that make the whole event even more professional each time. Official tournament shirts, umpires, scoreboards, concession stands, sponsors, TV/Radio/Newspaper coverage and even a float in the Colonial Days Parade have turned Ruoc’s tournament into a key point in Painted Post history. Ask anyone from the area and they will tell you two things that occur in the month of June: Colonial Days and that Wiffle Ball tournament on Steuben Street. As it started on the foundation of friendship there is no greater bond today that holds the tournament together than that of friendship. People come to Ruoc’s yard every year to catch-up, have a cold one, watch some Wiffle Ball and enjoy everybody’s company. The tourney celebrates love and it celebrates loss. The memories of Wifflers who have passed are never forgotten, they are always honored, and we play for them. In an era where controversies are hard to avoid (steroids in baseball, concussions in football, etc.), Ruoc’s Wiffle Ball Tournament has come and gone time and time again doing good for the whole community. Since 2011, Wifflers and their families have helped raise over $10,000 for members of the Painted Post-Corning Area who are in need. We have been blessed for many years by friends of the tournament who are more than welcome to help out others and give back. As we continue to celebrate an incredible 31 years of Wiffle Ball fun, we look forward to the oncoming years with great pleasure and hope everyone who enters the backyard at Philip “Bobo” Ruocco Memorial Field has just an amazing time experiencing it as the W.A.P.P. does putting the event on.