Thu, Dec 16 2010 - DodgeBall - Christmas Edition (View Original Event Details)
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Season 3 Week 10
Well our Christmas Edition of COC Dodge Ball was a huge success as 35 merry members gathered together at Knox United Church to celebrate the season and enjoy one final round of dodge ball before year’s end. Many members got into the spirit by dressing up in Christmas themed attire and throughout the tournament participants were encouraged to vote for their favourite. When the votes were tallied, Julie B was declared the winner and awarded a prize package which included a free admission coupon to a future dodge ball event; a box of chocolates and a Cineplex Odeon admit one movie voucher. Congratulations Julie!
The evening kicked off with the usual registration process while Christmas music echoed throughout the gymnasium. As each participant arrived they were treated to one of Fluffy’s world famous Jell-O shooters along with a stocking full of tasty Christmas treats. Once all the stockings were distributed, everyone was instructed to look inside for a tiny coloured gift box (4 colours were distributed randomly amongst all the stockings). Based on the colours of the boxes, participants were divided into four teams. As a special bonus several gift boxes also came with a Santa label affixed to them. Those lucky enough to have received one of those were presented with a door prize consisting of 1 Toblerone bar and a pass to attend a future dodge ball event for FREE!
After the door prizes were awarded, team members proceeded to introduce themselves to one another and figure out a team name. Just as we were gearing up to begin the tournament, Lois & Mandy appeared out of nowhere singing Happy Birthday and presented Marvin with a birthday cake and tie in honour of his 52nd birthday! He had no idea it was coming. Congratulations Marvin!
Finally with all the preliminary festivities concluded, it was time to begin week 10, a Christmas Edition Special of COC Dodge Ball!! Each team played 10 times to determine their seeding for the playoffs. As always the games were filled with plenty of excitement and great plays as teams jockeyed for position throughout. When all was said and done, Bloody Mary’s and Dirty Ho’s finished with identical 7-3 records however Bloody Mary’s was awarded 1st place based on their head to head record against the Ho’s. In 3rd place was the Griswald’s who earned a 4-6 record while 5 Golden Rings managed just 2 victories in 10 tries.
In the semi-finals, Bloody Mary’s made short work of 5 Golden Rings, sweeping them in 2 straight to advance to the gold medal round. In other action, the Griswald’s rebounded to post back to back victories after dropping game 1 of their series to a heavily favoured Dirty Ho’s squad earning them an unexpected spot in the championship series.
In the medal round, both series required tie breakers to declare a winner. A deflated Dirty Ho’s squad barely hung on to win bronze with a narrow 2-1 victory over the last place 5 Golden Rings while the Griswald’s once again rebounded from an early series deficit to knock off the highly favoured Blood Mary’s 2-1. Congratulations Griswald’s on your well earned Dodge Ball Cup victory tonight!
GOLD ~ GRISWALD’S : Chris S, Gordon, Chirag, Franco, Lindsay, Jenny, Allyson, Parry and Mandy
SILVER ~ BLOODY MARY’S : Rob, Michelle C, Brad, Ethel, Marvin, Ian, Heather N, Lois and Duane
BRONZE ~ DIRTY HO’S : Ed, Darwin, Kevin, Irene, Kelly, Mathieu, Michelle B, Erick, and Talon (sub)
PARTICIPACTION PIN ~ 5 GOLDEN RINGS : Fluffy, Rachael, Alanna, Todd, Julie, Scott, Yannick, Gerardo and Brent
ALSO: Don't forget to check out the DODGE BALL WALL OF FAME where you can view individual medal rankings along with photos of previous winners!
CURRENT INDIVIDUAL POINT LEADERS:
1. Franco 41 pts
2. Ian H 40 pts
3. Rob Mah 38 pts
4. Allyson 38 pts
5. Chris S 35 pts
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Lois & Mandy for all their help setting up and decorating the gymnasium. You guys did a fantastic job in a very short amount of time.
Fluffy for once again coming through with another batch of your world famous home made goodies including cookies for the stockings and of course those very popular Jell-O shooters!
Gerardo for taking so many AMAZING photos of tonight’s festivities. They mean a great deal to those who enjoy sharing their COC experiences with family and friends online. On behalf of hundreds of COC'ers, many many thanks.
Lois for taking on the huge task of creating my elf outfit from scratch. The endless hours you devoted to this project was sincerely appreciated. Many thanks to Alanna for her efforts as well.
Ball Boy for doing such an outstanding job lining up the dodge balls after each match. Your help was greatly appreciated young fellow!
Thanks for playing everyone!
~ @ ~ HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ @ ~