Community Kickball Game Is A Grand Slam

In the waning days of August 2026, on a weekend just before the school year was slated to begin, more than 50 kids and adults from across the Leeds neighborhoods headed out to the Jim Mias Ballfield at Leeds Elementary School for a game of kickball, in what the LCA hopes will become a regular event.

The two teams (Team Enzo and Team Leopard) were loaded with local talent, but time was taken to show some of the youngest players the rules of kickball — such as running the bases in counter-clockwise motion, touching each base with your foot and running for home plate, not the sidelines.

Even so, there were plenty of unforced errors and sympathetic re-dos during the game, and lots of laughter.

From the sidelines, a crowd of onlookers and family members cheered on the teams and ate their fill of hot dogs. The game ended when the hot dogs ran out and interest waned to the point that both teams were losing players left and right to the play structure and other community interactions.

In the final inning, everyone had one last chance to kick for glory as Team Leopard pulled out a win, and then it was time to clean up and head home.