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Chandler parents organize kickball league

Warner Kellogg kicks as his father and coach, Dan Kellogg, looks on. A group of Chandler-area parents, led by Scott Smith, started Backyard Kickball, a league meant to be competitive but fun.

Courtesy of Mallery Kellogg Photography

Carson Hesler, left, looks on as his sister, Emersen, pitches, with coach and father Erik Hesler observing on the right. A group of Chandler-area parents, led by Scott Smith, started Backyard Kickball, a league meant to be competitive but fun.

Courtesy of Mallery Kellogg Photography

A Chandler parent decided to not only to have his son play a lesser-known competitive out-of-school sport this spring, he decided to do more.

He decided to help start a whole new league.
Scott Smith is the CEO of Backyard Kickball. That’s a new nonprofit kickball league for children in Chandler and the surrounding areas.

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