Dodgeball Tournament In Howell Teen's Memory This Weekend

HOWELL, NJ — For the third year, dodgeball teams will take aim at each other and in the process, raise funds to help families of children are fighting cancer.

The third annual Nick Vega Dodgeball Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Freehold YMCA. It begins at 3 p.m., organizers said.

The tournament honors the memory of Nicholas Vega, a Howell Township resident who died in the summer of 2013 at the age of 18 after battling bone cancer for more than two years. It raises funds for The Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer, which assists families in need.

Players pay to take part in the tournament, and there will be a gift basket raffles, food and drinks for sale, organizers said.

Players and spectators also are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy for a toy drive; the donations will be divided between the Howell PAL and the Freehold YMCA to be distributed to needy families.

The Freehold YMCA is at 470 East Freehold Road, Freehold.

More information is on The Frances Foundation's Facebook page.

Dodgeballs via MiraCosta Community College Flickr account