Wiffle ball tournament raises $5,491 for leukemia patient Levi Coffey

Wilton’s fourth annual Strike Out Cancer Tournament raised $5,491 for Levi Coffey, a young leukemia patient, and Ella’s Fellas won the wiffle ball title. The total gave the benefit tournament a clear payoff beyond the bracket, with every inning serving the larger effort to help Coffey and his family.

The event unfolded in Wilton, New Hampshire, in the Monadnock region, where the tournament has become a recurring way to turn local play into direct support. The fact that it was the fourth annual edition shows the fundraiser was not a one-time push but part of an established community effort built around a simple, accessible game.

Wiffle ball fit the cause because it is easy to stage, easy to join and easy to rally around. In this case, the tournament functioned as both competition and collection drive, with the final tally of $5,491 standing as the measure of success. Ella’s Fellas left with the title, but the broader win was the money raised for Coffey during a period of medical need.

Coffey’s name had already been attached to a separate fundraising effort. A page titled Levi’s Leukemia Fight, dated Jan. 31, 2024, showed $20,420 raised toward a $10,000 goal. That earlier total points to a support network that had already gathered momentum well before the Wilton tournament, with donations and sharing helping drive the campaign past its target.

Together, the tournament and the earlier fundraising page show how a local sports event can become part of a wider response to childhood illness. The wiffle ball bracket delivered a winner on the field in Ella’s Fellas, but the larger result belonged to Coffey, whose name was attached to a growing pool of help that stretched well beyond one day of play.