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Blairstown waterball tournament
Sep. 4, 2022 3:49 pm
Alisha Norton of Monticello and her husband firefighter Tommy Norton of Monticello Fire Department compete during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Newhall Fire Chief Trent Claeys watches people compete during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Firefighters walk back after competing in a round during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Different fire departments compete against each other during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A group of children gather around a trash can full of water balloons and splash each other after the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jamie Claeys of Victor Fire Department holds the hose up while competing against his son Trent Claeys (not pictured) of the Newhall Fire Department during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jocelyn Nimmo of Blairstown Fire Department reacts as Hunter Hardersen, 11, and Blakely Hardersen, 6, break water balloons on her after the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Nevaeh Norton, 14, of Monticello smiles as she pushes the water further towards her opponents while children play in the spray of the hose during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jamison Claeys, 1, of Newhall smiles as he plays around in a puddle created by the water from the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Lillian McLaren, 10, of Blairstown smiles as she watches firefighters compete during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Chris Rhinehart of Blairstown Fire Department smiles as he hugs Tim Haerther of Newhall Fire Department after Rhinehart and his team lost to Newhall during the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tisha Fontinel of Blairstown reacts as Hunter Hardersen, 11, of Blairstown breaks a water balloon open on her after the annual waterball tournament at Blairstown Fire Department in Blairstown, Iowa on Sunday, September 4, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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