The first softball tournament of the year hosted the “Swing into Spring” girls’ softball on 4-30 and 5-1 at the Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa. Tina Schaffner, tournament director, brought 33 teams to compete over the weekend. Teams were from all over Iowa with the farthest team coming from Minnesota. Cool winds and lower temperatures did not stop the excitement of the games as cheers could be heard throughout the day and throughout the complex! 6 groups: 14UB, 14UC, 12UB, 12UC, 10UC, and 8UB completed with bracket play eliminations ending in the following champions: 14UB Osky Heat; 14UC SE Iowa Aftershock; 12UB SEP Rams; 12UC Eddyville Batgirls; 10UC Ottumwa Edge just beating the Oskaloosa Power with a score of 2 to 0, and 8UB Iowa Elite Force. It was a welcome weekend of softball at the complex! If the temperature can’t do it, the games still bring spring into town!