Parents, fans brawl during youth softball tournament

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Parents, fans brawl during youth softball tournament
Parents, fans brawl during youth softball tournamentParents, fans brawl during youth softball tournament. Tamala Edwards reports during Action News Mornings on June 20, 2018.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Video shows a brawl that broke out between parents and fans of two North Carolina girls softball teams at a Tennessee park.

The Kingsport Times-News reports the fight happened Saturday in Kingsport during a 12-and-under tournament sponsored by USA Softball.

Todd McLemore with Kingsport's Parks and Recreation Department says a verbal confrontation between two sets of spectators escalated into a chaotic brawl after someone got pushed.

A video shows more than a half-dozen fans tackling each other to the ground amid a flurry of punches and kicks.

No injuries were reported, and no one was arrested, but both teams - the East Wilkes Cardinals and the Blue Ridge Explosion - were disqualified from the tournament.

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Information from: Kingsport Times-News, http://www.timesnews.net

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