aria Smith, who was diagnosed with bone cancer, is now in remission.

“I was glad to throw in the first pitch today,” she said.

Adams said that the tournament will likely raise betwee

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