Play Ball

Devon Boyer pitches the ball to Melissa Barker as Nicole Seaman plays catcher during the opening inning of the Good, the Bad and the Authority Softball Tournament on Saturday.

Fielding a total of 134 players, 11 teams representing the city police and public works departments, Elmore and Owyhee county sheriffs agencies, Mountain Home Air Force Base and local businesses gathered at Optimist Park for a day of friendly competition. The Elmore County Drug and DUI Court Alumni and the Scott Cotes team battled it out in the championship round with the Scotts team earning top honors during this year's event

The Elmore County Friends for Recovery hosted the sporting event to benefit the local treatment program. The non-profit group provides various services aimed at helping people recover from alcohol and drug addiction.