Cornhole champions crowned during annual KYMA event
Chas Messman and Jalen Fong climbed their way through the winner's bracket to claim this year's top spot.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Fourth Annual KYMA Cornhole Tournament took place at the station Friday.
13 teams went head-to-head in the double elimination event.
The tournament provided some stiff competition, a little controversy and a lot of station camaraderie.
In the end, it was Chas Messman and Jalen Fong who stood out from the rest, finishing as tournament champions with an undefeated record of 5-0.
"Feels great. You know what? Coming into this, I had a great partner, Chas Messman. I knew, you know what, with the project, that we had a good chance to go through this thing unblemished, and we did," Fong expressed.
Manoah Tuiasosopo and his teammate, Daniel Gonzalez, were the team Messman and Fong defeated in the championship.
"Chas and Jalen. This isn't over. I'll be back for you," Tuiasosopo declared.
Pairings for the tournament were as follows:
- Dillon Fuhrman & Valeria Rodriguez
- Adriana Sanchez & Eric Sawyer
- Omar Velasquez & Victor Gastelum
- Daivell Stokes & Brenda Rodriguez
- Jalen Fong & Chas Messman
- Daniel Guzman & Eduardo Morales
- Andrea Payan & Dave Miller
- Adrian Velarde & Rogelio Torres
- Vinnie Aguilar & Che Ducharme
- Andrea Turisk & Mike Read
- Manoah Tuiasosopo & Daniel Gonzalez
- Jailene Aguilera & Samuel Kirk
- Scott Gross & Daniel Reyes
This year's tournament also marks the third year out of four that a member of the Sports team has taken the top spot.
