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First photo: ‘Oli Tysei Barroll Mitchell, 9, rocks the rope swing to a first-place finish in the boys age 8-9 category at the second Maui Tumblers Keiki Ninja Competition on Aug. 10 at Makena CrossFit in Kihei. Thirty-seven kids, ages 5 to 11, jumped, swung, crawled and leapt through an indoor obstacle course, competing in gender and age categories for prizes and trophies at the semiannual event.
Second photo: Tucker Weeks, 7, gets a spot from coach Jennifer Stewart as he swings through the obstacle course at the Aug. 10 ninja competition in Kihei.
Third photo: Eight-year-old Dakotah Buzianis rolled to a second-place finish in the girls 8-10 division earlier this month. Maui keiki can try running the gauntlet during a monthly Ninja Night, which includes the obstacle course, pizza, games and no parents. The next event is scheduled 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Makena CrossFit. More information is available at mauitumblers.com.
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