Annual Wiffleball Tournament Looks To Strike Out Cancer

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — It's an annual tradition. The grass. The swing of the bats.

Nick Currey was just 19 when he died of Ewing Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer. He had survived leukemia as a child.

Currey's family is hosting the 13th annual Wiffle for Cancer tournament Sunday at Ridgewood High School. The tournament begins at noon. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research.

Nick Currey — Courtesy of the Currey family

Currey's family started the fund after his death. It has raised more than $1 million and the tournament last year took in more than $25,000.

"The biggest project we funded is expected to begin clinical trials of a new targeted therapy for Ewing sarcoma this year," said Ralph Currey, Nick's father."We are very hopeful that it will represent a significant breakthrough in treatment."

For more information, or to register for the tournament, click here.

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Photo: A batter gets ready to swing at a ball at the Wiffle for Cancer tournament in 2013. — Courtesy of Wiffle for Cancer