Archive for June, 2007

Outdoor Beach Dodgeball Tournament in Toronto

My dodgeball league, Toronto Sport and Social Club, is holding another beach dodgeball tournament. But this time, it’s going to be held outdoors. Hopefully it won’t rain.The Motrin “My Pain My Game” Outdoor Canadian Beach Dodgeball Championships gives your team the chance to win up to $5,000 on Saturday July 21 at The Docks, a [...]

Video of Guy Getting Hit in the Sack

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Patches The Horse

Okay, this isn’t related to dodgeball at all. But it is. Because I found it on a dodgeball team’s MySpace page. This is the funniest video I have ever watched.
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Upcoming AZ Dodgeball Tournament Gets Local Press

If you read my blog, you may have already read about this upcoming Great American Dodgeball Bash tournament coming up on June 30, brought to you by the boys over at AZ Dodgeball.
I just read a story about it at AZCentral.com, a local news Web site, which includes some quotes from the founder, Sam Pewitt.

Dodgeball Tournament Slated for Bedford, Indiana

On July 3, 2007, the Lawrence County Youth Network will hold the 2007 Limestone Classic, a dodgeball tournament featuring three divisions of competition — open, high school, and 8th grade and below.
Tourney info is available by calling 275-5939 or 275-5991.
More information about this event can be found here.

Flint’s Urban Family Dodgeball Tournament at Juneteenth

There will be a dodgeball tournament going on this weekend at Juneteenth in Flint, Michigan.
This article notes that “Juneteenth was the subject of large celebrations for decades after the end of slavery before declining in popularity in the early 20th century.”
This year’s celebration will mark 17 years in Flint.

Good Review of Orgeon Dodgeball Tournament

This is a great story about a high school dodgeball tournament in Lake Oswego, Oregon that happened last week, drawing more than 100 participants.
My favorite quote is: “It’s everyone from football players to track athletes to kids in band and choir…”
And that’s one of the things I love best about dodgeball. You don’t [...]

Dodgeball on Public Access Cable

It seems dodgeball is getting so popular in Virginia, one public access channel, WTOB, in the town of Blacksburg, are broadcasting games, including scoreboards at the bottom of the screen and two colorful announcers, Jed Castro and Tom Booth.
You can watch a video clip here.

Dodgeball Tournament: Geeks vs. Venture Capitalists

Who do you think would win a match between Silicon Valley geeks, and the people who fund their ideas?
In the first annual “Capital vs. Labor” dodgeball game last weekend, the speedy and skinny Laborers — including players from Google and BitTorrent — won the battle, despite Capital having an ex-Miami Dolphin on the team.
Here’s a [...]

New Orleans Hornets throw balls at a ninja

Watch a video of a guy dodging balls thrown by some members of the New Orleans Hornets basketball team. And he’s blindfolded!