Kick MS kickball tournament raises more than $15,000

More than 100 Mountain Brook Junior High students showed up on Aug. 14 to help “Kick MS.”

A total of 139 kids and 14 teams participated in the third-annual Kick MS kickball tournament at Mountain Brook High School, which was up from the 98 students who participated in the 2015 tournament.

Each year, the tournament raises money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis, and this year’s tournament has brought in around $15,818.63 as of Monday, Aug. 15. Mary Emily Yancey, operations administrator for the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, said that number is likely to increase, as there are still a few fundraising checks outstanding.

The kickball teams were captained by the 14 freshman members of the Spartan Council, and rising ninth graders participated. For more information about the local National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapter, go to nationalMSsociety.org/alc.