Riverbend Kickball Tournament ends in wild 18-17 finish

Riverbend’s second annual kickball tournament ended in an 18-17 finish that made the July 20 night at Hanover Township Community Park feel like a real game, not a casual gathering. Riverbend Community Church had promoted the event as the “2nd Annual Riverbend Kickball Tournament,” with the listing set for Monday, July 20, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at 4100 Greenfield Rd in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The one-run margin fit the way adult kickball can swing from inning to inning. An 18-17 score usually means both sides found ways to pile up runs, answer rallies, and keep pressure on every half-inning, and that was the shape of this finish. The final tally left no separation on the field and turned every late kick and defensive stop into a potential deciding moment.

Riverbend’s social promotion gave the night a bigger, lighter frame. One Instagram preview pitched the matchup as a summer alternative to missing World Cup soccer, while another called it a “battle for East Washington Ave,” language that gave the tournament neighborhood bragging rights as well as competitive stakes. The church’s Facebook post later summed up the result in plain terms: “The 2nd annual Riverbend Kickball Tournament was a hit!”

That post also put a name to the event’s leadership. Riverbend’s follow-up reel thanked Matt Reeves for leading the tournament so well, giving the church a visible organizer behind a competition that clearly drew enough interest to merit a second year and a memorable finish. The combination of a fixed venue, a set start time, and repeated promotion across church channels made the event look more established than a one-off pickup game.

For Riverbend, the 18-17 outcome did more than settle a score. It gave the tournament a finish people will remember and a kind of competitive identity that can help a local event build momentum in year two. With Hanover Township Community Park as the backdrop and 4100 Greenfield Rd as the anchor point, the tournament already has the ingredients of something that can return with even more weight next summer.