PAPILLION, Neb. — When the inaugural NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Classic hosted by Papillion-LaVista South High School takes place on Sept. 2-3 at the Papillion Landing Softball Complex, it will be a reimagining of a tournament that has been held for the past 16 years.
The tournament, newly affiliated with the NFCA, honors the memory of Williams, who starred at Papillion-LaVista South High and went on to a record-setting career at Division II Wayne State College. She died unexpectedly due to an irregular heartbeat in 2015 at just 22 years old.
Money raised at the tournament will benefit the Kaiti Williams Memorial Scholarship, which helps female graduates of Papillion-LaVista South High pursue higher education and athletics at the collegiate level.
